The provided text is an excerpt from a video transcript featuring Alberto Villoldo, a medical anthropologist and psychologist, discussing his shift from academia to the study of shamanic healing practices. Villoldo contrasts the Western "disease care system" with the shamanic focus on prevention and working with the luminous energy field to promote health and influence destiny. He shares personal anecdotes, including his move to study shamans after finding that traditional psychotherapy did not fully heal his childhood trauma, and explains key shamanic concepts like the medicine wheel's four steps (Serpent, Jaguar, Hummingbird, Eagle). The discussion also covers the integration of ancient wisdom with modern science (like epigenetics and neuroplasticity), the importance of intentionality and "gnosis" (direct knowing), and the role of plant medicines and practices like lucid dreaming in expanding consciousness and preparing for an evolutionary leap for humanity.Source :Andre DuqumYouTube Channel