Thoughts of a Tribal Elder

About the Book

This book documents Roger’s extraordinary life’s journey through the sources of his addictions, and how they played an integral part in his life experiences. These are detailed in his spiritual quest to understand his being in this life. His quest takes him through Queer history, symbols, mythology, rituals, and spiritualities. This spiritual quest is further developed through his experiencing AIDS related illnesses and with returning to life after encounters with the Death Crone. These all unfolded through his recovery from these addictions until where he has today peace and serenity, as he never achieved previously. .

About the Author

Roger Goodman, M. Mus., M. Div. was active during the Civil Rights Movement and protests over the Vietnam War, yet understanding the heterosexism of those movements. After being an international concert harpsichordist, teacher, and recording artist; he began work on the documentary film “From the Ashes Risen.” Because of his addictions he became HIV+ and was diagnosed AIDS in 1995 at which time he died during a coma, but miraculously came back from death. He says the reason that he came back was because he had important transformational work to share with Queer people everywhere.