Native Healer: Initiation Into an Ancient Art

An exciting glimpse into the world of Native American shamanism. Many today claim to be healers and spiritual teachers, but Medicine Grizzlybear Lake definitely is both. In this work he explains how a person is called by higher powers to be a medicine man or woman and describes the trials and tests of a candidate. Lake gives a colorful picture of Native American shamanism and discusses ceremonies such as the vision quest and sweat lodge.

199 pages

About the author: Medicine Grizzlybear Lake, (Robert Lake-Thom), was trained by numerous Native American teachers including Inter-tribal Medicine Man, Rolling Thunder. A former full professor at Humboldt State University, in his present position with Gonzaga University he provides technical assistance on Native culture and education to school districts in Indian communities. He has conducted hundreds of ceremonies and lectures.