In this deeply personal episode of Through the Eyes of a Mystic, Bernard Alvarez shares the extraordinary story of discovering his connection to Chief Buffalo Tiger and Lee Tiger, growing up spiritually drawn to the Everglades, Indigenous wisdom, vision quests, ancestry, grief, healing, and the mysterious ways our spirit remembers where we come from.

Sociologically speaking, what we call “mainstream” is neither neutral nor universal. It is a construct—shaped by history, economics, race, religion, gender norms, and political power. The center is not simply where most people stand; it is where power has consolidated itself and declared legitimacy.