This allegorical story, birthed from a vision of a golden mountain lion pursuing a magic black elk, is an archetypal journey from darkness to Light in the spirit of ahimsa, or nonviolence. The heroine's search uncovers the poignant past of a nation living in harmony with Nature. Her prayer for Nature's protection of future generations helps her to resurrect her own life and the lost soul of North America against the harsh dominance of the modern century.