When a new highway forces a North Carolina church to relocate its cemetery, a century-old mystery of major significance to its Cherokee neighbors is also unearthed. Now both communities must work together as the high price of progress tears through sacred land. The church enlists their Cherokee neighbors to assist with the relocation efforts, and the crew makes a startling discovery. The resulting investigation uncovers important information about the residents past and creates an unexpected link across history in the stories of Cistoo and Lokie, two young Cherokee women. Cistoo, born in 1790, had a dream. Not even the loss of her parents when she was a child and tribal shunning could stop her from becoming the first female shaman of her nation. Lokie, a contemporary Native American teen, likens the so-called progress to the dislocation of her people by the American colonists. These two young women from different centuries each come of age in the pursuit of shamanism and social justice. Can the answers to the modern graveyard mystery include redemption for both women?

The Shaman’s Daughter By: Ingrid Merkel In 2007, in a water cave on the peninsula of Yucatan, divers discovered the skull and skeleton of a teenage girl who died there some 13,000 years ago. The bones were moved to a museum. Ancient piety forbade the disturbance of the remains of the dead. In the novel, during the late Ice Age a shaman in Beringia divines this future sacrilege and sends his daughter on a journey to rectify the crime. As she traverses dozens of centuries on her journey through the American West, she encounters events and people in historical time. She recognizes the abyss between ancient and modern mentalities, and the conflict between scientific and her own spiritual understanding of nature. In the end, she resolves the conflict for herself, is liberated from the ancient laws, and emerges as a free woman whose freedom, however, demands a heavy price.

A collection of stories from the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, The Shaman's Daughter touches on everything from baptisms and funerals to love and hate--no subject is off limits. You can practically hear the Southern accent of the characters, as author David S. Rains provides an uncensored look into his life. And the hilarity ensues, whether it's Mama hitting a neighbor over the head with an old wagon axle, David visiting his first whorehouse, or Mike blowing up his grandmother while trying to cure a dog of mange. The darkly comical stories in The Shaman's Daughter will have you laughing until you cry! The dog was running in larger and larger circles as the fuse burned shorter and shorter. Suddenly old Sarge turned and made a beeline for the house, to get under the porch where he always slept. "He's going to the house, he's going to get under the porch. Good Lord almighty, Granny is on the porch by herself. Good God! Granny, Granny, get away." Mike screamed as loud as he could holler. Granny, of course, couldn't hear anything, and especially from so far away. Plus, she was tied up. Granny just kept rocking, and talking to herself. --from the short story "Granny and Old Sarge"

The shaman's daughter, a memoir of how one can embrace their light and darkness to awaken into their most authentic self. Dana, the shaman's daughter, was a warrior, conquering one struggle after another, collapsing into the darkness yet always rising again like the phoenix from the ashes. Unbeknownst to her, one day she too, would be a shaman like her father. As her destiny was being revealed to her, her soul was unraveling, creating chaos around her which was breaking her down, almost to the point of losing her life. She realized that the breakdown was also the journey to the breakthrough. Slowly she was allowing her wounded child to be seen, which allowed the warrior to awaken. As a well-known Shaman and Psychotherapist today, Dana Massat, teaches how to embrace the darkness to brighten the Light. This journey of breakdown to breakthrough speaks to those that are seeking an authentic and purposeful life. Life was no longer three dimensional to Dana, life was quickly becoming fifth dimensional. The veils lifted and Dana was seeing the unseen, fairies, angels, spirits, and entities in her awake life. These were guides from Divine and Mother Earth, revealing its ancient teachings and wisdom to her that one day, she world share with the world. With her ancient-self waking up, Dana could no longer ignore her path as a Shaman, a healer, and a high priestess. DANA MASSAT, Founder of Ascend Your Soul, well-known Shaman and Psychotherapist. Dana journeys beyond ordinary to work with the multi-dimensional trauma and its effects on human behavior. Dana Massat is a Licensed Psychotherapist and an Integrative Shamanic Energy Healer. Dana has studied Shamanism for the past 15 years and continues to be a pioneer in the field of energy medicine using a Shamanic and Intuitive approach to healing bringing her clients mind-body-soul. Dana Massat's work has been endorsed by many well-known health professionals, authors, artists, psychologists, and peers. Dana see's clients in-person at her Chicagoland office in Willowbrook, IL and remotely; she has long-time clients all over the World.

The Shaman’s Daughter By: Ingrid Merkel In 2007, in a water cave on the peninsula of Yucatan, divers discovered the skull and skeleton of a teenage girl who died there some 13,000 years ago. The bones were moved to a museum. Ancient piety forbade the disturbance of the remains of the dead. In the novel, during the late Ice Age a shaman in Beringia divines this future sacrilege and sends his daughter on a journey to rectify the crime. As she traverses dozens of centuries on her journey through the American West, she encounters events and people in historical time. She recognizes the abyss between ancient and modern mentalities, and the conflict between scientific and her own spiritual understanding of nature. In the end, she resolves the conflict for herself, is liberated from the ancient laws, and emerges as a free woman whose freedom, however, demands a heavy price.

Destined to be a healer herself, the daughter of a shaman is the last of her people blessed with a vision and struggles to survive as her world collapses

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The House of Broken Angels and Good Night, Irene, discover the epic historical novel following the journey of a young saint fighting for her survival. This historical novel is based on Urrea's real great-aunt Teresita, who had healing powers and was acclaimed as a saint. Urrea has researched historical accounts and family records for years to get an accurate story.