Join James Endredy, noted author and shamanic practitioner, on a bizarre, brutal, and exhilarating excursion into realities that few people have had a chance to explore. Whether it’s discovering how to dream with the Lords of the Underworld or learning to fly with the help of his eagle nagual, outwitting a soul-stealing sorceress in Veracruz or conversing with the spirit of an ancient dwarf king, these gripping firsthand accounts chronicle Endredy’s mystical experiences while living and working with fifteen indigenous cultures in North and South America, Hawaii, and Mexico.
Endredy’s amazing, arduous, and sometimes life-threatening shamanic initiations and lessons illustrate the interconnectedness of all life, the importance of being humble enough to laugh at yourself, and the need to respect and learn from nature and her children.
Acknowledgments XIII
Preface: Lighting in My Blood 1
Introduction 3
Chapter 1 The Early Years: The Medicine Teachings Begin 11
The Whispering of the Spirits 12
A Matter of Energy 17
The Eagle's Gift 34
Muvieri 39
Chapter 2 Blood: Medicine of Life and Death 43
Blood and Breath 44
Old John Redcorn 49
Healing by Quwi 52
Chapter 3 Initiation: Medicine of Transformation 57
Cosmic Clowns 57
Fire Hawk 64
Engaging the Flow 76
First Flight 87
Crazy Kieri 100
Into the Fire 107
Chapter 4 Plant Medicine: Power from the Earth and Sky 117
San Pedro and Appreciation for the Medicines of Nature 118
Ayahuasca Death Lesson 127
Mazatec Mushrooms 128
Chapter 5 Animal Medicine: Wise Teachers of the More-Than-Human World 141
Condor 143
Horned Lizard 151
Cougar 155
Chapter 6 Medicine of Ancient Sacred Sites: Knowledge of the Ancestors 161
The Guardians 162
Uxmal 167
Huiricuta 174
Chapter 7 Medicine of Healing: The Journey Continues 187
Spirit Cleansing 188
The Cure, the Curer, and the Underworld 194
Epilogue 211
Overview
Join James Endredy, noted author and shamanic practitioner, on a bizarre, brutal, and exhilarating excursion into realities that few people have had a chance to explore. Whether it’s discovering how to dream with the Lords of the Underworld or learning to fly with the help of his eagle nagual, outwitting a soul-stealing sorceress in Veracruz or conversing with the spirit of an ancient dwarf king, these gripping firsthand accounts chronicle Endredy’s mystical experiences while living and working with fifteen ...