{"id":20466,"date":"2016-07-08T20:12:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T01:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=20466"},"modified":"2016-07-08T20:13:28","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T01:13:28","slug":"shamans-fire-by-sandy-cathcart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=20466","title":{"rendered":"Shaman&#8217;s Fire by Sandy Cathcart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20467\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shamans-Fire.jpg\" alt=\"Shaman's Fire\" width=\"600\" height=\"926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shamans-Fire.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shamans-Fire-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shamans-Fire-150x232.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I will be honest &#8211; I only accepted a copy of &#8220;Shaman&#8217;s Fire&#8221; for review because it seemed to be one that was not being requested very quickly. I can also honestly say I had no idea what I was getting but am so glad that I requested it.<\/p>\n<p>It did not take very long to find myself totally immersed in the Native American culture of southern Oregon. Most of the characters are Christian but a few are strongly pulled toward a dark and dangerous spiritual world that includes powerful spells, hallucinogenic drugs, and shape-shifters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shaman&#8217;s Fire&#8221; is probably the best novel depicting spiritual warfare that I have read since Frank Peretti&#8217;s &#8220;This Present Darkness&#8221; although there is very little resemblance between the two novels. The suspenseful plot moves along at a fast clip and is filled with more scripture than is usually contained in most fiction. This book only highlights some of the dark spiritual forces present not only in Native American culture but also around everyone. As Christians we need to be more aware of the spiritual realm and learn to fight for our families and country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10857\" title=\"divider2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png 317w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2-150x28.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>A copy of this book was provided for review by The Book Club Network.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><br \/>\nA singer, a death, a shaman\u2026what has Sayla Whitewater gotten herself into? Shaman\u2019s Fire is a modern-day suspense story of a young Native American woman who struggles to find her identity as she moves between the ancient traditions of her people and the beliefs of the merging white world. She discovers magic in the shaman\u2019s fire but, too late, she discovers such magic demands a price. Is it possible that the God of her grandmother is the same Creator her ancestors worshiped?<br \/>\nShaman\u2019s Fire is a story of choices and how the known world can change in an instant. It\u2019s a story of injustice\u2026a story of heartbreak\u2026and a story of restoration.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><br \/>\nSandy Cathcart is a freelance writer, photographer and artist, as well as a scribe for Restoring The Heart Ministries (A Native American Online Magazine). She lives in the High Cascades of Southern Oregon with her husband, The Cat Man, where she writes about Creator and everything wild.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 36px; left: 410px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: I will be honest &#8211; I only accepted a copy of &#8220;Shaman&#8217;s Fire&#8221; for review because it seemed to be one that was not being requested very quickly. I can also honestly say I had no idea what I was getting but am so glad that I requested it. 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