Here's the latest article from the Mythology site at BellaOnline.com.


Shamanism
Sara Macias Vasquez, ("Mother Sarita), widely recognized as a powerful, gifted healer and the mother of Toltec Shaman and best-selling author, Don Miguel Ruiz, passed away on May 22, 2008. In honor of them, a look at the history and nature of Shamanism.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art57086.asp

From my news blog at http://blog.gratefulweb.net:

"The mother of Toltec Shaman and best-selling author, Don Miguel Ruiz, passed away on Thursday. Ruiz is perhaps best known for his book, "The Four Agreements". His mother, Sara Macias Vasquez, ("Mother Sarita), was widely recognized as a powerful, gifted healer. If you're so inclined, meditate for a few minutes in her memory, and/or on her motto, "Yes, it is possible".


"From Don Miguel's site: "Mother Sarita was inducted into the San Diego Women's History Museum and Educational Center in 2007 in recognition of a life filled with generosity. She was a powerful presence who lived in service tho all who needed her, without condition."


"Our MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/gratefulweb includes a video of Don Miguel discussing reality and illusion, along with footage of the sacred Toltec city in memorium.

"I had the pleasure of interviewing him some time ago and our discussion, along with reviews of several of his books, are linked to here: http://www.myspace.com/oldsmophelia (Scroll down past the blog and you'll see it listed in the interviews section, his books in the book reviews section.)

"Please do take the time to learn more about these remarkable people at http://www.miguelruiz.com "


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