Walking with the Tiger
Deepen Your Shamanic Life
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Walking with the Tiger
Narrated by:
Nicholas Breeze Wood
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Narrated by:
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Nicholas Breeze Wood
About this listen
Real, down-to-earth shamanism is a powerful ancient tradition that has a great deal to teach us, as we face the increasing ecological and social meltdown our culture is beginning to go through. This book is designed for those who truly wish to walk a powerful shamanic path. Walking with the Tiger draws on traditional Himalayan and Southern Siberian shamanic traditions and teachings.
Nicholas Breeze Wood has studied and practiced shamanism for over 40 years, combining it with the 'earthier' end of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as with 'medicine' teachings from Native North American peoples. He has worked with many gifted medicine people and shamans over the years, and is deeply apprenticed to his own spirit helpers, whose teachings never fail to awe and surprise him.
He works especially deeply with ritual objects—such as bronze shaman's mirrors, phurba daggers and many other Mongolian and Tibetan shamanic and Buddhist ritual objects—for which he holds traditional teachings and, where required, traditional initiations. He is an ordained ngakpa, a Tibetan Buddhist a type of magical lama, who specialising in ritual and Tibetan magic traditions.
He is the editor of Sacred Hoop Magazine, a leading international magazine about shamanism—which has been published since 1993. He received a lifetime honorary membership of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies from Michael Harner. Nicholas is also a musician and artist.
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The author calls himself a bad Buddhist, and that may be true from a Buddhist perspective, but if you aren't from a Buddhist outlook some of the more doctrinal chapters can be very hard going. It's worth persisting in though as it is overall an informative listen/read. It has also given me an insight into Mongolian Shamanism.
I also like that it's read by the author and gives a good insight into his personal spiritual story.
So informative, certainly interesting and a nice personal touch, but maybe a little too Buddhist for non-Buddhists like myself. I feel like the Buddhist outlook should be made clear on the title as certainly not all animists are Buddhist outlook, but it's certainly interesting to hear how Buddhism has interacted with animist cultures and certainly raises ideas about how other outlooks can interact with animism.
Buddhist shamanism, but informative
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Incredible wisdom of the shamanic path
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A joy to listen to. Thank you
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I just finished Walking with the Tiger written by Nich Breeze Wood who is the author of the Sacred Hoop magazine, maker of sacred objects and a practitioner of the mysteries himself.
The book is about the subject of Shamanism, Animism, psychology, practical advice for aspiring practitioners but also the authors personal life story. Shamanism in the west has become an umbrella term for any priestly position in "exotic" non western religions, but also unfortunately to make irrelevant things sound more exciting because it's a spicy word.
The author makes it clear that for practical use it would be better to define shaman by a set of common practices such as spirit possession, spirit flight to the other worlds, healing, cursing, making peace with the dead or the gods and so on.
One can have psychic gifts such as foresight, see and communicate with the dead, heal and so on without being a shaman. Which are important skills on their own.
Other sets of misconceptions and ideas about the subject is corrected by the author in the book as it is very much romanticised, some like to believe that shamans are nature loving tree huggers or people seeking spiritual awakening, or that you choose shamanism out of your own free will.
In cultures where you find shamanism, it can be a frightening thing because you are chosen by spirits or deities regardless of whether you want it or not, the consequences of which can be taken out on the individual or their family if they deny or neglect their calling. Exceptions can be made but very few get away with it without making a compromise with the spirits. Shamans in these cultures may also be found in tribal turf wars where curses and other power games may take place.
I only have some minor issues with this book. For the love of the triple gem, please do not say the mantra of Vajrakilaya or any other tantric deity for that matter without having the prerequisite initiation and vows for that deity. You can however recite the mantra for Avalokiteshvara, Tara or Manjusri which are powerful open mantras. Should one wish to recite the seven line prayer and Vajra Guru mantra, we are fortunate to have Gurus who give oral transmissions for these online.
Another issue I want to bring up is this play of words regarding religious and spiritual. Animism and Shamanism are very much religious things, I see this trend in spiritual circles where people try to dodge the word religion or religious as some kind of naughty or bad word. I think most people (not the case about this particular author I believe) word things this way because they want the sweets and not their greens, they want high end practices but not the humility to build a foundation and acknowledge the authorities within their particular sacred tradition. But I also believe it to be rooted in distrust in religious or spiritual hierarchy and authority.
Should you start a journey down a sacred path of power, know this: you are not your own authority. Have some humility and respect for those who have the authority to tell you what you're doing right or wrong. The integrity of any sacred tradition would crumble without qualified spiritual authority to keep the tradition alive and thriving.
To summarise my thoughts so far, do I think the book is good? Yes I do, did I have some minor issues? Yes, but they are trivial next to the overall content present in this work.
I have been following the written work of this author since my teenage years, it has been very influential in my understanding of practical and theoretical animism and shamanism found throughout the world. Much of which you can find on the authors website sacredhoop.org or 3worlds.co.uk . Which I only have good things to say about, thank you for your time and effort Nich.
Navigating sacred traditions in the modern world
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Nick has clearly dedicated most of his life to learning the techniques and ceremonies that he explores within this book. I was especially moved by the work he has done to serve his global community as a healer and teacher.
Unlike many books of today, Nicholas does not skip over or avoid telling about the dangers to be found in this type of work, nor does he under play the vital importance of listening to and following the instructions of unseen guides and protectors. He avoids the sappiness found in too many New Age books without scaring away all of his readers.
I would whole heartedly recommend reading this book to anyone who holds an interest in shamanism or spiritual healing.
Combines history and personal experiences
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