Letters to the River: A Guide to a Dream Worth Living
"Sparrow Hart is a gifted storyteller.  Dancing between the visible and invisible worlds, this book expands our perceptions, tells the truth of who we are, and shows us the beauty of our inner and outer landscapes. Inspiring us to live in harmony with nature and all of life, reading Letters to the River is like being on a vision quest. This book is a gem!"     - Sandra Ingerman author of Soul Retrieval"Sparrow Hart loves what is wild in the natural world and human heart. He's a keeper of myth, dream, and  story, and he opens us to the mysteries and miracles of  the wilderness. Gary Snyder writes that a shaman sings 'for wild animals... plants, mountains, and watersheds...'  If a shaman is the healer who sings, then Sparrow Hart is  a true shaman. Through these essays we discover a listener to unspoken stories, a man of immense spirit, a singer  with a wild and perceptive heart.     -- Stephan Beyer, author of Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon"In Letters to the River, Sparrow Hart explores how to give birth to a personal and cultural story large enough to lead us into the arms of a healthier, more integrated world where human and nature share one voice.  As a poet he listens to the muse of creation and the thrumming rhythms of the land, dipping into this fertile unified voice and transporting us to places of great beauty."    --Meredith Little, co-founder (with Steven Foster) of The School of Lost Borders"Letters to the Riveris an open-minded exploration of the unknown, a fascinating meditation upon nature's mysteries and magic. For a world struggling with the miseries of overpopulation and ecological destruction, the instructions are both practical and timely, and especially uplifting for those suffering the maladies of civilization -- depression, anxiety, and disconnection."I recommend this book both to fellow seekers and to those who have yet to learn to seek." --Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD, author ofCoyote MedicineandHealing the Mind through the Power of Story."Letters to the River addresses the challenges we face in these perilous times. Using word-play, poetry, and insights from shamanic wisdom, Jungian psychology, and a host of other creative sources, it provokes and describes strategies and transformations needed to cope with whole-system change. Many books confront the perils we face in the 21st century, but none are so adroit in celebrating the  "in-between spaces" where reason, emotion, and intuition produce a synthesis to help humanity continue its grand adventure."- Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.; co-author of Personal Mythology