内容説明
This book examines the contemporary resurgence of shamanism within a global, modern context, where materialism, political power, and spiritual belief increasingly intersect. Through high-profile cases―from celebrity shamans in the West to mysterious deaths among Russian energy elites―the prologue frames shamanism as a phenomenon no longer confined to the margins of society. Tracing the origins of the term “shaman” to Siberian traditions, the book defines shamans as individuals capable of entering altered states of consciousness to access non-ordinary realities and intervene on behalf of others. It distinguishes between hereditary shamans and those initiated through spiritual possession, and introduces six practitioners whose experiences form the core of the work. By presenting multiple accounts of otherworldly dimensions and spirit encounters, the book suggests a plurality of parallel realms beyond ordinary perception. The prologue positions the renewed public visibility of shamans as a cultural sign of instability and transformation, proposing that humanity may be approaching a period of profound upheaval in which spiritual mediation regains urgent relevance.
目次
Sri Lankan Shaman
Nepalese Shaman
? Prologue
Part 1 Shamans of Nepal
Chapter 1 ― The Shaman Who Calls the Souls of the Dead
? How She Came to Possess Shamanic Power
? Suffering Drew the Shaman’s Power Out From Within Me
? Meditation as a Bond With the Gods
? The Goddess Kali Entered Me and Rebuked My Violent Husband
? When I Married Him, He Already Had a Lover ― and She Was His Relative
? The Evil Family That Could Change Into Animals
Column 1 ― The German Clients Who Turn to Nepal’s Tibetan Monk, Pema Lama
Chapter 2 ― A Shaman Speaks of Nepals Book of the Dead
? A Lineage of Shamans, Taught by His Grandfather
? The Spirits of Those Who Die by Suicide or Accident Can Latch Onto the Living
? Encountering the “Jungle People” Brings Illness
? Healing Illness Through Puja
? Encounters With the Dead
? The Novelist Aiko Sat and the Ancestral Spirit Who Came for Help
? The Day an Economist Was Visited by a Colleague’s Spirit
? More Important Than Asking Whether Something Exists: The Willingness to Accept Facts as Facts
? What Gives a Mantra Its Power
? The Power of the Vedas Reaches the Dead
? For a Time After Death, We Don’t Realize We’re Dead
? A Healing She Cannot Forget
? When Bitter Resentment Manifests as a Living Spirit
? Leaving a Feast at the Crossroads for a Living Spirit
? When a Commissioned Curse Turns into a Battle Between Shamans
? The “Boksi”: Specialists in Curses
? For the Shaman, Power Comes from Ancestral Spirits” and “Forces from Above
Chapter 3 ― The Shaman Who Declared, Nawar ― the Transformation into Animals ― Is Indeed Possible
? An Urban Shaman Based in Kathmandu
? I Want to Pass the Wisdom of Shamanism to Western Youth
? Realizing Through Himalayan Guiding That Shamanism Has a Place in the Modern World
? Nawar ― My Father Could Do It
? Puja, the Healing Rite
? Slicing Away the Bad Things with Twin Blades
? The Water Ritual That Sends the Bad Things to the Ganges
? The “Fire Ritual” Performed Wrapped in a Yellow Cloth
? Shamanism Is Not a Religion ― It Is the Harnessing of Nature’s Power
? Nature’s Power Appears as Light
? Illnesses Caused by Chakra Imbalance Cannot Be Cured by Western Medicine
? Shamanic Power Heals a Six-Year-Old Whose Doctors Had Given Up
? Called Into the Jungle at the Age of Four
? In Bhutan, His Father Was a Renowned Shaman Who Could Extend a Person’s Life by Five Years
? The Spirits He Met in the Jungle
Part 2 The Shamans of Sri Lankal
Chapter 4 ― Lalitha, the Shaman Who Fights Alongside the Goddess Kali
? A Village of Shamans
? Visiting the Village’s Chief Shaman, Ordinary
? “No Need for the Client’s Information”
? The Manifestation of Goddess Kali and the Confrontation With the Demon Possessing the Client
? Questions Can Only Be Asked While the Goddess Is Present
Chapter 5 ― A Malevolent Spirit Will Never Be Reborn: A Q&A With Shaman Lalitha
? No Memory During the Puja
? Questioning the Goddess Kali
? Puja, Shaped to Fit Its Purpose
? The Source of Strength: Temple Visits and Daily Puja
? Why She Became a Shaman
? Performing Puja for Muslim Arabs
? In the Home, the Wife Holds the Authority ― A Housemaid’s View of Muslim Households
? Sri Lanka’s Government Grants Official Recognition to Outstanding Shamans
? The Vengeful Spirit of a Former Wife Who Took Her Own Life in Flames
? A Vengeful Spirit Bound So It Cannot Be Reborn
? Author Aiko Sat Warns: “Don’t Take Spirit Visions or Mediums’ Words at Face Value”
? What Happens to the Spirit of Someone Who Takes Their Own Life
? Mr. N’s Reflections on Sri Lankan Society
? From Self-Sufficiency to a Life of Competition: How the Open Economy Reshaped Sri Lanka
? Children Are Turning Away From Buddhism
? “Without Wish-Fulfillment Rituals, We Couldn’t Survive” ― A Monk’s Candid Reflection
Part 3 Shamans of Bali, Indonesia
Chapter6 ― The Shaman Summoned by the Colossal Goddess Saraswati
? Wounds That Would Not Leave Him Be
? A Colossal Visit from the Goddess Saraswati, Towering to the Ceiling
? Lord Ganapati Knows What Troubles You
Chapter 7 ― The Shaman Who Works With Chakras: I Wayan Suryana
? A Healer Who Prescribes Change, Not Passive Cures
? Solar Energy Reaches the Chakras
? How to Approach Illness Born of Karma
? Epilogue ― Becoming Your Own Shaman
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