Publisher's Synopsis
Shamanic Secrets of the San PeopleAncient Wisdom from Southern Africa
Ancient times to present
By Shakti Beauregard ꩜〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️꩜Greetings, curious traveler of hidden paths! I am Shakti Beauregard, and I invite you to step with me into the world of the San, one of the world's oldest living cultures. In this book, you'll discover how an unassuming group of hunter-gatherers in southern Africa developed a shamanic tradition so profound that it brings together healing, sacred art, ecological wisdom, and cosmic vision-all without modern technology or grand monuments.
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Join me around the flickering Kalahari fires as we explore:
- The Healing Trance Dance-an all-night communal rite fueled by rhythmic foot-stomping, clapping, and chants that lift dancers into ecstatic states of consciousness.
- Mantis Gods and Eland Power-meet Kaggen the trickster-creator, commune with the sacred Eland, and see how the San channel these animal energies to mend body, mind, and social harmony.
- Rock Art Revelations-marvel at the prehistoric cave paintings, entoptic patterns, and half-animal figures that reveal a deep-rooted spiritual cosmology etched in stone for millennia.
- Language of Spirit-click consonants, symbolic myths, and a living oral tradition that passes shamanic secrets from elder to youth with remarkable fidelity.
- Modern Challenges-witness how today's San communities strive to keep the flame of their heritage alive amid land loss, cultural shifts, and outside fascination.
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In Shamanic Secrets of the San People, you'll find a world of shamanic insight and practical wisdom that resonates powerfully in our modern age. I share stories from ethnographers, firsthand observations, and the San's own voice, collecting it all into a gripping recollection of strength and spiritual depth.
꩜〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️꩜
If you hunger for a guide to authentic communion with nature, communal healing, and ecstatic revelation, you have come to the right place. Let us trek together into the desert night and rediscover a wisdom older than time-one that still sings, dances, and echoes across the ages. Open this book, and awaken the spark of n/um within your own heart.
꩜〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️꩜ Part of the Lost Spiritual Paths series.
