Spirit Woman: The Teachings of the Shields by Lynn Andrews

Spirit Woman, The Teachings of the Shields is book two of the Medicine Woman Series. (Originally published as Flight of the Seventh Moon, © 1984 by Lynn V. Andrews). Bestselling sequel to Medicine Woman in what has been described as 'a library of writing on the personal search for the sacred.' After her dramatic initiation into the Sisterhood of the Shields, Lynn Andrews tells the story of her struggle to understand and embrace the awesome power and wisdom bestowed on her by her Native American teachers, Agnes Whistling Elk and Ruby Plenty Chiefs. Through the creation of her own shield -- a powerful physical and spiritual tool -- Lynn learns the nature of her sacred path and the initiation ritual of a warrior woman. Spirit Woman continues to inspire and captivate a whole new generation of readers.