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Urban Shaman
Now, even if you can't get out into the wilderness or undertake a long apprenticeship, you can learn to practice the art of shamanism. Uniquely suited for use in today's world, Hawaiian shamanism follows the way of the adventurer, which produces change through love and cooperation - in contrast to the widely known way of the warrior, which emphasizes solitary quests and co...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
November 15th 1990
by Touchstone
(first published 1990)
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I first read this book 10-15 years ago, and was impressed and I suppose overwhelmed with the number of practices, albeit explained in an accessible style. This book is dressed up as Huna magic, but it touches on many different areas from the author's informed and eclectic practice.
I'm reviewing it now because I've picked it up again after all this time and found that it has good information on two more topics that I have since gotten quite deeply into but wasn't aware of at the time.
This is real...more
I'm reviewing it now because I've picked it up again after all this time and found that it has good information on two more topics that I have since gotten quite deeply into but wasn't aware of at the time.
This is real...more
Read this one quite a while ago, so this is going to be a "review light". I really liked this book when I first read it, and have read it at least once since. It may have been a side effect of what I was reading at the time, but it reminded me quite a bit of NLP, rather than any occult or magical tradition I am familiar with. So that makes me question the legitimacy of the "Ancient Hawaiian Tradition" aspects.
But I'm an eclectic mage/witch/shaman/heathen/whatever you want to call me, so what rea...more
But I'm an eclectic mage/witch/shaman/heathen/whatever you want to call me, so what rea...more
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I bought this book way back in the middle 90s when I worked in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. At the T stop (subway) was a man selling books on a big wooden cart. This caught my eye so I bought it. I have read and re-read it a few times. The book is spiritual, and very much about healing your mind, body, and soul. No matter what your beliefs are, I think everyone could relate to this book and glean something peaceful from it.
It's an interesting book... I'm not sure if I agree with all the ideas as far as the content of the book goes but King manages to write in an understandable way and opens your mind to new ideas of old concepts. I enjoyed it... I'd read it again someday when I'm a little more mature. Will probably be able to grasp more of the ideas by then.
I thought this was an enlightening and through examination of shamanic practices and it offers plenty of interesting ideas worth considering as well as techniques on how to implement them.
The author clearly comes from a humble and benevolent place and his words reflect those qualities in a sincere and straight forward way. Definitely recommended.
The author clearly comes from a humble and benevolent place and his words reflect those qualities in a sincere and straight forward way. Definitely recommended.
I found so many exciting thoughts and beliefs, and techniques in this book that I feel fortunate that I even read it. I knew nothing about Hawaiian culture or beliefs and ended up adding a quote to my belief system: "ENERGY FLOWS WHERE ATTENTION gOES." I also added soome excellent healing techniques.
This was one of the books that literally changed my life. The revelations I had from the first three chapters were so profound, I nearly ended up in tears. A year later, I did a workshop with Serge King and it was a wonderful learning experience.
A really significant book and very supportive if you want to get in tune with energy manifestations in the environment and yourself.
This is an awesome book! It really helped me to understand my healing gifts in a deeper and more profound way.
An amazing and eye-opening book for me. About the traditional practices of native Hawaiians, which are based on 7 principles: the world is what you think it is, there are no limits, energy flows where attention goes, now is the moment of power, to love is to be happy with, all power comes from within, and effectiveness is the measure of truth. Much of this world view is similar to what science is telling us about the body, the mind, and basic physics. As a philosophy of life, it is helpful and h...more
An interesting introduction to Shamanism - definitely worth a read.
practical introduction to shamanism. Challenges traditional views.
There is no such thing as reality!
By the time this book came out I had already read all of Max F. Longs books on Huna, and King made this sound way to easy. I was very disapointed in it. I went through it and was able to use alot of it since it was not in the christian context as Longs is, but it still was a disapointment to me.
The Huna philosophy is so flexible and based on love; there is room in even system, every environment for Huna to coexists with already existing ideas. A sure fire path to learning the innate self-healing capacity of the human.
It was a good book, with some good techniques and exercises, but which used a bit too many Hawaiian words to keep track of, and was somewhat hard to wade through. I'd recommend it, but expect it to take some time.
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Jul 06, 2011
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This is a great pratical book about how to make your life better by doing very simple exercises and just thinking a little in a different way.
If you'd like to know what I thought of this book, please contact me directly and I'd be happy to discuss it with you.
All the best,
--Symon
All the best,
--Symon
Just trying the exercises he presents makes a difference.
May 14, 2013
Natasha
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