John Gierach is the author of At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman (0-7432-2992-4), Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders (0-684-86858-X), and Good Flies (1-58574-139-6), and he has written articles for Fly Rod & Reel, Gray's Sporting Journal, and Field & Stream. He lives in the high-country state of Colorado.
The Way Beyond The Shaman is a call for sanity in a world unhinged, and a template for regaining a sacred regard for our only home. Cottrell's focus is on shamanism -- but, unlike many, he does not advocate returning to some primitive state, but transcending and evolving beyond this way of knowing, retaining its essence in a modern world. This is a superb work, an inspired vision by a master artist and wordsmith Larry Dossey, MD, Author: The Extraordinary This is an awe-inspiring book and one that I hope will be read by all who think deeply about life and the spiritual survival of our species. Ruth White: Spiritual consultant, transpersonal psychotherapist, channeller, teacher, writer, Power Of Ordinary Things and Healing Words.