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How to respond when children are drawn to indigenous spirituality

My teenage daughter keeps having dreams about being a priestess in an ancient temple, and she's asking me to take her to sacred sites in South America, but I'm worried she's romanticizing indigenous spirituality instead of facing her real problems.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A child's spiritual attractions challenge parental ability to distinguish authentic calling from escapist fantasy, requiring discernment about appropriate spiritual guidance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Andean spirituality — Inca and indigenous South America?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.