Shaman, Healer, Sage

How to Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas

By: Alberto Villoldo PhD

Narrated by: Christophe Landa

A renowned medical anthropologist offers a practical and revolutionary program to alleviate the effects of disease, prevent illness, and revitalize relationships using traditional shamanic healing methods

“At last, a deeply committed seeker, scholar, and teacher has brought the rich legacy of Native America forward to take its rightful place among the world’s great spiritual traditions.”—Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., author of Radical Healing

Alberto Villoldo has studied shamanic healing techniques among the descendants of the ancient Inkas for decades. In Shaman, Healer, Sage, he draws on his vast body of knowledge to create a program based on the ancient healing methods used by these shamans—methods that have long been inaccessible to most of the world.

Villoldo explains the Luminous Energy Field, the central concept to shamanic healing that is believed to surround our material bodies, and teaches us how to see and influence the imprints that disease leaves on this field and thereby heal ourselves and others, as well as ward off illness.

Villoldo masterfully weaves personal anecdotes throughout his teachings that showcase the power of the energy medicine of the Americas. In one story, he recounts when antibiotics failed to control his pneumonia after he contracted the infection in Peru. His mentor, the shaman Don Antonio, used the process of Illumination to remove the toxins that had invaded Villoldo’s body. These same shamanic techniques later allowed Villoldo to remove stagnant energy from a young woman whose marriage was suffering due to her past experience with abandonment. With the aid of shamanic work, the woman regained her trust in others, and her marriage was revitalized.

Rich with ancient wisdom and contemporary techniques, Shaman, Healer, Sage is an invaluable resource to helping ourselves and others.

©2007 Alberto Villoldo (P)2025 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"At last a deeply committed seeker, scholar, and teacher has brought the rich legacy of Native America forward to take its rightful place among the world's great spiritual traditions."—Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., author of Radical Healing

"Weaving together his gifts as a storyteller and healer with his ability to share practical tools to incorporate into our lives, Villoldo assists us in finding spiritual methods that lead to our ultimate healing."—Sandra Ingerman, author of Soul Retrieval and Medicine for the Earth

"Laced with luminous tales of adventure, these field notes from a stream of Inkan wisdom kept alive in the Peruvian Andes are an invitation to realize truths of the spirit in the fabric of our own lives."—Martin Goodman, author of In Search of the Divine Mother

Heart-opening and inspiring

I loved this audiobook. Villoldo shares stories and teachings from the shamanic path in a way that feels personal and real. It made me reflect deeply on my own healing journey.

What I appreciated most was how practical it is — not just ideas, but tools you can actually use in everyday life. The narration is warm and clear, and I felt like I was being gently guided through something ancient and sacred.

Highly recommend it to anyone who feels called to work with energy, spirit, or their own inner healing.

Everything, this was just what I was looking for as I learn about death and how to die.

Very well written, with good stories for context, and I really enjoyed listening to this book multiple times.

A great look at Shamanism and why you need...

When I first read this book it was on a Kindle and it took a long time. I paused reading the book and took the author's online energy medicine program (OEM), completing the book at the end of the class. Yes, I read really slowly especially when so much is demanding my time.

In this book the author takes us through their life’s journey to become a Shaman. They go into detail about their lineage and why it’s important to train under a qualified Shamanic practitioner. There are many lessons in this book and more alluded to by the author which require a qualified teacher to teach someone. I learned all the lessons in the book while taking the OEM and the author is right about making sure you learn the lessons before practicing on someone. It all sounds really easy on paper but reality is different. In the class we could tell who practiced/paid attention and who didn’t. This is a life journey of transformation which truly never ends. It's not some weekend warrior class where you get a certificate to declare yourself a Shaman to make money. Take this book seriously when it comes to the practices and seek out a qualified teacher whose lineage can be verified because you’ll be grateful you did. The author gives you all the reasons why and why some don’t want to teach westerners. Just following some of the basic lessons given in this book like not tending weeds will change your life. Seek a community and learn from them but make sure it’s a qualified community because it will help you grow exponentially.