Once Michael Harner had recovered from his near-death excursion into the shamanistic world induced by the sacred drink ayahuasca, his first response was to record the vivid visions that he had experienced the night before. He found that the work of recall went easily, except for one portion of the trance that remained blank. It was as though […]

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In his book “The Way of the Shaman” published in 1980 by Harper & Row, Michael Harner described in vivid detail the visions which manifested after he agreed to partake of the shaman’s sacred drink made from ayahuasca. “As I stared upward into the darkness, faint lines of light appeared. They grew sharper, more intricate, and […]

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When St Paul wrote his famous epistle to the Ephesians, he warned them that there were many obstacles to be faced by those who would follow the path of Christ. But the greatest of these obstacles were not the actions of evil men and women, but rather “principalities, powers and the rulers of the darkness of […]

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Once upon a time, in a galaxy far away, a fictional space opera was conceived in the mind of Hollywood Director George Lucas. This space drama not only captivated the world with its special effects, but went on to become one of the highest grossing movie epics of all time. The science fiction saga that became known as “Star […]

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Throughout history certain men and women have acquired fame, or notoriety, by claiming to be able to predict future events. This has especially been true within religious faiths, where certain individuals have been regarded as divinely inspired, and their predictions have been accepted as the ordained will of God. And throughout the ages, men and women of […]

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