The shamanic journey is a practice common to all indigenous societies throughout history. By listening to a drumbeat or other rhythmic percussion, the shaman enters "non-ordinary" reality - an altered state of consciousness beyond time and space - to access spiritual guidance and healing, assist others and the planet, and reconnect with the cycles of nature. With the instruction in this book and the accompanying audio CD, internationally respected teacher Sandra Ingerman illuminates the original role of the shaman in indigenous cultures, how to meet and work with your "power animals" and other spirit teachers, how to navigate the Lower World, Upper World and Middle World, and they keys to successful journeying in our modern culture.