Robert Boissiere Livres

The journey unfolds from a Nazi prison camp to the mesas of Hopi, Arizona, where the author, a dispossessed Frenchman, finds a new home among two Native American tribes. Embraced by the Hopis, he learns their ways while also becoming the first white man to live at Taos Pueblo, where he meets and marries Po Pai Mo. This enchanting narrative explores themes of belonging, love, and cultural understanding, as Boissiere transforms from a man without a country into one rooted in community and tradition, guided by the wisdom of his wife.

This is a story of creation and change, of prophecy and fulfillment in the world we all journey through--a world the Hopi call koyaanisqatsi , or "world out of balance." A heartfelt and reverential view of the Hopi Way as seen by one of the few white men to have lived within this ancient culture, Meditations with the Hopi imparts to us the essence of the Hopi experience--from child's first cry to soul's departure, each transition celebrated in song and ritual.

From first-hand experience, the author tells of daily life among the Hopi Indians in Northern Arizona--their beliefs, rituals and Catcina (Kachina) ceremonies. The interaction and conflict between the Anglo and Indian cultures are presented from the viewpoint of the Hopi family.