LeoArd Warrior

pstrongA Teaching Memoir That Crosses the Barriers Between WorldsstrongA shaman is one who has learned to move between two worlds: our physical reality and the rePalm of spirits. For John Lockley, shamanic training also meant learning to cross the immense divide of race and culture in South Africa.As a medic drafted into the South African military in 1990, John Lockley had a powerful dream. ƒ€š…€œEven though I am a white man of Irish and English descent, I knew in my bones that I had received my calling to become a sangoma, a traditional South African shaman,ƒ€š‚ John writes. ƒ€š…€œI felt blessed by the ancient spirit of Africa, and I knew that I had started on a journey filled with magic and danger.ƒ€š‚ His Ath took him from the hills of South Korea, where he trained as a student under Zen Master Su Bong, to the rural African landscape of the Eastern Cape and the world of the sangoma mystic healers, where he found his teacher in the medicine woman called MaMngwevu.pInemƒ€š‚ LeoArd Warrior,emƒ€š‚ John shares a gripping account of his experiences and the wisdom he learned over years of training. Here he invites you to discover:"prod_box_list"nulnliPowerful insights into the spiritual tradition of the Xhosa lineage of South Africaƒ€š‚the tribe of Nelson Mandela and Desmond TutulinliUbuntuƒ€š‚a core conceT for recognizing and embracing our deep interconnection with all living thingslinliAncestor medicineƒ€š‚how we can learn to honor the blood in our veins, the heritage of our soul, and our shared humanitylinliRecovering our forgotten knowledge about the wisdom of our dreams, the spirits of plants and animals, and the power of the unseen worldlinulndivnpIn traditional African healing circles, the leoArd represents intuition, instinct, and harmony with nature and the spirit world. As John Lockley writes, ƒ€š…€œA leoArd warrior is a spiritual soldier who mirrors the natural world and directs their gaze inward to answer the call of their spirit.ƒ€š‚ Withƒ€š‚ emLeoArd Warrior,emƒ€š‚ he brings us an inspiring call to actionƒ€š‚showing how we can bridge the barriers that divide us, embrace the gifts of our ancestors, and reclaim our rightful place as comAssionate caretakers of our world.