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Embrace Release Heal
Leigh Fortson has created a
gathering of nations in her search for answers regarding the root causes
of cancer. She has also found some paths that also lead one to not only
healing of disease, but also the silver linings to such human distress
calls.
I am honored to have a
chapter in her newly released book, published by
Sounds True.
Here is a
PDF of the entire chapter.
For more on Leigh, the book and ordering, please go
here...
The following is a short
intro to the chapter entitled "Spiritual Healing."
...I
met Kent Tompkins serendipitously. I was planning a surprise party for
my mother's eightieth
birthday, but was disgruntled at the prices that resorts wanted for
party rooms, lodging, and food. I
figured the best way around the expense was by landing a private home
where my family could sleep,
where we could have the party, and where a caterer could bring the food.
Oh, and a nice view would
work, too.
Looking skyward, I said, “OK, God. I need that house. Thank you.”
The very next day I received an e-mail from Kent. He belongs to the same
online network as I do,
and Kent was letting the group know that he was making his house
available for yoga retreats,
workshops, family reunions, and so on. My grin filled the room. I read
further: not only was the price reasonable, but the location of the
house was also in my mother's favorite spot in Colorado. It was a
no-brainer. “Thank you, God,” I said again, smiling gratefully.
Weeks later, I drove to the house to check it out. Kent and I began to
talk beyond the logistics of where to set up tables and the best spot
for the buffet line. I learned that he was a licensed professional
counselor and hypnotherapist. He'd also lived on Navajo and White
Mountain Apache lands for many
years and studied ceremonial healing with elders in the Navajo and
Southern Cheyenne Indian tribes, all the while documenting sacred sites
through a camera lens..
I learned these things as
he walked me down a path to a space he had cleared for a tepee, where he
would eventually perform ceremonial rituals.
I told Kent about this book. He nodded and looked deeply into my eyes.
“My mother died of
cancer in 1977. I decided that if I really wanted to learn about
healing, I had to learn how to heal cancer.”
Our conversation took off from there. A few weeks later, I conducted a
formal interview with him.
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