- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group); illustrated edition edition (1 Jan 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553813234
- ISBN-13: 978-0553813234
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 385,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Most people think of shamanism as an ancient and primitive spiritual practice, still to be found in remote South American or Siberian villages. In fact, it's one of the fastest growing spiritual paths in the West
In The Journey To You, Ross Heaven starts by showing that spirituality and science are not incompatible; the "New Physics", as Fritjof Capra showed as far back as 1975, contains as many mysteries as any religious faith. The model Heaven uses is that of the world being like a hologram, so that every fragment (including ourselves) contains the whole.
The great religious scholar Mircea Eliade called shamans "walkers between worlds". Heaven's extremely practical book explains how we can do just that: with "one foot in the 'real' world and one in the spirit world ... the shaman's challenge is to harness this power, to integrate it and to use it positively..."
To harness the power for knowledge or healing the shaman travels into the three domains: the lower world, "a place of instinct, where our animal-like powers reside", the upper world, "the home of more philosophically-inclined spirit teachers and guides", and the middle world, which parallels our own world, and so should only be travelled by very experienced shamans. The author explains how to enter a shamanic trance, and what one might expect to find on entering these worlds, giving many examples from his own and others' experiences.
This is a very well-written book, drawing on many authorities; both theory and practice are superbly presented; and it is full of warmth and wisdom. For the complete newcomer or for the experienced shaman, this is probably the most important book on shamanism to be published in years. --David V. Barrett
Nick Williams, author of The Work We Were Born To Do
'Ross weaves together science and spirituality in a highly intelligent way. He is a visionary'
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At last! The mystery and mumbo-jumbo of "shamanism" is explained in terms of user-friendly Science. A must-read for anyone who has ever wondered just what shamanism is really about - and how we in the 21st century West can partake of its simple elegance without ingesting strange substances or travelling to obscure corners of the planet.
...Cerridwen Connelly, author of "The Cosmic Computer".
23 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ross Heaven has written a masterpiece with this book. You are led out of the 'normal' world (which the author shows as not so normal after all) which is so tedious and unhealthy into a world of colour where anything may be possible. The author's style is so warm and enthusiastic that you just want to go along with him as he takes you on this journey, and the scientific and other evidence he offers is so compelling that you want to believe it is all possible too.
The stories and examples he offers are quite remarkable. You will laugh with recognition at some of them; others will amaze you.
Ross has just published a new book called Spirit In The City, which I am also reading and which is every bit as good but this first book will always be my favourite, I think, if for no other reason than that this was the first time I had ever come across such remarkable thinking.
A superb book which is a must-read for all serious spiritual seekers and for those who want to know what's wrong with the world today - and how to put it right!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Superb, arguements are well dealt with, and facts are woven together with spiritual things very well. Has you seriously pondering life and reality very seriously. Well written and presented, an important book.
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Read this a few yrs ago & agree with scathing Dec 05 reader BUT...
Whilst reading this book the most freakish paranormal things kept happening to me...in my normal everyday life. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2006 by RaRa
another popular book
It is a book on shamanism, an ancient spiritual teaching. The function of the shamanic practitioner is individual empowering, as personal power is perceived here as a substance of... Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2005
A masterpiece
This book is one of my favourite books of all time.If you are intersted in shamanism, read this!
Published on 29 Feb 2004 by Q
An excellent first book by Ross Heaven
A key theme throughout the book, which makes a welcome change from many 'self help manuals', is that only we know our own truth and our path is unique to us. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2002 by sws@onlinehealing.org
STUNNING!!!!!!!
This book is to new age and shamanic titles what THE MATRIX and FIGHT CLUB were to film!!!
I always thought such things were true but it took Ross Heaven's book to put my... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2001
Truely inspirational.
I picked this book up, because I wanted to find out what shamanism was about. But 'WOW' did I get a whole lot more! Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2001 by Coolbex
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