James Endredy invites you on a wondrous journey into the shape-shifting, mind-altering, and healing magic of shamanism. For decades, Endredy has worked with wise tribal elders around the world, participating in their sacred ceremonies and learning from powerful animal guides and spirits. Here he relives these profound experiences, including his first meeting with a spirit guide that led to the seer's path, a terrifying lesson in using his ethereal body in the Sierra Madre mountains, how he outwitted an evil sorceress, and his incredible inauguration into shamanic healing. Grouped by shamanic medicines, Endredy's captivating accounts highlight a fascinating tradition and the extraordinary journey of a modern shaman.
Join James Endredy, noted author and shamanic practitioner, on a bizarre, brutal, and exhilarating excursion into realities that few people have had a chance to explore. Whether it's discovering how to dream with the Lords of the Underworld or learning to fly with the help of his eagle nagual, outwitting a soul-stealing sorceress in Veracruz or conversing with the spirit of an ancient dwarf king, these gripping firsthand accounts chronicle Endredy's mystical experiences while living and working with fifteen indigenous cultures in North and South America, Hawaii, and Mexico. Endredy's amazing, arduous, and sometimes life-threatening shamanic initiations and lessons illustrate the interconnectedness of all life, the importance of being humble enough to laugh at yourself, and the need to respect and learn from nature and her children.