Table of Contents
Seekers All by Viggo Mortensen xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
Chapter 1 Survival Margret (Peggy) Mary Walsh 1
Chapter 2 The Twinkle Robert Armour 7
Chapter 3 Professor at Large Fred Katz 11
Chapter 4 The Edge Elvin Jones 17
Chapter 5 The Shaman Jim Morrison 29
Chapter 6 Good Vibes Emil Richards 35
Chapter 7 Darkness Visible Lou Reed 41
Chapter 8 Abandon Janis Joplin 45
Chapter 9 Improvisation Ray Manzarek 51
Chapter 10 "The Flow" Van Morrison 63
Chapter 11 The Trance Ravi Shankar 73
Chapter 12 Vulnerability Patti Smith 81
Chapter 13 Rasta Man Vibration Robert Nesta Marley 89
Chapter 14 Percussion Healer Airto Moreira 101
Chapter 15 Killer Energy Jerry Lee Lewis 107
Chapter 16 The Hero's Journey Joseph Campbell 113
Chapter 17 The Method Peggy Feury 123
Chapter 18 Poetic Father Figure Robert Bly 129
Chapter 19 Soul Sister Barbara Morrison 145
Chapter 20 His Holiness The Dalai Lama: Zen Slap 149
Chapter 21 The Rocker and the Dude Gustavo Dudamel 155
Chapter 22 Rhymin' Simon Paul Simon 171
Chapter 23 Wheelchair Mystic Ram Dass 177
Chapter 24 Red-Headed Stranger Willie Nelson 189
Conclusion 195
Permissions 202
Index 203