We keep finding great CDs of drumming, rattling, and other sounds for use in shamanic journeying. There have always been recordings of indigenous shamanic ceremonies, which some people may find inspiring or interesting. Now we’ve also started finding CDs that teach how to do harmonic toning.
This page lists shamanism-related audio CDs that we’ve tried–with descriptions and comments. In the future some of the more important or unusual ones may be more fully reviewed on separate, linked pages.
Most items can be purchased through the Shamanista Amazon Book Shop. For the rest we provide on-line sources whenever we can.
Drumming for Journeying
Shamanic Journey Drumming (Disc) by Michael Drake. On this CD, Drake drums rhythms for journeying. Three tracks: 15-minute solo drumming with callback, 15-minute solo drumming with rattle and callback, and 30-minute solo drumming with callback.
The harmonic overtones and undertones on this recording were produced by a 22-inch single-headed, elk hide, cedar frame drum pulsed at four-beats-per-second. That tempo induces a theta wave cycle in the brain.
Theta rhythms are associated with the deepest states of shamanic consciousness. Researchers have found that if a tempo of four-beats-per-second is sustained for at least 15 minutes, most people can journey successfully even on their first attempt.
Shamanic Journeying (Book and CD) by Sandra Ingerman. Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner’s Guide
The CD comes with the book (in a pocket inside the back cover).
Rattling and/or Other Sounds for Journeying
Annotated list with descriptions of CDs of rattling and other sounds for journeying coming soon!
Songs, Chants, and Harmonic Toning
Sacred Songs & Chants (Disc) by Michael Drake, 14 multicultural and original songs and chants. Each invokes or pays homage to a certain spirit beings and deities by creating a specific vibratory resonance.
Singing and drumming are powerful tools for restoring body, mind, and spirit. Together they can take us to a level of awareness beyond form. Drake is the author of the excellent book, The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming.
Tibetan Sound Healing (Book and CD) by Tenzin Wangyal Rimpoche, founder of the Ligmincha Institute.
Tibetan Sound Healing
The CD comes with the book (in a pocket inside the back cover).
How-To
The Shamanic Drum Instructional (Disc) by Michael Drake. On this CD, Michael Drake teaches 10 ceremonial drum rhythms, including those for invoking the seven directions. The CD includes a 30-minute ceremonial drumming track for training that can also be used for journeying.
Drake is the author of the excellent book, The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming. This is a companion recording to the book, but you can use it without the book
Indigenous Shamans and Ceremonies
Annotated list with descriptions of CDs of indigenous shamans and ceremonies coming soon!
