For Andrew Ecker the confusion of the illusion of self-identity led to a life of alcohol, cocaine, opiate addiction, imprisonment and ultimately suicidal attempts on his life. Generational drug addiction, imprisonment and mental illness fortified the foundation of his thoughts and kept the vision of destruction going until he began a spiritual path and process of redefining and finding the medicine in his The Sacred 7.Based on an ancient indigenous teaching of introduction The Sacred 7 will guide you in a ceremonial process of intentionally designing your life; how you relate to yourself, your family, the community and the universe, creating a bridge from the inner and outer world to assist in fortifying the metaphysical architecture of your reality. This foundational spiritual teaching is about awakening the greatest parts of you and practicing your spirituality in a truly authentic way. It is about claiming the truth and the medicine in the story of YOU!
I really enjoyed reading this book. The author and I share dysfunctional childhoods although my past was not about drug abuse and addiction it had very difficult obstacles of other abuses to deal with as a child and adult. I learned a new and different way to respond to my past to add to the various more traditional things I was taught through conventional counseling. I really like this way of sorting out and looking at who one really is instead of using one’s dysfunctional past as an identity. This author give a new and healthy way to view one’s identity. Very helpful and enlightening!