Pierluigi Lattuada
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Italian Witchcraft and Shamanism
Shamanism is thriving as an exotic import and a hidden native tradition in Italy today. This ethnographical work uncovers two faces of Italian shamanism. The first is trans-cultural shamans who creatively adapt rituals and beliefs from indigenous cultures worldwide. Second, extensive fieldwork shows how regional folk magic practices of segnatoriand segnatrici constitute a little-known but enduring form of native Italian shamanism. By documenting these parallel worlds, contemporary magic workers appear to be the heirs of ancient local healing traditions. Offering rare insights into vernacular religion, this book vividly portrays shamans' past and present on the Italian peninsula.
Psychiatry and Spiritual Awakening
Author: Claudio Maddaloni
language: en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date: 2026-03-25
Psychiatry and Spiritual Awakening reimagines the landscape of mental healthcare by integrating traditional psychiatric approaches with Transpersonal Psychology and spiritual insight. Written from the perspective of a seasoned psychiatrist and transpersonal therapist, the book offers an innovative synthesis that bridges biological, psychological, and spiritual understandings of mental suffering. It highlights the limitations of the biomedical paradigm and the chronic, stigmatizing identity it often imposes on patients, instead reframing psychiatric suffering as a potential catalyst for personal and spiritual growth. Through a historical and conceptual overview, the author traces the evolution of psychiatry and psychology, examining how modern practice has become dominated by symptom-focused, pharmacological interventions. The book then introduces the principles of Transpersonal Psychology, drawing on the work of figures such as Jung, Assagioli, Wilber, and Grof, and integrating Eastern contemplative traditions and spiritual frameworks with Western clinical practice and contemporary neuroscience. Through detailed case studies, the book demonstrates how Transpersonal Therapy differs from conventional approaches and comprehensively illustrates the clinical application of the transpersonal point of view. The author explores different psychiatric syndromes and their models of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery according to different approaches, bridging the gap between biological psychiatry and holistic, meaning-centered approaches. Techniques such as deep guided relaxation through chakra-focused energy work in the sessions are described in detail and the therapist’s own state of presence and energetic awareness is emphasized as a key factor in facilitating healing. The book calls for a paradigm shift: to move beyond symptom management and toward an integrative model that honors the complexity—and possible purpose—of altered states. Both authoritative and accessible, this practical, compassionate guide charts a path toward a more holistic, humane, and hopeful vision of mental healthcare for any clinician or researcher, providing technical details on Transpersonal Psychotherapy.
Magia e Sciamanesimo dei Nativi Americani
Author: Grazia Tagliavini
language: it
Publisher: cerchio della luna
Release Date: 2018-02-27
Sia i “nativi” indiani sia gli africani “immigrati” (ovviamente forzosamente) possedevano nelle rispettive culture forme proprie di magia e di stregoneria, la loro interazione con la cultura delle varie realtà europee dei colonizzatori, portò a forme notevolmente diverse di Magia e Sciamanesimo. Nei vari paesi del Nuovo Mondo si svilupparono pratiche e credenze magiche molto diverse tra di loro. Secondo queste tradizioni erano gli spiriti ultraterreni a determinare la sorte e gli avvenimenti terreni; ogni problema poteva perciò essere risolto solo da qualcuno che avesse la capacità ed i mezzi per entrare in contatto con tali spiriti, affrontando un "viaggio" ultraterreno nel loro mondo, trovando lì la soluzione ai problemi. Nei nativi del nord che meno sentirono l’influenza colonizzatrice si svilupparono forme di sciamanesimo magico direttamente legato agli spiriti della natura, mettendo l’uomo in stretto contatto con le energie del cielo e della terra. Nell’America Centrale e del Sud, su una base importante di cultura sciamanica e magica, fitta di misteri, come nella tradizione Maya e Inca maggiore fu l’incidenza dei coloni europei che influenzarono la cultura preesistente.