Manuel Almendro

Shamanism

Original title:

Chamanismo. La vía de la mente nativa

About the book:

Shamanism

The way of the native mind

. Readership: those who want to learn about Shamanism, and those who, once they are learning about it, need a compact, up-to-date manual on the subject.

. Manuel Almendro has appeared in Kairós’ Psicologia y psicoterapia transpersonal. He gives seminars and presentations in Europe and the Americas.

Shamanism is essential reading for those who want to know about one of the most ancient traditions on this Earth. In a concise, engaging and rigorous way, Manuel Almendro tells us what shamanism is, who shamans are and what they do, and how they can contribute richly to psychology and medicine.

In the second part of the book, the author initiates us into the shamanic vision by narrating his experiences alongside shamans in different regions of Latin America. Lastly, he looks at the possible bridges between shamanism and deep psychology, with which it shares certain premises and approaches.

About the author:

Manuel Almendro is a doctor in Psychology, clinical psychology and is a member of the European Federation of Psychology Association. Since 1980 he has been working in the Mazateca tradition (Mexico) and in the ashaninka and shipibo-conibo (Peruvian Amazon). He is the director of Oxígeme, a centre for the integration of psychology based on chaos theory.