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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Listening to the grandmother spirit

the chance for prophetic change in contemporary healing

David Paul Smith

pp. 78-91

Abstract

In this paper, I hope to share some information that was told to me by informants from the Native American communities in Canada and the USA. I humbly present this information in the hopes of stimulating a discussion of the value of traditional healing. Furthermore, I would like to suggest that modern medicine does benefit from investigating these well-worn practices and will continue to benefit from integrating this knowledge into contemporary health practice.

Publication details

Published in:

Nolan Greg, West William (2015) Therapy, culture and spirituality: developing therapeutic practice. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.

Pages: 78-91

DOI: 10.1057/9781137370433_7

Full citation:

Smith David Paul (2015) „Listening to the grandmother spirit: the chance for prophetic change in contemporary healing“, In: G. Nolan & W. West (eds.), Therapy, culture and spirituality, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 78–91.