Description

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This collection of personal essays and stories by New York Times bestselling author and Toltec shaman don Jose Ruiz teach readers that, although the path of life is not always easy to navigate, there is always room for growth and transformation.
 
Life is not always easy.
 
Don Jose Ruiz understands that better than most. On his path to becoming the beloved spiritual teacher and shaman he is today, he experienced many of life’s hardships. My Good Friend the Rattlesnake is a collection of deeply personal stories and essays that highlight life’s ups and downs, sometimes-painful truths, and opportunities for growth and transformation.
 
This new edition of My Good Friend the Rattlesnake has been updated and expanded for its tenth anniversary. Whether you are a long-time fan or new to don Jose Ruiz’s teachings, you will find something to love inside.

About the Author

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Don Jose Ruiz is a Nagual (Toltec shaman) in the Eagle Knights lineage and son of don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements. He is the author of The Wisdom of the Shamans, The Medicine Bag, Shamanic Power Animals, and The Shaman’s Path to Freedom, and the coauthor with his father of The Fifth Agreement.
 
Tami Hudman is an artist and author. She resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.