The Shaman’s Path: A Guide to Healing with Power and Intention

Record summary

Modern publications on Andean shamanism in the 1990s popularized ritual journeys, offerings and encounters with mountain or earth powers. Such material can be a lead for studying how contemporary spiritual teachers translate Andean concepts into global “shamanic journey” language, including movement across visible and invisible domains. It should not be treated as a transparent account of Indigenous tradition. Researchers need to identify the author, community, fieldwork and publication history, then compare claims with Quechua-language ethnography and Indigenous critiques of commercialization.