Travelling Between the Worlds
About This Book
Hillary S. Webb's Travelling Between the Worlds is a scholarly and experiential investigation into shamanic and non-ordinary states of consciousness, structured around in-depth conversations with some of the world's most respected practitioners and researchers in the field — including Alberto Villoldo, Jose Stevens, Roger Walsh, Hank Wesselman, and many others. Webb approaches the subject with the dual sensibility of an academic researcher and a genuine seeker, resulting in interviews that go beyond surface-level reporting to explore the fundamental nature of shamanic reality, its relationship to Western psychology and science, and the conditions under which it can be responsibly accessed and applied.
The book addresses the central epistemological challenge of shamanic work: how do we know that the experiences reported by shamans and practitioners are genuinely meaningful rather than mere hallucination? Webb's interviewees respond to this question from diverse angles — philosophical, empirical, anthropological, and personal — collectively building a picture of non-ordinary reality as a consistently navigable domain with its own laws, geography, and intelligences. The result is both an excellent introduction to the field for newcomers and a rich source of depth for those already familiar with shamanic practice.
What You'll Learn
• Understand the cross-cultural consistency of shamanic experience — similar beings, landscapes, and principles recurring independently across traditions separated by thousands of miles — as evidence for a genuinely navigable non-ordinary reality
• Grasp the relationship between shamanic states and mainstream consciousness research, including the overlap with near-death experiences, remote viewing, and the findings of transpersonal psychology
• Learn why leading practitioners emphasise rigorous preparation, ethical intention, and a stable ordinary-state self as prerequisites for safe and productive non-ordinary state work
• Recognise the practical applications of shamanic wisdom in contemporary healing — particularly for psychological trauma, soul retrieval, and conditions that conventional medicine addresses symptomatically but not at their energetic root
• Appreciate the perspectives of multiple traditions on the nature of spirit guides, power animals, and helping spirits — understanding both their practical role and their implications for the nature of consciousness itself
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