In the oceanic islands where the flow of primal energies has created unparalleled natural beauty, one of the world's most advanced spiritual cultures remains largely unknown to the West. With The Bowl of Light, Hank Wesselman offers a privileged and intimate view into the mind of an authentic Hawaiian kahuna-- for the time has finally come for the world to hear the wisdom that this profound tradition offers.

The Bowl of Light: Ancestral Wisdom from a Hawaiian Shaman (16pt Large Print Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Wesselman, Hank

Community & Culture

ReadHowYouWant

A professional anthropologist recounts his experiences outside the bounds of normal reality, tracing his numerous journeys across space and time, his exchanges with shape-shifters, spirit guardians, and a Hawaiian mystic from several centuries into the future. 65,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.

Spiritwalker: Messages from the Future

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Bantam]

In 1985, anthropologist Hank Wesselman began to experience disturbingly vivid altered states that ultimately propelled him on 12 fantastic journeys across time and space. He wrote about these in Spiritwalker. Now Dr. Wesselman continues his extraordinary narrative as he recounts his true adventures where he is given foreshadowings of imminent ecological, political, and spiritual challenges to the future of civilization. Dr. Wesselman learns that his journeys are much like the journeys shamans of all cultures have taken for years. But his journeys take him far into the future, past the collapse of civilization, to a "new" stone age. There he meets a Hawaiian Kahuna mystic named Nainoa who teaches the author about what the world is like after the fall of the modern age. The result is another fascinating adventure, an exciting discovery, and the story of how a hardheaded scientific realist may have stumbled on an important piece in the puzzle of human evolution.

Medicinemaker: Mystic Encounters On The Shaman's Path

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

"I am about to tell you a most unusual story, a chronicle of something that happened to me while I was living on the flank of an active volcano on the island of Hawai'i. I'm a scientist. I mention this because I do not feel that I was in any way predisposed for what was about to occur. In fact, my scientific training would seem to have preprogrammed me against such an experience." -- From Spiritwalker The astonishing true story of an anthropologist's quest into a spiritual world of magic, mysticism, and meaning. Not since Castaneda's tutelage under the Yacqui Indian guide Don Juan has there been a spiritual autobiography quite like Spiritwalker. Hank Wesselman's incredible story of a series of encounters that would forever change his life began with what he at first tried to explain away as particularly vivid dreams, but which grew increasingly intense and insistent, ultimately propelling him on twelve fantastic journeys across time and space. Over the next three years, his journeys proved to be far more important than mere reason could explain. Eventually, Dr. Wesselman became convinced that he'd been granted a visionary encounter with what tribal people from millennia past have called the "spirit world." During his epic travels, Dr. Wesselman met shape-shifting entities, spirit helpers, and guardians, and found himself traversing a mental, physical, and spiritual landscape on a path intersecting that of a fellow traveler, a Hawai'ian kahuna mystic named Nainoa. Five thousand years into the future, Nainoa had been sent by his Chief on a journey into what used to be America, a once-powerful land of machines and magic, from which no previous voyagers had ever returned. What did Nainoa seek from Dr. Wesselman? What did the anthropologist have to learn about his own world from this exotic traveler from another time and place? Together, scientist and mystic are initiated into knowledge of non-ordinary levels of reality and given foreshadowings of imminent environmental, political, and spiritual challenges to their civilization. Without abandoning his scientific objectivity, Dr. Wesselman abandoned himself to the mystical, sometimes frightening, yet always luminous experiences that brought him beyond the boundaries of ordinary consciousness. The result is a fascinating and suspenseful adventure, an exciting and important archeological discovery, and the story of how a hard-headed scientific-realist stumbled on an important piece of the puzzle of human evolution. Socially urgent and disturbingly prophetic, Spiritwalker has a universal mythic resonance and an undeniable relevance for today as it challenges our perceptions of our world, our reality, and our future.

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

In the brilliant visionary tradition of Carlos Castaneda, anthropologist Hank Wesselman first documented his spiritual journey in the acclaimed account Spiritwalker. Now he continues his travels through the spirit world in this astonishing book, leading us into the heart of one of the greatest mysteries of existence. Dr. Wesselman's inspiring quest began with a dramatic encounter on the island of Hawaii. Though he had feared his connection to Nainoa, a kahuna initiate and fellow mystic traveler, would be severed when he moved to San Diego, Wesselman would continue to merge minds with Nainoa. Over the next five years, the true purpose of their profound yet cryptic contact took shape. Wesselman had gained access to some inner doorway, putting him in the presence of a transcendent life force and intelligence. On the threshold of a dazzling new understanding of nature, he was a shaman in training, an initiate into the sacred, secret healing powers of the spirit world. This remarkable book gives us an unprecedented glimpse into the origin and the destiny of our species. Hank Wesselman has brought back from his extraordinary travels an extraordinary message: the keys to personal power and to the healing of all humankind.

Medicinemaker: Mystic Encounters on the Shaman's Path

At the heart of spiritual awakening lies the discovery that each of us can achieve the direct, transformative connection with the sacred realms--a connection that defines the mystic. The Journey to the Sacred Garden guides us along a well-traveled path into this extraordinary experience and includes an experiential CD of shamanic drumming and rattling, providing us with an effective, easily learned technique for expanding awareness and shifting consciousness safely. The first goal: to find our Sacred Garden, a place for personal empowerment; as well as physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual restoration. Once there, we learn through direct experience that the garden can be used as a gateway into the other levels of the inner worlds. Anthropologist Hank Wesselman, Ph.D., reveals that our garden operates by four primary rules: 1. Everything in the garden is symbolic of some aspect of ourselves or our life experience. 2. Everything in the garden can be communicated with, enhancing understanding. 3. The garden can be changed by doing work. 4. When you change your garden, some part of you or your life will change in response. The accompanying drumming CD will help you find your own sacred garden!

The Journey To The Sacred Garden: A Guide to Traveling in the Spiritual Realms

Christian Books & Bibles

Hay House, Inc.

In the oceanic islands where the flow of primal energies has created unparalleled natural beauty, one of the world's most advanced spiritual cultures remains largely unknown to the West. With The Bowl of Light, Hank Wesselman offers a privileged and intimate view into the mind of an authentic Hawaiian kahuna-- for the time has finally come for the world to hear the wisdom that this profound tradition offers.

The Bowl of Light: Ancestral Wisdom from a Hawaiian Shaman

In this remarkable work, Dr. Wesselman reveals what it means to be a mystic and a medicine man in an age of high technology and super science. His spiritual quest continues to unfold, illuminating the emergence of a modern Western shamanism, the phenomenon of spirit possession, the conveyance of the souls of the dead, and the true nature of the human spirit. His connections with fellow mystic Nainoa give us an intimate look into kahuna spiritual wisdom, and their amazing visionary voyages finally bring them face-to-face with each other and with the mysterious Source of all Existence.
This extraordinary book, written by a scientist, also gives us an unprecedented glimpse into the origin and destiny of our species. It is a true hero's journey, revealing who and what we may all become when we accept the call to adventure, experience authentic initiation, and return from our quest as world redeemers.

Visionseeker

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

An Invitation to Awaken to a Reality of Wonder and Infinite Possibility
 In a time when our scientific understanding of the universe has never been greater, why do so many people feel unhappy and alienated? As Dr. Hank Wesselman explains, our search for objective knowledge has come at the cost of a deeper, intuitive rapport with nature and our spiritual selves. The result is a profound disenchantment, one that affects us individually and collectively. What we need now is a "re-enchantment"―a way to renew our relationship with nature, reawaken to spiritual reality, and reclaim the sense of connection and hope that gives meaning to our lives.
The Re-Enchantment offers a compelling blueprint for the emerging transformational spirituality―not a return to the superstition and ignorance of old beliefs, but a "modern upgrade of the path of the shaman" that reconnects us to our inner sources of intuition, power, and healing. Here he explores:
 • Challenging the cultural mythos―why a new story is arising about who we are and where we fit in to the greater whole • The role of the shaman as a mediator between the material and spiritual worlds • Guides, helping spirits, oversouls, and masters of deception―unseen spiritual forces that influence our lives • Empowering ourselves to be agents of change through the shamanic path of "direct revelation"
 "There is new spiritual complex coming into being in our world," writes Dr. Wesselman. "This mystical mosaic draws from many traditions and many cultures, and has the potential to refresh and perhaps replace our current mainstream religions with new perceptions and new insights." With The Re-Enchantment, this leading teacher presents a provocative call to action―to engage the world with a newborn’s eyes, a shaman’s heart, and soul dedicated to a wiser, more compassionate future.

Re-Enchantment

Sounds True Adult

Timeweaver: The Book of Nainoa (Spiritwalker)

Kaneohe, Nainoa

Sharedwisdom LLC

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The Bowl of Light: Ancestral Wisdom from a Hawaiian Shaman (16pt Large Print Edition)

Spiritwalker: Messages from the Future

Medicinemaker: Mystic Encounters On The Shaman's Path

Spiritwalker: Messages from the Future

Medicinemaker: Mystic Encounters on the Shaman's Path

The Journey To The Sacred Garden: A Guide to Traveling in the Spiritual Realms

The Bowl of Light: Ancestral Wisdom from a Hawaiian Shaman

Visionseeker

Re-Enchantment

Timeweaver: The Book of Nainoa (Spiritwalker)