Prologue by Pablo Amaringo

Shamanism is an essential reading work for those who wish to delve into the oldest wisdom traditions on Earth. In a concise and entertaining way, Manuel Almendro explains what shamanism is, who shamans are and what they do, and what are the various contributions of the shamanic approach, both for psychology, spirituality and medicine.

In the second part of the book, the author introduces us to the shamanic vision through the story of his own experiences with shamans from different regions of Latin America. Finally, he investigates the possible bridges between shamanism and depth psychology, with which he shares several assumptions and techniques.

Since shamanism advocates a genuine integration between human beings, nature and the cosmos, and offers answers to situations of crisis, pain, illness and death, the shamanic vision represents an alternative worth exploring, especially in the moments of uncertainty in which we live.