The Heart of Life Shamanic Initiation & Healing in the Modern World
A courageous and sincere exploration of how to travel the shamanic path in 21st century England. With our ever increasing global ecocide this book addresses the problems and associated dis-ease of our being apart from Nature rather than being a part of Nature. ~ Dr David Luke, Senior Lecturer of Psychology, University of Greenwich, author of 'Talking with the Spirits: Ethnographies from Between the Worlds'
This book is a heartfelt exploration into the soul sickness that afflicts the modern world with very real healing solutions inspired by ancient cultures. Through the author's personal story we are touched to discover that what we may have seen as pathological inside of us, actually holds the key to our transformation, both individually and as a culture. A heartwarming work. ~ Jamie Catto, Creator of the multi-award winning, Grammy nominated '1 Giant Leap'
Jez Hughes is a remarkable healer, psychic and visionary. His new book, ‘The Heart of Life – Shamanic Initiation & Healing’, recounts the need in our modern era for initiation and re-birth. He talks about ancestors, death and initiation in a fresh way; educating the reader about the importance of remembering our ancestors. Our modern world is out of balance. The root of this could be our fear of death and disconnection with the natural world. Jez talks in a frank way drawing on personal experiences to show the importance of spiritual/ shamanic initiation as a bridge into the unseen world, thus allowing for greater spiritual transformation and acceptance of death. I recommend Jez’s book for all people searching for meaning amidst the chaos of western living. ~ John Lockley, Sangoma (Traditional South African Shaman), spiritual teacher & ceremonialist
This is a book of the heart, spoken by one who has a deep understanding and personal experience of knowing. His is the story of the divine spark that flows through all of consciousness, reaching those willing to surrender and become one with nature through the teachings of the ancestors and ancient ones. In this book you will become immersed in the sacred ways of the shaman, the one who knows, learning that you are the one that has locked away and hidden those life changing teachings. Jez will lead you to the edge through his deep personal healing awareness, to become once more whole and healed. ~ Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Bestselling and award-winning author of 'The Shaman Within' and 'The Shamans Handbook of Sacred Tools and Ceremonies',
In The Heart of Life, Jez Hughes rightly says that many people have no context in which to place the spiritual experiences they have and don’t feel connected to the earth. He offers a context that may appeal to many people. Hughes also suggests that it’s loss of meaning that creates soul sickness. I agree. People want to find meaning. This book may well bring people to where they can begin the journey. ~ Elen Sentier, author of 'Elen of the Ways', 'The Celtic Chakras' and 'Following the Deer Trods', and other books on the British native tradition
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Release Date Nov 27, 2015
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Body, mind & spirit: Spirituality: Paganism & neo-paganism
Body, mind & spirit: Spirituality: Shamanism
The Heart of Life is an exploration into the depths of what it means to be alive, when the ‘cellophane packaging we wrap around life to keep it safe and sterile has been unwrapped and discarded’. It reveals how the ancient path of shamanism and indigenous wisdom can offer us solutions to the many problems facing the modern world, both global and collective. It offers a unique cosmology that explores how these problems, from potential global ecological catastrophe to the multitude of mental and physical illnesses afflicting individuals, are intrinsically linked and how they can be treated. How the soul sickness that is affecting the modern world may well be the initiation we are going through as a species. This is illustrated through the personal and professional experiences of contemporary shaman Jez Hughes, who cured himself successfully of convulsive fits and mental illnesses using shamanic methods and has since gone on to treat thousands of people in the same way.
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The author engages our attention – mind, heart and soul – from the very first page, and walks us through an intense process of insight which is both deeply personal, but also has wider collective significance. Written in an accessible and honest way, this book addresses the suffering of our troubled times, dismantling false beliefs and encouraging us to align ourselves once again with the ancient ways. He offers a cosmology which supports the reality that darkness, illness and affliction may be the very portals through which we enter, individually and collectively, into an initiation, a rite of passage, a healing. A brave work, to be celebrated and savoured. ~ Melanie Reinhart, Psychotherapist, Astrologer and bestselling author of 'Chiron and the Healing Journey'
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