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Sister Jaguar's Journey Kindle Edition

by Sister Judy Bisignano (Author), Sandra C. Morse (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The story of one nun’s transformational passage

Sister Jaguar’s Journey is the fiercely honest story of Sister Judy Bisignano, a Dominican nun, who after spending 68 years looking for God in all the wrong places, finally found the peace and divine connection she was looking for in the Amazon rainforest.

It all starts with a simple invitation to visit the Achuar community in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest. Here in this place, with these special people, using plant medicine, she was propelled onto a new path. Guided by the indigenous wisdom of the Pachamama (Mother Earth), and the sacred rituals of the Achuar people, she confronts and lets go of her turbulent, abusive, angry past, ultimately discovering that her life’s purpose was not to be an American educator, author and nun but rather a compassionate human being.

In many ways, Sister Jaguar’s Journey is the story of one nun’s transformational passage from self-rejection to self-acceptance, and from self-blame to self-love. It is, perhaps, the journey of each of us as we search for peace in this life and beyond.

The Achuar call her “Hermana Otorango – Sister Jaguar,” and so will you…

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01EI7Y8RG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Maketai, Inc. (April 18, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 18, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7939 KB
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Sister Judy Bisignano

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Sister Judy Bisignano, a Dominican nun, spent sixty-eight years looking for God in all the wrong places. A lifetime of prayer and public service as a fierce and renowned educator in Tucson, Arizona failed to bring her the peace and divine connection she had always sought.

SISTER JAGUAR’S JOURNEY (the film and the book) tells the story of her difficult childhood, and her attempt to avoid family life, marriage and motherhood by entering the convent, where she was met with an even more abusive situation. Ever the survivor, she worked with children and teenagers and founded two schools, yet when the school she started for the Mexican-American community in South Tucson was closed, she was forced to confront the devastating affects of her lifelong anger on her life, her work, and those around her.

Divine intervention presented herself in the form of Sandra Morse, a friend and professional communication philosopher, who with a simple invitation to visit the Achuar community in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, forever changed Sister Judy's life. Launching her onto a path toward reconciliation with her turbulent, abusive, angry past, she eventually found peace and forgiveness through plant medicine in the Amazon rainforest. Yes, a Dominican nun drinking ayahuasca - and it changed everything. It was here in this moment, in this place, with these special people, that she found God, healing and forgiveness.

While sitting in a canoe on the Pastaza River, Sister Judy witnessed a black jaguar devour a white bird. To date, she is the only visitor "from the north" to encounter a black jaguar in the Achuar region. According to the local shaman, seeing the black jaguar was a good omen, one that empowered Sister Judy to experience a series of cultural, environmental and spiritual shifts that ultimately transformed her life.

Sister Jaguar’s Journey is the story of one nun’s transformational passage from self-rejection to self-acceptance; from self-blame to self-love. Perhaps it is also the journey of each of us as we search for peace in this life and beyond.

The Achuar call her "Hermana Otorango - Sister Jaguar," and so will you.

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I have had the good fortune of knowing Sister Judy, and Sandra Morse, and being able to see first hand what it looks like to "walk your talk." Witnessing their acts of direct service among the Auchuar people in Ecuador was nothing short of what I imagine it would have been like to witness Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity do their work. Not that Sister Judy is anything like Mother Teresa : ) nor the Auchuar anything like the poor of Calcutta. (If anything, we are impoverished of spirit, and need their charity!)What I have learned from Sister Judy, is that Saints don't exist in real time. Human beings, who-- despite fear, pain, suffering, and very real obstacles-- take concrete steps to make their communities and our world a little better, are the ones we will call Saints when they leave this world. I will never be like Sister Judy, but reading her story, and witnessing the level of courage and self-reflection she employs in her life, has caused me to look deeper into my own soul, and ask where I might make the choice of service to humanity, versus self-service.
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Sophia
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Awesome Read
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017
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Sister Jaguar's Journey by Sister Judy Bisignano is a biography. Even though I don’t normally read this genre of books I found it to be inspirational. I found Sister Jaguar’s life to be very interesting. The journey of her life confirmed a few things for me. It confirmed that no matter how long you have had a relationship with God it does not necessarily mean you will have peace and calmness in your life.

The book ‘kept it real” by sharing her struggles of depression, suicide and hardship. This allowed the book to be relevant. I don’t think the design of the cover, made it appealing to the eye however once you began to read the book. There is something about it that draws you in.

Her trip to the rainforest in Ecuador proves that one can ultimately find peace and calm in life. Not only does the Sister find inner peace, she manages to help the plight of the poor, especially children; this is her calling and she fulfills it well.

My favorite part of the book was the picture and prayer section. I would share this title with others.
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Amanda Dawn
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Memoir
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2017
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Sister Jaguar’s Journey is a memoir of Sister Judy Bisignano, a nun turned to pagan religion after visiting the Achuar tribe; natives t the Amazon Rain Forest. The author briefly touches on her years as a youth and moves quickly into the trials of becoming an Adrian Dominican num. Although, sadly, not the first description of horrific abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church convents, the abuse described by Sister Judy will elicit anger from any well meaning reader; and rightly so. After Sister Judy makes it as a nun in her convent, she details her mission life which is nothing short of extraordinary. And then things get a little peculiar as Sister Judy heads off with her therapist to the Amazon Rain Forest, drinks an ayahuasca mixture (a psychotic inducing drink) and becomes Sister Jaguar.
Sister Judy’s book is broken into three parts. The first is her memoir. The second is a very factual account of the Achuar tribe and what they believe. The third part of the book is a set of prayers in line with the Achuar’s beliefs which are prayers to Pachamama or Mother Earth.
There is a lot to be gleaned from this book. Sister Judy’s story in itself is remarkable. She went from a rather abusive home to a very abusive convent trying to find normalcy and belonging in her life. She found a path to forgiveness with her family along the way. As a nun on mission, Sister Judy made mountains move in her positions dealing with education even ending up publishing a book endorsed by NASA. She also assisted in helping illegal immigrants into the country through the church with a daring and adventurous plan.
The section on the Achuar tribe is quite fascinating to read just because it isn’t every day one gets to read a first hand account of someone who has been present in their villages and have gotten to interact with them as Sister Judy has. The co-author of this book, Sandra Morse, works closely with the Pachamama Alliance Inc. which assists the Achuar tribe and arranges the immersion experiences for people like Sister Judy. Sandra Morse’s described actions throughout the book really allow one a sense of understanding into the tribe. She is highly revered among the tribe. My favorite story of their adventures is getting their hair dyed complete with a picture.
As far as criticism for this book goes, I can find no fault with the writing or set up of the book. In fact I loved that. I was however, taken a back at least a little by Sister Judy’s willingness to partake of a psychotic inducing mixture (which later thinking back to the kind of nun she was I guess I wasn’t so taken aback) but I never made peace with how quickly and seemingly seamlessly she converted to a pagan religion. The only terribly off putting side of this was her usage of Biblical verses completely out of context as well as her interchangeable usage of God for Pachamama. The two religions are simply not compatible. For Christians, God created Earth and while we are caretakers of it, we are not to worship it. For the Achuar tribe, the Earth is god.
I recommend this book for anyone interested in history, sociology, culture, or religion. The information contained in Sister Jaguar’s Journey provides for anyone interested in the previous list is rich. Overall this is a well developed and expertly executed memoir with unique and interesting topics which should make for engaging discussion.
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muffiemae
2.0 out of 5 stars Some good, some bad
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2017
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In the first part of the book, I found myself admiring "Sister Jaguar." But then I became disgusted with her acceptance of the abuse at the hands of the Catholic church. If all nuns experience and accept this kind of abuse, they (and their abusers) are obviously a very dysfunctional group of people.

I liked how she helped establish a school that encouraged students to think, unlike the mind-control schools prevalent now that teach students to memorize--and to obey "authority." But then I was incensed that she encouraged (and aided) illegal immigration. And even worse was when she supported protests by Mexicans by waving a Mexican flag from a window in an upper-story building--on American soil. Inexcusable.

"Colombia" was misspelled as "Columbia." And "As I kneel and lay upon her..." (the earth), no. "As I lie upon her..."
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