• Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart

  • The Real-life Initiation of an Everyday Shaman
  • By: Ya'Acov Darling Khan
  • Narrated by: Ya'Acov Darling Khan
  • Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (98 ratings)

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Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart

By: Ya'Acov Darling Khan
Narrated by: Ya'Acov Darling Khan
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Shaman, meaning "intermediary between spirit and the natural world", has become a much overused word in the West. It's not a job title one can give oneself, and in indigenous societies a shaman is usually born to this role. Ya'Acov Darling Khan is one of the few Westerners who have been acknowledged as shamans by indigenous elders or teachers. After being hit by lightning, Ya'Acov took a 30-year journey into the heart of shamanism to seek his own healing and to learn how he could serve others with the wisdom he acquired through his experiences. He has studied with indigenous teachers from the Arctic Circle to the United States and South America and has taken part in ceremonies in such diverse locations as Welsh caves and the depths of the Amazon rainforest. Nowadays Ya'Acov continues to study and regularly journeys to the Ecuadorean Amazon to work alongside the Achuar and Sápara people.

For thousands of years, shamans helped the people in their communities remain in balance with themselves, each other, the natural world, and the spirit world. This audiobook is not only a powerfully honest, humorous, and inspiring memoir but a guidebook for those from many cultures and walks of life wishing to return to their indigenous roots and be part of midwifing a more benign human presence here on Earth as part of a new dream.

With music from Susannah Darling Khan's album Torch Songs (featured song: "Drum Song"), available from music-medicine.co.uk.

©2017 Ya'Acov Darling Khan (P)2017 Hay House UK Ltd. Drum Song from Susannah Darling Khan's album Torch Songs available from music-medicine.co.uk in all stores

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AHHHH not so good

I did not enjoy this... I found it just 9 hours of “how cool” the author found himself... I did not enjoy it.

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A boring look at me I'm a shaman, full of ego tale

How a story about shamanism could be so boring, I do not know. I practice shamanism, and I kept trying to like it and him. But something about how he tells his story gets in the way of the story being truly absorbing or powerful. If you don't know anything about shamanism it might be entertaining. I think it might be that he's just not a good writer. Too many empty, abstract commentary on his experience, rather than just telling his stories. When he was in story telling mode it was better. But there's too much abstract concentration on his issues, his development, blah blah blah. It reads very much like "look I'm a shaman, look I'm a shaman, look who I've worked with, look who gave me what...." I think he's still full of ego. Plus the narrator sucks. He sounds too young. The old adage in literature: show, don't tell certainly applies here. I'd never go to this guy for healing in a million years.

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Not for me

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I think people who want to have their pre-existing idea of shamanism validated might really like this. He says a lot of the right things.

Has Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart turned you off from other books in this genre?

No, the things I see as untenable in this story are commonplace in books in this genre. The are some authors who truly see and can elucidate this path with great clarity, so I certainly would never give up.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Lots, but I am glad I made it through the book.

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Awesome

An incredible journey of self discovery. Ya’Acov shares his incredible personal journey of transformation and struggles as he works to follow his path of becoming a shaman.

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authenticity

I loved this book, this reading, and felt total trust in the author and gratitude for his honest sharing and humility. I feel closer to my own self by getting a window into another soul.

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Beautiful book

Very easy to listen. Beautiful story.
Some chapters are a little bit too stretch and become a little boring but overall it's a great book. I recommend

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For seekers of truth and honesty

A story if growth courage and feeling. A story anyone can relate to about the merging of the inner and outer journey. good listen!

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Many paths but similar landscape

I really enjoyed this story and found many similar experiences to my own. I appreciate hearing someone else's spiritual journey to finding their inner medicine.

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Captivated my mind and renewed my spirit

I have learned so much about the world and myself from this book. I cried and heaved and gaped in awe at various different points, just marveling at the splendor and miracles the author describes. I'd recommend it to anyone with an open mind or intuitive spirit.

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Spellbound

I enjoyed the narration and pacing of the adventure. I liked that it was action and adventure oriented as well as containing philosophical issues over the course. I appreciated that it was honest, and heartfelt and addressed the issues of power and shadow. Mentors and the issues of moving on. There are ups and downs and foreshadowing and suspense;so many elements of good storytelling exist alongside the subject matter of Shamanism so it’s compelling on a number of fronts.

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