Gift of the Dreamtime: Awakening to the Divinity of Trauma

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Summary: A story you will never, ever forget
Review: This marvelous book recounts a true story of shamanic healing. A shaman's journey to make things whole uses the power of words and images. Accompanied by the drum or rattle, the shaman enters the ecstatic trance and once there receives the special message she has set out to learn. The shaman author of "Gift of the Dreamtime" recognizes this is unexplored territory for most of us. This book is unique in that it takes the reader into this magical experience of the trance. Then it provides a manual to enable the reader to experience the special healing powers of the shaman's ecstatic journey for themselves. I found the manual worked -- I got a little piece of the experience for myself!

The story transforms traumatic childhood memories of abuse into an understanding of the healing process. Gift of the Dreamtime addresses the universal cry of "Why did this happen to me?" It read like a mystery to me, as piece by piece the spiritual truth behind a childhood trauma is retrieved. In a surprise twist, the ending awakens the main character to her purpose as a shamanic healer in this world. In showing how one person used the shamanic process to make sense of and heal trauma, this book shares one of the world's oldest healing traditions in a fun and exciting story.

Even if you're not into shamanic healing, this is a fairy tale story that keeps you reading to find out what happens next.