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Sister Jaguar\\u2019s Journey with Sandra Morse

I have the pleasure to bring to you to you the dynamic duo of sister Jaguar and Sandra Morse to share how synchronicity brought them together to share a amazing lifetime experience.

About Sister Judy Bisignano:

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\\u2019S 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\\u2019s 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 \\u2013 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 \\u201cfrom the north\\u201d 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\\u2019s Journey is the story of one nun\\u2019s 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 \\u201cHermana Otorango \\u2013 Sister Jaguar,\\u201d and so will you.

Website: http://www.sisterjaguarsjourney.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SisterJaguarsJourney

About Sandra Morse:

Sandra Morse and her eleven siblings were raised in Yuma, Arizona. She is a communications philosopher and has a private practice in Tucson, Arizona. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and communication and is a certified mediator. Sandra is the co-author of Sister Jaguar\\u2019s Journey and the Executive Producer of the film Sister Jaguar\\u2019s Journey. She and her husband, Michael, have two adult children (Sophie and Elliott) and a teenage son (Oren) at home in Tucson.

Sandra conducts eco-retreats into Ecuador\\u2019s Amazon rainforest. She has conducted 14 trips over the past several years. She has developed close, meaningful relationships with many Achuar (ACH-war) in various villages. Word spreads via short-wave radio among the villages that \\u201cSandra is here to see us. It is time to gather and celebrate.\\u201d

On a recent visit, Achuar elders of the Wayusentsa (y-u-SENT-sa) and Kusutkau (ka-SUIT-ka) villages publicly thanked and honored Sandra as \\u201cone of them.\\u201d They specifically asked that she work on their behalf to organize programs whereby community members from seven Achuar villages work to improve their lives thr'