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Spirit Matters:
A Memoir

by Matthew J. Pallamary



      Matthew J. Pallamary grew up in an Irish-Catholic ghetto in the Dorchester section of Boston, MA. His father's evasiveness made the family’s life increasingly chaotic. They moved frequently because his father failed to pay the rent and wanted to stay one step ahead of the leg breakers or whomever else he had ripped off. After his parents divorced, he grew up on welfare and was surrounded by violence. He saw many friends he had grown up with die violent deaths.

He experimented with a variety of drugs during his life and joined the military as soon as he possibly could. He continued to lead a life filled with crime; shameful acts that he allowed himself to be a part of and drugs. But he always believed that his heart was still a good one. Meanwhile, the struggle between light and darkness continued to rage on inside of him.

During his adult years, he became involved with shamanism and ethno botany (humanity's relationship to plants) "the god within the plant that brings out the god within you." Matthew J. Pallamary goes into great detail about his experiences with these "plants," etc.

Spirit Matters started off at a quick, interesting and meaningful pace but soon fizzled out. The last third of the book was pretty "out there" and just wouldn't make much sense to the average person.

The Book

Mystic Ink Publishing / AuthorHouse
February 14, 2008
Trade Paperback
978-1-4343-1801-5
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The Reviewer

Connie Harris
Reviewed 2008
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