Maliodoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village, however he was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, where he remained for the next fifteen years, being harshly indoctrinated into european ways of thought and worship. The story tells of his return to his people, his hard initiation back into those people, which lead to his desire to convey their knowledge to the world. Of Water and the Spirit is the result of that desire; it is a sharing of living African traditions, offered in compassion for those struggling with our contemporary crisis of the spirit.

Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman (Compass)

Biographies & Memoirs

Some, Malidoma Patrice

Community & Culture

Tarcher

?The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors. The commentary has the sharp edge of modern thought and the intricacy which results from the intellect being woven through the ritual complexities of tribal life. The purpose of constructing thresholds that bring this world together is to find the powers that can heal the rends in tribal as well as modern communities.? --Michael Meade, from the IntroductionVersed in the languages of psychology, comparative literature, as well as ancient mythology, healing, and divination, Malidoma Patrice Some bridges paths between the ancient tribal world of the West African Dagara culture and modern Western society. Ritual is written with wild imagination, careful critical reflection, and intuitive insights that will force the reader to encounter the world anew.

Ritual: Power, Healing and Community (Compass)

Self-Help

Self-Esteem

Penguin??Books

The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community

The Healing Wisdom of Africa: finding life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

PUTNAM

Through The Healing Wisdom of Africa, readers can come to understand that the life of indigenous and traditional people is a paradigm for an intimate relationship with the natural world that both surrounds us and is within us. The book is the most complete study of the role ritual plays in the lives of African people--and the role it can play for seekers in the West.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

TarcherPerigee

?The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors. The commentary has the sharp edge of modern thought and the intricacy which results from the intellect being woven through the ritual complexities of tribal life. The purpose of constructing thresholds that bring this world together is to find the powers that can heal the rends in tribal as well as modern communities.? --Michael Meade, from the Introduction Versed in the languages of psychology, comparative literature, as well as ancient mythology, healing, and divination, Malidoma Patrice Some bridges paths between the ancient tribal world of the West African Dagara culture and modern Western society. Ritual is written with wild imagination, careful critical reflection, and intuitive insights that will force the reader to encounter the world anew.

Ritual: Power, Healing and Community : The African Teachings of the Dagara (Echoes of the Ancestors)

Swan-Raven & Co.

Cowry Shell Divination: Listening to the Spirit Guides (Echoes of the Ancestors, African Teachings of the Dagara)

Religion & Spirituality

A remarkable sharing of living African traditions, offered with compassion for those struggling with our contemporary crisis of spirit. 2 cassettes.

Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman

Christian Books & Bibles

New World Library

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