In this her second collection of poetry, Galer writes from the shadow of illness but also from the perspective of spiritual empowerment. As shaman and survivor she shares her awareness of the larger conditions of the earth, asks us as caretakers of not only ourselves but of the planet, to tread gently and always in the steps of truth as the ancestors would have wanted. Generous, forgiving, and thoughtful, her poems call us to assess our position in the universe and move forward. Spellbinding and demanding, Galer explores healing and destiny with a clear eye.

A surprising tale of the struggle for survival, The Navigator's Wife is the fictionalized true story of the 1808 shipwreck of the Russian fur trade explorer ship Sv. Nickolai, aground off the isolated coast of the Olympic Peninsula, and the capture of its entire crew including the young wife of the navigator, Anna Petrovna Bulygin, by Makah native people. Anna's struggle to survive in alien and harsh circumstances, the choices she makes, and the insistence with which she masters her environment make her a heroine for all time. Galer's vivid prose has been compared to Joseph Conrad or Jack London. Fleshing the skeleton of the scant factual information, this true event combines adventure, little known history, and a cross cultural love story. "A wonderful literary adventure." Ken Owens, author of The Wreck of the Sv. Nicolai.

In Becoming Hummingbird: Charting Your Life Journey the Shaman s Way, master shaman Jane Galer asks the readers to consider their responsibility to the global collective, while at the same time assessing the qualities of the mythical Hero s path as it applies to their own personal journey. Through exercises and guided meditations packed with mythological creatures from a variety of cultures, the readers seek to understand their own gifts, their own personal archetypes, and in doing so will identify the life path that most reflects their value as humans ready to serve the needs of the universe. This is a workbook, a meditation guide, an opportunity to explore personal gifts at the deepest level, the of the sacred.