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A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Dr. Hank Wesselman

Dr. Hank Wesselman

AnthropologyShamanismSpirituality

Dr. Hank Wesselman (1941–2021) was a paleoecologist and anthropologist recognized for his unusual dual career as a mainstream field scientist and a practitioner of shamanic journeying, documenting his experiences in a series of visionary books. As a guest on late-night radio, his Spiritwalker trilogy and his academic credentials brought a rare scientific legitimacy to the exploration of shamanic states of consciousness and nonordinary reality.

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June 13, 2002: Shamanism - Hank Wesselman

Jun 13, 2002
2h 40m
Art Bell welcomes anthropologist Dr. Hank Wesselman, who has spent over 30 years conducting field research on human origins in East Africa's Great Rift Valley. Their conversation spans from the precise science of potassium-argon dating to the discovery of Ardipithecus, a fossil creature that may represent the long-s...