Entering the Healing Ground: Grief, Ritual and the Soul of the World
"Entering the Healing Groundtakes us into the sacred territory of grief and ritual. This is a  bold book, one that does not turn away from the immense territory of loss and suffering. Francis has kept faith with his indigenous soul and this offering is greatly needed."Malidoma Somé, authorOf Water and The Spirit"Entering the Healing Groundtakes me beyond what I already know to utterly new dimensions of what it means to be courageously alive. This book is not only a map to navigate some of the most tender and difficult regions of the psyche, but a work of literary art."Kim Rosen, authorSaved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words"Quite possibly the best guidebook ever crafted on the art of grieving, this small volume is also a brilliant and poetic handbook for becoming fully human, more exquisitely alive, and more able  to contribute to cultural change."Bill Plotkin, author Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World"This book rings a shivering bell of hope: that, when lifted by ritual  and fellowship, the moist ground of grief actually contains a treasury  of gifts that are our ancestral birthright. Insightfully written, warm and with a wonderful poetic  sensibility, the deep experience of Weller shines through. The work has  honed something clear and valuable in his own character, and a  delightful wisdom shines through every page  ofEntering the Healing  Ground."- Martin Shaw, authorA Branch From The Lightning Tree."This book is a work of beauty:  beauty in its language, its poetic  sensibility, in its deep insights into the  nature of loss and its effect on the  human soul. Weller's book is, finally, a healing balm. It shows how our tears  may be the redemptive waters we have needed for so long."-Roger Housden, author of Ten Poems to Say Goodbye