The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community Paperback – Illustrated, September 13, 1999

I read this book because I'd just read his autobiographical story in "Of Water and the Spirit." I knew his outer life, now I wanted to know more of his inner life. How could I know that "The Healing Wisdom of Africa" would teach me more about MY inner life!This man is the "real deal," when it comes to wisdom, whether it be of a spiritual, mystical, political, cultural or social kind. I wish every white person, especially in America, would read this book. Malidoma Some gets to the heart of our problems and does so without blame, with natural authority, true humility and great love: rare combinations! His words are gentle, yet unbelievably strong. His insights are brilliant and his language exquisite. He knows the value of the individual as well as the group. He respects children, how unusual! He understands how we got to the place in America of suicide being the No. 1 killer of our teens. He understands "the great White loneliness," (my words)and he knows how to connect us up again, not only to the God within, but to each other.This book is nicely subversive, as well. Perhaps that is why it hasn't become a national best seller. We throw our Africans away, don't we? We always have. And what does a black man, of all things, have to teach us, we who are so superior in our technology and indifference? Only the way home. To ourselves, to our God, to each other.Quotes:"Matter is the skin of Spirit.""To produce beauty consistently requires a healthy community."

This is a Great Book, but athe Generalizing one. On the subject of the African Folk Culture, and especially getting to know the line of Work and the author - Some, this is actually not the NEWER Eddition. This is the Generalised outcome from his research. Thus I the detailed one is the earlier !It is a one of the pieces from the Great Line of Cultural research by Patrice Malidoma Some.The Author is verified as an expert on the Topic in the far 1994, when he actually even recorded mixtapes with the oral tradition.The death of this author during The Pandemics is a TRULY unfortunate event.I am aware that his is trying to took it from where his Great Father left. This is truly a HARD Task, when your name brings light to a Culture indeed. This one is from the original author figure.May God show his Mercy on Patrice`s soul ! Deep Regrets to his Family.

Highly recommended to anyone who is looking to learn about different cultures and their spiritual wisdom.

This is the first book I have read by this author, and I really enjoyed the feeling of being among the Dagara tribe and feeling the love and true community that these people share. I felt a constant stream of love from Some to his readers through the entire book. I could just tell that if he could help heal every human on earth, he would. I got a great sense of perspective about how much a sense of community is missing from our American culture and how much better off we could all be if we came together and recognized each person's gifts, instead of everyone living so privately the way we do. The book gave me a lot of ideas to try with my family and group of friends, and I hope I am able to put some rituals into practice.I am grateful that this book was recommended to me, I hope the energy of this book stays with me my whole life and helps me radiate the kind of compassion that the author has shared.

I absolutely love this book. I gifted it to friends as well. Nice quality

I don’t even know how to write a review for this book. In short, it’s amazing! I believe that every American of African descent has a responsibility to read this book. Even if you don’t end up practicing ritual, you should at least have the knowledge.I wholeheartedly believe that the information in this book holds the key to healing the black American community. Perhaps maybe even the entire Black/African world.

LIFE ALTERING, POWERFUL, AMAZING BOOK. I imagine you would have to be in a place to understand how far we have gotten away from living in unity and oneness with the forces of this planet and other realms. This book is a gift to humanity, if you're in a place to accept it. There is something to be said for the indigenous way of life, THE OLD WAYS, and there is no denying the modern world is suffering tremendously because of it's disconnection. This book is worth reading and gifting. Thank you, Mr. Malidoma Some, for your knowledge and wisdom and for having courage to share it!!!

Profound book. This is deep water.