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Of Water and Spirit
- Ritual Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
- Narrated by: Malidoma Patrice Somé
- Length: 3 hrs
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Born in West Africa in the early 1950s, Somé was kidnapped at age four by a French Jesuit missionary to be trained as a priest, for the next 15 years enduring the harsh regimen of a seminary where his native language and tribal traditions were systematically suppressed. At age 20 he escaped, but when he returned to his Dugara people in Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) they rejected him as an outsider. To reconnect with his native culture, Somé underwent a month-long initiation into shamanism during which he reports that he journeyed to the underworld, became a bird, then a porcupine, and was buried alive.
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- Petrus
- 23-08-21
A text about initiation into other realities.
this is not a text one can review because it is actually about being able to depart from the western logical analysis approach to life. therefore no review can tell you whether to listen to this!
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- Mrs PE Bhola
- 07-01-20
Finally The Road Is Clear
I have been on my journey for 5 years now. Finally, after darkness there's light. The author has travelled before me, and now it's clear that I haven't taken the wrong steps.
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- Arla
- 13-02-24
What insight 💛
This is a must listen!
So naturally read, such intimate insights that confirmed so much, thank you!
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- amanda olsén koppelo
- 25-11-19
Good book
It was a good book, talking about his life and his experience. Tho it was really not what I was looking for, I was looking for a book about the spiritual aspects of water and stumble upon this one.
Over all it's an very interesting story to say at least.
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- james pearce
- 27-07-18
Loved every last bit *Hidden Gem
Malidoma tells his story beautifully and I just wish there was more to listen to, this could have been 30 hours and would have kept me interested throughout. I highly recommend !
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- Andressa
- 28-02-20
Humbling life story, inspirational.
Sometimes hearing a life story like this is needed to remind us to look at our own path and see if it's the one we really should be walking.
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- Maz
- 26-01-24
Beautifully narrated
Beautifully narrated and an absolute ESSENTIAL message for our times. We must stop belonging to a global agenda and come back to your circles of roots. One word: community
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-10-19
An account of being betwixt and between worlds
Loved this story.
A personal testimony of how indigenous practise aids in decolonisation.
A hearty reccomend.
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-05-21
very necessary!!!!!
I'm so glad the narrator is the author! indescribable but a necessary message for soul.
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- JetSetter
- 30-06-22
A must read book!
The audio book duffers somewhat from the written original but is the perfect complement to it, especially as it's a real treat to hear Malidoma's voice. Buy the book and the audio book!
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