Filled with stories and myths, this book offers an overview of the shamanic roots of our culture and connects the reader with these ancient paths, which can still be alive within us today. A tree without roots cannot live. Neither can a human.

Together with Wolf-Dieter Storl, we explore the shamanic practices of the indigenous peoples of Europe. What healing methods did the Celts, Germans, and Slavs know? How did shamans deal with gods, nature spirits, disease demons, and other beings from the otherworld? What role did sacred healing plants or totemic animals play? How and why does this matter to us today? An inspiring journey through history and a message for our modern world. We are nature. This book speaks of it in vivid colors.

Wolf-Dieter Storl is a cultural anthropologist and ethnobotanist. He has been a lecturer at various universities in the USA, Austria, Switzerland, and India. Travels to many countries and contact with indigenous peoples as well as native farmers and herbalists shaped his worldview.