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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. What do the Jivaro do so that newborns can see their guardians?
2. Often, a patient already has the following with a returned power animal:
3. Before trying to retrieve a power animal, the shaman needs what?
4. Among the Coastal Salish, animals that become human are called what?
5. A restless power animal may develop what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are power objects, and what are they for?
2. What might a restless or shocked power animal do?
3. How can a shaman tell whether or not an individual has a guardian spirit?
4. What connection does a patient often have with a returned spirit animal?
5. When was the book Natural Magick written, and what is it about?
6. Where do "big dreams" come from, and what purpose do they serve?
7. In the power restoration exercise presented to the reader in Chapter 5, what typically happens when the participant goes through the tunnel and reaches the Lowerworld?
8. Explain what the author is saying when he speaks of Coyote and Raven as groups or species.
9. What does a shaman do upon successfully retrieving a power animal for a patient?
10. How did Essie Parrish, a California Pomo Indian, acquire her first power song?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
When the shaman journeys to the Lowerworld, he or she passes through a portal that has a physical component and an imagined aspect. Both are significant to the shaman. Answer the following:
1. What might the Lowerworld portal look like in ordinary or physical reality?
2. How have different shamans seen the portal in non-ordinary reality?
3. What is the significance of passing through the portal into the Lowerworld?
Essay Topic 3
Find contemporary similarities to the following scenarios and, for each one, draw comparisons between the shamanic practice and its contemporary counterpart:
1. A shaman consults with his or her animal guardian.
2. A shaman refrains from healing when he or she feels dis-spirited.
3. A shaman relies on synchronicities to determine whether or not he or she is on the right track.
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