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.