The contributors to this volume describe the many facets shamanism and depth psychology have in common: animal symbolism; recognition of the reality of the collective unconscious; and healing rituals that put therapist and patient in touch with transpersonal powers. By reintroducing the core of shamanism in contemporary form, these essays shape a powerful means of healing that combines the direct contact with the inner psyche one finds in shamanism with the self-reflection and critical awareness of modern consciousness. The contributors' draw from experiences both inside and outside the consulting room, and with cultures that include the Lakota Sioux, and those of the Peruvian Andes and the Hawaiian Islands. The focus is on those aspects of shamanism most useful and relevant to the modern practice of depth psychology. These explorations bring the young practice of analytical psychology into perspective as part of a much more ancient heritage of shamanistic healing.

Part 1 Beginnings and Meanings: The Shamanic Archetype; Chapter 1 Introduction: Analytical Psychology and Shamanism, Donald F. Sandner; Chapter 2 "What Was All that Rustling in the Woods?": Quotes from C. G. Jung, Meredith Sabini; Chapter 3 Eliade, Jung, and Shamanism, Bradley A. TePaske; Chapter 4 C. G. Jung and the Shaman's Vision, C. Jess Groesbeck; Chapter 5 The "Book of Knowledge" in Shamanism and Mysticism: Universal Image of the Source, Meredith Sabini; Part 2 Shamanic Medicine: Explorations in Healing; Chapter 6 An Integrated Approach to Soul Possession: Applying Shamanistic and Jungian Techniques, Steven H. Wong; Chapter 7 Shamanic States in Our Lives, Patricia Damery; Chapter 8 The Felt Vision, Jeffrey A. Raff; Chapter 9 The Clinical Use of Animals in Dreams, June Kounin; Chapter 10 Serpent Fire Arousal: Its Clinical Relevance, Louis Vuksinick; Chapter 11 The Ally, Jeffrey A. Raff; Part 3 Dark Encounters: Personal Transformations; Chapter 12 Pain and Surgery: The Shamanic Experience, Arthur D. Colman; Chapter 13 Cancer, New Age Guilt, and the Dark Feminine, Dyane Neilson Sherwood; Chapter 14 Learning to Listen: A Snake Calls Me to a Shamanic Path, Carol McRae; Chapter 15 Shamanic Dismemberment, Steven H. Wong; Chapter 16 Coyote Attends My Surgery, Norma Churchill; Chapter 17 The Dark Feminine: Death in Childbirth and Entry into the Shamanic Realm, Janet Spencer Robinson; Chapter 18 Trapped Souls: A Passage to the Spirit World, Lori Cromer; Part 4 The Numinous Web: Cultural Connections; Chapter 19 Lakota Teachings: Inipi, Humbleciya, and Yuwipi Ceremonies, Pansy Hawk Wing; Chapter 20 Buffalo Vision, Norma Churchill; Chapter 21 The Sun Dance: Wiwayang Wacipi, Steven H. Wong; Chapter 22 Renewal of the World Tree: Direct Experience of the Sacred as a Fundamental Source of Healing in Shamanism, Psychology, and Religion, Margaret Laurel Allen, Meredith Sabini; Chapter 23 Beyond Tourism: Travel with Shamanic Intent, Pilar Montero, Arthur D. Colman; Chapter 24 Firework: A Hawaiian Guidebook to the Goddess, Sara Spaulding-Phillips;