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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. During the Lakota practice of rock-seeing, a shaman considers a problem while walking through what?
2. What are the tsentak?
3. Shamans pass through what kind of planes?
4. In the cultures Harner studies, shamans are primarily:
5. How is a shamanic state of consciousness, or SSC, achieved?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the practice of rock-seeing?
2. In the step-by-step instructions for going on a first shamanic journey that the author supplies for the reader in Chapter 2, how does he ask the participant to prepare?
3. Summarize the first shamanic journey exercise presented to the reader in Chapter 2.
4. What is the participant of the exercise in Chapter 2 instructed regarding the end of the journey?
5. Describe Harner's experience of spiritually going to a cave beneath a waterfall with a Jivaro shaman.
6. Discuss what Harner says about the humility of shamanism?
7. What does the author say shamans feel about what they see in the non-ordinary reality or shamanic state of consciousness (SSC)?
8. Why does the author find it encouraging for Westerners that not all tribes use drugs in their shamanic practices?
9. Describe Harner's journey with Akachu.
10. Harner says that apprentice shamans report similarities in how they get out of difficulties. What are some of the difficulties he mentions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast shamanistic techniques for healing with traditional Western medicine practices. In our current society, is there room for both modalities to complement each other? Explain why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
Why would a Westerner with no prior experience with shamanistic practices develop an interest in them? How might he or she benefit from knowing and practicing some of these rituals? What precautions might he or she need to take?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the deep connection between animals and a shaman.How do the special talents associated with a specific species assist a shaman? Offer examples. Can a shaman do his or her work effectively if this connection was not in place? Support your answer with examples from the book.
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