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Namn enligt folkbokföringen: Stevens, José
Kön: male
Nationalitet: USA
Bostadsorter: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Utbildning: California Institute of Integral Studies
Yrken: clinical social worker
shaman
Relationer: Stevens, Lena (wife)
Organisationer: Power Path Seminars

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Encounters with Power: Adventures and Misadventures… av Jose Luis Stevens

This was a pretty ok book, he's a really good story teller, and he's lived an adventurous, interesting life. I'm not really into shamanism, but reading this as a travelogue I enjoyed a lot of it. The stories with the various plants were my favourite, as I've tried a few of them, and he describes the effects quite well. If you're really into shamanism you will love this, but even if you're not, it's still pretty good.

I won this from a goodreads giveaway

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cdevine18 | Sep 17, 2017 |

Secrets of Shamanism: Tapping the Spirit Power… av Jose Stevens

Review located at http://lupabitch.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/secrets-of-shamanism-jose-and-lena-ste...

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lupagreenwolf | 1 annan recension | Jul 13, 2008 |

Praying with Power: How to Use Ancient Shamanic… av Jose Luis Stevens

Stevens identifies seven levels of prayer:
1) Kill my enemies
2) Please don’t punish me
3) Gimme, gimme, gimme
4) Give me Strength
5) Life is wonderful. Thank you.
6) Thy will be done
7) You and I are One.

The first part of the book he is explaining those levels. To him, the first levels are immature, and as we grow more spiritually mature, we move up the ladder. I am not sure it is all that clear cut, (nor is he, to be fair) but still, this is a helpful paradigm.

The second part of the book is composed of actual prayers. I have never been a real fan or written prayers, and his are too long to be used for focused meditation, but for some people they may be very helpful.

While Stevens does not reject the Christian tradition, he is clearly not a part of mainstream Christianity. I say this, not as a criticism, but to let people know where he stands. If you are looking for a standard Christian work on prayer, this is not the book for you. But if you want your prayer to get a real jolt, no matter what your tradition, you might find this book to be charged just about right.… (mer)

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Arctic-Stranger | Mar 12, 2008 |

Secrets of Shamanism: Tapping the Spirit Power… av Jose Stevens

Good philosophical description of the meditative and magickal work that Shamans do and how it can help you in your pesonal life. It combines shamanism with new age knowledge.

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hearthfirecircle | 1 annan recension | Jul 20, 2007 |

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