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Podcast: Moments in Time with BLisB (B.lack L.ife is S.imply B.eautiful)
Episode: Chapter 12: Of Water and the Spirit-Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
Description: The very real differences between Malidoma’s life experiences in the Seminary and his return home to his own people were of great concern to the Dagara Village elders. They feared his exposure to the world of those who kidnapped him would continue to hinder his progress as a man unless he was able to let that part of him go-completely-through initiation.