Fire in the Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit

Well, this is a non-fiction book, so the answers I provided are as true as can be, but I don't want anyone to be mislead by that!It's an absolutely fascinating book that spans a pretty vast variety of topics ideas, all centered on/related back to the main focus (Celtic Shamanism). It's divided into chapters that are further subdivided, so it gives you very convenient stopping points frequently. I know a lot of people don't have the time to sit down and read a whole 20-30 page chapter, so it's nice to have those divisions.Go into it with an open mind, and you'll really enjoy it.

An experiential guide to Celtic Shamanism and Cowan's personal experience se3eking his own path through the Shamanic process. Includes exercises; concrete examples of experiences. Most useful.

I'm very pleased with this book. Excellently documented.

Okay... kinda lost interest in spite of a significant interest in this type of material. Seems more opinionated than fact-based.

I've read a lot of books on Celtic lore and a lot on various types of Shamanism, but this one combines the two in a fascinating way. I borrowed a copy from a friend, but liked it so much that I ordered my own copy. That is saying a lot! Tom Cowan really knows his stuff.

For a person interested in European shamanism perspectives, I think this is a great book. I enjoyed all of the bits and pieces on Celtic ways of life.

Read this for my Comparative Religions class and I enjoyed it as it went along with what we read about Shamanism. I read this for my mid-term paper. I didn't know that Shamanism existed with the Celts, only the Native Americans. One thing that is mentioned was the Holy Grail and I didn't know that it really exists. I thought it was just made up for the Monty Python movie. It was a very interesting book.

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This is an excellent cross over book. I bought it as I was interested in ancient Celtic culture and it seemed to imply a good starting point. It is excellent not only because it's easy to read but because the Shaman elements are sensitively compared and spurred me on to investigate Shamanism too, another fascinating culture. I highly recommend it as it refers to a time before any particular dogma gripped society and humans referred to what was naturally available to them with respect to nature.

This is like reading a thick magazine and it is impossible to have it in one hand as it flops over. I'm hugely disappointed in Harper One.

Amazing book, highly recommended for anyone interested in the Celtic shamanic path. Very well written.

I read this book because it was a source of inspiration for the brilliant Canadian trio The Tea Party when writing their amazing second album 'the edges of twilight'. The book provides fascinating insights into the worlds inhabited by the Shaman since the dawn of time and how shamanic ideology is woven into celtic culture. The Shaman is a truly mystical being whose forays into the spiritual realm gives him/her a profound understanding of the cyclical and many-layered nature of existence. The physical realm which we inhabit is but one part of the true universe and few of us ever transcend the purely physical before we make the transition into the purely spiritual. The Shaman's role is that of a traveller into the Otherworld, an explorer who uses the knowledge gained in the spiritual realm to help those who remain steadfastly in the physical world. The ambivalence of celtic thinking is elucidated by the Shaman's journeys into the Otherworld or 'nonordinary reality'. The understanding of the harmonious, interconnected nature of existence provides an explanation for the vacillations of life that 'modern' dualism cannot. Suddenly, life and death are intimately linked, the spiritual and physical worlds exist within each other, and the wise fool is a real person. The further you read, the further the doors of your perception widen - this work is truly enlightening...

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