Techniques of Modern Shamanism | Phil Hine

Phil Hine is a British writer, occultist, public figure, widely known on the Russian magic scene as the author of the books "Pseudonomicon", "Primary Chaos" and "Compressed Chaos", as well as several essays on the Magic of Chaos and the Magic of the Cthulhu Mythos.

This book "Techniques of Shamanism" is a collection of essays written according to the lectures of the Course on Shamanic Development and compiled by the author himself into a three-volume book entitled "A Walk between Worlds", "Two Worlds and the Interworld", "Scorched by Fire". The appendix of the book was compiled by the author's articles on a similar and similar topic.

The book is a guide to the introduction to shamanic consciousness, inseparable from the surrounding world, where a person is a part of nature and society. The author claims that the presented methods and techniques for development are not dogmatic, they can be easily applied in any situation and under different circumstances. The proposed practices are simple and can be easily mastered both by beginners taking their first steps in the magical art, and as auxiliary techniques are of interest to more mature and experienced occultists. Phil Hine pays special attention to the so-called "urban shamanism", where the skill of entering altered states of consciousness to fulfill certain goals and communicate with spirits can be as useful as on various natural landscapes.

The novelty of the proposed material lies in the synthesis of Chaos Magic and Shamanism, which, according to the author, have much in common, and the latter, thanks to an eclectic approach to magic, is a kind of progenitor of the worldview of the adepts of the New Aeon. So, a servitor is nothing but a shaman's assistant spirit, therefore, work with it can be done with the help of shamanic techniques.. On the other hand, shamanism involves the denial of any dogmas and rules regarding magical work, so a magician can achieve his goals in much simpler ways than the complex and multilevel ceremonies and rituals of Western Renaissance Magic.