Comments on: The Book of the Vision Quest – Steven Foster http://paganbookreviews.com/2008/07/12/the-book-of-the-vision-quest-steven-foster/ Book reviews from a pagan bibliophiliac Thu, 27 May 2010 15:54:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sara Smith http://paganbookreviews.com/2008/07/12/the-book-of-the-vision-quest-steven-foster/#comment-2712 Sara Smith Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:33:53 +0000 http://lupabitch.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-2712 Chiefs and members of the Paiute indian tribe have indeed worked directly with Foster and those who came to do work in the desert to make their lives better. Often, Steven would have tribal elders sit in a circle with those who had just fasted in the desert to mirror their stories back to them and give them further insight. Steven Foster has also absolutely taken his own cultural context into account when helping people fast in the desert. He passed away three years ago, but he always worked with people for days in advance before sending them into the desert for a fasting solo to help them determine what their intentions were for being in the desert. Often, those on a fast worked on an intention in a very modern, non-Native American way. I would suggest reading "The Roaring of the Sacred River," and "The Four Shields" as well. He was an amazing, non-judgmental, enlightened person who will be greatly missed by those whose lives he touched and members of the Paiute tribe alike. He was humble, and never claimed himself to be an expert Native American wannabe. He simply wanted to help people. Chiefs and members of the Paiute indian tribe have indeed worked directly with Foster and those who came to do work in the desert to make their lives better. Often, Steven would have tribal elders sit in a circle with those who had just fasted in the desert to mirror their stories back to them and give them further insight.

Steven Foster has also absolutely taken his own cultural context into account when helping people fast in the desert. He passed away three years ago, but he always worked with people for days in advance before sending them into the desert for a fasting solo to help them determine what their intentions were for being in the desert. Often, those on a fast worked on an intention in a very modern, non-Native American way.

I would suggest reading “The Roaring of the Sacred River,” and “The Four Shields” as well. He was an amazing, non-judgmental, enlightened person who will be greatly missed by those whose lives he touched and members of the Paiute tribe alike. He was humble, and never claimed himself to be an expert Native American wannabe. He simply wanted to help people.

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