This article is a classic description of the use of core shamanic methods to treat the spiritual aspects of illness, such as soul loss, loss of personal power or guardian spirits, and spiritual intrusions. Originally intended for inclusion in a textbook on complementary and alternative medicine by other editors, which was never published, it was written to help physicians understand shamanic healing work.

This article is not available online at the present time.

You may be interested in these books, tapes and DVDs:

• The Way of the Shaman, Michael Harner
• Solo and Double Drumming CD
• The Jívaro: People of the Sacred Wateralls, Michael Harner
• Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self, Sandra Ingerman
• Tuvan Shamanic Healing
• Tuva: Shamans and Spirits