Ancient Echoes: The Anasazi Book of Chants [Paperback]

Mary Summer Rain (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Co. (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878901877
• ISBN-13: 978-1878901873
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,072,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of inspirations., January 8, 1998

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M. Shipman "MO Sox Fan" (Higginsville, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ancient Echoes: The Anasazi Book of Chants (Paperback)

Mary Summer Rain answers to the highest calling: that of her heart and soul. This collection of prayers, chants, and poems that she received from the Anasazi through a spiritual connection is something we can read and reread and use in our daily lives. I highly recommend this to anyone, who can appreciate heartfelt messages from the soul paying respect to the forces that drive us: the Great Spirit, Mother Nature, and our brothers and sisters across the world.

21 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ancient Echoes is not about anything ancient, March 7, 2000

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Joseph Weixelman (Wayne State College) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ancient Echoes: The Anasazi Book of Chants (Paperback)

Claiming to contain the wisdom of the Anasazi, Ancient Echoes, is a disappointment. There is nothing ancient in the ideas expressed. Indeed, most of the ideas expressed are New Age ideas with no connection to the Anasazis, who were the ancestors of today's Pueblos. I found this book insulting to anyone who cares about the heritage of the Pueblos or bout prejudices European-Americans maintain against Native Americans. The Pueblos hold that they are the descendents of the Anasazi and that the "Ancient Ones" never vanished. Scholars have long recognized the same. The National Park Service that maintains Anasazi archaeological sites at places like Mesa Verde, has also long recognized the link between Anasazis and contemporary Pueblos. Yet, this book ignores this knowledge in favor of the author's whim. Mary Summer Rain claims to have received the chants and prayers of the Anasazi through "spirit memory recall." However, the information this technique brought her does not square with the information Pueblos themselves give or with the information archaeologists can verify. Her chants bear no relation to Pueblo religious practice and her description of Anasazi society contradicts what is known for certain about the Anasazi. The "Anasazi" ceremonies suggested, like the Phoenix Dance, have never been known among the Pueblos. Indeed the very suggestion that this dance was held "twice a year" (p. 125) goes against Puebloan practice (see Alfonso Ortiz, The Tewa World, 1969). Similarly, there is absolutely no evidence that the Anasazi were enamoured with crystals, (pp. 98, 134, 144) that women were "welcomed into the Hunter Society" (p. 22) or that they traveled about in Star Vehicles (pp.118, 188). This book should be classified as fiction, or as a treatise on New Age thought. In no way should this book be taking as a serious portrayal of Anasazi life. Indeed, it perpetuates many stereotypes Europeans have long held regarding Native Americans disregarding the appeals of Native American scholars that non-Indians stop using Indians to legitimize their own beliefs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book!, June 1, 2009

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Colleen Deatsman www.colleendeatsman.com "Cir... - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ancient Echoes: The Anasazi Book of Chants (Paperback)

I love this beautiful book and refer to it often for inspiration. As an author of several books on shamanism and energy healing, Seeing in the Dark: Claim Your Own Shamanic Power Now and in the Coming Age, Energy for Life: Connect with the Source (Next Step), and Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy & Self-Healing I have a deep appreciation for vivid, well organized writing and have loved Mary Summer Rain's outstanding storytelling and vision weaving. I love reading every one of her books over and over again!