Secrets of the Talking Jaguar - by Martín Prechtel (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This powerful memoir of an American who was adopted by a shaman and allowed to study the secrets of a Tzutujil Mayan village in deepest Guatemala "offers readers a privileged and rare glimpse into (the village's) complex and spiritually rich life" ("Rocky Mountain News"). 15,000.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Twenty-five years ago, a young musician and painter named <b>Martin Prechtel</b> wandered through the brilliant landscapes of Mexico and Guatemala. Arriving at Santiago Atitlan, a Tzutujil Mayan village on the breathtaking shores of Lake Atitlan, <b>Prechtel</b> met Nicolas Chiviliu Tacaxoy--perhaps the most famous shaman in Tzutujil history--who believed <b>Prechtel</b> was the new student he had asked the gods to provide. For the next thirteen years, <b>Prechtel</b> studied the ancient Tzutujil culture and became a village chief and a famous shaman in his own right.In <b>Secrets of the Talking Jaguar</b>, <b>Prechtel</b> brings to vivid life the sights, sounds, scents, and colors of Santiago Atitlan: its magical personalities, its beauty, its material poverty and spiritual richness, its eight-hundred-year-old rituals juxtaposed with quintessential small-town gossip. The story of his education is a tale filled with enchantment, danger, passion, and hope.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Martín Prechtel</b> is a spiritual activist and the author of <i>The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise</i> and <i>The Unlikely Peace at Cuchumaquic</i>. Prechtel is a prominent thinker, writer and educator of Indigenous history, language and soulfulness. He teaches at his international school, Bolad's Kitchen in his native New Mexico.
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