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“The old woman said I was “really lucky” the lion came to me. He was my spirit guide, she said. He came to give me his courage, strength, and intense focus because I would need those for what lay ahead. She said I would face many obstacles, some big and life-threatening—and, if I lived through them, I would have “a strong heart and powerful medicine to give to the people.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“In Navajo culture, when a coyote crosses your path, it means something big is about to happen. I couldn’t remember if it was something big in a good way or something big in not a good way.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People

“There were women who would keep house for priests after their husbands died.”
― Patricia Lockwood, Priestdaddy: A Memoir

“This fantastic dream feels more realistic than real life. I must be really high.”
― Erica M. Elliott, Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People