{"title":"Tom Cowan","description":"Tom Cowan attended a Jesuit seminary and received a PhD in history from Saint Louis University. He has been a student and teacher of religions and mysticism since the 1960s. He frequently lectures and conducts workshops nationwide on various aspects of spirituality, Celtic shamanism, dreamwork, and creativity. The author or coauthor of more than 25 books, he lives in Highland, New York.","products":[{"product_id":"fire-in-the-head-shamanism-and-the-celtic-spirit-paperback","title":"Fire in the Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFire in the Head\u003c\/em\u003e is Tom Cowan's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e engrossing, intelligent, and shamanically well-informed work that is an important gift to all those Westerners seeking a knowledge of Celtic shamanism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Song of Wandering Aengus\u003c\/em\u003e, William Butler Yeats refers to the '\"fire in the head\" that characterizes the visionary experience. Tom Cowan has pursued this theme in \u003cem\u003eFire in the Head\u003c\/em\u003e, a lyrical cross-cultural exploration of shamanism and the Celtic imagination that examines the myths and tales of the ancient Celtic poets and storytellers, and outlines techniques used to access the shaman's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'The Song of Wandering Aengus' William Butler Yeats refers to the 'fire in the head' that characterises the visionary experience. Tom Cowan has pursued this theme in a lyrical cross-cultural exploration of shamanism and the Celtic imagination that examines the myths and tales of the ancient Celtic poets and storytellers, and outlines techniques used to access the shaman's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Cowan is the author of 'How to Top Into Your Own Genius' and coauthor of 'Power of the Witch and Love Magic'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engrossing, intelligent, and shamanically well-informed work that is an important gift to all those Westerners seeking a knowledge of Celtic shamanism\"\u003cbr\u003eMICHAEL HARNER, PH. D., author of 'The Way of the Shaman'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An important and fascinating work on Celtic shamanism. Highly recommended\"\u003cbr\u003eSERGE KAHILI KING, author of 'Urban Shaman'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating and entertaining study...(illuminating) glimpses of an original Celtic shamanism that appears in British and Irish folklore and literary remains. 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