Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
A renowned healer and shamanās life-changing journey of discovery, healing, and wisdom
āMalidoma has kept faith with the ancestors and with his own heart. His journey is a shimmering āmissing pieceā in the story of the earth.ā āAlice Walker
When he was a young boy growing up in Burkina Faso, Malidoma SomĆ© was taken from his village and brought to a Jesuit mission school, where he spent years being harshly indoctrinated in European ways of thought and worship. In this vivid and paradigm-shifting memoir, Malidoma recounts his journey homeāand his initiation into the healing traditions of the Dagara culture, where the natural and supernatural blend together, and every person is encircled by family, community, and the wisdom of ancestors.
By turns humbling, harrowing, magical, and transcendent, Malidomaās spiritual awakening imparted ancient wisdom that he would spend the rest of his life sharing with others around the worldāas an antidote to alienation, a tool for self-transformation, and a bridge between cultures and worlds.
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Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
A renowned healer and shamanās life-changing journey of discovery, healing, and wisdom
āMalidoma has kept faith with the ancestors and with his own heart. His journey is a shimmering āmissing pieceā in the story of the earth.ā āAlice Walker
When he was a young boy growing up in Burkina Faso, Malidoma SomĆ© was taken from his village and brought to a Jesuit mission school, where he spent years being harshly indoctrinated in European ways of thought and worship. In this vivid and paradigm-shifting memoir, Malidoma recounts his journey homeāand his initiation into the healing traditions of the Dagara culture, where the natural and supernatural blend together, and every person is encircled by family, community, and the wisdom of ancestors.
By turns humbling, harrowing, magical, and transcendent, Malidomaās spiritual awakening imparted ancient wisdom that he would spend the rest of his life sharing with others around the worldāas an antidote to alienation, a tool for self-transformation, and a bridge between cultures and worlds.
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A renowned healer and shamanās life-changing journey of discovery, healing, and wisdom
āMalidoma has kept faith with the ancestors and with his own heart. His journey is a shimmering āmissing pieceā in the story of the earth.ā āAlice Walker
When he was a young boy growing up in Burkina Faso, Malidoma SomĆ© was taken from his village and brought to a Jesuit mission school, where he spent years being harshly indoctrinated in European ways of thought and worship. In this vivid and paradigm-shifting memoir, Malidoma recounts his journey homeāand his initiation into the healing traditions of the Dagara culture, where the natural and supernatural blend together, and every person is encircled by family, community, and the wisdom of ancestors.
By turns humbling, harrowing, magical, and transcendent, Malidomaās spiritual awakening imparted ancient wisdom that he would spend the rest of his life sharing with others around the worldāas an antidote to alienation, a tool for self-transformation, and a bridge between cultures and worlds.
