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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the exercise for restoring power presented to the reader, what happens when the participant emerges from the tunnel into Lowerworld?

2. When the apprentice shaman emerges from the tunnel and enters Lowerworld, what animal does Harner say the participant will never see?

3. What element is often reported in many successful guardian spirit journeys?

4. Who wrote "Natural Magick" in 1562?

5. While in the Lowerworld on a journey to restore power, how will the shaman know if a power animal is ready to accompany the seeker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are power objects, and what are they for?

2. When was the book Natural Magick written, and what is it about?

3. Why does a power animal need to be danced regularly?

4. Where do "big dreams" come from, and what purpose do they serve?

5. How can a shaman tell whether or not an individual has a guardian spirit?

6. How do the Jivaro know if a person has or doesn't have a guardian animal spirit?

7. What does Harner say about shamanism and synchronicity?

8. In the power restoration exercise Harner presents for the reader, what is the participant told to avoid?

9. What does a shaman do upon successfully retrieving a power animal for a patient?

10. What is the bone game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why would a Westerner with no prior experience with shamanistic practices develop an interest in them? How might he or she benefit from knowing and practicing some of these rituals? What precautions might he or she need to take?

Essay Topic 2

Harner names humility, respect for nature, and the ability to honor an experience as three traits needed by a good shaman. Explain why each is important in shamanic practices. How do the three traits work together to help the shaman? the patient?

Essay Topic 3

The author strives to show commonalities between the world's various shamanic traditions and systems.

Part 1) Describe spiritual and practical commonalities Harner describes between different shamanic traditions.

Part 2) Why do you think there are similarities in shamanism even between cultures that are geographically separated and have had no contact with each other?

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