As Sakuta tries to help Mai through her predicament, his actions bring him into contact with more girls afflicted with the elusive disease. Despite the getup, no one seems to notice her, and after confronting her, he realizes that she is another victim of Puberty Syndrome. With an air of unapproachability, she is well known throughout the school, but none dare interact with her-that is until Sakuta sees her wandering the library in a bunny girl costume. Mai Sakurajima is a third-year high school student who gained fame in her youth as a child actress, but recently halted her promising career for reasons unknown to the public. However, high school student Sakuta Azusagawa knows from personal experience that it is very much real, and happens to be quite prevalent in his school. It is a rare disease which only affects teenagers, and its symptoms are so supernatural that hardly anyone recognizes it as a legitimate occurrence. Together, his prose and paintings illuminate a philosophy in which we are all creators and transformers when we respond with openness to our environment and our fellow beings.The rare and inexplicable Puberty Syndrome is thought of as a myth. Alive with Navajo, Pueblo, Huichol, and Egyptian deities Aboriginal Dreamtime images and mythological beings born of the imagination and lore of many ages and lands, Paladin's art has been praised for its exuberance, eclecticism, spirituality, and original use of symbols. A shaman as well as an artist, Paladin was one of the first Native American painters to move beyond traditional themes and styles of painting. Nurtured by his childhood on a Navajo reservation, where visions were accepted as a natural part of reality, Paladin created brilliant and evocative paintings that resonate between the physical world and the world of dreams.

This remarkable book explores the connection between Paladin's public art and his private life, showing how he not only honored his spiritual ancestors but also his personal commitments through the art that he gave to humanity.

Features commentaries by Matthew Fox and others on Paladin's life and art.ĭavid Chethlahe Paladin's art was his life through it, he fulfilled his desire to serve, to heal, to live compassionately, and to walk the Navajo way of beauty.Discusses the importance of Paladin's shamanic history in the creation of his artwork.Looks at the spiritual traditions surrounding the images that Paladin features in his art.A glimpse into the remarkable life and visionary artwork of spiritual artist and activist David Chethlahe Paladin.

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