This week, Caroline discusses some of the areas of Shamanism that have not yet been talked about on this show - Good vs Evil, problems with dark spirits and demons, and dismemberment. Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my! While Shamanism is an amazing healing modality, the Shaman must also deal with some very real and very serious entities and dangerous disease intrusions. It requires training and practice, the ability to focus and concentrate for extended periods of out of body journey work, and powerful allies in the Spirit worlds.

ELIOT COWAN, author of "Planet Spirit Medicine", will share his journey into Shamanism, and how he came to work with the Spirits of Plants to heal body, mind, and spirit. He studied herbalism in the 60s, earned a Masters Degree in Acupuncture in the 70s, and went on to apprentice for many years with Huichol Shaman Don Guadelupe Gonzalos Rios in Mexico. He was initiated by Don Guadalupe to be a guide to Shamanic apprentices in the Huichol tradition.

CAROLINE talks today about the true essence of Shamanism, and its relationship to religion. Among the wisdom traditions, Shamanism is the premier method of bringing body, mind, and spirit into balance, and restoring power, health, and harmony to a person's life as well as to Mother Nature, and all our relations. It has been praised and vilified, misunderstood and condemned, but it has survived and weathered the test of time for over 40,000 years.