High priced ceremony sellers. $3600 a retreat, 180 for soul retrieval (along with an admission the selling means they don't have to actually work for a living.)
http://shamanicconnection.com/workshopsplayshops/shamanic_intensive_-_individual_retreat.php Only a few years ago they were based in Phoenix. No mention why they moved, perhaps having so many NDNs around interfered with their business. G Gent was trained as an engineer and also an army vet. Claims to be Cherokee and mixes and matches faux Lakota, chakras, reiki, and core shamanism fraud. They both learned from a who's who of frauds.
Moved to Frauds.
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http://shamanicconnection.com/links_resources.phpGreat Books, Publications and Web Resources:
For more great books we recommend go to our store at Shaman's Marketplace.
Animal-Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small; ; Animal-Wise: The Spirit Language and Signs of Nature; Nature-Speak: Signs, Omens and Messages in Nature; Animal-Speak Pocket Guide -
Ted Andrews. Excellent resource books that helps you meet and work with animals and plants as totems and spirits by understanding their behavior within the physical world. This author has many more great books and card decks about animal guides.
Elemental Shaman: One Man's Journey Into the Heart of Humanity, Spirituality & Ecology-Omar W. Rosales. This fascinating true story chronicles one man's journey into the mysteries of spiritual consciousness and the indigenous healing practices of four shamanistic traditions: Toltec, Cherokee, Maya, and Buddhist. AND ... his adventures with Gary Gent are featured in this book!
Jung and Shamanism in Dialogue: Retrieving the Soul/Retrieving the Sacred (Jung and Spirituality); Jung and Shamanism in Dialogue - C. Michael Smith, Ph.D. Must have books for students of shamanism and Jungian psychology.
Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self-
Sandra Ingerman. This is an excellent book on the shamanistic topic of soul recovery and portrays the Harner Method of core shamanism.
Shaman, Healer, Sage: How to Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas-
Alberto Villolodo, PhD. This book explains the concept of our Luminous Energy Field and gives techniques we can use to help ourselves prevent dis-ease.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book; The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery- Don
Miguel Ruiz. Based on Toltec wisdom, these books reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs and introduces a simple, but powerful code of conduct for attaining personal freedom and true happiness.
Soul Recovery and Extraction - Ai Gvhdi Waya. This book is a simple, easy to read explaination of soul recovery and extraction and how it can help you in your quest for wellness.
Animal Spirit Guides: An Easy-to-Use Handbook for Identifying and Understanding Your Power Animals and Animal Spirit Helpers- Steven D. Farmer. Another great resource for information on animal spirit guides. Descriptions detail the spiritual meanings of animal visitations as well as properties of the animal as a totem. This author has many more great books and card decks about animal guides.
The Holographic Universe- Michael Talbot, Harper & Row. A must read book to understand how shamanism, indeed, how metaphysics works.
Dancing with the Wheel: The Medicine Wheel Workbook-
Sun Bear, Sun Bear, Wabun Wind, Crysalis Mulligan.
