The Oracle of Ix Chel - Softcover

Arvigo, Rosita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 099039395X ISBN 13: 9780990393955

Publisher: Story Bridge Books, 2015

Synopsis

Set in the ancient Maya city of Chichen, The Oracle of Ix Chel tells the story of Jade Skirt, Oracle and High Priestess of the Goddess Ix Chel during a critical time in history when the Maya are turning away from peaceful worship of the goddess and embracing the brutal practice of human sacrifice. Jade Skirt must set herself against the bloodthirsty priests of the War God to save her beloved granddaughter, a young girl destined to continue the sacred lineage and one day rule Ix Chel's women's sanctuary, Cuzamil Island. With the help of her spirit guide, her deep knowledge of rainforest plant lore and a staunch ally who is her forbidden love, Jade Skirt sets off on a tense adventure that will change the course of Maya history forever.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Rosita Arvigo DN, a native of Chicago, is a naprapathic physician, herbalist, international lecturer and author. She has lived in remote areas of Mexico and Belize for more than forty years. There, she studied with many traditional healers including Don Elijio Panti, the renowned Maya shaman of Belize, and midwife/ herbalist Hortence Robinson. Both of her teachers were recipients of the coveted National Living Treasure Award. Rosita and her husband, Dr. Greg Shropshire, founded Ix Chel Tropical Research Centre in Belize. The organization is dedicated to the preservation and study of medicinal plants of the rainforest. They founded the Belize Association of Traditional Healers; Bush Medicine Camp for children; The Rainforest Medicine Trail; and Rainforest Remedies, an herbal concentrate company. In 1987, they founded the Belize Ethnobotany project with Dr. Michael Balick of the New York Botanical Garden. Rosita is the founder of The Arvigo Institute, which trains practitioners in the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy and Maya Spiritual Healing. Now retired from clinical practice, Rosita focuses on teaching and writing. She divides her time between Belize, Mexico and Chicago. The Oracle of Ix Chel is her first novel. The author’s nonfiction books include: Sastun: My Apprenticeship With a Maya Healer with Nadine Epstein (Harper One, 1994) Rainforest Remedies: 100 Healing Herbs of Belize with Dr. Michael Balick (Lotus Light Enterprises, 1994) Remedios de la Selva: Cien Plantas Medicinales de Belice with Dr. Michael Balick (Lotus Light Enterprises, 2013) Rainforest Home Remedies: The Maya Way to Heal Your Body and Replenish Your Soul with Nadine Epstein (Harper One, 2001) Plantas Medicinales en el Norte de Guanajuato; Medicinal Plants used in Northern Guanajuato (Arvigo Institute, 2013) Food of the Gods: Vegetarian Cooking in Belize (Cubola Press, 2010) Spiritual Bathing: Traditions from Around the World with Nadine Epstein (Celestial Arts Press, 2003) Messages from the Gods: The Useful Plants of Belize with Dr. Michael Balick (Oxford University Press, 2015)

About this edition

• Publisher: Story Bridge Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 099039395X
• ISBN 13: 9780990393955
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216