Hey Smile.. I guess depending on what culture you're talking about, shaman can mean something different.

As for me.. I'm being trained by a mayan shaman. He was also my Reiki Master.. of which I went through Reiki training (hands on healing) and I've been a Reiki Master now for about 18 months.

What I believe as I become a Shaman is that I'll consider my self a healer in every sense - spiritual, physical, emotional, etc. I will connect with the Universal Life Force at all times. I am One and One is me.

It's an exciting experience and I'm so glad to be following this path.

Vicki - great news on your book, congratulations!

? about Reike - who started that? Was it a Jewish gentleman in the 1950's? I'm confused and trying to sort through my confusion, thus the questions.

Reiki was started by Dr Mikao Usui, a Buddhist monk in 1822

Mrs Takata brought Reiki to the United States in the 1930's

Vicki,

Congratulations on the publishing of your book!! So happy for you.
Maggie

Garrie, Mundania was founded in August 2002 so you're right, they're fairly young. They are a traditional publisher of hardcover, paperback, and electronic versions of books.

Piers Anthony is one of the investment partners, not an owner.

Mundania has been publishing books since Dec 2002. They have released 18 books since they started.

Some of the authors that are listed might be part of the anthologies that are going t o be released in April and May of this year. We just received our contracts for those books and they're in the process of putting the info up on the website.

As for doing searches on books and getting other publishers, that's very possible. You'll find something similar like that with mine. I had a publisher for NOT WITHOUT ANNA, but they folded. So, I then took my book to Mundania. However, the previous publisher had released publication info, and it was picked up by the bookstores, etc. So, if you go out to Amazon, you'll find Not without anna from Southern Charm Press (it says out of stock) and from Mundania (it says ships is 2 -3 days)

I'm sure that happened to other authors as well.

If you go out to Preditors & Editors (P&E) http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/pebm.htm (the number one site for recommending all publishers, editors, agents, etc) you'll find that Mundania is Recommended.

They got a good set up, great cover artists, editors, and more working for them.

I don't know how you could go wrong w/them behind your book.

I hope that helps.

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Vicki - congrats on your book!! sounds like a good read...

I'll be sending you a check too - I've decided to start collecting autograhped books of authors I'm meeting online

Thanks, Evie!

I hope you enjoy the book. I'll be happy to autograph a book for you.

jawjaw, if you're listening, I got your check yesterday so your book went out in today's mail.

Well thank you Ms. T! I am excited about getting the book and reading it. I'll be watching my mail. Once again congrats!

JJ

Yuhoo...Ms. Vicki! I received your book last night...wait a minute..it's MY book now! haha...AnyWay...I am on Chapter 4 already. THANKS SO MUCH! I'll let you know how much I enjoyed it after the read, k?

Hugs,

jawjaw.. yay! you got it. I'm glad it arrived and you're already reading it.

I can't wait to hear what you have to say.