Volume 13 | subscribers | 1 different countries | 13 August 2009 Contents Part 1 - Welcome! Dear %$firstname$%, Well, the weather in August may not have lived up to expectations so far, but there are still some hot days around. You just need to grab them by the tail. I took advantage of one recently to go hiking on the South Downs followed by afternoon tea in Alfriston and a visit to their award-winning indie bookstore Much Ado Books It feels like being in someone’s house and one room even opens onto the garden, which is inhabited by some unusual looking chickens (including a delightfully-named Bantam Frizzle - yes, really!) Have a great August and head for the hills or your local bookstore.
Leda Sammarco It's a book thing. Part 2 - Feature Article The Shaman's Last Apprentice I often come across books that I think are fabulous and want more people to know about them. Once such title is the ‘The Shaman’s Last Apprentice’ by Rebekita (little Rebekah as the shaman called her). A friend lent me a copy and I read it without stopping. I recently interviewed Rebekah to find out more about the challenges of living in the rainforest and of writing her first book. “Your time in Machu Picchu was only to prepare you.
“Ready for what?” I thought. “What is my purpose for being in Peru?” “Ready to find out who you truly are,” came the reply… It is a compelling and frank account of her true experiences as the first Western pupil and last apprentice to an elderly shaman deep in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. The ancient wisdom helps her to discover the truth about herself and bring back a message of hope from this sacred place for these times of instability and change. To read the rest of this interview, please go to
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