Secrets of the Talking JaguarSeptember 16, 2008 This is a great story. You would think that it can't possibly be true because it is so fantastic but the book is supposedly an account of the author's real life experiences finding his teacher and going through Shamanic training with him.
No StarsApril 12, 2007 3 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you liked Don Jaun, this is for you. A total fabrication. Even the references to geographic locations are wrong. A literary mess on top of that. Enough New Age drivel to go around. It will appeal to the same touristas that crowd Solala. No resposible anthropologist would touch this.
Secrets of What?March 14, 2007 Martin Prechtel paints a magic world that we all at some points of the book wish we could live in. But I feel that the book is far from in the truth as any sci-fi book I have read in the past. The book outlays personal Spirits and ways in which we can find our indigenous soul. I worry that in Martin Prechtels search he lost sight of what he was looking for. If you are looking for a book that will through you into a vivid world of imagination and full of exciting metaphors and mental illustrations this is the book for you. However if the book details the beliefs of the Tzutujil people correctly I seriously doubt the fact of him publicizing about them. I find the book is in the wrong genre and if you want to know about the Tzutujil/Mayan people then read something else.
I LOVED THIS BOOK!February 16, 2007 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Martin is a great storyteller and transmitter of wisdom. I could not put this book down.
Secrets of the Talking JaguarMarch 20, 2006 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is such a pleasure to read and reread.... lots of food for thought about modern culture and alternative ways of living, about aging, about wisdom, about Mayan culture, and about seeing the challenges of life in humorous ways!
