In this rare window into Zulu mysticism, the author breaks the bonds of traditional silence to share his experiences as a sangoma - a Zulu shaman. Against the backdrop of post-colonial South Africa, he begins with his personal journey as an English-trained Christian schoolteacher who receives a calling to follow in his grandfather's footsteps as a shaman and keeper of folklore. He goes on to reveal a variety of shamanic practices and tell fourteen Zulu myths in traditional style.