The Shaman's Toolkit: Ancient Tools for Shaping the Life and World You Want to Live In

by Sandra Ingerman

According to Sandra Ingerman and thousands of years of shamans before her, it is not what we do but who we are and what we are willing to become that affects our happiness, the health of our communities, and ultimately the planet itself. The Shaman's Toolkit teaches us how to root out the beliefs that are limiting us, how to heal our inner lives and become the people we most want to be, and how to utilize ancient shamanic principles of manifestation to help shape the world we want to live in. This is shamanism with a kind of social change agenda. It's about having the happiest and most fulfilling life possible and becoming a truly effective world citizen and change maker. (This book was originally published in 2010 as How to Thrive in Changing Times.)

Genres: Spirituality, Self Help, Health

176 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

Sandra Ingerman, MA, is the author of 8 books, 7 CD programs and the creator of Transmutation App. She is a world renowned teacher of shamanism and has been teaching for over 30 years.

She teaches workshops internationally on shamanic journeying, healing, and reversing environmental pollution using spiritual methods. She has trained and founded an international alliance of Medicine for the Earth Teachers and shamanic teachers. Sandra is recognized for bridging ancient cross-cultural healing methods into our modern culture addressing the needs of our times.

Sandra is devoted to teaching people how we can work together as a global community to bring about positive change for the planet.

Sandra is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist and Professional Mental Health Counselor. She is also a board certified expert on traumatic stress as well as certified in acute traumatic stress management. She was awarded the 2007 Peace Award from the Global Foundation for Integrative Medicine. Sandra was chosen as one of the Top Ten Spiritual Leaders of 2013 in the November/December Issue of Spirituality and Health.

Reviews

[Erin Durange · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I first began to read The Shaman’s Toolkit I had expected to find unique practices from a shamanic tribe or culture, or even shamanic practices across multiple cultures. I was initially disappointed that this wasn’t the case; the shamanism in this book is the very westernized style that most people are familiar with. Once I realigned my expectations of the book I found that it has a lot to offer.
For people who are just starting out on their spiritual journey this book will be invaluable. It is full of practices that are easy to do and help you understand what the author is discussing in each chapter. Many of the practices are meditative in nature, while others offer simple elemental ceremonies that even people in urban environments can do. I found that some of the practices gave me a new way to approach a familiar topic, such as automatic drawing instead of automatic writing or writing a fictional story to help parse out one’s core beliefs. I believe that even people who are already familiar with the concepts in this book and have practices around them will still be able to benefit from the wide array of practices offered in each chapter. It would have been nice to have an index for the practices.
This book works a lot with the concept of law of attraction, with a large focus on healing the earth. Global context is alluded to in each chapter but isn’t discussed in depth until the end of the book. Overall the book is well written, with the content and practices ordered in a way that they build upon the previous ones. I would certainly recommend this to someone starting out on their spiritual journey and anyone who is looking for new or creative ways to deepen their practice.

[Dodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Over the last few months I have joined a Shamanic circle. I’ve been reading Sandra’s books. I was randomly choosing the books that I was reading of hers but decided that with her books I would like to read a total beginner then a intermediate then an advanced book so there is a progression. This book starts with basic spiritual practices and doesn’t even mention shamanic journeying. What I really liked was even though I knew of this practices she linked the practice to connect to the elements. Really cool.

[Wendy Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magical and practical

This book has given me a lot to think about and shown me a better way to live. Highly recommend. Peace.

[Virginia Brien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once you wade thru the usual self-help book stuff this is a very good one...possibly because it agrees with a lot of what I think but find hard sometimes to implement. Therefore one of the things I liked about it was the exercises on how to practice. I have always believed that as an individual your way of seeing the world makes your world. If you are in a funk...you cant change the world but you can change how you think about it. This is a great book for someone with mild depression. No it is not a cure all but an excellent tool. There are many self help books out there and I believe this to be a rather good one.

[Terre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good exercises!

Sandra Ingerman gives some excellent exercises and ideas for transformational practices. A kinder, gentler approach to making positive personal change, one action at a time.