The Song of Stars: The Lore of a Zulu Shaman

by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa

Book Overview

Offers a rare view into the world of a Zulu shaman - Includes 14 Zulu myths as told by a traditional Zulu story keeper - Reveals Zulu shamanic practices, including healing techniques, dreamwork,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886449015
• ISBN13: 9781886449015
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Barrytown Limited
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent especially the ET chapters!

The chapters on the ET's in the this book is phenomenal i read this book like i was a sponge absorbing the knowledge and wisdom from credo like i was a small child. Excellent, exciting and frightening at the same time. It is hard to find information on particular ET races but Credo has had so much first hand experience as many in Africa have from these beings, which are told in the stories from the dogon tribes. The Myths, legends and the cultures are fascinating and full of spirit!

zulu shamanism

Here we get a fascinating account of how a Zulu shaman gets called to his profession and what healing and divination entail in the context of South African native healers (sangomas). Mutwa brings in details that I haven't seen anywhere else... for example, how divination bones, the essential aspect of sangoma art, are obtained and how a combination of plants and energy are used in healing mentally and physically sick people. He talks about ancient power objects held in storage by his tribe and about the knowledge, accumulated by his tribe of hundreds of years, of the alternate reality that one can encounter in the bush. Above all, this book allows one to one witness the sophistication of the Zulu, including their techniques for training and retraining the initiate's perception and awareness. This is a valuable book.

An invaluable contribution to African Metaphysical Studies

Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa is a "sangoma" (a Zulu Shaman who has chosen to go beyond the traditional boundaries of silence). Edited by Stephen Larsen, Zulu Shaman: Dreams, Prophecies, And Mysteries is the autobiographical story of Mutwa, an English-trained Christian schoolteacher who followed the calling to become a shaman and keeper of folklore even as his grandfather once was. Presenting powerful stories and myths of creation; how his ancestors came to the world; tales of gods and evil beings; and visions to promote peace and harmony, Zulu Shaman is a unique work of spiritual insight and Zulu mysticism which is an invaluable contribution to African Metaphysical Studies reference collections and reading lists.

Best buy for those new to Credo Mutwa.

Credo Mutwa once again speaks with power and authority about Mother Africa. Told in his own conversational voice, the Sanusi (High Sangoma) Mutwa reveals much of Africa's mighty knowledge. See Credo Mutwa's various prophesies later in the book for living proof of his visionary abilities. eg: He predicts the role of Monica Lewinsky in Bill Clinton's career. Etcetera! Credo Mutwa is no doubt an authority in his field and we in South Africa look to him as such. Read and learn where-ever you are. This man is talking about the near future lives of us all.