Favorite Books About Shamans, & Native American Spirituality
There are a number of anthropologists, doctors, psychologists, neo-shamans etc. encouraging the existing traditional shamans to practice their techniques and teach their knowledge. They are not trying to revive an archaic culture, unsuitable to the modern world, but are simply trying to reestablish their “common human nature” and reconnect with their own hearts and souls.
Here’s a list of some of my favorite books which I used for my study of Shamanism
Black Elk Speaks – John G. Neihardt (narrating the life of Black Elk)
Wizard of the Upper Amazon - F. Bruce Lamb (story of Manuel Córdova-Rios)
Wisdom Keepers - Steve Wall & Harvey Arden
Healing States - Alberto Villoldo and Stanley Krippner
Mad Bear - Doug Boyd (about Native American healer Mad Bear Anderson)
Rolling Thunder - Doug Boyd
Rolling Thunder Speaks: A Message for Turtle Island - Rolling Thunder (edited by Sidian Morning Star Jones and others)
Voice of Rolling Thunder - Sidian Morning Star Jones and Stanley Krippner
Fools Crow - Thomas E. Mails (biography of the Lakota holy man Frank Fools Crow)
Touch the Earth - T.C. McLuhan
Crow Dog - Leonard Crow Dog and Richard Erdoes
The Way of the Shaman - Michael Harner
Noble Red Man: Lakota Wisdomkeeper Mathew King - Harvey Arden
To Become a Human Being: The Message of Tadodaho Chief Leon Shenandoah - Steve Wall
Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self - Sandra Ingerman
The Shaman’s Path - Gabrielle Roth (Editor) – anthology
Dance of the Four Winds - Alberto Villoldo and Erik Jendresen
The Shaman’s Doorway - Stephen Larsen
Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy - Mircea Eliade
Shamanism (The Basics) -Suzanne L. Nicholson
Meeting of the Medicine Men - Possibly James Endredy or Charles Lawrence, but needs clarification — please confirm title/author
Shamanic Voices: A Survey of Visionary Narratives - Joan Halifax
Aboriginal Men of High Degree - A.P. Elkin
Sky Shamans of Mongolia - Kevin Turner
Shaman, Healer, Sage: How to Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas - Alberto Villoldo
Carlos Castaneda Series - Don Juan Books
(Includes The Teachings of Don Juan, A Separate Reality, Journey to Ixtlan, Tales of Power, etc.)