shamanism

Is paganism a living tradition with roots deep in prehistory or just a collection of superstitions, magic tricks and witches’ spells? This episode explores the origins, history and spiritual beliefs of ancient Europe. (48 min)

A Sci-Fi Channel documentary about the year 2012 on the human psyche. The film explores the subject through different beliefs of what will happen on December 31, 2012. Fun stuff. (95 min)

Amazonian shamans claim the spirits of plants communicate with them through lullabies, called Icaros which are regarded as the “quintessence of shamanic power”. (5 min)

John Perkins, the former economic hitman is also the leading authority on shamanism. Here he talks of an old indigenous prophecy of the condor and the eagle, a time of potential for great transformations. (2:19 min)

John Perkins talks about his former life as an economic hitman for the U.S., to cheat poor countries out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money than they could repay and then taking over their economies. (46 min in 5 segments)

Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within is an excellent documentary concerning ecological awareness, evolution of consciousness, and the revival of shamanism. (80 min, 9 segments)

This documentary reveals that shamans were the first healers and scientists and are responsible for early human evolution. (50 min, 7 segments)