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Invisible Landscape : Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching by Terence Mckenna (1994, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062506358
ISBN-139780062506351
eBay Product ID (ePID)21347
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Book TitleInvisible Landscape : Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1994
TopicShamanism, I Ching, General
FeaturesReprint
GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, History
AuthorTerence Mckenna
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight10 oz
Item Length6.1 in
Item Width9.2 in
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LCCN93-005195
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SynopsisA thoroughly revised edition of the much-sought-after early work by Terence and Dennis McKenna that looks at shamanism, altered states of consciousness, and the organic unity of the King Wen sequence of the I Ching., Chapter OneThe Figure of the ShamanOf all the diverse religious institutions that humans have elaborated since before the beginning of recorded history, that of shamanism is one of the most singular and is probably one of the most archaic as well. The shaman is something of a maverick among religious practitioners. While shamanism occurs in virtually every culture on the planet, manifesting itself in religious traditions both ancient and modern, both "primitive" and sophisticated, the shaman remains eminently individualistic, idiosyncratic, and enigmatic, standing ever apart from organized ecclesiastical institutions while still performing important functions for the psychic and religious life of the culture. Comparable, but not identical, with such similar idiosyncratic practitioners as medicine men and sorcerers, the shaman is the possessor of techniques of proven efficacy and of powers bordering on the paranormal, the complete understanding of which still eludes modern psychology. It is this complex and fascinating figure of the shaman that we want to analyze from a standpoint at once sympathetic, interpretative, and psychological, with a view to answering the following questions: (1) What are the traditional aspects of shamanism as it is encountered in primitive cultures? (2) What is the nature of the shamanic personality and abilities, and what is the psychological role of the shaman in the society at large? And (3) Are there institutions analogous to shamanism in modern society?The vocation of shaman is found in nearly all archaic cultures, from the Australian aborigines to the Jivaro Indians of central Ecuador and Peru to the Yakut tribes of Siberia. It is believed to haveoriginated among these Siberian peoples, though its diffusion into other cultures must have taken place very early in prehistory for, along with sorcerers, magicians, and priests, shamanism can be counted among the oldest of profe
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