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THE STAR THAT NEVER WALKS AROUND: A Native American Tarot Package Ref: RXD091

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.

Boxed Set

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STAR WARRIOR: The Story of Swiftdeer Ref: RED155

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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TALES OF A SHAMAN'S APPRENTICE: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Ref: RED445

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.

2 Cassettes

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TAO OF NATURE: Earthway's Wisdom of Daily Living from Mother Earth Ref: RWD610

Mary Summer Rain

From the bestselling author of Earthway comes a collection of thoughtful and inspiring essays on nature and life. Together they light a path to genuine love and caring, for as we learn to recognize and respect the beauty in nature we learn, too, to appreciate the beauty in ourselves. Everywhere we turn, nature is trying to bestow her gifts upon us whether we're ready to receive them or not. Here spiritual philosopher and naturalist Mary Summer Rain shows us how to open our eyes to see, how to open our ears to hear, and how to cultivate a perceptive mind and a sensitive heart so that we may gain access to the sacred knowledge of living right. We need to look beyond the awesome sunsets and beneath the splendid blanket of snow to where the true gifts lie, hidden, waiting for our minds to unwrap them and revel in their wisdom. The jewels in Tao of Nature are invaluable gifts to readers ready to open themselves up to the wonder of Grandmother Earth. Once again, Mary Summer Rain has interwoven her observations as a naturalist with spiritual philosophy to share with the world the lessons of nature's beauty and power. REMAINDER MARK.

272pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback

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THE THEFT OF THE SPIRIT: A Journey to Spiritual Healing with Native Americans Ref: RFD504

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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THE TOE BONE & THE TOOTH: An Ancient Mayan Story Relived in Modern Times Ref: REA016

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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TOTEMS: The Transformative Power of Your Personal Animal Totem Ref: REA307

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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TRACKING FREEDOM Ref: RFD097

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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TRAVELING WITH POWER: Exploration & Development of Perception Ref: REA396

Ken Eagle Feather

Explore shamanistic practices, lucid dreaming, and out-of-body experiences as the author relates his early perceptions and his studies under nagual shaman don Juan Matus where he first learned to enhance and manage perception, the studies into his out-of-body experiences at the famed Monroe Institute. Eagle Feather shares many of his "power" exercises, including using death as an advisor, bilocation dreaming, chakra tuning, and the vision quest.

280pp, 8.25x5.75 ... Paperback

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TREE OF DREAMS: A Spirit Woman's Vision of Transition & Change Ref: RWD415P

Lynn Andrews

For nearly two decades since the original publication of Medicine Woman (now in its fortieth printing), Lynn Andrews has interpreted the wisdom of her Native American teachers, offering unique insight to achieve personal growth, spiritual fulfillment, and knowledge of the sacred. After sixteen published books with more than two million copies in print, Andrews is a leading voice in personal development. Now she turns her eye to the changes and transitions each of us must negotiate in daily life. In Tree of Dreams, she invites us to explore not only the inevitable process of aging and death, but also the many "little deaths" that occur in life, such as divorce, the loss of a cherished relationship, the unexpected loss of a job, or sudden illness. We see the powerful, independent women who comprise The Sisterhood of the Shields as they gain strength, wisdom, and respect during transition into "elderhood," and we learn how to apply these lessons to our own lives. With disarming candor, the author shares personal spiritual and metaphysical battles as she comes to understand her own shortcomings and failures, which, over time, become the hallmarks of wisdom and the battle scars of the elders. REMAINDER MARK.

224pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback

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TREE OF DREAMS: A Spirit Woman's Vision of Transition & Change (New Edition) Ref: RWD415PNW

Lynn Andrews

224pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback

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TWO FACES: Walking in Two Worlds Ref: REA395
George McMullen

Two Faces completes the chronicle of a Native American family's experience of the White Man's arrival in their land. Two faces, a half-breed, is raided by his Huron family, and then goes out into the White Man's world of the early 1700s. Combining a native's feel for the land with a white man's mentality, Two faces adapts to this new world and forges a life for himself. Telling his story through the pen of psychic archaeologist George McMullen, Two Faces paints a vivid picture of clashing cultures - and perhaps offers us a model for cultural reconciliation.

232pp, 8x5 ... ISBN 1571740716 ... Paperback

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URBAN SHAMAN: A Handbook for Personal & Planetary Transformation Based on the Hawaiian Way of the Adventurer Ref: RFD503

Serge Kahili King

Uniquely suited for use in today's world, Hawaiian shamanism follows the way of the adventurer, which produces change through love and cooperation - in contrast to the widely known way of the warrior. Shamans use their skills for the benefit of the world, and King offers insights on such skills as divination, meditation, and healing. "...reveals profound teachings about our relationship with the natural world and the universe." Dan Millman. REMAINDER MARK.

0256pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback

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VISION QUEST: Native American Magical Healing Ref: REA385

Wolf Moondance

A vision quest is a spiritual journey, a period of solitude and reflection during which one searches for inner revelations that will provide meaning and direction for life. Noted Native American shaman Wolf Moondance helps spiritual seekers reach their fullest potential through this traditional ritual. Moondance guides the way to magical healing, answering frequently asked questions, sharing her wisdom, and providing instructions for rituals and meditations. Find out how to make and use tools such as a medicine bundle, vision prayer stick, altar, and prayer ties that help you to achieve and interpret your vision. Case studies of four students demonstrate the healing, transformative powers of the vision quest, while artist Sky Starhawk’s exquisite paintings enhance the experience.

176pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback

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VOICES FROM THE EARTH: Practical Shamanism Ref: RWB0302

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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WALK IN BALANCE: The Path to Healthy, Happy, Harmonious Living Ref: RWE015

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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WE DANCE BECAUSE WE CAN: People of the Powwow Ref: RWD027

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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WHERE EAGLES FLY: A Shamanic Way to Personal Fulfillment Ref: RFD261H

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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THE WOMAN OF WYRRD: The Arousal of the Inner Fire Ref: RWB0541

Lynn Andrews

More than a million readers have followed Lynn Andrews on her journeys into the sacred mysteries of the Sisterhood of the Shields - and this may be the most startling episode yet. Guided by Agnes Whistling Elk into a world of power and magic, Lynn Andrews enters the sacred Dreamtime and emerges as a young woman, Catherine, in medieval England. There she encounters Grandmother, the Woman of Wyrrd, who becomes her teacher - a woman who offers to take Andrews's ordinary life and build it into a remarkable one full of power, goodness, adventure, and love. In this dazzling spritual adventure, Andrews tells the fascinating story of Catherine's introduction into the secrets of the Sisterhood, her initiation into its rituals and cermonies, her confrontation with death when she dishonors that tradititon, and her terrifying attemp to recover the soul she loses to a dark brooding man who enters her life. In The Woman of Wyrrd, Lynn Andrews reveals the many secrets she has learned about working with the energies of Mother Earth, restoring feminine power and potential, and ultimately tapping into a life without fear. REMAINDER MARK.

272pp, 8x5.5 ... ISBN 0060974109 ... Paperback

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YANOMAMI: Masters of the Spirit World Ref: RWD123

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

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