In this highly original study, C. Michael Smith draws on
phenomenological resources and hermeneutic dialogue to explore the
affinities and distinctions between shamanism and Jungian
psychology, both rooted ultimately in a heart-centered way if life,
and both having highly intricate maps of the human psychic
interiors. As the reader adventures through this book he or she
will encounter shamanic initiation, dismemberments, disassociation,
grief, despair, and soul loss, the healing power of ritual, ecstasy
and other altered states. The book explores many rich topics
including the role of talismans and amulets, the various levels of
the collective unconscious, the archetypal and imaginable
perspectives on such phenomena, and implications for
psychotherapeutic practice today. In the new preface, the author
argues that in the end "It isn't the fascinating and powerful
techniques that are the essential thing, but the person inside, its
capacity to live from the heart n Earth-honoring and Nature-
attuning ways that is the essential center of the Jung/shamanism
interface."
In Jung and Shamanism in Dialogue, C. Michael Smith has written a
"must have" classic for all students of shamanism and Jungian
psychology. Thorough, clear and authoritative, Smith writes from
first-hand perspective, drawing on his own depth experiences in
studying and teaching shamanism and Jungian psychology for decades.
As in his previous book, Psychotherapy and the Sacred, he is
psychological and spiritual, phenomenological and historical in his
unique perspective. Jung was often described as a "shaman" by those
who knew him well, but few have had the courage to openly make this
claim, and none has presented the caseas thoroughly as Smith has.
This new preface to this second edition adds a richness of wisdom
worth the price of the book. -Tess Castleman, Training Analyst, The
C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich
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