Ecstatic Body Postures: An Alternate Reality Workbook

The book contains enough different positions based on historical objects found within shamanic cultures, to keep you busy working for a long, long time...particular considering that reaching any depth with one particular position may take a lot of work.Yes, as mentioned in another review, it is suggested that these positions be used while someone is drumming or rattling for you...or while using a CD and headset (the neighbors are less likely to call the cops), but it would be nice to have had a little more discussion about the use of medicine plants with the various positions...as probably that was one of the traditional "triggers" to begin with. Perhaps the author just wanted to keep away from the political/legal problems in that.If you're serious about doing shamanic work, and want to "do" rather than just read about someones "cool visions"...this makes an excellent handbook.The illustrations aren't terrible or anything...certainly they're sufficient, but it would have been a tad better if some of them were a little clearer/detailed...particularly the illustrations of original artifacts.

This book tells of a discovery which has great intrigue. Archeology is one of my keen interests, and Ecstatic Body Postures describes a study of unique body positions that were discovered in many ancient clay and stone statuettes. Brenda Gore tells of an archeologist who was intrigued by them, and through her investigations, learned that the figurines were describing various positions for obtaining deep meditation. The archeologist then studied the religions of aboriginies, ancient tribes of South America, and the American Indians. She was astounded to find the same kinds of body positions found in the ancient statues, were still practiced today by these tribes through their religious preformances. She also learned that they use various rhythms, by the use of anything from shaking gourds with pebbles in them, to musical intstraments. The archeologist who discovered this has passed away, however there are now groups of non-tribal people who experiment with these positions and noise-makers.The amazing discovery is that while doing so, they see and hear strange visions and sounds, depending upon which position they use. This book describes the positions and types of visions that each body position evokes. I found Ecstatic Body Postures fascinationg, informative and very well written.

This is my 2nd copy of this book so I guess I like it. I know I like it y i plan to use the postures for enhancing learning with meditate. I went thru y dog eared the pages with the poise on them marking beginning of each short 1 to 4 pages of info on the poise y where it came from etc so I can move thru the book faster. Just assume the position of a poise u want to work with y meditate in that poise maybe for a week or more y note your experance with that energy. Keep a diary so you don't forget what you learned from each poise.

I held a "get to know your spirit guide" workshop for 10 people who'd more or less connected with their spirit guides through a guided meditation at prior group workshops.They had no shamanic training of any kind. Every one of the 10 had a successful journey using basic "core shamanism" techniques and the South American Lower World Posture described on page 191.It's far more typical for this level of connection to take time and practice, and from what I've observed as a student in shamanic workshops, I'd put the typical success rate for beginners at about 30%. I think these results were remarkable, and plan to explore further. (I do not, BTW, recommend shamanic journeying without the guidance of an experienced practitioner.)

Such a cool book. I was happy to see it again after nearly 20 years.

Not what I expected, but I was going by what someone else said and not reading the insert myself.

I attended the Initiatory Workshop at the Cuyamungue Institute and this book is a must for anyone interested in Trance Postures.

good

Exactly the information I was looking for!

Bon travail : original et documenté. C'est une approche transversale des oeuvres d'art populaires non datées (à travers des lieux et des temporalités différentes) à travers des exercices réalisés avec des étudiants .