Shaman Wisdom, Shaman Healing

Generation after generation, the shamans of the ancient Mexican Toltec* tribe passed down their wisdom through instructive stories. The purpose of these stories is to plant the seed of knowledge into the listener’s consciousness, where it can eventually grow into a new and better way of living. In this book, the Toltec shaman and master storyteller Don Jose Ruiz shares the most popular stories from the oral tradition of his family and offers the corresponding lessons.

Ruiz begins by explaining that, contrary to the stereotypical image of a “healer,” the ancient shamans were both men and women who played multiple roles in their communities: philosopher, spiritual mentor, doctor, psychologist, and friend.

According to Ruiz, their teachings are not primitive and not intended for a few select initiates—they are a powerful series of lessons about love and life that are available to all of us. To that end, he included exercises, meditations, and shamanic rituals in the book to help you experience the personal transformation offered by these stories.

Shamans taught that the truth you seek is inside you. Let these stories, lessons, and tools become your guide in the search for innate wisdom that lives within each person.

*The word “Toltec” means “a person of art, a person of knowledge.” It doesn’t designate a representative of a particular profession or craft, nor does it limit the name to members of a single ancestral tribe. This is what they call all people of the planet.