Oblast: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1998
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Paperback BERKLEY BOOKS 260 pages.Good condition-Minor highlighting with fine green marker on pages:27,49,160,178,218-222,230,238,254,259

With eloquent simplicity, Bear Heart, a full-blooded and traditionally trained healer of the Muskogee Creek tribe, shares a lifetime of training. In sections titled `The Cure Lies Within You` and `Learning How To Live,` Bear Heart weaves together anecdotes and philosophy to show how traditional tribal wisdom can help us maintain mental, spiritual and physical health in today`s world. We journey with him from his initiation into the Muskogee Creek`s `medicine ways` in 1938 (when he walked unharmed through a den of rattlesnakes) to his role as a respected elder and counselor whose gentle words spring from a lifetime of service. He describes the lessons learned in ceremonies conducted in the sweat lodge and the Native American Church; he explains why Native people pray with peyote and smoke the Sacred Pipe and how vision quests can bring clarity and personal revelation. Throughout, Bear Heart`s teachings stress the importance of self-knowledge, integrity, and being open to the guidance of the Great Spirit. Through inspiring stories and examples, he teaches us how to live.