Mark Nelson
I am originally from England but moved to Singapore when I was two years old and have travelled the world extensively since, including countries such as Tibet. For the last 28 years I have lived in Hong Kong. From a young age I read widely and had visionary experiences, which convinced me of the existence of other dimensions of what we refer to as reality. Later in life I experienced some of the classic signs of a spiritual calling, wanting to be in solitude and spending time in nature and wilderness. I finally stepped onto a Shamanic path, training first with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and then later with Shamans and Shamanic practitioners across the world. For over a decade I have been working as a practitioner helping clients, teaching workshops, and helping apprentices in their own shamanic development. A focus of my work is female empowerment. About five years ago I thought about writing a book based on the work that I was doing, the intention being to write the sort of book that I would have wanted to read when I was first exploring the Shamanic path. The result is a mixture of clear explanations of different types of rituals with what one reviewer referred to as " examples of real people doing the rituals and their experiences and results." I worked to structure the book so that it made the topic accessible to those new to the topic and who wanted to work on their own self-development rather than work as practitioners. I hope that the boo
