Shapeshifting: Shamanic Techniques for Global and Personal Transformation

The ancient shamanic practice of shapeshifting allows an individual to transform themselves on a deep level and to achieve a true unity with all things by "becoming the other." John Perkins reveals the mental techniques that enable an individual not only to merge with another living creature, but to transform personal life, health, career, and community.

<p><br /><strong>Introduction<br /></strong> <br /><b>Part 1: The View From Above<br /></b> <br /><strong>1</strong>   The Mayan View <br /><strong>2</strong>   A Corporate Executive in the Amazon <br /><strong>3 </strong>  The Matter of Energy <br /><strong>4</strong>   Desert Bedouin and the Shifting Sands <br /><strong>5</strong>   Institutional Versus Personal Shapeshifting <br /><strong>6  </strong> Shapeshifting with Bugimen <br /><strong>7</strong>   The Nature of Ecstasy, and Dreams Versus Fantasies <br /><strong>8 </strong>  Lessons from a Headhunter and an Andean Healer <br /><strong>9</strong>   Shifting the Utility Industry <br /><strong>10</strong>  Transition<br /> <br /><b>Part 2: The View From Without<br /></b> <br /><strong>11</strong>  An Amazon Shaman Disappears <br /><strong>12</strong>  Being the &quot;Other&quot; <br /><strong>13</strong>  Shapeshifting a Deadly Virus <br /><strong>14</strong>   Globes of Energy <br /><strong>15</strong>  Indigenous Elders Speak Out <br /><strong>16</strong>  Shapeshifting Through Time and Space<br /> <br /><strong>Epilogue<br /></strong><br />Acknowledgments <br />Note on Dream Change Coalition<br />Suggested Reading </p>

Introduction

Part 1: The View From Above

1   The Mayan View
2   A Corporate Executive in the Amazon
3   The Matter of Energy
4   Desert Bedouin and the Shifting Sands
5   Institutional Versus Personal Shapeshifting
6   Shapeshifting with Bugimen
7   The Nature of Ecstasy, and Dreams Versus Fantasies
8   Lessons from a Headhunter and an Andean Healer
9   Shifting the Utility Industry
10  Transition

Part 2: The View From Without

11  An Amazon Shaman Disappears
12  Being the "Other"
13  Shapeshifting a Deadly Virus
14   Globes of Energy
15  Indigenous Elders Speak Out
16  Shapeshifting Through Time and Space

Epilogue

Acknowledgments
Note on Dream Change Coalition
Suggested Reading