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My Life Among the Spirits: A Memoir
When Oshada Jagodzinski was a child, she had otherworldly visions and a relationship with the dead that only her grandmother, who experienced the same, could understand. Jagodzinski’s astonishing life story details not only those early visions, but also the turmoil she felt before coming to appreciate, and, ultimately, harness her remarkable powers in service of others. Overcoming battles with substance abuse and her own inner demons, she emerged, after much healing work and study, an ordained Spiritualist minister and certified medium. She went on to build a fruitful career helping clients overcome the searing pain of loss, as well as both spiritual and emotional hunger.
But Oshada’s story doesn’t end there. Her quest to find spiritual enlightenment led her to the Lakota of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and the Chipps family’s well-known tradition of Yuwipi medicine men, dating back to Woptura, mentor to Crazy Horse. During her years with the family, she developed a profound understanding of the relationship between humans, other animals, and the earth itself.
Oshada Jagodzinski’s memoir takes the reader on a rare and dramatic journey of discovery. She reveals life-changing accidents, a near-fatal encounter with a raging storm, spine-tingling shamanic rituals, a Lakota vision quest, and, ultimately, the very essence of what it is to be alive. Through it all, we learn what it takes to dedicate 45 years in service to the spirit world in order to help others approach a better understanding of death and grief, without anger or fear.
For anyone grappling with questions of life and death, substance abuse, spirituality and the wellspring of transformative ritual, My Life Among the Spirits offers immeasurable wisdom and sustenance. For the rest of us, it is simply fascinating.
But Oshada’s story doesn’t end there. Her quest to find spiritual enlightenment led her to the Lakota of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, and the Chipps family’s well-known tradition of Yuwipi medicine men, dating back to Woptura, mentor to Crazy Horse. During her years with the family, she developed a profound understanding of the relationship between humans, other animals, and the earth itself.
Oshada Jagodzinski’s memoir takes the reader on a rare and dramatic journey of discovery. She reveals life-changing accidents, a near-fatal encounter with a raging storm, spine-tingling shamanic rituals, a Lakota vision quest, and, ultimately, the very essence of what it is to be alive. Through it all, we learn what it takes to dedicate 45 years in service to the spirit world in order to help others approach a better understanding of death and grief, without anger or fear.
For anyone grappling with questions of life and death, substance abuse, spirituality and the wellspring of transformative ritual, My Life Among the Spirits offers immeasurable wisdom and sustenance. For the rest of us, it is simply fascinating.
192 pages, Paperback
Published June 15, 2024
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June 1, 2024
I know the author and expected to enjoy her book. What I experienced was much stronger than anticipated. Several of Oshada’s teachers were also mine, others, unknown to me, were friends.
Reading this book I found myself crying when I never remember crying while reading any other book. Oshada describes experiences that any medium experiences during his or her work, but some of her experiences are unique. She writes with such clarity and description. Reading about some of her experiences transported me to some of mine. this book will convince you that life continues, that there are people who help or teach or heal.
This book should be required reading by anyone aspiring to be a medium or anyone who has awakened their psychic senses enough to recognize the communication that can take place. it will challenge and encourage you as it has me.
Reading this book I found myself crying when I never remember crying while reading any other book. Oshada describes experiences that any medium experiences during his or her work, but some of her experiences are unique. She writes with such clarity and description. Reading about some of her experiences transported me to some of mine. this book will convince you that life continues, that there are people who help or teach or heal.
This book should be required reading by anyone aspiring to be a medium or anyone who has awakened their psychic senses enough to recognize the communication that can take place. it will challenge and encourage you as it has me.
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