An accomplished journalist, shaman, Reiki Master, and sought-after teacher and lecturer, Jim PathFinder Ewing (Nvnehi Awatisgi, in Cherokee) is an acclaimed innovator in energy work. In addition to serving as his community medicine man, he travels extensively, lecturing on shamanism, energy medicine, and Native American spirituality. He has conducted prayer ceremonies from coast to coast and writes prolifically. His articles have appeared in PlanetLightworker, Spirit of Ma'at, Awareness, Children of the New Earth, Smash! and About.com. Ascension Tests, his series of philosophical essays, has been reprinted internationally and is featured in his monthly online newsletter, Keeping in Touch, which has subscribers worldwide and from coast to coast in the United States. His Web site, Healing The Earth/Ourselves, www.blueskywaters.com, boasts more than 100,000 separate page hits annually worldwide.Jim PathFinder Ewing is the author of Clearing, Finding Sanctuary in Nature and Healing Plants and Animals from a Distance.