The Desert Pilgrim
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The Desert Pilgrim
Book Details
- Author
- Mary Swander
- Publisher
- Ice Cube Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9781888160338
- ISBN-10
- 1888160330
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ISBN: 1888160330
Author: Mary Swander
Condition: New
Injured in a car accident, Swander made a pilgrimage to New Mexico where she sought the aid of traditional Hispanic and Native American healers in her recovery. In Albuquerque, she encountered Father Sergei, a Russian Orthodox monk whose barrio church is hidden away on the once-proud Route 66, now the terrain of crack dealers and the homeless. In his backyard, Father Sergei grew herbs for the curandera, Lu, in the pharmacy across the street. Lu's herbal cures are legendary. These two healers led Swander through the "dark night of the soul" to look inside herself and to the Divine for strength and meaning. Lu took Swander on a trip into the New Mexico landscape to harvest herbs and return with a more profound sense of desert spirituality.
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