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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
reads well,
By kaioatey (Awatovi, AZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dance of the Four Winds: Secrets of the Inca Medicine Wheel (Paperback)
In this book Villoldo, perhaps one of the most well known teachers of Inca shamanism in the West, describes his initial encounters with the shamanic world. The book is devoted to Villoldo's experiences with two Peruvian healers - don Ramon Silva (an ayahuascero from the Peruvian Amazon) and don Antonio Morales, (a Qero style healer and philosophy professor!). Villoldo's recounting of Peruvian healing practices is gripping and the final chapter, in which he describes the death of his teacher's teacher in a little cottage on the Peruvian altiplano, is simply breath-taking. I also quite liked the description of the "operation" which allowed V. to see energy patterns and his animal allies. If V. only recounted his experiences with the old shamans, the book would have been superb. Unfortunately, he decided to insert into the book his own personal issues and musings on the nature of reality (which tend to go on and on) and which to me seem to be rather cliche-y. this guy is a doer, not a thinker and all the theory just detracted me from the magic of his experiences. V. also seems to be unduly impressed by his newly acquired Ph.D. in psychology (from a little known local college) as if a degree means anything these days. Still, I find Villoldo's accounts to be trustworthy and in my opinion this book is a useful read for people interested in Peruvian healing practices and in energy work in general.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Helpful insight into a new way of seeing,
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This review is from: Dance of the Four Winds: Secrets of the Inca Medicine Wheel (Paperback)
I found this book to be extremely helpful in understanding or beginning to 'see' within the world of the shaman. The world around us is constantly providing us insights, clues, answers to our most profound questions. Yet we have learned, through rigorous training, to not be able to 'see' these very important clues. As a new student of shamanism, studying with Alberto, I heard the words offered in the workshops and I sensed the essence of the teachings through the experiential practices. But it was by reading this book that I began to renew my relationship with the earth; with intuition, with the contant feedback that is provided us from the natural world.The book is easy to read and provided great insight into the shamanic realm. I highly recommend it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A Must-Read for anyone searching for inner knowledge.,
By jdavis2008@hotmail.com (Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dance of the Four Winds: Secrets of the Inca Medicine Wheel (Paperback)
I found this book very informative and one of those books that I couldn't put down (as opposed to couldn't pick back up!) and read it cover to cover in a matter of a week. I found the story very believable and, although it could be construed as someone's acid-trip, based in reality. As a student of the arts, I must commend Alberto on the way he retold a story that is nearly impossible to relate. I have recommended this text, and The Island of the Sun, to many people interested in seeking Universal Energy outside the bounds of modern religion. We owe it to Mother Earth and Father Sun to continue the work of the Inca. Thank you.
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