Contents Introduction . 1 Chapter One: What Is a Shaman? . 5 Why Is a Traditional Shaman Needed in the Twenty-First Century? . 7 What Does a Traditional Shaman Do? . 8 How Are Shamans Chosen? . 11 How Will You Benefit from Learning Traditional Shamanism? . 12 Chapter Two: Basic Native American Spiritual Concepts . 15 The Good Red Road .
16 Power: The Breath of the Great Spirit . 17 Concept of Evil . 17 Reincarnation . 18 Medicine . 18 Heart . 19 The Seven Arrows . 20 Medicine Wheel . 21 Connecting with Nature and All Our Relations .
22 Walking in Balance . 23 Give as You Would Receive . 24 Chapter Three: Preparing Yourself to Journey . 27 Chapter Four: How to Journey . 39 Gather What You Need to Journey . 40 Set Your Intention Before Journeying . 41 Purify Your Space by Smudging . 41 The Seven Arrows and Their Gifts .
42 Your Guardian Spirit . 47 Moving Beyond Obstacles When You Journey . 50 Your Restless Thoughts . 50 Set Expectations . 50 Fears . 51 Loss of Control . 52 Too Critical and Judgmental . 53 Performance Pressure .
53 Creating a Breakthrough by Daydreaming . 54 Other Reasons You May Not Be Able to Journey . 56 Not Feeling Your Best . 57 Unsafe Environment . 58 No More to Find on the Spirit Side . 58 Chapter 5: Developing Good Relationships with Spirit Beings . 61 Spirits Are Not All-Knowing . 61 Discerning Benign Relationships from Toxic Relationships .
62 How Spirits Are Drawn to Us . 64 Setting Boundaries . 64 Come with Respect . 65 Chapter 6: The Realms and What You May Find There . 67 The Lower Kingdom: The Realm of Deeper Earth . 68 What Is a Power Animal? . 70 Interpreting Your Power Animal''s Meaning . 76 When Medicine Changes .
79 Counterbalance Power Animal . 81 The Middle Kingdom: Our Home Realm . 83 The Sky Kingdom: The Realm of Higher Beings . 93 Divine Beings . 100 When You''re Unsure Where to Journey . 105 The Gray Zone: The Place Outside the Realms . 106 How Good Medicine Can Turn Bad . 107 Chapter 7: Interpreting the Journey .
109 Your Memories as Points of Reference . 110 Symbols . 111 Finding Your Kin . 114 Developing a Time Sense . 117 Asking Good Questions . 120 Discerning If Something Is a Message . 122 Dreams and Visions . 124 Chapter 8: Journeying with the Elements .
127 Earth: The Element of Creativity and Building Foundations . 131 Power Animal: Monkey . 132 Air: The Winds of Thought That Carry Us . 137 Power Animal: Deer . 138 Water: The Element of the Power Within . 141 Power Animal: Dolphin . 142 Fire: The Breath of the Creator Within Us . 146 Power Animal: Jaguar .
147 Spirit: The Element of the Great Spirit That Lives Within Us . 149 Power Animal: Eagle . 151 Chapter 9: Crafting Shamanic Tools . 155 Everyday Items as Medicine . 155 First Medicine Pouch: Your Ready Bag . 156 Acquiring a Drum . 159 Chapter 10: Tying It All Together . 163 Summary for Tying All the Lessons You''ve Learned in This Book Together and How to Apply Them .
164 Example One: Looking for a New Job . 165 Example Two: Building a Relationship . 169 Chapter 11: Maintaining Your Connection in Daily Life . 173 Self with the Great Spirit . 173 Self with Sacred Self . 175 Self with Personal Medicines . 176 Self with All Your Relations . 180 Conclusion .
187 Resources . 189.