Lion Eyes

by VILLASENOR, VICTOR

• ISBN13: 9781401932008
• ISBN10: 1401932002
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-15
• Publisher: Hay House Inc.

Summary

It was the #x19;60s-a time of love and war, a time of turmoil and social upheaval, a time of young people#x19;s exuberant exploration while the establishment tried to hold on to the past. Against the backdrop of this bewilderment, a love-deprived young boy got lost in a snowstorm in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California . . . and a huge mountain lion led him safely home! In the American Indian belief, it is said that we never really know who we are until we find our totem, and once we do, then everything falls into place, even in the midst of chaos. Lion Eyesis the exciting true story of Jan Milburn,who came face-to-face with his totem-and was transformed. Eventually becoming the youngest Christian minister ever ordained in the state of California, he grew to understand the turmoil and free spirit of his generation, yet also appreciate the wisdom and foundation of the established order. Jan#x19;s spiritual path, incredibly, led him from San Francisco#x19;s Haight-Ashbury District of the #x19;60s to Mexico, and into the darkness of the drug world. Hunted by a notorious assassin, he stared down death and encountered the very depths of depravity and violence-but ultimately awakened to his magical Spirit Guides, countless healing miracles, and the redemptive power of a Life of Service. It was at this time that Mireya, a beautiful young Indian girl, saw in Jan the noble heart of a lion and the vision of an eagle. Nothing could get in the way of her love and admiration for this man. It was written in the stars, she said. Eventually, Mireya and Jan married and were instrumental in helping to return more than two million acres of stolen land to the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua, Mexico. Lion Eyesis a mystical, heartfelt, soul-inspiring love story of timeless relevance. It shows us that our global future lies not just in our politics and religious beliefs, but also in our unwavering love and our forgotten native wisdom . . . and a time when all of humanity was indigenous, and youth automatically respected and honored ancestral roots.