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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. In Harner's power restoration exercise for apprentice shamans, he instructs the participant to use the drumbeat as what?
2. What is the most famous method of acquiring a guardian animal spirit?
3. Myths and stories that have been passed down typically refer to:
4. How does the 1562 book, "Natural Magick," make reference to shamans?
5. Harner repeatedly emphasizes that not all shamanic experiences involve drugs and instead rely on what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what Harner refers to as the "Calling The Beasts" ritual.
2. 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?
3. Describe what the author says about being able to restore power to a patient from a distance.
4. What are power objects, and what are they for?
5. Describe what Harner writes about the mythical past link between humans and animals.
6. How did Essie Parrish, a California Pomo Indian, acquire her first power song?
7. Where do "big dreams" come from, and what purpose do they serve?
8. Why should a shaman avoid trying to heal when he or she is feeling dis-spirited?
9. Explain what the author is saying when he speaks of Coyote and Raven as groups or species.
10. How does a shaman obtain a power song needed to retrieve a power animal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the process and procedure of extracting an intrusion and the role plants play. Why is intrusion extraction considered an advanced shamanic practice?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the role of guardian spirits, spirit helpers, and power animals. Do you feel there is a significant difference between these entities? How do they differ? In what ways are they similar? Cite three separate instances showing when a shaman would call upon one particular entity over the other two.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast a shaman's power song with ONE of the following: a school fight song, a lullaby, or a love song.
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