Searching for Z: Beyond the Xingu
the story of Percy Harrison Fawcett
Some years ago, over a long span of time I had a series of dreams that seemed to be unrelated. I included them in a dream log I was keeping because they were unusually vivid and “real”. Though I didn’t realize it at the time I logged them, they were all about Brazil-- and every one of them eventually “came true” while I was living in Brazil.
These dreams are recounted in the section of my book, Z: Beyond the Xingu, referred to as Sylvia’s chapters. There were others, all of which came to pass in reality, but I chose not to include them in the book as they appeared to be less relevant.
One of the most significant of all of the dreams was one in which a group of Indians appeared to me, asking for help. “We are the Xavante,” they said. “Will you help us?” I had never heard of this tribe, and from the sound of it I thought the word might be written “Shivanti”. It was only much later that I came across this tribe’s name when talking about Fawcett with a FUNAI agent in Brasilia.
To this day I do not know how I can help the Xavante, who are at this moment struggling for their way of life, and even for life, itself. But it was partly for them I created this website. I only pray that more people in the world will care, for them, for all the indigenous groups of our planet, and for the natural world in which they live.
Saturday, September 26 2009
My Story
