Abstract

While visiting Iceland during the summer of 1994, I conducted two American Indian healing rituals that produced impressive results. The first part of this essay describes the spiritual landscape of Iceland, which I believe was an important influence on therapeutic outcome. The second part discusses the healing interventions, one for a patient with multiple sclerosis, the other for a patient with brain cancer. They are presented as anecdotal evidence of the efficacy, flexibility, and holistic approach of American Indian healing.