The Sacred Science: An Ancient Healing Path for the Modern World

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Filmmaker Nick Polizzi, creator of the hit documentary The Sacred Science and highly popular website of the same name, takes readers on a spiritual adventure in the native outback of South, Central, and North America to access sacred knowledge the world has all but forgotten. In the work of documentary filmmakers, explains Nick Polizzi, one cardinal rule is to establish the trust of your subject, but never forget that your job is to document, not participate. But when Nick set out to explore the native outback of the Americas-meeting healers, shamans, and medicine women and tapping their well of ancient wisdom, nearly lost to the rest of the world-he had to bend that rule. As he found his way into highly sacred and often very private shamanic ceremonies, not participating ceased to be an option. In The Sacred Science, Nick invites readers along on his journey of discovery to make indigenous knowledge of healing accessible to us all.

Nick Polizzi is the founder of The Sacred Science, a website and blog dedicated to explorations of alternative healing modalities and indigenous healing traditions. His work stems from a calling to honor, preserve, and protect the ancient knowledge and rituals of the indigenous peoples of the world. He has spent his career directing and producing feature-length documentaries about holistic alternatives to conventional medicine; most recently, Nick directed The Tapping Solution and co-edited Simply Raw - Raw for 30 Days. Website- thesacredscience.com

"The Sacred Science is a fresh narrative about healing that is at once ancient and pioneering. If you desire a deep dive into the psychological blind spots that may block your potential to heal-particularly when conventional medicine has failed you-read this book. Polizzi is in a class by himself as a scholar of ancestral medicine, a gifted storyteller brimming with integrity." - Sara Gottfried, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of Younger, The Hormone Cure, and The Hormone Reset Diet "Part adventure book, part self-help book, part memoir, part guide into the deepest parts of your soul . . . The Sacred Science by acclaimed filmmaker Nick Polizzi will keep you on the edge of your seat as you explore the deep wisdom found in our world's ancient traditions. A Must Read." - Nick Ortner, New York Times best-selling author of The Tapping Solution "Rarely are readers given the gift and opportunity to be introduced to the deep wisdom and healing that the universal practice of shamanism embraces. In The Sacred Science, Nick Polizzi honestly shares how native rituals immerse us in both the light and the shadow, carrying us through to a place of illumination. This book demonstrates the raw and authentic power of shamanism without trying to soften what is required to truly engage in such an ancient tradition that can provide healing in ways many never imagined. Polizzi and the brave souls he brought with him ventured together into the jungles and experienced the magic of this earth-based practice. Read this book slowly, absorb and digest the inspirational wisdom. The Sacred Science truly honors the sacredness of shamanic work." - Sandra Ingerman, M.A., author of Soul Retrieval and Medicine for the Earth "In The Sacred Science, Nick Polizzi tells a riveting tale of exploration, hope, and wonder through his adventures into the Amazon. A regular guy from Connecticut follows his own health journey and finds the earth's greatest treasure-forgotten healing plants and the native cultures who know how to use them. It was hard to put this book down and the ending delivered a wallop that everyone needs to experience." - Dr. Pedram Shojai, New York Times best-selling author of The Urban Monk