Arkan Lushwala was consecrated from a young age to be an Andean healer and ceremonial leader. One of his homes is the Sacred Valley of Cusco, in Peru, where he is a member of the Indigenous Community of Ccotataki. His other home is New Mexico where he has spent the last twenty years working in collaboration with elders of North American tribes in favor of the healing of people and Mother Earth He is the author of three books on the power of indigenous wisdom to address modern questions: The Time of the Black Jaguar, Deer & Thunder, and The Spirit of the Glacier Speaks.
"". . . a beautiful expression of storytelling that transmits ancestral teachings and preserves their spirit."" --David Tucker, Pachamama Alliance ""A must read for those who want to find a connection to nature and our earth by better understanding indigenous wisdom."" --Jochen Zeitz, author of The Manager and the Monk