2. First, let me introduce myself.
I’m Roberto, and I believe that our
objective in life is to be happy, and
that Spirituality and Jungian
psychology, my main areas of
interest, can help us in this search for
happiness.
Roberto Lima Netto, Ph.D.
Stanford University
3. Shamanism is an ancient spiritual
practice that exists since the
earliest days in the history of
humanity and is the root of all
modern religions.
Not only religions.
According to Jung, shamanism is
also the precursor of deep
psychology.
4. The numinous experience of
the individuation
process, central to Jungian
psychology, is, on the
archaic level, a prerogative
of the shamans.
5. This matches the advice given
by Apollo, the Greek God.
In the entrance of his temple in
Delphi there is an inscription:
Know Thyself.
6. The shamans practice of direct
revelation is the root of many of
our religions that originated with a
prophet with access to a direct
revelation from God.
Jesus and Mohammed are good
examples, but there are also many
prophets of the Old Testament.
7. Shamanism, despite the use of
ritual to get to ASC (Altered States
of Conscience) is not a religion. It is
a form of meditation, combined
with the desire to help other
human beings to cure their
physical, mental or spiritual
diseases.
8. Our world can be divided in two :
the material world and the
spiritual one.
The shamans work in the spiritual
world, but cure, with the help of
the spirits, material as well as
spiritual diseases.
9. It may be difficult to convince people living
in an extremely materialistic society that
these spiritual phenomena can happen.
When I was younger, I also doubted, but
after being witness of spiritual cures and
other so called miracles, I don't question
this anymore.
10. Shamanism is not a tradition to be
practiced only by natives. It is a
spiritual method that can be
learned. If you want to invest time
to practice, you will be able to walk
through the spiritual world, find
your animal helpers, cure others
and live a happier life.
11. My book, The Amazon Shaman, although a fictional
thriller, describes the training of a shaman to
be, among many other adventures. I'm not
recommending it as a guide, but it can give you a
feeling of how a training of a shaman works.
12. I invite you to visit my site to see a few related
videos and posts and to download a free eBook.
“Shortcuts to happiness”
www.HappinessAcademyOnline.org
13. I wish you HAPPINESS.
Thanks for your time and attention.
Roberto Lima Netto
www.HappinessAcademyOnline.org.