Posts made in October, 2001

Remembering Lorna Roberts: A Shaman’s Last Journey

Posted by Diane Wolkstein on Oct 29, 2001 in Essays | 1 comment

On Saturday, October 13, 2001, a memorial service was held to honor the memory of Lorna Roberts, a shaman and one of Diane’s most beloved friends. The following essay is Diane’s tribute to that friendship. Lorna had been diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago in 1997. She had a lumpectomy. Her children begged her to have a mastectomy. She had a mastectomy. Then she said, “No more.” She was a shaman. She’d been initiated into the South American lineage in...