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Little Bear, a gifted rock artist, descends into the depths of the Great Cave guided by the wisest shaman of her people, the Grandfather. There she is to create an image of her tribe’s most significant myth where nothing has been painted for countless generations. But before she may enter the cave’s deepest, most mysterious chambers, she must be initiated in ancient shamanic rites. In spite of her fear of the old shaman, her own reservations, and her mother’s fierce opposition, Little Bear agrees.
Psychologically ill-prepared for such an adventure, will Little Bear reject deep human truths revealed by her lovers, wise teachers, and the animal art of the cave? Is this hero’s journey into the abyss destined to change every aspect of her life and all the subsequent lifetimes her avatar will experience? Explore the psyche of our own ancestors, the People of the Bear Mother through this young woman’s astonishing story.
Inspired by Jean Clottes’ book on 35,000-year-old Chauvet Cave in southern France, the same cave documented by Werner Herzog in his new film, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Austin intuitively understood what the cave art meant in the lives of these hunting peoples and what these ancient messages can mean in our own lives today. Born and raised in Utah, Austin now lives in southern California.
I never expected to be so moved by the story of a young girl’s life adventure into a painted cave so long ago or that it would touch and change my life here and now. Every time I read it I find new insights and life wisdom in addition to new details of a fascinating story I will carry within me forever.
M. Kelly, California
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