Initiation

A Woman's Spiritual Adventure in the Heart of the Andes

Author: Elizabeth B. Jenkins
ISBN: 9780399143267

In 1989 Elizabeth Jenkins was living in San Francisco, working on a doctorate in clinical psychology. Her life seemed full, yet she felt empty and yearned for some deeper meaning. She traveled to Peru under the pretense of studying traditional healing practices but really searching for an answer to deeper questions about psychology and spiritual experience.In the mountain town of Cuzco, gateway to sacred Machu Picchu, Elizabeth began to follow the voice of her intuition. She became the only North American admitted into a group of native Peruvians working with an Andean master. But, concerned about bitter divisions in this group, Elizabeth was not certain she had found the spiritual ground she was seeking. Then, by fortunate coincidence, she was introduced to Juan Nunez del Prado, an initiated priest of the Andean Path, who explained that there were many levels of understanding, and that she had barely begun.With Juan as her guide, Elizabeth would experience the actual stages of initiat

Publisher: Putnam
Publish Date: 1997

Subjects: Religion / Mysticism

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Religion/Spirituality )