Conversations Beyond Science and Religion Shamanism and The Great World Turning

Published: Oct. 28, 2013, 4 a.m.

b'In shamanism, the symptoms of illness are symbols of the state of your being. This truth extends from the individual person to the world at large. To heal ourselves we must realize we are an intertwined part of the circle of life, engaged in a process of re-membering our true selves, striving to move in harmony with the flow of being. This week\'s guest, don Oscar Miro-Quesda (http://www.heartofthehealer.org/), author of Lessons in Courage: Peruvian Shamanic Wisdom for Everyday Life (http://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Courage-Peruvian-Shamanic-Everyday/dp/193790718X )and originator of Pachakuti Mesa cross-cultural shamanism, shares his own incredible journey along the path of awakening, and helps us see glimpses of the great "world turning" that is now upon us.'