Healing States: A Journey Into the World of Spiritual Healing and Shamanism

234 Pages·1987·3.83 MB·English

by  Alberto Villoldo

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Contents
Forewoirxd
Introduxcit ion
ParIt TheD imensioofnS sp iritHueaall in1g
1 Liefa fteLrfi e 5
2 TheM edciaDlo ctTourr nPesdy cShuircg e2o6n
3 TheS piitruPaslyh citaroyfD rM.e nde3s9
4 Druma ndC andCleer enmeiosI:n coartpiotnrhge
Spir5i5t s
5 ThBe uddhFiisrte wal7k2e rs
ParItI A JournoeyfI nitiat8i3o n
6 TShhea m'aJsno urn8e7y
7 TheN eedalneTd h rea7d8
8 MachPui cch15u0
9 BlaMcakg i1c91
10B etweHeena venE aarntd1h6 2
11I nittiioa1n63
ParItI IF romP rimitMiyvteh tso
PlanetHaerayl in1g4 5
12S hamaRniitc,uM aylt,ah nMde dici19n4 e
13M odeolfSs ha manHieca li1n36g
14H ealainnEdgc tsatSitca otfeT sr anc1e47
15T owaarH de alPtlhayn 1e78t
Notse 203
Wee acnhe eodu r uownni qhueea lSiono gft.et no day
amonpge opwlhoe a rfema ilwiiatrah l ternhaetailvteh
metohd,sw eh eaorft h"ew oundHeeda l-earp "e rson
whoh alsi vtehdr oaul gihf e-thrceraitseihnsai sna gn d
attasipneelcdh i eaalpionwgeI rit.t s r ue etahcoahfut s ,
thoumgahy bneo att radiotrip ornaaclts ihcmaiannog r
healieosrn a, oj urenys,e eking swssh,eo elkehineneagl ­
ing-oure nolwing htPeenrmhetanhptis.ts h teir sru eea ­
sont hawte a reo nt himso ther aenadpr etrhh,a ps
enlightiesn mtehnet woena er meto hsaitrfn agoi fd.
Theirseah ealsionugin ndh erinee natcl hi vcirnega ­
turien utnhiissv.e eT rhec halltehnagtee awcfehca ei s
toc reaotuoerw nd ynamrihcy tihnom u pre rsounnail­
vesreH.e aliSntga teensa bulste oes x pltohrpaeto ssibil­
it.y
Muchha sb eesna iadb outhtie n tegorfmi otdye rn
medicvienuresst hper imal teocfhh enailqIiutine sgs .
interteosn toittnehg am to sotft hper escdrriubigensd
uset odatyr ace rtohoebtaiscr tk o m edicpilnaen ts
known cfeonrt ubryii ensd igecnuolutsau nrde s their
shamsa.In ft heirse ornibefte tween shaanmda nism
modemrend ictihnaIewt o ulldi tkoe bsreied igites d ,
thoen cea usbeymd o demrend iienc'esl itainrsdem uf sal
toc ommiucna.Wt een eetdh mee rgoifna gn ciweinst­
doma nmdo desrcnic eeAn.l bearntSdot anlewyr ihta­ve
tean b ootkh aptr ovitdheaesc cessniebeidlfeiodtr y
commnuicabteitownte weoonu twadridslrpyaa tyeei tn ­
wardcloym moenn dea.vT ohraestn deaivtsoh hree aling
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ofm inbdod,y a,n ds pirith-etahloeift n hgte o taolfi ty
thheu maonr ngiams.
Asm yt ehaecrA,g neWsh istElli,kn gh as mte,a ught
wea lmlu smta ke ouarc otofp w onw eirnl ei.Tfh sia ct
ies sesnttiopa rlo vaim dier rfooorru orw nb ehavainod r
tof aicliotuairtn ev olvwehmiewlneeta lshoe aolt h.e rs
Thea rotfs hamaniiss amac not f p owetrh alto ng ago
initteida utshoeefh ealpilnagan nttdsh atte acuhste os
choreotghreaenp ehr ghieelwsdi thinp ltahnaotnssde
witohuirnvs eeWsle.l iivnaet imoefv isiato inmw,eh en
alolfu sa rsee eknionotgn lnye wa nswbeuratsl snoe w
questtioho enlusps s oltvheme y stetrhiacetos n fruosn t
asa s pieec.Is nH ealiSntga tAelsb,e arntSdot anilne­y
vestteit ghaseo urocfde is senaosjteut ,st heefe fctosf
ilels.nIs nd oisnogI,b elitehveheya ve addroefs sed one
thmeo sitm ptoarnistsu eosfo utri .m e
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In1 791,Fr eSdw innweasty o lbdyh ipsh yisaitnch ahte
ha,da tm ostt,h ryeeea trolsv i eH.e wsaufsef rifnorgm
hypretnesihoena,dr itss eeua,l c,ea rnsdhy poglycemia.
Seienagc onnectiohni wsbe eatkweepnehenycd sa cilo n­
dition jaonpbdr ehsisasusa r nee sn ginheeee nrt,e red
pyschotheHriaespx yp.e rineonotcn eli ym prohviesd
phsyilch aeabltuphtr ompStweidn tnoee yn tgerra duate
schoionpl ys chgoyl.Ho er eceihvicesld i lnc iecratifica­
tioinnT ransacAtnilaoynsiain1ls 79 5a,n bde gsaene ing
clitesn.
BuStw ineny'casr ecehnrag wea so nltyh bee ginning
ofan ew dliirfeec Itn1i 79o6hn e. wtaresal vibnycg a noe
toJ amBesayi nt hwei ldeorfnn oerstshO entrainroC ,a n­
adaH.ew aasl oannehd a tda kaelno onnglh yis sl eeping
baagn daf we supepslO.in en igShwti nnfleealys leep
beofrhei s smofilrdaeen rhdia naddg r eaimnw hiacnhi ­
malp redaetmeorrgsfe ordm t hweo odasn dd evoured
him.
Awakeniintne gr rSowri,n cnaehsyit gs a zteo watrhde
coaolfts h fier .eJ usbte yohnedd i cserntewdpo i ercing
eyeasn d ltahregg reaf yro mo fa w olSfw.i n'nfiser yst
impuwlassteo r uanw ay tbrusatfin,x ed by lt'hse anima
eysef,uo nhdi msuenlafbt lome o v.eS urpriasf ieenlg­ly,
inogft otsaulr rernedpelraS cweidn' nfseae yrj,u st as if
hew eraew olhfi mfsI.e ntl hfewe minustherase dS,w in­
neeyx periaed neceepd uwniittohhn we o lAfft.e trh e
woldfip spaeatrherdo tuhgteher eSsw,i nnsetsyie lnlds e
thahet hbaedc oam ew dolufr itnhgeb irrii enfta cteir.o n
Swinnleettyf h wei ldsesrr neenewaendgd r atteof ul
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Introduction
hiisn nweorl Hfe.r eturtnohe ifdsma ilayn cd lieinnt s
Michi.Bg uatnh,ea skheidm lsfhe,o w choeuu lsdte h e
wolifnc iviliAzsat thiweoe ne?kps as esd,S winnaety­
tempttoef dor getthe ep isaosid dtei f efresdor adically
forma nythhiehn agde veerx peri.He necc oemdpleted
hiMsa st'edsre grien1e 89 0a nadv oiadneaydc tiovri ty
setttihnawgto ualgda eivno hkiews o lflniakteeu .r
Fivyee alrast deurr,ia gn rgo tuhpe rsaepisyos hne ld
whilew afsfli irceik neigrnS win'nsfei yprlea,co enoef
hicsl ieenxtpssrsd eee xtraenmgeeS ru.d dle,ySn winney
envisiLiobnretadhG, er egeokd doefjs ustcs ieh,o lgd in
hebra lanscceasdl.H ee a skheidcs l iiesfnh tce o urled­
latteot hiism agTeh.e woemraunp wtietdeh m ot,i on
telltihgenr go huopw d,u rihnecgrh ild,hh eomroo dther
hadt riteotd r ehaetar n dh esri setqeura. Wl hleytnh e
clideinndto e tx pertihefiniascr en ienls ast eer,iu tlp isfet
hearn sdh ceo unlodct o pwei toht hpeero pvleerw ye .l l
Upowno rktihnrgo huegmrhe moroifhe eser a relxyp e­
rienacnesdsu bqsueeenxtpc etoant,sit hcel ienatb lwea s
toa ccetphiten equiint irheeesilr oa tnsshE.iv penltluya,
shwea asb lteot ermitnhaetreSa wpiyn.rn eeayl tihzaetd
thaep pearoaftn hcieem agree semhbilesex dp erience
witthh weo lIfn.b otihsn tasn,hce eh adb eebnr ought
intdoi rceocntt waicththi f see lgisnh,u ncsha,en idn tui­
toins.
Swinnreeys oltvole eda rn amboorwueot l evsT.w o
freindgsa vhei m baobookwusot l sv,eev etnh outghhe y
knenwo thaibnogu te xhpiesr iienn wctoeho edo srh is
resoluHtiriseo and.pi rnogv iidnefdo rmaabtoisuohtna ­
manasn dh owt hey dorfteeaanmb obueti dnegv oured
andr ebodrunr itnhgei inri tiraittoierots nr aipnei­ng
roids.Sw innaelysl oe artnheadt shwaemrtaehn fiesr st
preosfosniaplys chothearnadtp hiasttth sef yrq euently
hav"ea nigmuadile st"h aats stihsewtio rrw ki tchl i.e nts
Idnetifwyiitnshgh amabnesc aoufsh eio sw n" animal
gudie,"S winnteoyot kh nea m"eG ray"w aonlidfn tra-
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