These are free articles about different aspects of shamanism, which you can download and read if you wish. They are all in .pdf format, and are from past issues of Sacred Hoop Magazine. Most of them were written by Nicholas.
Feel free to share them in anyway you wish, but please do not republish them in any way without direct written permission from Nicholas.
Connecting with the Beyond
An Introduction to Creating and Maintaining Domestic Altars
Coat of Power
The Construction and Symbolism of Siberian Shaman’s Coats
Spirit of the Blacksmith
An introduction to Damjin Dorlig, the Southern Siberian Blacksmith Spirit
Hiding the Spirit Eyes
Shaman’s Face Masks of Siberia
Hobro
Buryat Shaman’s Horse Staffs
Shamans at the Centre of the World
A Brief Introduction to the Shamanism of Kazakhstan and Central Asia
The Killing of Demons
Healing with a Tibetan Phurba Ritual Dagger
Monastic Authorised Shamans
The Lhapa Tradition of Tibet
Dolls and Ritual
The Use of Human Effigies in Shamanism and Sorcery
At The Centre Of Creation
The Making of Sacred Space for Ritual or Ceremony
Shaman Snakes From Siberia
Naga symbolism in Mongolian and Siberian Shamanic Costumes
Mirrors of the Soul
The Use of Metal Mirrors in Asian Shamanism
The Shaman Transformed
Transgenderism in Siberian Shamanism
Bringers of the Rain
The Naga Spirits of Asia
The Swastika
Symbol of the Heart of Compassion
The Eternal Blue Sky
Tengerism - the Animism behind Shamanism
The Art of Bone
The Use of Human Bone in Tibetan Ritual
The Soul Drum
The Shamanic Frame Drums of Siberia
Ultimate Gesture
The Ritual Objects of Tibetan Buddhism
Seized By The Spirit
An Interview with The Venerable Thupten Ngodup State Oracle Of Tibet
Tiger Bells
The small Bronze Bells found on Shaman’s Clothes and Objects
Tyger Tyger
Tigers in the Buddhist and Shamanic Traditions of Tibet
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