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We Borrow the Earth : An Intimate Portrait of the Gypsy Shamanic Tradition and Culture
We Borrow the Earth An Intimate Portrait of the Gypsy Shamanic Tradition and Culture Author:Patrick Lee Romani Gypsy shamanism has been practised in Britain and Europe for hundreds of years but the lives of the Gypsies remain a mystery. They have always been treated with a mixture of fear and fascination, either heavily persecuted (which has stopped them from speaking openly about the sacred elements of their culture) or over romanticized, with im... more »ages of wild nomads, decorative wagons and psychic fortune-tellers.
In fact Gypsies are the living practitions of Britain's own shamanic tradition, the inheritors of a deeply enriching and healing craft which combines power, passion, light-heartedness and strong elements of magic and sorcery, much of it the very stuff of our childhood fairy tales. This craft is always practised in accordance with our ancient natural laws and the Earth's natural cycles.
This book reveals the inner Romani shamanic path through the experiences and knowledge of one of the few remaining 'chovihanos' (Gypsy shamans) still practising in Britain. Drawing on his personal experience and the story of his lineage, Patrick Lee explores the history and culture of his people and their knowledge of the ancient arts of healing and prophecy. He includes chapters on their origins and customs as well as looking at their potions, spells, charms and curses in an open and accessible way. The fact that Gypsies have never before written about their own culture makes this a unique and fascinating work.
Patrick Jasper Lee was trained in these ancient traditions by his Romani great-grandfather, a practising Chovihano, and has himself been practising as a Chovihano for the past thirty years.« less