Shaman's Drum: Journal of Experiential Shamanism & Spiritual Healing (No. 81, 2009) Power of Premonitions; Korean Kuts Shamanic Trance Ceremonies; Ayahuasca As Healer of the Soul; Silvia Polivoy’s Ayahuasca Retreats; Shamanic Cure for Autism?
Larry Dossey, M.D.: The Gift of Premonitions, an excerpt from the new book The Power of Premonitions, relates case examples illustrating how precognitive dreams and other premonitory events can warn us of imminent dangers, and discusses the value of taking action based on these events.
Cheryl Pallant: The Shamanic Heritage of a Korean Mudang describes the author's experiences as an observer and participant at two traditional Korean kuts, or shamanic trance ceremonies, and reflects on the life and practices of Keum Hwa Kim, a well-known mudang living in South Korea.
Matthew Callaway, Ph.D.: Ayahuasca as Healer of the Soul: An Interview with Silvia Polivoy explores the work and insights of an Argentinian psychoanalyst who was trained and initiated as an ayahuasquero by Shipibo shamans, and who now leads psychospiritual ayahuasca retreats in BahÃa, Brazil.
Jack Lieberman and Chloe Lieberman: An Ayahuasca Healing Retreat in Brazil describes the transformative experiences of a father and daughter participating in one of Silvia Polivoy's ayahuasca retreats in the Amazonian rainforest.
Rupert Isaacson: Mongolian Healings for the Horse Boy relates the story of an American family's journey to enlist the help of indigenous shamans in seeking a cure for their autistic son's obsessive behaviors.
FROM THE EDITORS: discusses the efficacy of shamanic healing and divination practices and explores some emerging trends found in contemporary entheogenic ceremonies.
EARTH CIRCLES reports on efforts to prevent construction of a massive landfill on ecologically sensitive land sacred to the Pala Band of Mission Indians in southern California.
REVIEWS offers critiques of Metamorphosis: A Documentary on Ayahuasca, a film directed by Keith Aronowitz, and The Spiritual Legacy of the American Indian: Commemorative Edition with Letters While Living with Black Elk by Joseph Epes Brown.
