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    Title
    Singing with Blackbirds
    Subtitle
    The Survival of Primal Celtic Shamanism in Later Folk-Traditions
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Stuart A. Harris-Logan
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 168
    Width: 200 mm
    Height: 145 mm
    Thickness: 13 mm
    Weight: 260 g
    Audience
    College/higher education
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780954053161
    ISBN 10: 0954053168
    Classifications
    Dewey: 299.16
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T6.6
    BISAC category code: OCC036010
    Illustrations note
    b/w illlus
    Publisher
    Grey House in the Woods
    Imprint name
    Grey House in the Woods
    Publication date
    12 June 2006
    Publication City/Country
    Ayrshire/GB
    Review quote
    'Singing with Blackbirds reveals the ancestral riches of shamanic consciousness and practice among the Gaels. Stuart Harris-Logan invites us to study the resources of our native tradition and hear the song that is forever singing...' -- Caitlin Matthews, author of Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom and Singing the Soul Back Home. This seamlessly written exploration is a compelling and thought-provoking journey through the terrain of our Celtic shamanic inheritance. The binding threads of this book are a rope strong enough to tie to the past, and bring the power of these ways more fully into the present and future.' -- Frank MacEowen, author of The Spiral of Memory and Belonging. 'I do not believe that a book has existed about Gaelic Shamanism that has not only been written by a native Gael who is an interested and well informed academic, but also a experienced shaman until now. This work is well overdue and may well have come in answer to the prayers to the Universe of many genuine seekers, wishing be led to a Gaelic shamanic path' -- Fionntulach, (Fiona Davidson) Head of the Ceile De Order. www.ceilede.co.uk.
    Biographical note
    Stuart A Harris-Logan is an author and has had articles published in a wide range of journals. He has led workshops and given talks on subjects including traditional folk healing practices; Gaelic bird imitations and chants; and Shamanism in Western culture. Stuart is also a qualified anam leigh (or healer) and is a fluent Gaelic speaker.
    Table of contents
    Introduction; Part I - Druids and Drums: The Instruments of Ecstasy; Part II - Gaining Possession of a Sacrality; Part III - A Shaman in the Gaidhealtachd?; Conclusion; Index.