In his critically acclaimed bestseller Rain of Gold, Victor Villase-or brought his mother's family vividly to life. In Wild Steps Of Heaven, he turns to his father's family, the Villase-ors. Against a vivid backdrop of love and war, magic and heroism, the author breathes life into his father's people--and in particular, the Villase-or women*Margarita, the indomitable matriarch who was swept away by Don Juan Jesus Villase-or on the eve of the Mexican revolution*their beautiful daughters, who find strength and endurance in their mother's faith, and searing passion amidst the turmoil of war. But it is little Juan, the youngest son, through whose eyes this tumultuous saga unfolds. Juan would learn from his brother Jose, a hero of the revolution, how to be a man; and from his beloved mother, how to live and love con gusto y amor. A story of madness and miracles, rage and redemption, In Wild Steps Of Heaven creates a riveting portrait of an extraordinary family and the country whose earth gave them roots.
The incredible story behind the writing and publication of Victor Villaseñor’s national bestseller Rain of Gold. It captures the difficult and courageous path the author followed to ensure that his family’s saga would be published as the authentic, true account it is. The real power of this book lies in the sacred relationship that Villaseñor has with his father, mother, and ancestors. In other words, Beyond Rain of Gold encompasses the magical messages that Villaseñor’s indigenous ancestors told him are universal themes common to native peoples everywhere on this planet . . . and at one time we were all indigenous. This is an exciting, raw, and honest work, with events occurring that transcend the boundaries of what we normally call reality. And like Carlos Castaneda’s Don Juan trilogy, Beyond Rain of Gold explores altered states of consciousness, revealing the wisdom and magic inherent in everyday existence. This is a book that will make you see the world in an entirely different way, and which will stimulate your mind and emotions to create a New Earth way of thinking and being!
The non-fiction saga of Victor Villasenor's own family. It is the Hispanic Roots, an all-American story of poverty, immigration, struggle and success. Focuses on three generations of the Villasenor family, their spiritual and cultural roots back in Mexico, their immigration to California and their overcoming poverty, prejudice and economic exploitation.
A daring memoir of love, magic, adventure, and miracles, Victor Villaseñor's Thirteen Senses continues the exhilarating family saga that began in the widely acclaimed bestseller Rain of Gold, delivering a stunning story of passion, family, and the forgotten mystical senses that stir within us all. Thirteen Senses begins with the fiftieth wedding anniversary of the aging former bootlegger Salvador and his elegant wife, Lupe. When asked by a young priest to repeat the sacred ceremonial phrase "to honor and obey," Lupe surprises herself and says. "No, I will not say 'obey'. How dare you! You don't talk to me like this after fifty years of marriage and I now knowing what I know!" After the hilarious shock of Lupe's rejection of the ceremony, the Villaseñor family is forced to examine the love that Lupe and Salvador have shared for so many years -- a universal, gut-honest love that will eventually energize and inspire the couple into old age.
From a pioneer of modern U.S. Hispanic literature, and the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Loco Love and Rain of Gold, comes a gripping, coming-of-age tale that exposes the intensity and sheer will of one brave young immigrant who crosses the Mexican border. Roberto Garcia is only seventeen, but he already has big dreams of making his fortune, building a family, and gaining the respect of his community. With ambition to burn and a passion to prove his manhood, Roberto takes the dangerous journey north, crossing the Mexican border to pick fruit in the “golden fields” of California. It is said that a good man can make more money there in a week than in an entire year in the mountains of Michoacán, his home. With dreams that overshadow harsh realities, Roberto is unprepared for the jammed boxcars and bolted trucks that carry undervalued migrant workers through the searing desert to long days of harsh labor. Raw, powerful, poetic, and heartbreaking, Macho! brings to life the brutality of migrant labor, Cesar Chavez’s efforts to unionize workers, and a vivid portrayal of the immigrant experience through the eyes of a brave young man who bids goodbye to everything he knows to follow his dreams.
Growing up on his parents’ ranch in North San Diego County, Victor Villaseñor’s teenage years were marked by a painful quest to find a place for himself in a world he did not fit into. Discriminated due to his Mexican heritage, Victor questions the tenets of his faith and the restrictions it places on his own spirituality and sexuality. Ultimately, his search for identity takes him to Mexico to learn of his family’s roots, where he soon discovers that his heritage doesn’t determine his intelligence or success. Through this often humorous and poignant tale, Victor deftly undermines the macho stereotype so often associated with Latinos, while exposing the tender vulnerability and naïveté of a young man grappling with the roles foisted on him by the church and society. Victor’s youthful misadventures elicit sympathy, laughter, and tears as he attempts to divine the mysteries of the opposite sex in this powerful, revealing memoir. “The clarity that comes from Villaseñor’s personal and cultural experience is not matched in any of Steinbeck’s major works” (Los Angeles Times).
Love, Harmony, Peace, Unity and Miracles Are these not the ingredients of all religions? What went wrong? Why are our institutions failing us? The answer, known to indigenous people throughout the world, is that modern civilization has lost its connection to nature and the understanding of our natural loving feminine energy which nurtures all life. In Gigantic Global Hope: Our First Lady Pope, we follow the personal journey of Victor Villaseñor when he was invited to speak to a group of retired nuns and priests. Not wanting to go, remembering all the abuses he'd received at Catholic school, a visit with his mother reminded him that forgiveness is the key to becoming an adult. To his utter surprise, he was met with joy and appreciation-in fact, Victor's visit became a life-altering experience not just for him, but the nuns and priests as well. And that was where the collective vision of Our First Lady Pope wasn't just born, it was seen as a way of HOPE and LOVE and JOY uniting all the churches with Feminine Energy throughout the globe.
In the American Indian belief, it is said that we never really know who we are until we find our totem, and once we do, then everything falls into place, even in the midst of chaos. Lion Eyes is the exciting true story of Jan Milburn, who came face-to-face with his totem - and was transformed. As a love-deprived young child, he got lost in a snowstorm in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, and a huge mountain lion led him safely home... setting him on a course for a miraculous life. Acclaimed bestselling author Victor Villaseñor gives voice to Jan's thrilling tale, full of danger, clashes between light and darkness, romance and healing miracles. Against the backdrop of the '60s - a time of love and war, a time of turmoil and social upheaval, a time of young people's exuberant exploration while the establishment tried to hold on to the past - Jan Milburn chose an unusual calling... becoming the youngest minister ever ordained by the state of California. Jan's spiritual path, incredibly, led him from San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury District of the '60s to Mexico, and into the darkness of the drug world. Hunted by a notorious assassin, he stared down death and encountered the very depths of depravity and violence - but ultimately awakened to his magical Spirit Guides and the Kingdom of God within each of us that transcends religion and 'of-the-body' limitations. It was at this time that Mireya, a beautiful young Indian girl, saw in Jan the noble heart of a lion and the vision of an eagle. Nothing could get in the way of her love and admiration for this man. It was written in the stars, she said. Eventually, Mireya and Jan married and were instrumental in helping to return more than two million acres of stolen land to the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua, Mexico. Lion Eyes is a mystical, heartfelt, soul-inspiring love story of timeless relevance. It shows us that our global future lies not just in our politics and religious beliefs, but also in our unwavering love and our forgotten native wisdom that once we find our totem, everything falls into place, even amidst chaos . . . illustrated by one man's incredible life, which can become the norm for all of humanity!
In the last ten thousand years, we've gone from hieroglyphics, papyrus scrolls, stone tablets, and smoke signals to telegraphs, telephones, cell phones, computers, and virtual reality, thinking these would help improve communications between people. With great expectations we experienced Manifest Destiny and World War I and II, thinking these would finally unite us globally in prosperity and peace. Then we went to the moon and sent rovers to Mars. All this and more we've accomplished, and yet something isn't quite working right for us. Why? Despite these accomplishments, we now have more poverty and hunger, wars and human destruction, unrest and anger, fear and distrust than ever before. So could it be that the answer, known to indigenous people throughout the world, is that modern civilization has simply lost its connection to nature and the understanding of our natural loving, compassionate feminine energy which nurtures all life? In Search of Sacred Elders explores this paradox of modern life and the potential of indigenous wisdom creating the harmony we've always been seeking. Victor Villaseñor, the bestselling author of Rain of Gold, was shocked when he received an invitation to speak to a group of retired nuns and priests. Not wanting to go, remembering all the abuses he'd received at Catholic school, a visit with his elderly mother reminded him that forgiveness is the key to becoming an adult. Victor went, and to his utter surprise he was met with joy and appreciation. And the challenging experience of reconciling his strongly held beliefs with those of these nuns and priests, was where the collective vision of Sacred Elders was seen as a profound revelation not just for the world, but for the Catholic Church and all those of different religions and beliefs. In Search of Sacred Elders leads each reader on a journey of how all of modern civilization can be reconnected to nature. The key is revealed as you read this tearful, funny and courageous true story, and you gain an understanding of how the power of our inherent natural feminine energy--which nurtures all life--can finally unite us all over the world with a freshness of hope and trust, love and joy, compassion and respect, in the heartfelt, harmonious way that we've forever been seeking.
In Revenge of a Catholic Schoolboy Victor Villsenor brings a message of hope, meaning and personal transformation. The book is a wild, pertinent story that bridges cultural and religious differences. Revenge of a Catholic Schoolboy explores life-altering modern-day miracles and has been deemed a must read for Catholics, ex-Catholics, and for anyone interested in seeing the religions of the world come together. The book presents these ideas not as a proposal of tolerance, but as a way to achieve love, understanding and respect for each other. As Revenge exclaims, "judgment day is here, and it's the day when we all stop passing judgment!
Standing at the podium, Victor Villaseñor looked at the group of educators amassed before him, and his mind flooded with childhood memories of humiliation and abuse at the hands of his teachers. He became enraged. With a pounding heart, he began to speak of these incidents. When he was through, to his great disbelief he received a standing ovation. Many in the audience could not contain their own tears. So begins the passionate, touching memoir of Victor Villaseñor. Highly gifted and imaginative as a child, Villaseñor coped with an untreated learning disability (he was finally diagnosed, at the age of forty-four, with extreme dyslexia) and the frustration of growing up Latino in an English-only American school in the 1940s. Despite teachers who beat him because he could not speak English, Villaseñor clung to his dream of one day becoming a writer. He is now considered one of the premier writers of our time.
The stories in Victor Villasenor's Walking Stars are about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. Villasenor shows that every story, and every family, is filled with magic, if we look hard enough.
A work hailed by the "Los Angeles Times" as "hypnotic storytelling," "Wild Steps of Heaven" provides a powerful, moving portrait of Villasenor's family who, in their courage and love of life, represent the whole, passionate history of Mexico.
The fourth installment in bestselling and acclaimed author Villaseor's family saga is a moving story of adolescence, sexual awakening, and the quest to learn what it takes to be a man.
The first part of this two-volume title contains the plenary lectures, research seminars, poster sessions, and laboratory courses presented at the X Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields. The second part of this two-volume title contains 41 review papers written to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Division of Particles and Fields of the Mexican Physical Society.
The main focus of this school was to teach about experimental techniques for particle, nuclear, cosmic ray, and medical physics by means of laboratory sessions, lecture courses, and review talks. It was aimed primarily at graduate students with some participation of young post-doctoral students. This volume includes lecture courses on: Particle identification, tracking detectors, front-end electronics and signal processing, triggering and data acquisition general considerations, confidence intervals, as well as calorimetry.
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