African Spirits Speak: A White Woman's Journey into the Healing Tradition of the Sangoma
The moving story of an expatriate coming to terms with her country's history, and her joyous spiritual and emotional rebirth as an African healer. \ • One of the first accounts of the mysterious sangomas, the healers of South Africa's black population. \ • A mystical journey that will appeal to those wishing to reunite with their roots and a more spiritual life.\ Set against the stirring backdrop of a crumbling apartheid regime, African Spirits Speak is the lyrical account of white...
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Set against the stirring backdrop of the crumbling South African apartheid regime, African Spirits Speak is the lyrical account of a white South African woman's journey into the world of the sangomas, the indigenous diviners and priests of South Africa, and a mystical journey that changed her life. Kirkus Reviews "A strong and unusually concrete spiritual memoir."
1. In the Beginning 2. The Time of Tears 3. Where the Only Sound is Silence 4. Morongo Valley, Meditation. and Mother Earth 5. The Weaving Thread 6. The Emerging Pattern 7. The Work Begins 8. The Second Night 9. Herbs and Politics 10. Spirit Riffles and Porcupine Quills 11. Alina 12. Herbs to Cure, Herbs to Hide, and Spirit Names 13. The Initiation 14. Learning to Divine 15. The Work Goes on and Western Worries 16. Return to the Bush 17. Killings and Drummings 18. Madota Thanks the Spirits 19. Spirit-Speak 20. Clients and Lessons 21. Farewell for Now 22. Back into the Motherhood 23. Return to Africa 24. Passages 25. Visiting Balfour 26. Prayers, Transmigrations, and Strange Happenings 27. Dreadlocked and Oiled 28. A Meeting about Children 29. Whisks, Warps, and Visions 30. A New Sangoma 31. Interlude 32. A Country Reborn 33. Elections 34. Giving Thanks
\ From the Publisher\ "A rich earthy, heart-wrenching account, this is a difficult book to put down once the journey has begun; the reader is advised to set aside plenty of time to absorb it. "\ \ \ \ \ Malidoma Some"African Spirits Speak is a poignant initiatory dive into the self.. . .Nicky Arden brings courage and wisdom back from her journeys to share with us all. The clear bell that she rings is truly a gift."\ \ \ Napra ReView"A rich earthy, heart-wrenching account, this is a difficult book to put down once the journey has begun; the reader is advised to set aside plenty of time to absorb it."\ \
