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Long Life, Honey in the Heart by Martin Prechtel
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Marti n Prechtel continues the narrative of his unique life in Santiago, Atitlan in "Long Life, Honey in the Heart," an eloquent memoir replete with the subtle intelligence and sophistication of Mayan culture. Set against the dramatic backdrop of Guatemala's political upheaval in the 1980s, this heady m ...Show more
Secrets of the Talking Jaguar: Memoirs from the Living Heart of a Mayan Village by Martin Prechtel
Category: Biography
Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named Martin Prechtel wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, Prechtel met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous s ...Show more
Smell of Rain on Dust by Martin Prechtel
Category: Mind, Body and Spirit
Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author MartIn Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares profound insights on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture--how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the dead ...Show more
The Unlikely Peace at Cuchumaquic: The Parallel Lives of People as Plants: Keeping the Seeds Alive by Martin Prechtel
Category: Mind, Body & Spirit
MartIn Prechtel's experiences growing up on a Pueblo Indian reservation, his years of apprenticing to a Guatemalan shaman, and his flight from Guatemala's brutal civil war to life in the U.S. inform this lyrical blend of memoir, cultural commentary, and spiritual call to arms. "The Unlikely Peace at Cuc ...Show more
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