{"title":"Evelyn C. Rysdyk","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the profound world of shamanism with the works of Evelyn C. Rysdyk, a distinguished author renowned for her insightful contributions to Self-Help \u0026amp; Personal Development literature. Her books offer a captivating blend of ancient wisdom and practical guidance, making them ideal for readers keen to deepen their spiritual journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eShamanic Creativity\u003c\/em\u003e, Evelyn guides you through the age-old traditions of shamanism to unlock your creative potential, offering techniques and insights to spark inspiration and foster innovative thinking. Whether you're an artist, a writer, or anyone looking to enhance their creative powers, this book is a wonderful companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nepalese Shamanic Path\u003c\/em\u003e, co-authored with Bhola Banstola, delves into the rich heritage of Nepalese shamanism. This book serves as an enlightening exploration of rituals and practices that connect practitioners with the spirit world, fostering healing and harmony in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor those intrigued by Norse traditions, \u003cem\u003eThe Norse Shaman\u003c\/em\u003e provides an immersive journey into the shamanic practices of Scandinavia. Evelyn meticulously outlines the spiritual paths of the ancient Norse, revealing techniques for connecting with spirits, enhancing personal power, and enriching one's spiritual understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvelyn C. Rysdyk's works are an invaluable resource for anyone interested in harnessing the transformative power of shamanism to achieve personal growth and self-discovery. Each book is a step towards a deeper connection with the world around us and a more fulfilled life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shamanic-creativity-by-evelyn-c-rysdyk-9781644113547","title":"Shamanic Creativity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShamanic Creativity\u003c\/em\u003e is a step-by-step practical guide to enhancing creative energy. This insightful resource explains how creativity—or creative energy—is a life-giving force that frees the imagination, supports innovation, and awakens unique ways of thinking and feeling that can transform your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book explores the use of spirit journeying and ceremony alongside experiential shamanic exercises to release creativity-blocking patterns. It guides you on how to reprogram the subconscious, engage the \"right brain,\" boost imagination, and overcome anxiety as well as other destructive emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor those times when your creative energy is at a low tide, the author provides practical suggestions. Evelyn Rysdyk, writing from a shamanic perspective, examines creative energy as a natural phenomenon akin to the tides. The guide offers shamanic techniques for dealing with creative insecurities and overcoming dysfunctional subconscious perceptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with a wealth of experiential exercises, rituals, and shamanic principles, \u003cem\u003eShamanic Creativity\u003c\/em\u003e gives you the keys to unlock your own creative birthright, empowering you to become much more creative in daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46651468251372,"sku":"9781644113547","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10039803482773.jpg?v=1752356022"},{"product_id":"the-nepalese-shamanic-path-by-evelyn-c-rysdyk-9781620557945","title":"The Nepalese Shamanic Path","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn experiential guide to the shamanic spiritual practices of the Himalayas shared by a 27th-generation Nepalese shaman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nepalese Shamanic Path\u003c\/em\u003e presents step-by-step, illustrated instructions for authentic Himalayan shamanic practices, including physical and spiritual healing, shamanic journeys, and ceremonies. This guide includes exercises to meet the ancestors in your shamanic lineage, techniques to use your voice as a shamanic tool, and practices for negotiating the spirit world safely. It details shamanic chants and rituals, how to create an altar, and the sacred objects of the shaman, along with exercises and techniques for using them properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are few areas of our world where shamanic traditions have been preserved in their original context and form. Nepal is one of these rare and special places. In the shadow of the Himalayas, Nepalese shamans, known as dhamis or jhankris, are still consulted for healing and divination, as well as for providing comfort and maintaining harmony. Following the devastating earthquake in Nepal in 2015, shamanic teacher Evelyn Rysdyk and 27th-generation dhami Bhola Nath Banstola decided it was time to safeguard Nepalese shamanic knowledge for future generations by recording the practices in a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith this comprehensive, experiential guide to the ancient spiritual traditions of Nepal, Rysdyk and Banstola present step-by-step instructions for authentic Himalayan shamanic practices, including techniques for physical and spiritual healing, shamanic journeys, and advanced ceremonies, such as the Kalchakra Katne, a shamanic ritual for removing toxic energies from an individual. They include exercises to help you meet the ancestors in your shamanic lineage, techniques to use your voice as a shamanic tool, and practices for negotiating the spirit world safely. They detail shamanic chants and rituals, how to create an altar, and how to use the sacred objects of the dhami\/jhankri, including the mala, the magic mirror, the drum, and the Khurpa, the shaman’s magic dagger. Rysdyk and Banstola also examine the importance of Nepalese cosmology in shamanic ritual and spiritual deities such as Hanuman, Garuda, and the Nagas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with photos and Rysdyk’s artwork, the book also explores the history of Nepal, its culture and myths, and the different ways Nepalese shamans serve their communities. Written specifically to share the traditional Himalayan shamanic method with the Western world, this guide not only preserves these ancient teachings but also reveals how they are still relevant in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46652394275052,"sku":"9781620557945","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27255893482764.jpg?v=1752402769"},{"product_id":"the-norse-shaman-by-evelyn-c-rysdyk-9781620555934","title":"The Norse Shaman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn experiential guide to the wisdom preserved in Europe’s far north.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Norse Shaman\u003c\/i\u003e includes shamanic journeys to connect with deities and your ancestral shamans. It provides step-by-step instructions to prepare for and conduct a \u003ci\u003eseiðr\u003c\/i\u003e ceremony and draws on archaeological evidence and surviving written records from Iceland. The book reveals the long tradition of female shamans in northern European shamanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShamanism is humanity’s oldest spiritual tradition. In much of the Western world, the indigenous pre-Christian spiritual practices have been lost. Yet at the northern fringes of Europe, Christianity did not displace the original shamanic practices until the end of the Viking age. Remnants of Norse shamanic spirituality have survived in myths, folk traditions, and written records from Iceland, providing many clues about the ancient European shaman’s world, especially when examined in conjunction with other shamanic cultures in northern Eurasia, such as the Sami and the tribes of Siberia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReconstructing the shamanic practices of the hunter-gatherers of Scandinavia, Evelyn Rysdyk explores the evolution of Norse shamanism from its earliest female roots to the pre-Christian Viking Age. She explains how to enter \u003ci\u003eYggdrasil\u003c\/i\u003e, the World Tree, to travel to other realms and provides shamanic journeys to connect with the ancestral shamans of your family tree, including the Norse goddess \u003ci\u003eFreyja\u003c\/i\u003e, the very first shaman. She offers exercises to connect with the ancient goddesses of fate, the Norns, and introduces the overnight wilderness quest of \u003ci\u003eútiseta\u003c\/i\u003e for reconnecting with the powers of nature. She explains the key concepts of \u003ci\u003eØrlög\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWyrd\u003c\/i\u003e—the two most powerful forces that shape human lives—and provides exercises for letting go of harmful behaviour patterns and transforming simple knowledge into profound wisdom by connecting with \u003ci\u003eÓðinn\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThoroughly examining the shamanic rituals of \u003ci\u003eseiðr\u003c\/i\u003e, the oracular magic of the Nordic cultures, the author provides step-by-step instructions to prepare for and conduct a \u003ci\u003eseiðr\u003c\/i\u003e ceremony, including creating your own \u003ci\u003eseiðr\u003c\/i\u003e staff and hood, and explores the ancestral use of shamanic songs or \u003ci\u003evarðlokur\u003c\/i\u003e to accompany the ceremony. Woven throughout these exercises, Rysdyk provides archaeological evidence from Neolithic sites supporting the long tradition of venerating wise women, grandmothers, and mothers in ancient cultures, and the important role of female shamans at the heart of northern European shamanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProviding an accessible guide for anyone trying to fulfil their shamanic callings, these powerful rituals can provide personal healing and a clear path for finding our way into a harmonious relationship with the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868897956076,"sku":"9781620555934","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27235783482764.jpg?v=1759775147"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/evelyn-c-rysdyk.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}