Shamanic Wisdom for Pregnancy and Parenthood
Practices to Embrace the Transformative Power of Becoming a Parent
by Anna Cariad-Barrett
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Pub Date Jan 27 2017 | Archive Date Dec 14 2016
Inner Traditions | Bear & Company
Description
• Provides tools and meditations to engage the sacred wisdom-keeper within and create personal shamanic medicine to support you and your family
• Discusses the shamanic perspective on miscarriage, fertility issues, postpartum stress, blended families, and adoption as a form of birthing through the heart
• Provides shamanic teachings and techniques for conception, each trimester of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period
The journey into parenthood transforms us, whether our children are biological, adopted, in spirit, or not yet conceived. As we give birth through heart or body, we not only shape-shift into mothers and fathers, but also gain access to the deep inner well of spiritual wisdom that opens with initiation into parenthood.
In this guide to consciously exploring the shamanic journey of pregnancy and parenthood, Anna Cariad-Barrett offers techniques and ceremonies to honor the transformation of becoming a parent and engage the sacred wisdom-keeper within. She provides tools and meditations to create personal shamanic medicine to support you and your family on this journey as well as connect with the wisdom of nature, expand your intuition, and explore altered states of consciousness. Restoring honor to the shadow side of parenthood, the author discusses the shamanic perspective on miscarriage, fertility, sexuality, postpartum stress and depression, blended families, and adoption as a form of birthing through the heart. She explains how to heal any deep psychic wounds from your birth family and transform negative beliefs you may hold about parenthood. She provides chapters on each trimester of pregnancy, offering specific teachings and techniques appropriate to each stage as well as conception, birth, and the postpartum period.
Whether you are preparing to welcome your first child or seeking spiritual support for the multidimensional experience of being a parent, the author shows how to reclaim and reconnect all the experiences of parenthood and how, through this rite of passage, we give birth to our most authentic selves.
Advance Praise
“Anna Cariad-Barrett’s book is an essential companion for anyone on the transformational journey of creation, whether birthing a baby, a family or one’s self. By connecting us with the wisdom of nature and our inner knowing, she has taken the journey to a whole other dimension: A must read for childbirth and parenting education if we are to secure a better future for humanity.”
Dr. Thea Summer Deer, author of Wisdom of the Plant Devas, a clinical herbalist, researcher, educator, and former midwife and holistic childbirth educator
“To birth and raise a child in today’s world may be one of the greatest of initiations. Anna Cariad-Barrett has created a wonderful book, exploring the soul contract between the spirits of an incoming child and its parents. This book is a thoughtful psycho-spiritual guide that will assist in your personal transformation.”
Hank Wesselman Ph.D., anthropologist and author of the Re-Enchantment, The Bowl of Light, Awakening to the Spirit World (with Sandra Ingerman), and the Spiritwalker Trilogy
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781591432432 |
| PRICE | $18.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 288 |
