The Turkey Shack

<p>How did a farmer come to create a spiritual sanctuary?</p><p>This book is the story behind the creation of Pathways Spiritual Sanctuary on a ranch in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  An unlikely story that begins in a tin shed called the Turkey Shack.</p><p>__________</p><p>Author's Preface:</p><p>I’m a guy who wears Carhartt jeans with pliers in the pocket. I also was the CEO of a $65 million agribusiness and the Executive Director of a $100 million-plus science research laboratory during its startup. Along the way I had spiritual experiences that mystified me. I didn’t shave my head don robes or join an ashram. My life continued but it was changed.</p><p>In 2010 I created Pathways Spiritual Sanctuary on my ranch in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Based on my history you might think I’m an unlikely person to create a spiritual sanctuary so let me tell you up front what I am not. I am not a guru. I am not a psychologist philosopher theologian or a person with a degree in any field that would seem relevant to spirituality. I do have bachelor’s and master’s degrees but in agricultural economics. I remain the guy in Carhartts a Nebraska farm kid who happened to have some extraordinary experiences that allowed me to see a new world of love compassion tolerance and forgiveness.</p><p>This book is the story of that journey—a story that begins in a tin shed called the Turkey Shack.</p><p> </p><p>Dave Snyder</p><p>Founder</p><p>Pathways Spiritual Sanctuary</p><p> </p>