The Witch's Dream

A Healer's Way of Knowledge

Part of Compass

Foreword by Carlos Castaneda
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This is the extraordinary account of Donner-Grau's experiences with doña Mercedes, an aged healer in a remote Venezuelan town known for its spiritualists, sorcerers, and mediums.
Florinda Donner-Grau is an American anthropologist and writer, whose books include The Witch’s Dream: A Healer’s Way of Knowledge and Being-in-Dreaming: An Initiation into the Sorcerers’ WorldView titles by Florinda Donner-Grau

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This is the extraordinary account of Donner-Grau's experiences with doña Mercedes, an aged healer in a remote Venezuelan town known for its spiritualists, sorcerers, and mediums.

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Florinda Donner-Grau is an American anthropologist and writer, whose books include The Witch’s Dream: A Healer’s Way of Knowledge and Being-in-Dreaming: An Initiation into the Sorcerers’ WorldView titles by Florinda Donner-Grau

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