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Author:   Nicky Arden
Publisher:   Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint:   Destiny Books,U.S.
Edition:   Original ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780892817528

ISBN 10:   0892817526
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   10 November 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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 Country Reborn 33 Elections 34 Giving Thanks

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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. -- Napra ReView , May/June 1999

A fascinating account of [the author's] search for acceptance by a tribal community. . . . Highly recommended for collections on social sciences, women's studies, and spirituality. --Library Journal A strong and unusually concrete spiritual memoir. --Kirkus Reviews 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. --Malidoma Some, author of The Healing Wisdom of Africa 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. --Napra ReView, May/June 1999

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.

A fascinating account of [the author's] search for acceptance by a tribal community. . . . Highly recommended for collections on social sciences, women's studies, and spirituality.

Author Information

Nicky Arden is the former director of San Diego Youth and Community Services, a social service agency. She and her husband divide their time between San Diego, California, and Johannesburg, South Africa.

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