African shamanism teaches that nature is magical, and magic is natural.

After being rescued from a life-threatening encounter with lions in the Timbavati game region by a sangoma known as the 'Lion Queen', Linda Tucker embarks on a journey into the mysteries of the most sacred animal on the African continent: the legendary White Lion. It is a mystical journey into the knowledge and ceremonies of Old Africa, in which humans and lions are able to cross the species barrier - in accordance with the most guarded secrets of Ancient Egypt and humankind's greatest riddle, the sphinx. It is also a real living journey.

Scientists in our day have established that humankind's most significant evolutionary leap occurred as a result of our ancestors' interaction with great cats. The White Lion is a generic rarity of Panthera leo, and occurred in one region only on earth: Timbavati. Today White Lions form the centre of the notorious 'canned' trophy hunting industry - hand reared captive lions, shot in enclosures for gross money. By contrast, shamans believe that killing a lion-sun god is the ultimate sacrilege. How the human species treats such precious symbols of God in nature may determine how nature treats the human species.

A true legend unfolding in our own extraordinary times.

About the Author
Linda Tucker was educated at the universities of Cape Town and Cambridge, where she specialised in Jungian dream psychology and medieval symbolism. She began her research into the White Lion mysteries after being rescued from lions in the Timbavati region of South Africa in 1991 by a shangaan shaman woman, Maria Khosa. In 2002, Linda Tucker founded the Global White Lion Protection Trust, to ensure the protection not only of these magnificent creatures.

Reviews
Positively gripping. -- Dr. Bob Brain, Paleoanthropologist A fascinating and important piece of work. -- Colin Wilson Deserves to become an international bestseller. -- Adrian Gilbert, Archaeoastronomer The Lion Queen Daily Mail Weekend Magazine The lion queen. Chat White lions are one of Africa's rarest beasts ...But they have a fierce protector in Linda Tucker. The Independent Reads like a hollywood script. The Independent



Book Information
ISBN 9781401927219
Author Linda G. Tucker
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Hay House Inc
Publisher Hay House Inc
Weight(grams) 415g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 25mm