{"product_id":"of-water-and-the-spirit-ritual-magic-and-initiation-in-the-life-of-an-african-shaman-arkana-s-9780140194968","title":"Of Water and the Spirit Ritual Magic and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA renowned healer and shaman’s life-changing journey of discovery, healing, and wisdom\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Malidoma has kept faith with the ancestors and with his own heart. His journey is a shimmering ‘missing piece’ in the story of the earth.” —Alice Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When he was a young boy growing up in Burkina Faso, Malidoma Somé 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 home—and 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By turns humbling, harrowing, magical, and transcendent, Malidoma’s spiritual awakening imparted ancient wisdom that he would spend the rest of his life sharing \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf Water and the Spirit       Introduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Slowly Becoming\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: A Grandfather's Farewell\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Grandfather's Funeral\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: A Sudden Farewell\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: In the White Man's World\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Life Begins at Nansi\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: The Rebellion Begins\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: New Awakenings\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: The Long Journey Begins\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: The Voyage Home\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Hard Beginnings\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Trying to Fit Back into Village Life\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: The Meeting at the Earth Shrine\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: My First Night at the Initiation Camp\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: Trying to See\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: The World of the Fire, the Song of the Stars\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: In the Arms of the Green Lady\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: Returning to the Source\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Opening the Portal\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: Through the Light Hole\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21: The World at the Bottom of the Pool\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22: Burials, Lessons, and Journeys\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23: Journey into the Underworld\u003cbr\u003eChapter 24: A Mission in the Underworld\u003cbr\u003eChapter 25: Returning from the Underworld\u003cbr\u003eChapter 26: Homecoming and Celebration\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: The Fearful Return","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732349858135,"sku":"9780140194968","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140194968.jpg?v=1719996517","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/of-water-and-the-spirit-ritual-magic-and-initiation-in-the-life-of-an-african-shaman-arkana-s-9780140194968","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}