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norrshaman norrshaman is a publishing
house and think tank that creates, supplies and publishes thoughts and texts that
give insights into the world and into the secret. It was created in 2004 and
is run by JÖRGEN I ERIKSSON, who
is a journalist and an author and, who for more than two decades has been studying
shamanism and traditional healing, both theoretically and experimentally, and
through journeys and field studies in the northernmost parts of Sweden and
Norway. He has written several books on different aspects of shamanism., most
of them in Swedish, but one booklet and one article will be available in
English. The booklet has the title “Sometimes Miracles Happen... On Saami
shamanism and Traditional Healing” (2004) and is published by Folktankar.
In this booklet Jörgen I Eriksson systematically analyzes the methods,
concepts and functions of traditional healing and shamanism, especially among
the Saami. Several healers and shamans tell, with their own words, what
healing is all about, where they get their power from and how they use it to
fulfil their tasks. From the
activities and thoughts of the healers he draws conclusions on how other
human beings can extract wisdom from this tradition of knowledge. This
booklet can be ordered by e-mail at the cost of US $30 or 30 Euros (air mail
included) or directly from the publisher www.folktankar.se.
The article Saami Shamanism: The Noajdie Today is
reprinted from the Newsletter of The Foundation for Shamanic Studies, Vol. 1,
No. 3 (Winter 1988-89). It was one of the chapters in the first edition of Jörgen I Eriksson’s book on Saami
Shamanism in Swedish. This article can now be ordered by sending a letter
with money or a cheque to Jörgen I
Eriksson, Stallgatan 15 b, S-19432 Upplands Väsby, Sweden. The price is 8
Euros or 10 US dollars. Read also about Saami
Ethno Medicine. Here is a list of Jörgen I Eriksson’s books on Saami
shamanism and traditional healing in Swedish; 1) Samisk shamanism (1987, 1988,
2002 and 2003). Saami shamanism today. Interviews with Saami shamans, artists
and writers. A chapter by professor emeritus Louise Bäckman on the initiation
of the Saami shaman. 2) Blodstämmare och handpåläggare
– Folklig läkekonst och magi i Tornedalen och Lappland (1992, 2001 and
2004) deals with traditional healing i Tornedalen and Lapland, mainly among
the non-Saami population. But this books contains also a deep-going interview
with the Saami healer Per Simma. 3) Ibland
inträffar mirakel … Analys och lärdomar av folklig läkekonst och shamanism” (2003
and 2004). Swedish edition of
Sometimes Miracles Happen… 4)
Vandrare i två världar – Samisk shamanism bok 2 (2004). This is book no 2
on Saami shamanism and it contains interviews with seven Saamis that are
active within the field that was originally defined as the shaman’s
responsibility. This book is an attempt to describe present-day Saami
shamanism in a global perspective and as part of the indigenous peoples’
struggle for self-determination and cultural identity. 5)
Var tids noaidi – Samisk shamanism (2009).
This
book contains the best parts from books no 1, 2 and 3 in updated and enhanced
versions. Several new chapters have been added, based on travels and
interviews made in Sápmi during 2008. Saami shamanism is still a living
tradition, creatively applied to modern times by traditional and new
practicians. Jörgen I Eriksson has also
written books on rune magic (Runmagi
och shamanism, 1990), traditional magic (Svartkonstbok, 1992) and on shamanic work with mountains and
stones (Bergets visdom, 1996). norrshaman has so far
published eight books (all in Swedish): 1) a new version of an
introduction into Nordic shamanism (2004, 2006); Sejd 3.0 – En introduktion till shamanismen (=Sejd 3.0 – An Introduction to Shamanism) 2) a new version of the book on rune magic (2005, 2006); Runmagi och shamanism 2.0 (=Rune Magic and Shamanism 2.0) 3) an attempt at a critique
of present-day capitalism (2004); Shamanism, marxism och människans
frigörelse (= Shamanism, Marxism
and the Liberation of Mankind) 4) a booklet on shamanic
philosophy (2005, 2006); Att bita av
ödets trådar (=Biting off the
Threads of Fate) 5) an analysis of some
pre-Christian Nordic myths (2005); Världsträdet
och den kosmiska väven (=The World
Tree and the Cosmic Web). 6) an analysis of the
continuity between the old Nordic shamanism and the popular healing arts that
have survived into our days in remote areas of Sweden (2008); Atrid Grimssons Svartkonstbok 7) a manual on how to find
power and wisdom in Nature (2009); Naturens
återkomst (= The Return of Nature –
Shamanism and Liberation) 8) a guide to the shamanic
dimensions of the old Norse Edda songs (2009): Shamanens Edda (The
Shaman’s Edda – Songs from the Dreamtime) And there is more to come...
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