{"product_id":"ﾁguila-the-vision-life-death-and-rebirth-of-a-two-spirit-shaman-in-the-ozark-mountains-hardcover","title":"ﾁguila: The Vision, Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Two-Spirit Shaman in the Ozark Mountains - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMar? Cristina Moroles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLauri Umansky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eﾁguila: The Vision, Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Two-Spirit Shaman in the Ozark Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, Mar? Cristina Moroles traces the path of her extraordinary life from the streets of Dallas to the wilderness of the Arkansas Ozarks, where she has resided for fifty years. Hailing from a large Indigenous and Mexican American family in Texas, Moroles apprentices herself to healers and shamans across the Americas as she follows the spiritual vision that leads her to establish a mountaintop sanctuary for women and children of color in a notoriously insular location in the Ozark Mountains. This is a survivor's tale, and a back-to-the-lander's tale, unlike any other. From early traumas to countercultural rebellion and profound spiritual awakening, Moroles recounts milestones that earn her the ceremonial names SunHawk and ﾁguila, as she builds a sustainable community off the grid, atop a mountain otherwise uninhabited by human life. \u003ci\u003eﾁguila\u003c\/i\u003e tells the truth of one woman's search for freedom and all women's quest for dignity as it celebrates the healing powers of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMar? Cristina Moroles\u003c\/b\u003e is matriarch of Arco Iris, a healing sanctuary in the Ozark Mountains originally established for women and children of color and the queer community and now open to all people seeking healing. Moroles lives on the five-hundred-acre wilderness preserve in community with her children, Jennifer and Mario; visiting students; and other resident stewards. Also known by the ceremonial name ﾁguila, she incorporates her Indigenous and Mexican American heritage in her work as a curandera, master massage therapist, and shaman. She is co-founder of the Arco Iris Earth Care Project. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauri Umansky\u003c\/b\u003e teaches history and directs the Heritage Studies PhD Program at Arkansas State University. Her books include \u003ci\u003eMotherhood Reconceived: Feminism and the Legacies of the Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNaked Is the Best Disguise \u003c\/i\u003e(pseud. Lauri Lewin), \u003ci\u003e\"Bad\" Mothers: The Politics of Blame in Twentieth-Century America, Impossible to Hold: Women and Culture in the 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The New Disability History: American Perspectives.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.7 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765000208672,"sku":"9781682262436","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a0ed0ad41095d4e8fc2b8f2b0d2bc633.webp?v=1780259968","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/%ef%be%81guila-the-vision-life-death-and-rebirth-of-a-two-spirit-shaman-in-the-ozark-mountains-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}