{"title":"Condor \u0026 Eagle Press","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"becoming-medicine-art-medicine-edition-pathways-of-initiation-into-a-living-spirituality-1","title":"Becoming Medicine – Art Medicine Edition: Pathways of Initiation into a Living Spirituality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a time when many are feeling lost, this second collaboration by holistic psychiatrist David Kopacz and Native American visionary Joseph Rael offers hope. \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e takes us on a journey into the heart of the medicine wheel where separation and division are replaced by an experience of spiritual democracy and unity with all people, with nature, and with the cosmos. Following the ancient pathways of initiation of mystics, visionaries, and shamans we learn everyone can find a living spirituality—a connection to the source of all religions. Learning from mystics and visionaries such as Jung, Corbin, Rumi, Whitman, Alice \u0026amp; John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, the book brings together threads of ancient and modern wisdom paths. When we make the secret journey into the heart at the center of the medicine wheel, we are \u003cem\u003ebecoming medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, becoming the healing that our world so desperately needs today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid R. Kopacz, M.D.,\u003c\/strong\u003e works as a psychiatrist at Seattle VA in primary care mental health integration. In his clinical work, he has been developing a holistic health class and a hero’s journey class, using mythology, narrative, culture, poetry, and art to help Veterans return home after military service. David is an education champion with the national VA Office of Patient Centered Care \u0026amp; Cultural Transformation, where he teaches Whole Health to VA staff across the USA. He is board certified in psychiatry and holistic \u0026amp; integrative medicine and is an assistant professor at the University of Washington. He has worked in many different practice settings, including holistic private practice, community mental health, and as clinical director of Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. David is the author of \u003cem\u003eRe-humanizing Medicine: A Holistic Framework for Transforming Your Self, Your Practice, and the Culture of Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWalking the Medicine Wheel: Healing Trauma \u0026amp; PTSD\u003c\/em\u003e (with Joseph Rael). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Rael\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e M.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e,whose Tiwa name is \u003cem\u003eTsluu-teh-koh-ay\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eBeautiful Painted Arrow)\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a visionary healer and artist. He brings together in his person Southern Ute (through his mother) and Picuris Pueblo (through his father) traditions and is a citizen of the Southern Ute tribe and the United States of America. He is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eSound: Native Teachings \u0026amp; Visionary Art\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeing \u0026amp; Vibration: Entering the New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCeremonies of the Living Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWalking the Medicine Wheel: Healing Trauma \u0026amp; PTSD\u003c\/em\u003e (with David Kopacz). He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and holds a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin. He has worked for HUD, the All Indian Pueblo Council, and the IHS, using Native American traditions and holistic health care to help those suffering from addiction. In 1983 he had a formative vision of Sound Peace Chambers and has overseen the construction of over 65 chambers on four continents, which led to him being recognized by the United Nations for his work for world peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Becoming Medicine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a great compilation of contemporary medical science and ancient spiritual wisdom. This book is written from the heart like a prayer, if you are a seeker of a living spirituality and want to magnify your power to heal, read this book.\"\u003c\/span\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eCARL HAMMERSCHLAG, M.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dancing Healers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Theft of the Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHealing Ceremonies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a remarkable and deeply engaging account in which a Native American shaman and his psychiatrist apprentice plunge deep into the heart centre of a living wisdom. Replete with questor myths and mystical adventures, this passionate, richly cross-referenced and spiritually inclusive book becomes a vibrant junction of intersecting journeys from diverse wisdom traditions. Circling age-old themes of separation, quest and spiritual homecoming, it is an invitation to trust the non-linear journey of inner transformation — one that turns us, eventually, into our own medicine. Marked by an authenticity that readers will instantly recognize, here is a genuine watering-hole at which seekers of all persuasions can pause and ‘drink the light’.\"—\u003cstrong\u003e ARUNDHATHI SUBRAMANIAM, M.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of\u003cem\u003e When God is a Traveller\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSadhguru: More Than A Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and with Sadhguru, \u003cem\u003eAdiyogi: The Source of Yoga\u003c\/em\u003e, editor of \u003cem\u003eEating God: A book of Bhakti poetry\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Behind the words and images of \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e is the wisdom of a man fearless enough to break down all the barriers between what he knows and what he is. Joseph Rael is a unique island of beauty and sanity in our crazy, uncultured culture. And that island that he is, is vaster than the whole world.\" — \u003cstrong\u003ePETER KINGSLEY, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eCatafalque: Carl Jung and the End of Humanity\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Story Waiting to Pierce You: Mongolia, Tibet and the Destiny of the Western World\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIn the Dark Places of Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In this wonderful book, Picuris\/Ute medicine man Joseph Rael reveals that each of us is an embodied human being who is in fact a medicine bag, a container in which we carry sacredness. By walking into the center of ourselves, into the center of our hearts, we cease to be ourselves and are instead \u003cem\u003ebecoming medicine\u003c\/em\u003e. It is something that is done every moment. \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine \u003c\/em\u003emeans that we are becoming capable of being a place for the Breath-Matter-Movement of the vast spirit to manifest and reside for a moment. This is a fabulous book for our times.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eHANK WESSELMAN Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, anthropologist and author of nine books on shamanism including \u003cem\u003eThe Re-Enchantment: A Shamanic Path to a Life of Wonder, The Bowl of light: Ancestral Wisdom from a Hawaiian Shaman\u003c\/em\u003e, the award-winning\u003cem\u003e Awakening to the Spirit World \u003c\/em\u003e(with Sandra Ingerman) and the \u003cem\u003eSpiritwalker trilogy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Tragically the odious divisive social diseases of the 1930s are returning. Nationalistic, racist and fundamentalist movements are rapidly dividing communities. Innocent people feel more and more lost, alienated, powerless, lonely. They yearn for healing. But how can this healing begin? This is why \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e by David Kopacz and Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) is so timely. It is a truly remarkable book, so relevant, so grounded in experience. The medicine of healing begins within each one of us. There we discover our true selves, our unified oneness with all humankind and the universe itself. This is not a healing that is confined to one event. On the contrary, it is a call to a transformative, ongoing, lifelong initiation of discovery. Each discovery leads to a deeper personal and social healing.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eGERALD A. ARBUCKLE, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Refounding and Pastoral Development Unit, Sydney, Australia. Author of \u003cem\u003eFundamentalism at Home and Abroad: Analysis and Pastoral Responses\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), \u003cem\u003eLoneliness: Insights for Healing in Fragmented World\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), and \u003cem\u003eHumanizing Healthcare Reforms\u003c\/em\u003e (2012).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Like the wondrous journeys of the spirit it describes, this book escorts the reader along a path to new understanding and, ultimately, transformation. Along the way, we are reminded of our true nature, our kinship with everything around us, and our power to navigate through our own tumultuous times. The path can be bumpy. It can be circular. Sometimes it is dark. This book helps light the way, and every page is a step toward something meaningful. Where will your journey take you?\" — \u003cstrong\u003eJ. ADAM RINDFLEISCH, M.Phil., M.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Medical Director, Integrative Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Becoming Medicine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill help you think in circles, dream-journey in technicolor, speak your vowels with mystic awareness, listen to music with more heart, and feel your heartbeat with more awe. The wonderful paintings of Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) and David Kopacz are a generous offering to linger over. I am grateful for their creative friendship and commitment to share a depth of spiritual, psychological, quantum physics, and visionary teachings. \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine \u003c\/em\u003eis a call to community, not only so that we seek out companions to slowly explore the insights and stories in this book. But so that we each take an inner journey into our hearts and return as the visionary healers the community of earth is calling for.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSHELLY L. FRANCIS\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Courage Way: Leading and Living With Integrity\u003c\/em\u003e (2018). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a book that can really change your life. David Kopacz and Joseph Rael’s \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable collaboration between two brilliant and courageous pioneers. The information they provide opens a doorway to a healing path that unveils the hidden potential of the human spirit. Blending together knowledge that is ancient and sacred within the backdrop of modern-day psychiatry, it is deeply illuminating. It is a must read for anyone interested in embarking on a journey of transformation and becoming medicine for the world.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSHILAGH MIRGAIN, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Assistant Professor, Distinguished Psychologist, University of Wisconsin – Madison.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Becoming Medicine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by David R. Kopacz, \u0026amp; Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) is a powerful illustration of the title through the authors’ sharing of their own stories, beautiful art and text, using examples from scientific and humanistic\/spiritual literature. Its message is not about becoming a doctor or a healer, but the path to becoming the medicine itself. This is a profound exploration of the journey to Become More — Medicine to self, others and the world, integrating personal examples with multiple cultural traditions present and past. In \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine,\u003c\/em\u003e Kopacz and Rael detail not only the journey for individuals but a path for a disoriented and fragmented world to engage in transformation towards wholeness and unity. Health workers and all seekers alike will benefit from this work.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eMICHAEL HOLLIFIELD, M.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, (Long Beach, California \u0026amp; Angel Fire, New Mexico), President and CEO, War Survivors Institute, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Becoming Medicine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a bridge between many dualities including: the conscious and the unconscious, the scientific and the spiritual, the ordinary and the non-ordinary, and the Western and the Indigenous. Intricately referenced and yet personal in narrative, David and Joseph weave us through distinct world traditions to reveal the interconnectedness in stories of healing. This bridge is likely to most benefit those of us educated in western contexts, where our minds have been trained to neglect the wisdom of circles and spirit. Whether readers begin as healers or seekers, they will realize the congruence of these paths. \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e inspires us into our own shamanic journeys.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eNEETA RAMKUMAR, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of the South Pacific, Fiji.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Dr. Kopacz holds the space between the mystery and majesty of shamanic tradition and the study of anthropology and medicine. His writing brings the reader into sublime experiences that Dr. Kopacz holds in his body. He walks the walk between the seen and the unseen, transforming life along the way. Prepare to be fascinated. Prepare to be amazed. You’ll return over and over to the information on the pages and between them.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eHENRI ROCA, M.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Functional Medicine Specialist, Shamanic Journeyer, Clinical Assistant professor, family and community health, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The stories David tells will circulate far and wide. They will stay with us. They will change us. Their tellers will become part of us. And that is good, for it will lead us into the future, one of integration and cooperation among cultures and health care systems. I am pleased to introduce David’s work for you, the reader. \u003c\/span\u003e(from the foreword to \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e)\" \u003cspan\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eLEWIS MEHL-MADRONA, M.D., Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author of \u003cem\u003eCoyote Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNarrative Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHealing the Mind through the Power of Story\u003c\/em\u003e. Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, Executive Director, Coyote Institute. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Condor \u0026 Eagle Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41321675063446,"sku":"9781734280036","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0477\/8731\/1254\/products\/img_proxy_26414586-ce39-4af0-b6e9-b8f5b822965f.jpg?v=1642161789"},{"product_id":"becoming-medicine-pathways-of-initiation-into-a-living-spirituality-black-and-white-edition-1","title":"Becoming Medicine: Pathways of Initiation into a Living Spirituality  (Black and White edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a time when many are feeling lost, this second collaboration by holistic psychiatrist David Kopacz and Native American visionary Joseph Rael offers hope. \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e takes us on a journey into the heart of the medicine wheel where separation and division are replaced by an experience of spiritual democracy and unity with all people, with nature, and with the cosmos. Following the ancient pathways of initiation of mystics, visionaries, and shamans we learn everyone can find a living spirituality—a connection to the source of all religions. Learning from mystics and visionaries such as Jung, Corbin, Rumi, Whitman, Alice \u0026amp; John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, the book brings together threads of ancient and modern wisdom paths. When we make the secret journey into the heart at the center of the medicine wheel, we are \u003cem\u003ebecoming medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, becoming the healing that our world so desperately needs today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid R. Kopacz, MD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e works as a psychiatrist at Seattle VA in primary care mental health integration. In his clinical work, he has been developing a holistic health class and a hero’s journey class, using mythology, narrative, culture, poetry, and art to help Veterans return home after military service. David is an education champion with the national VA Office of Patient Centered Care \u0026amp; Cultural Transformation, where he teaches Whole Health to VA staff across the USA. He is board certified in psychiatry and holistic \u0026amp; integrative medicine and is an assistant professor at the University of Washington. He has worked in many different practice settings, including holistic private practice, community mental health, and as clinical director of Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. David is the author of \u003cem\u003eRe-humanizing Medicine: A Holistic Framework for Transforming Your Self, Your Practice, and the Culture of Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWalking the Medicine Wheel: Healing Trauma \u0026amp; PTSD\u003c\/em\u003e (with Joseph Rael).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoseph Rael\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose Tiwa name is \u003cem\u003eTsluu-teh-koh-ay\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eBeautiful Painted Arrow\u003c\/strong\u003e), is a visionary healer and artist. He brings together in his person Southern Ute (through his mother) and Picuris Pueblo (through his father) traditions and is a citizen of the Southern Ute tribe and the United States of America. He is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eSound: Native Teachings \u0026amp; Visionary Art\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeing \u0026amp; Vibration: Entering the New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCeremonies of the Living Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWalking the Medicine Wheel: Healing Trauma \u0026amp; PTSD\u003c\/em\u003e (with David Kopacz). He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and holds a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin. He has worked for HUD, the All Indian Pueblo Council, and the IHS, using Native American traditions and holistic health care to help those suffering from addiction. In 1983 he had a formative vision of Sound Peace Chambers and has overseen the construction of over 65 chambers on four continents, which led to him being recognized by the United Nations for his work for world peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Becoming Medicine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a great compilation of contemporary medical science and ancient spiritual wisdom. This book is written from the heart like a prayer, if you are a seeker of a living spirituality and want to magnify your power to heal, read this book.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eCARL HAMMERSCHLAG, M.D\u003c\/strong\u003e., author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dancing Healers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Theft of the Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHealing Ceremonies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a remarkable and deeply engaging account in which a Native American shaman and his psychiatrist apprentice plunge deep into the heart centre of a living wisdom. Replete with questor myths and mystical adventures, this passionate, richly cross-referenced and spiritually inclusive book becomes a vibrant junction of intersecting journeys from diverse wisdom traditions. Circling age-old themes of separation, quest and spiritual homecoming, it is an invitation to trust the non-linear journey of inner transformation — one that turns us, eventually, into our own medicine. Marked by an authenticity that readers will instantly recognize, here is a genuine watering-hole at which seekers of all persuasions can pause and ‘drink the light’.\" —\u003cstrong\u003e ARUNDHATHI SUBRAMANIAM, M.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of\u003cem\u003e When God is a Traveller\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSadhguru: More Than A Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and with Sadhguru, \u003cem\u003eAdiyogi: The Source of Yoga\u003c\/em\u003e, editor of \u003cem\u003eEating God: A book of Bhakti poetry\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Behind the words and images of \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e is the wisdom of a man fearless enough to break down all the barriers between what he knows and what he is. Joseph Rael is a unique island of beauty and sanity in our crazy, uncultured culture. And that island that he is, is vaster than the whole world.\" — \u003cstrong\u003ePETER KINGSLEY, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eCatafalque: Carl Jung and the End of Humanity\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Story Waiting to Pierce You: Mongolia, Tibet and the Destiny of the Western World\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIn the Dark Places of Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In this wonderful book, Picuris\/Ute medicine man Joseph Rael reveals that each of us is an embodied human being who is in fact a medicine bag, a container in which we carry sacredness. By walking into the center of ourselves, into the center of our hearts, we cease to be ourselves and are instead \u003cem\u003ebecoming medicine\u003c\/em\u003e. It is something that is done every moment. \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine \u003c\/em\u003emeans that we are becoming capable of being a place for the Breath-Matter-Movement of the vast spirit to manifest and reside for a moment. This is a fabulous book for our times.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eHANK WESSELMAN Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, anthropologist and author of nine books on shamanism including \u003cem\u003eThe Re-Enchantment: A Shamanic Path to a Life of Wonder, The Bowl of light: Ancestral Wisdom from a Hawaiian Shaman\u003c\/em\u003e, the award-winning\u003cem\u003e Awakening to the Spirit World \u003c\/em\u003e(with Sandra Ingerman) and the \u003cem\u003eSpiritwalker trilogy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Tragically the odious divisive social diseases of the 1930s are returning. Nationalistic, racist and fundamentalist movements are rapidly dividing communities. Innocent people feel more and more lost, alienated, powerless, lonely. They yearn for healing. But how can this healing begin? This is why \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e by David Kopacz and Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) is so timely. It is a truly remarkable book, so relevant, so grounded in experience. The medicine of healing begins within each one of us. There we discover our true selves, our unified oneness with all humankind and the universe itself. This is not a healing that is confined to one event. On the contrary, it is a call to a transformative, ongoing, lifelong initiation of discovery. Each discovery leads to a deeper personal and social healing.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eGERALD A. ARBUCKLE, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Refounding and Pastoral Development Unit, Sydney, Australia. Author of \u003cem\u003eFundamentalism at Home and Abroad: Analysis and Pastoral Responses\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), \u003cem\u003eLoneliness: Insights for Healing in Fragmented World\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), and \u003cem\u003eHumanizing Healthcare Reforms\u003c\/em\u003e (2012).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Like the wondrous journeys of the spirit it describes, this book escorts the reader along a path to new understanding and, ultimately, transformation. Along the way, we are reminded of our true nature, our kinship with everything around us, and our power to navigate through our own tumultuous times. The path can be bumpy. It can be circular. Sometimes it is dark. This book helps light the way, and every page is a step toward something meaningful. Where will your journey take you?\" — \u003cstrong\u003eJ. ADAM RINDFLEISCH, M.Phil., M.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Medical Director, Integrative Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Becoming Medicine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill help you think in circles, dream-journey in technicolor, speak your vowels with mystic awareness, listen to music with more heart, and feel your heartbeat with more awe. The wonderful paintings of Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) and David Kopacz are a generous offering to linger over. I am grateful for their creative friendship and commitment to share a depth of spiritual, psychological, quantum physics, and visionary teachings. \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine \u003c\/em\u003eis a call to community, not only so that we seek out companions to slowly explore the insights and stories in this book. But so that we each take an inner journey into our hearts and return as the visionary healers the community of earth is calling for.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSHELLY L. FRANCIS\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Courage Way: Leading and Living With Integrity\u003c\/em\u003e (2018). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a book that can really change your life. David Kopacz and Joseph Rael’s \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable collaboration between two brilliant and courageous pioneers. The information they provide opens a doorway to a healing path that unveils the hidden potential of the human spirit. Blending together knowledge that is ancient and sacred within the backdrop of modern-day psychiatry, it is deeply illuminating. It is a must read for anyone interested in embarking on a journey of transformation and becoming medicine for the world.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSHILAGH MIRGAIN, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Assistant Professor, Distinguished Psychologist, University of Wisconsin – Madison.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Becoming Medicine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e byDavid R. Kopacz, \u0026amp; Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) is a powerful illustration of the title through the authors’ sharing of their own stories, beautiful art and text, using examples from scientific and humanistic\/spiritual literature. Its message is not about becoming a doctor or a healer, but the path to becoming the medicine itself. This is a profound exploration of the journey to Become More — Medicine to self, others and the world, integrating personal examples with multiple cultural traditions present and past. In \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine,\u003c\/em\u003e Kopacz and Rael detail not only the journey for individuals but a path for a disoriented and fragmented world to engage in transformation towards wholeness and unity. Health workers and all seekers alike will benefit from this work.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eMICHAEL HOLLIFIELD, M.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, (Long Beach, California \u0026amp; Angel Fire, New Mexico), President and CEO, War Survivors Institute, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Becoming Medicine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a bridge between many dualities including: the conscious and the unconscious, the scientific and the spiritual, the ordinary and the non-ordinary, and the Western and the Indigenous. Intricately referenced and yet personal in narrative, David and Joseph weave us through distinct world traditions to reveal the interconnectedness in stories of healing. This bridge is likely to most benefit those of us educated in western contexts, where our minds have been trained to neglect the wisdom of circles and spirit. Whether readers begin as healers or seekers, they will realize the congruence of these paths. \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e inspires us into our own shamanic journeys.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eNEETA RAMKUMAR, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of the South Pacific, Fiji.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Dr. Kopacz holds the space between the mystery and majesty of shamanic tradition and the study of anthropology and medicine. His writing brings the reader into sublime experiences that Dr. Kopacz holds in his body. He walks the walk between the seen and the unseen, transforming life along the way. Prepare to be fascinated. Prepare to be amazed. You’ll return over and over to the information on the pages and between them.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eHENRI ROCA, M.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, Functional Medicine Specialist, Shamanic Journeyer, Clinical Assistant professor, family and community health, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The stories David tells will circulate far and wide. They will stay with us. They will change us. Their tellers will become part of us. And that is good, for it will lead us into the future, one of integration and cooperation among cultures and health care systems. I am pleased to introduce David’s work for you, the reader. (from the foreword to \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e)\" \u003cspan\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eLEWIS MEHL-MADRONA\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author of \u003cem\u003eCoyote Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNarrative Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHealing the Mind Through the Power of Story\u003c\/em\u003e. Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, Executive Director, Coyote Institute. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Condor \u0026 Eagle Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41321676898454,"sku":"9781734280012","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0477\/8731\/1254\/products\/img_proxy_2bfd5d41-9590-4086-9264-eb4aa09f81bf.jpg?v=1642161803"},{"product_id":"becoming-who-you-are-beautiful-painted-arrow-s-life-lessons-for-children-ages-10-100","title":"Becoming Who You Are: Beautiful Painted Arrow’s Life \u0026 Lessons for Children Ages 10-100","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoseph Rael (\u003cem\u003eBeautiful Painted Arrow\u003c\/em\u003e) was born on the Southern Ute Reservation in 1935 and grew up at Picuris Pueblo in New Mexico. Joseph’s life took him across the country and around the world. After a vision in 1983, he built a Sound Peace Chamber, and then worked on building over 65 chambers around the world — leading to recognition by the United Nations for his work for world peace. Through his friend and co-author, David Kopacz MD, Joseph shares his life and lessons for people, young and old, growing through the transition from childhood into adulthood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoseph says that when he was sent to the Santa Fe Indian board­ing school, they were trying to make American kids out of Indian kids, in this book, Joseph tells us, “\u003cem\u003eI am trying to make Indian kids out of American kids\u003c\/em\u003e.” Joseph passes on his wisdom and artwork to the next generations who will inherit the many problems that we have created in breaking the medicine wheel. Joseph tells us, “\u003cem\u003eLet’s not leave the next generations in so much mystery about the physical and spiritual worlds. Let’s educate them from the beginning about the way of the shaman\u003c\/em\u003e.” We are already born with everything we need, we just need to make sure that as we grow up, we don’t forget who we are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Rael\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose Tiwa name is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTsluu-teh-koh-ay\u003c\/em\u003e (Beautiful Painted Arrow)\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a visionary healer and artist. He brings together in his person Southern Ute (through his Mother) and Picuris Pueblo (through his Father) traditions and is a citizen of the Southern Ute Tribe and the United States of America. He is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eSound: Native Teachings \u0026amp; Visionary Art\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeing \u0026amp; Vibration: Entering the New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCeremonies of the Living Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e, and with David Kopacz, \u003cem\u003eWalking the Medicine Wheel: Healing Trauma \u0026amp; PTSD\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine: Pathways of Initiation into a Living Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and holds a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin. He has worked for HUD, the All Indian Pueblo Council, and the Indian Health Service, using Native American traditions and holistic health care to help those suffering from addiction. In 1983 he had a formative vision of Sound Peace Chambers and has overseen the construction of over 65 chambers on four continents, which led to him being recognized by the United Nations for his work for world peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid R. Kopacz, MD\u003c\/strong\u003e works as a psychiatrist at the Seattle Veterans Affairs primary care clinic and he is an education champion with the national VA Office of Patient Centered Care \u0026amp; Cultural Transformation, where he teaches Whole Health to VA staff across the USA. He is board certified in psychiatry and holistic \u0026amp; integrative medicine and is an assistant professor at the University of Washington. He has worked in many different settings and places, including holistic private practice, community mental health, and as clinical director of Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. David is the author of \u003cem\u003eRehumanizing\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMedicine: A Holistic Framework for Transforming Your\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSelf, Your Practice, and the Culture of Medicine \u003c\/em\u003eand with Joseph Rael, \u003cem\u003eWalking the Medicine Wheel: Healing Trauma \u0026amp; PTSD \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBecoming Medicine: Pathways of Initiation into a Living Spirituality.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eBecoming Who You Are\u003c\/em\u003e, David Kopacz \u0026amp; Beautiful Painted Arrow (Joseph Rael), a Tiwa elder, have presented a series of marvelous stories for teenagers and young adults about how to become a human being.  This is timely wisdom from Native America, and Joseph’s past, for an age in which the guidance is confusing and truth is optional. The stories help readers sort through the possibilities for who they will become, while learning about and valuing culture \u0026amp; diversity. They describe Joseph’s lessons learned from boarding school, World War II, Pueblo Ceremonies, life on the reservation, and the process of creating sound chambers on guidance from spirits. I heartily recommend it for readers of all ages. We all need the wisdom that David \u0026amp; Joseph offer us.\"\u003c\/span\u003e ―\u003cstrong\u003eLewis Mehl-Madrona MD, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePsychiatry Residency Training Director, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, \u003c\/span\u003eExecutive Director, Coyote Institute, \u003cspan\u003eAssociate Professor of Family Medicine, University of New England, Author, \u003cem\u003eCoyote Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCoyote Healing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNarrative Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Healing the Mind through the Power of Story\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Knowing who you are is a lifelong journey, a journey that is both old and it is new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecoming Who You Are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a remarkable narrative that does not fall into prescribed categories—sharing Native American insights in an engaging and charming manner, always speaking \u003cem\u003eto\u003c\/em\u003e never \u003cem\u003edown\u003c\/em\u003e to kids as the rightful heirs to our planet. Joseph Rael and David Kopacz are healers and carriers of timeless wisdom working tirelessly for the betterment of life. They convey the \u003cem\u003ebecoming\u003c\/em\u003e of \u003cem\u003ebeing\u003c\/em\u003e in lucid text combining autobiography, literature, ecology, spirituality, travelogue, history, magic and wisdom illuminated with beautiful art. Grounded, with shining optimism, this book meanders purposefully like a pure river sourced from a perennial spring of wisdom and will surely motivate kids to fall in love with the earth and—their own selves. In our ravaged age, the book reminds us of interconnectedness and that all that we need is—here—sacred and real—listen!: \u003cstrong\u003e―Usha Akella MSt\u003c\/strong\u003e, Co-founder of Matwaala: South Asian Diaspora Poets’ Collective, Poet and Author, “I Thought a Thought,” \u003cem\u003eEk An English Musical on the life of Shirdi Sai Baba\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Way of the Storm: An English Musical on the life of Meera Bai\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Will Not Bear You Sons\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Face that Does Not Bear the Footprints of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This story of two very different men with common visions, may serve as a guide for all who seek to continually learn about themselves through the lenses of their own history and the cultures of those around us.\" \u003cstrong\u003e―Shuyun David Lo MD \u003c\/strong\u003ePsychiatrist, University of California Santa Cruz Student Health Center\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecoming Who You Are: Beautiful Painted Arrow’s Life and Lessons for Children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Joseph E. 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