The Shaman's Book of Extraordinary Practices: 58 Power Tools for Personal Transformation

by José Luis Stevens

Power Tools for Spiritual Transformation

The Shaman’s Book of Extraordinary Practices is a treasure chest of time-tested shamanic practices to help you achieve radical personal transformation. Building on his decades of experience as a shamanic practitioner and spiritual teacher, author José Luis Stevens offers fifty-eight simple but extraordinarily effective practices to bring about spiritual growth.

The practices in this book are organized into six Preparatory—Establish a foundation of essential basic skills Energetic—Unblock and redirect stuck energy Relational—Deepen your relationships with others, nature, and yourself Physical—Use your body as a portal to the divine Creative—Harness the power of the imagination for spiritual growth Perceptual—Learn to perceive things in fresh new ways
Contrary to popular belief, Stevens asserts that you don’t need to attend intense retreats or to leave behind your home, job, and relationships to seek spiritual growth. You can awaken right now, today, in whatever circumstances already surround you.

Genres: Spirituality, Self Help, Nonfiction, Health

323 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 17, 2024

Reviews

[Belamoon]

Absolutely extraordinary!! It’s one of those rare books that doesn’t just talk about things, it actually gives you tools you can use right away. The exercises are simple, clear, and surprisingly powerful. There are so many little gems throughout that really make you pause and reflect.
What I appreciated most is how grounded and accessible it is. Nothing feels overly complicated or abstract, it guides you, step by step, into deeper awareness and connection.
By the end of it, I felt this genuine sense of belonging, like reconnecting with nature, the universe, and something much bigger than myself. It puts a lot into perspective in a very calm, practical way.

[Seven Crow]

This book annoyed me on so many levels. It was a watered-down version of NEO-shamanic and religious practices that came off like new-age platitudes. Sure, they could help ya out as any think-positive self-help can do, but to pass them off as "shamanic extraordinary practices" is offensive and embarrassing. A "male" multi-cultural book full of appropriated crap.

[Melvin Marsh]

A lot of good possibilities

There a ton of great ideas here, mostly ordinary ones that’s is just being done in a different way as well as not unusual ones. Even something as little as giving to charity is a practice. I think this is best served as a book one comes back to in order to add a new practice every month or so. This will also tell you how to implement them.

[Kevin Kirkpatrick]

inspirational

Living within organized religion for many years diluted my interest in finding Spirit. After years of deciding to just find my own way, I read this and Stevens’ book on prayer. His respect for our individual opportunities to develop relationships with Spirit resonated and renewed my journey. Clearly presented, easy to follow, and quite powerful. Thank you, Jose!

[June]

I liked this book
I think its a great introduction into shamanic practices as it takes from different cultures. It is very direct and offers in-depth explanations that are easy to follow along.

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