Robert Owings’ new book, Call of the Forbidden Way, engagingly portrays the challenges faced by ordinary people caught in the grip of cosmic forces originating in a shamanic universe just beyond the limits of ‘ordinary’ reality. Owings’ characters are believable, and his treatment of the ways in which shamanic dimension can collide with everyday life kept me turning the pages from start to finish. Dennis McKenna, Ph.D.

I stayed up all night, tearing through your wonderful book, couldn’t put it down and just finished it this morning. It feels like I have a real soul brother who’s been an intrepid explorer of the mystery schools, expanded states of consciousness, wisdom traditions, and earth medicine of all forms. It was quite brilliant of you to weave these extraordinary dimensions into a fictional account, safeguarding the Knowledge, yet putting forth warnings and blessings for this age. Meg Jordan, PhD, RN — Global Health Media —Global Medicine Hunter

Call of the Forbidden Way is both a thrilling page-turner and metaphysical parable for everyone on a spiritual path. I loved the rich cast of characters from across the shamanic traditions—Tibetan wrathful deities; secret order o priestesses; a blind voudon oracle; and Wounded Paw, the native shaman with whom the narrator’s journey begins. We may not be under attack by ’Visitors’ from another realm—but there sure is a battle going on for the future of the planet. Will we learn to develop our gifts and combine our strengths in time? This book gives us a metaphor for the Forbidden Way that lies ahead for each of us. Tim Ward —author of Savage Breast: One Man’s Search for the Goddess