Book of Shamanic Healing

Kristin Madden is an author and mother, as well as an environmental chemist and wildlife rehabilitator. She is the Director of Ardantane's School of Shamanic Studies. A Druid and tutor in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, Kristin is also a member of the Druid College of Healing and is on the Board of Silver Moon Health Services. She has been a freelance writer and editor since 1995. Her work has appeared in Whole Life Times, PARABOLA, and many other publications. Kristin is the author of five books including Mabon: Celebrating the Autumn Equinox and The Book of Shamanic Healing. Kristin was raised in a shamanic home and has had ongoing experience with Eastern and Western mystic paths since 1972. Over more than a decade, she has offered a variety of shamanic and general metaphysical workshops across the United States. Kristin is active in both pagan parenting and pagan homeschooling communities locally and globally. She also served on a Master's Degree thesis committee for a program on the use of visual imagery and parapsychology in therapy with ADD/ADHD children.

• ContentsList of Exercises xiiiPreface xvAcknowledgments xxi1. Wounded Healers 12. Preparing to Heal 17Personal Preparation 19Preparing the Room 25Meeting and Greeting 29Payment 33Healing for Friends 36A Team Effort 37Preparing for Healing Emergencies 403. The Healer's Toolkit 45The Healing Altar 48A Healer's Bookshelf 51Herbs 52Animals 57Homeopathy 59Bodywork 59Diet 60Exercise 61Breathing 62Spells 65Divination 674. Energy Work 75Healing Stones 76Color Healing 875. Dream Work 89Lucid Dreaming 90Dream Interpretation 95Nightmares 976. Through the Drum 101Silencing the Drums 102The Drum as Partner 103Developing a Relationship 105Feeding the Drum 106Talking Drums 109Healing Rhythms 110Rituals 115Drum Circles 120Healing Postures 121Drumming the Journey 1227. Divine Inspiration 129Creating from Spirit 131Mask-making 134Singing the Spirit 136Incantations 1438. Into the Shadows 145 Storytelling 155Divination Decks 1579. Retrieval and Extraction 161Soul Retrieval 162Extraction 178Depossession 182Purification 18410. The Healing Universe 189The Gaian Connection 190The Link to the Stars 20111. Living in Balance 207Ethics of Healing 210Rhythm Resources 213Recommended Reading 217Glossary 221References 225Index 227