The Woman in the Shaman's Body

An anthropologist and initiated shaman uncovers the long-overlooked female origins of shamanism, the world's oldest form of religion and medicine. This book reinterprets generations of scholarship, presenting evidence from prehistoric rock art to modern ceremonies that highlight women's shamanic powers.

It combines firsthand accounts of the author's training among the Maya with a rich record of women warriors, spiritual guides, and prophets across cultures and times. The work explores the unique practices of female shamanism, including the role of body wisdom, eroticism, dream witnessing, and the spiritual powers associated with childbirth and female cycles.