Woman Who Glows in the Dark
A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health
$41.44
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
22 May 2000
Summary
“An autobiographical account of how a psychiatric nurse specialist became a folk medicine healer; this also explains the origins and practice of one of the oldest forms of medicine in the New World.” — Kirkus
Praise for WOMAN WHO GLOWS IN THE DARK
“This is a book that we’ve been awaiting for years—one that unites the best medicine from the ancient past with the deepest needs of the contemporary heart and soul.”—Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D., author of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781585420223 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1585420220 |
| Author: | Elena Avila, Joy Parker, Clarissa Pinkola Estes |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Jeremy P Tarcher |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 22 May 2000 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 23mm |
About The Author
Elena Avila
Elena Avila (1944-2011) is the author of the national bestseller Woman Who Glows in the Dark: A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health. Before becoming a spiritual counselor, Avila studied nursing and psychiatric nursing. In addition to her book, Avila also wrote poetry, plays, and gave lectures throughout the United States.
Joy Parker is the coauthor of several books including Woman Who Glows in the Dark: A Curandera Reveals Traditional Aztec Secrets of Physical and Spiritual Health, Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman’s Path, and The Sound of the Earth: A Man’s Mid-Life Passage and Spiritual Awakening.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes is a poet, trauma specialist, and Jungian psychoanalyst most recognized as the author of Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. She is also a spoken word performer and has performed with Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison.
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