A guide to connecting with the wisdom and energies of ancient Africa and awakening the lion-hearted spiritual warrior within • Reveals the wisdom and love of the White Lions of Timbavati, who have returned to help us remember our divine origins • Explores how to reconnect to our original roots in Africa hidden deep within our DNA and remember our sacred contract to guard and protect the natural world • Offers shamanic journeys to connect with African power animals as well as the energetic hologram of the 31st meridian, the spine of Mother Earth It was predicted by indigenous tribes in Africa that when the White Lions return to their sacred lands in Timbavati we would be in a time of evolutionary and spiritual awakening. On Christmas Day in the year 2000, Marah the White Lion was born, the first "way-shower" to arrive and help us awaken to our divine origins, when we were one with all life in Zep Tepi, the land of first time. Our spiritual warrior selves are being summoned to heal the separation between us and nature, to be the change agents of heart, as we evolve to a higher consciousness. Exploring how to awaken to the energies and messengers of ancient Africa that reside along the 31st meridian, the spine of Mother Earth, Carley Mattimore and Linda Star Wolf take you on a journey to connect with our original roots in Africa, hidden deep within our DNA. They share shamanic journeys and teachings to connect with the strengths of Africa's spirit animals, including the inner authority and heart of Lion, the loyalty and wisdom of Elephant, the love and compassion of Giraffe, and the shadow side of Hyena. They explore the power of shamanic sacred sites and offer teachings on the African Tree of Life and the energetic hologram of the 31st meridian. Sharing wisdom from Mhondoro Mandaza Kandemwa, Grandmother Twylah Nitsch, and other wisdom keepers, the authors explain how, as we connect with the messengers along the 31st meridian, we begin to remember our sacred contract to protect the natural world. Offering a guide to reconnect with the ancient African wisdom of love and higher consciousness buried in our cellular memory, the authors show how we can help reopen the heart of humanity and heal the world around us.

Foreword by Mandaza Augustine Kandemwa Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Sacred Messengers: Marah and the Lions 2 Developing Inner Authority Shamanic Journey: Awakening the Lion Within 3 The 31st Longitudinal Meridian Shamanic Journey: As Above, So Below 4 Sacred Messengers along the 31st Meridian Shamanic Journey: Hyena, the Shadow Master and Sacred Messenger Shamanic Journey: African Elephant, Ancient Wisdom Keeper Shamanic Journey: Bighearted Love and Compassion with Giraffe 5 Understanding the Spiral of Change Shamanic Journey: Traveling the Spiral Path 6 Awakening Our Spiritual Warrior 7 Tree of Life Shamanic Journey: Your Family Tree and the Tree of Life 8 Birth of a New Age 9 Sacred Sites as Messengers Shamanic Journey: Connecting with Your Sacred Warrior/Warrioress 10 The Heart of the Matter AFTERWORD A Higher Perspective Unfolding APPENDIX The Lion Crisis and the Work of Linda Tucker Notes Bibliography Index