Sacred Cave: a novel set in America's prehistoric southeast [Paperback]

E. Kavasch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 2005

Sacred Cave is the first book in an extraordinary new adventure series set 5,000 years ago in the lush Southeast. Five generations of mystical Algonquian Indian women lead their people into a changing world dominated by wildly destructive forces. They know the "power of dreams" and use this mystical pathway to take their tribe to safety time and time again.

Encounter an astonishing cast of unforgettable characters that learn to run with wolves, make masks, build immense mounds, communicate with the Spirit World, and make beautiful music.

Experience raw, natural passions, and ancient puberty rites and rituals. Survive an extraordinary alligator hunt in the mystical Okefenokee Swamp, and return again to the sanctuary of the Sacred Cave, the womb of Mother Earth, where the People are safe. Explore vivid shamanic journeys deep within the Crystal Cave, where the tribal shamans go to learn the future and discover new rituals.

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About the Author

E. Barrie Kavasch was born in mound builders territory and has been a writer all her life. She is author/illustrator of The Mound Builders of Ancient North America (iUniverse 2004). She is a fifteenth generation direct descendant of Pocahontas, with some Cherokee-Creek Indian ancestry along with Scotch-Irish bloodlines. She lives in Bridgewater, CT where she established a private wellness center and sees clients.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: ASJA Press (June 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595358845
• ISBN-13: 978-0595358847
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,702,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCEPTIONAL FIRST NOVEL !!!, June 18, 2005

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E. Barrie Kavasch "Anthro & Poet" (Kent, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sacred Cave: a novel set in America's prehistoric southeast (Paperback)

Sacred Cave is an amazing new weave of Native American prehistoric talents exploring myriad ancient pathways into ultrasensory forms of knowledge and awareness. The author draws us deeply into the raw natural world, often filled with magical beings and mystical opportunities, while exploring the broad practical necessities of life. I liked the "literary voices" of Sacred Cave as a means of "passing the Talking Stick" from one character to the next continually expanding the male/female roles and mindsets.
Sacred Cave enables us to glimpse the lives & emotions of ancient people as they sought to survive & better their natural world. It takes us into bright passages of dreams & shamanic experiences cast to make the people's lives better. What an intriguing mix of characters. Generations of native Mound Builders begin an amazing custom of spiritual awareness in the distinctive Southeastern enviornments.
Sacred Cave is a remarkable achievement in literary awareness and will serve to fill a void in our American prehistoric past that can be richly imagined now.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Schoolkids yes, adults no., December 28, 2007

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M. L. Requa (Raleigjh, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sacred Cave: a novel set in America's prehistoric southeast (Paperback)

This would be a fine text for social studies in the middle school grades, but there's not enough story here for adults or older students. There's lots of good info on what people ate and wore in the early days of American tribes in the southeast, but little character development and less of actual human nature. The characters are cardboard cutouts of the noble savage, no one ever competes, disagrees, or gets angry. What emotion there is is told about rather than felt by the characters. The story also depends too much on the supernatural aspects, for example, rather than learn by experimentation or close attention to the environment, they simply "dream" about natural medicines or approaching disasters. Without genuine human qualities, the plot never moves forward of its own.
The author seems uncertain who the target audience is, whether children or adults, so the language is inconsistent. But for children, it may spark an awareness of what it was like to make the things you need and get food from the land.