Entering the Circle: The Secrets of Ancient Siberian Wisdom Discovered by a Russian Psychiatrist - Hardcover

Kharitidi, Olga

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9780062514158: Entering the Circle: The Secrets of Ancient Siberian Wisdom Discovered by a Russian Psychiatrist

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ISBN 10: 0062514156 ISBN 13: 9780062514158

Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996

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The author recounts her discipleship to a Siberian shaman, who taught her the rituals of his isolated Siberian mountain community and their powerful beliefs about consciousness and healing. 50,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo. BOMC & QPB. Tour.

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"[This Book] may prove as revelatory to readers at the end of the millennium as anthropologist Carlos Castaneda's "The Teachings of Don Juan was to readers in the late 60s." -- "Los Angeles Times "This absorbing tale of mountain shamanism, radical physics, and practical psychotherapy offers an intriguing look at the world's religious history." -- "Utne Reader "This exciting autobiography cum spiritual adventure by a soviet psychiatrist is the first popular account of initiation into...ancient and mysterious traditions." -- "Variety "Castaneda a la Russe-a psychiatrist's account of transformation through encounters with a Siberian shaman." -- Michael Harner, Ph.D., author of "The Way of the Shaman

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Olga Kharitidi's debut book is a remarkable account of her spiritual adventure in snowbound Siberia. Joining an ailing friend on a spontaneous trip to the Atai Mountains, Dr. Kharitidi is taken into apprenticeship by a native Shaman who guides her through bizarre, magical, and often terrifying experiences that open her eyes to a wellspring of deeper learning. On the road to Belovedia, a fabled civilization of highly evolved beings, she encounters revolutionary mystical teachings while discovering ancient secrets of magic and healing. At once a modern odyssey and a timeless dreamscape, "Entering the Circle" is an inspiring story of personal growth and an insightful work about the limitless potential of human spirit.

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