The Four Winds: A Shaman's Odyssey Into the Amazon

Alberto Villoldo. HarperOne, $9.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-06-250892-8

Villoldo's account of his apprenticeship to a Quechua shaman in Peru is a lyrical blend of adventure, journal jottings, philosophical reflection and comparison of Western psychotherapy with shamanic teachings. ``Seekers on many paths--Jungian, shamanic, dreamwork, transpersonal psychology, etc.--will find this open-ended vision-quest inspirational,'' said PW. (Aug.)

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