Stella Bennett
When buffalo roamed the earth and the nomadic Plains Indians followed, it was by the light of Polaris, the North Star, the Star that Never Walks Around, that the tribes were always able to find their way.
Stella Bennett has transformed the tarot into an oracle based on Native American lore. The traditional suits of Wands (fire), Cups (water), Swords (air), and Pentacles (earth) here become Thunderbirds (creatures of the fire from the sky), Frogs (water creatures), Butterflies (creatures of the air), and Turtles (the Native American symbol of Mother Earth). On the Court cards are images of warriors and medicine women. On the major arcana we see swans representing one's acceptance of transformation, and coyote as the cosmic trickster. Bennett's guidebook shows readers how to use their own intuition to interpret card imagery and to read cards for themselves and others. 78 card deck with paperback.
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Bill Wahlberg
Star Warrior is the story of one man's search for himself. Medicine teacher Harley Swiftdeer Regan tried to find himself in the white man's culture and the white man's war. After serving in Vietnam, he came home to his Native American heritage, eventually becoming a respected medicine man. Told in the manner of Native American storytellers, this first-person narrative is gripping and deceptively simple. In the end, it is the story of a wounded warrior, a killer who becomes a healer, a sorcerer who travels to other worlds, a tale of magic, adventure, heartbreak, horror, passion and of a shaman who eventually finds inner peace and life purpose.
288pp, 9x6 Paperback
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Mark J Plotkin
'In a captivating plea for more effective management of the rain forest's botanical, medicinal, and cultural resources, the chief ethnobotanist at Conservation International vividly recalls his apprenticeships to the tribal shamanic healers of the northeast Amazon. ``There exists no shortage of `wonder drugs' waiting to be found in the rain forests,'' says Plotkin, yet ``we know little or nothing about the chemical composition of 98.6% of the Brazilian flora''--and this despite the fact that, even now, the value of medicines derived from tropical plants is more than $6 billion a year. Inspired by a 1974 Harvard night-school lecture by famed ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes, Plotkin first traveled to the rain forest in 1979. There, he was shocked to discover that local Indians' priceless botanical knowledge, developed over thousands of years, was threatened with eradication because no younger tribal members would volunteer as apprentice healers. Plotkin presented himself as an unlikely student to the Tirio and Wayana shamans, offering in exchange to write down what he was taught, thereby preserving the shamanic lore. When not following his elderly instructors through the forest, collecting plant samples and scribbling notes on native cures for arthritis, skin funguses, colds, and other ailments, Plotkin benefited personally from a successful shamanic healing; learned a secret formula for curare poison; and otherwise became deeply enmeshed in tribal life. In the States, he contractually assigned a percentage of any future profits from development of his research to the tribes that had disclosed the plants' healing powers, as well as to the countries in which the plants grow. Meanwhile, his book of botanical lore, presented as promised to the tribes, has helped restore a self- respect battered during years of interaction with the West. ``Every time a shaman dies, it is as if a library burned down,'' Plotkin reminds us. No one could convey the potential tragedy of this statement more convincingly than this author, who has done something to remedy it.' - Kirkus Reviews.
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Carlos Castaneda
Don Juan concludes the instruction of Castaneda with his most powerful and mysterious lesson in the sorcerer's art - a dazzling series of visions that are at once an initiation and a deeply moving farewell. Castaneda learns how to see at will, having laboriously completed the three prerequisites (losing self-importance, eliminating routines from his life, and learning how to stop his obsessive "internal dialogue"). Remainder mark.
304pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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Carl Hammerschlag
Carl Hammerschlag explains in this well-told memoir how he learned from Native Americans to make use of the energy source within ourselves for healing. Filled with remarkable stories, this book shows us how to journey past fear and illusion to a new strength of spirit and self. “This book is a treasure. It is about life in all its darkness and illumination. As I read it, I thought I wouldn’t mind if people didn’t read a word I’d written, but read this instead. Carl tells us all we need to know in order to heal our life and spirit. It is a book about universal truths and healing. Please read it.” - Bernie Siegel. Remainder mark.
176pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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Steve Wall
To Tadodaho Chief Leon Shenandoah, high chief among the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy, "to become a human being" means to rise to an expanded level of consciousness by living on the Earth as it was intended for us to live. Using tapes of conversations made over a 13-year period, the best-selling author of Wisdomkeepers recreates Chief Shenandoah's message in his own voice, enhanced with the dramatic photographs that have made each of Wall's creations not just books, but treasures.
114pp, 10x7, illus. ... Paperback
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Martin Prechtel
The Toe Bone and the Tooth is a literary masterpiece in honour of oral native storytelling and the indigenous heart of every person. Though easily read as a logical third in sequence with Martin Prechtel's other two legendary books, Secrets of the Talking Jaguar and Long Life, Honey in the Heart, it also stands on its own as a classic work of beauty and adventure. The Toe Bone and the Tooth is structured around a previously unpublished mythic Mayan tale of the same name, gifted to Martin by one of the elders of the village in return for helping his son. This ancient tale from the tribal oral tradition forms the backdrop to Martin's own untold story - how he, his Indian wife and two little sons experienced a chilling escape from Guatemalan death squads in the mid-1980s, and how he has continued to live out the myth in the alien context of modern life in the US. In a unique use of time sequencing, beautiful storytelling, irony, mystery, tragedy, magic and human warmth, Martin shows us that these powerful, mythic stories, if forgotten, will still be lived out in our daily lives, but can better help us live when they are consciously remembered. Written with characteristic brilliance, warmth and wit, Prechtel demonstrates how his initiation as a Mayan shaman and understanding of their mythology has ensured his survival in the modern world.
384pp, 9x6 ... Hardback
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Susan Gregg
The Toltec Way is a book created specifically to bring the ancient wisdom of the Toltecs to readers in a way that is easily understood and that makes it applicable to modern life. The gift of the Toltec is in being able to transcend ordinary human awareness and achieve personal freedom. Simply put, personal freedom is the ability to choose how to act rather than react to the events in your life. The three Toltec Masteries of Awareness, Transformation, and Intent are the key to transcending your limitations and experiencing yourself as the creator of your life. This book is about change and changing yourself. It emphasizes the need to take personal responsibility for the choices in your life. Included in each chapter are exercises and guided visualizations. And, because the wisdom to be learned is often best encountered indirectly, you will find that some of the most important knowledge is hidden in the parablelike stories that are scattered throughout the book.
256pp, 9x6 ... Hardback
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Brad Steiger
Among traditional Native Americans and other tribal peoples, totems are the enduring animal symbols that allow these peoples to explore the mysteries of life and the spirit world, from the graceful Antelope to the aggressive Cougar to the wise and peaceful Turtle, each animal embodies certain strengths and attributes that the spiritual seeker can embrace and follow on the path of self-exploration. Now, Totems offers each of us the tools we need to tap into the power of sacred animal totems by finding our own personal symbol and experiencing its energy firsthand. Drawing upon his long association with native teachers, as well as guidance from his own spirit helper, author Brad Steiger has created a fascinating, informative, and thorough guide to this ancient Spiritual practice. Filled with the wisdom of many different tribes and cultures, Totems provides exercises and techniques for: choosing your own animal totem from the American Indian Zodiac, receiving dream and vision teachings using animal totems, embarking on a spirit journey, learning the healing powers of totems, and calling on your spiritual helpers in times of need. REMAINDER MARK.
224pp, 9.25x7.25 ... ISBN 0062514253 ... Paperback
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Ken Eagle Feather
Expanding awareness. Exploring reality. Evolving perception. These are the traditional goals of metaphysical philosophies. Centred on the teachings of Toltec seer don Juan Matus, Tracking Freedom demonstrates how metaphysical systems affect perception. Among the many insights this guide delivers, you'll discover how to: Perceive various energy fields including those of the human energy body and of other worlds, recognise and balance physical and dreaming energies, and find and travel your path with heart. By exploring these and other techniques, Tracking Freedom provides you with the perspectives and exercises designed to accelerate your evolution.
280pp, 8½x5½ ... Paperback
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Nick Wood
Shamans possess a special knowledge of healing and a vast awareness of how the spirit world works - they are technicians of the sacred, animists who understand that everything is alive and use this wisdom to help others. Empower yourself with this sumptuously illustrated guide by doing practical and spiritual acts that deepen your relationship with the forces of the universe. Chanting, smudging with smoke and sage, and even crafting all further the mystical journey and enable you to see the wonder of life. Take what the earth so generously gives and draw inspiration from this bounty, fashioning nature's gifts into medicine fans, wheels, and bags. Call to the spirits, using ceremonial songs and blessings. Connect to the three worlds, and practice "personal medicine" that heals the soul. From embarking on a vision quest to using psychic protection techniques, these are the ways to open the mind and spirit. RARE, out of print.
144pp, 10.5x8.25, illus. ... ISBN 0806966092 ... Paperback
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Sun Bear et al
In this companion to The Bear Tribes Self-Reliance Book, Chippewa medicine man Sun Bear and other Bear Tribe members offer personal instruction for attaining the path of inner and outer harmony and living in balance with oneself. Included is a wealth of information about traditional and contemporary healing techniques that address both spiritual and mental well-being. Remainder mark.
190pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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Peggy Rockman Napaljarri
A collection of 15 newly recorded and translated stories from the Aboriginal Elders of Central Australia offering spiritual and ethical insights. Remainder mark.
194pp, 9x6 ... Hardback
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Don Contreras & Diane Morris Bernstein
Five hundred years after Columbus, the old inhabitants of the New World are creating a Native American Renaissance. At the heart of this resurgence are tribal dancers who sustain the community's spiritual and artistic traditions. This book brings to light the modern practitioners of this ancient art form through stunning full-color portraits which capture more than 30 dancers in traditional tribal regalia, plus profiles of selected tribal leaders, craftsmen, and children.
150pp, 11.5x8.75, illus. ... Hardback
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Kenneth Meadows
Shamanism dips deep into the well of ancient wisdom and energies of the universe. In this inspirational book, Kenneth Meadows introduces "Shamanics," a new science of living which distils the essence of shamanic wisdom from cultures worldwide and applies it in a modern day context, where its powerful principles can enhance our everyday lives. Shamanics is a unique process of personal development that helps us to meet life’s challenges with confidence and assurance. The book includes 30 "experiences" through which we can learn how to apply Shamanics to our lives.
224pp, 9.25x6.25 ... Hardback
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Paul Henley
This is an illuminating introduction to the unique heritage and wisdom of an endangered people. This exquisitely illustrated volume describes the culture, beliefs and customs of the Yanomami, who inhabit the depths of the Amazonian tropical forests, and whose lifestyle is based on an intimate knowledge of their environment. With a revealing selection of Yanomami wisdom teachings and traditions, this is the perfect introduction for the seeking reader.
"We don't have poor people. Every one of us can use the land, can clear a garden, can hunt, can fish. An Indian, when he needs to eat, kills just one or two tapirs. He only cuts down a few trees to make his garden. He does not annihilate the animals and the forest." - Davi Kopenawa Yanomami
62pp, 7x5½, illus. ... Hardback
