Buffalo Woman Comes Singing (Religion and Spirituality) [Paperback]

Brooke Medicine Eagle (Author)

Book Description

Series: Religion and Spirituality | Publication Date: December 24, 1991

"This vibrant book of wonders speaks true and dreams deep. Writng with blazing honesty she tells of her hard-won knowledge of many of the world's spiritual and healing traditions, while hold the Sacred Hoop of Natie Amreicanwisdom. This magnificent teacher becomes for us a new embodiment of White Buffalo Woman."
Jean Houston
Author of THE SEARCH FOR THE BELOVED
BUFFALO WOMAN COMES SINGING explores fascinating uses of traditions like the Medicine Wheel; healing through ritual action; dreamtime; and the moon lodge -- the woman's place of retreat and visioning. These powerful personal tools integrate ancient wisdom with contemporary experience, as Buffalo Woman calls each spiritual warrior to her own true place in the dance of life.

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From Library Journal

Medicine Eagle, raised on a Crow reservation in Montana, here elucidates a procedure of spiritual growth for women complete with exercises and instructions. The core of the process follows Native American religious philosophy, but includes layers of astrology, numerology, pop psychology, and mysticism. The author relates her own spiritual journey in detailed scenes reminiscent of Carlos Castaneda. The purpose of spiritual growth is to prepare oneself for the coming new time in which all peoples and creatures will become connected in an unprecedented manner. Women, the author believes, will play a crucial role in this planetary transition. Essential for Native American collections, while feminists and New Agers will also find something of interest here.
- Bruce Alan Hanson, Wayzata East Junior High Sch. Lib., Minn.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher

I had this book pegged wrong. Something about the title, I think, though I can't say exactly what. I was expecting more history and less spiritual autobiography, but what I got--what this book is--is a deeply affecting invitation to a physical and spiritual path. Brooke Medicine Eagle knows whereof she speaks. Anyone interested in learning more about Native American spirituality has found the right book. With the current popularity of all forms of European-based mythology and spirituality, we in the so-called New World tend to forget the spiritual legacy of this land and its native peoples. Brooke Medicine Eagle gently takes you down the path of her own life, revealing how your path can and may intersect the life she has chosen. The way of life that she lays before the reader is life-affirming and life-enriching for the individual and the planet.

-Kelly Lamb, Ballantine Marketing Coordinator

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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1st edition (December 24, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345361431
• ISBN-13: 978-0345361431
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Crow Tribe cultural director speaks out, April 11, 2004

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2.0 out of 5 stars Buffalo Woman Comes Singing, July 12, 2000

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To be quite honest about this book, I did not finish reading it, even though it was well written. It's a case of mistaken identity: about halfway through it was evident that Brooke Medicine Eagle is preaching New Age religion and is not holding to traditional practices and beliefs, as I hoped when I bought this book. At the point where she was explaining how she believes that Christianity and Traditional beliefs are consitent with each other, I quit reading and merely skimmed, finding that this book is a conglomeration of different beliefs, including 12-step programs. Perhaps this is what a reader may be looking for; this reader was not. Those looking for Traditional reading might wish to read Sacred Fireplace, by Pete S. Catches, Sr., or Crow Dog, by Leonard Crow Dog and Richard Erdoes, both of which are filled with traditional spiritual insight and practice.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 2 to 2 1/2 stars I suppose, August 28, 2004

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This review is from: Buffalo Woman Comes Singing (Religion and Spirituality) (Paperback)

I bought this book at a time when I was looking for source materials on native american culture and living for the non native american person. The book came reccomended to me by a friend who owned it with a word of caution that it was just alright. I went out and bought it, read through it and found it ok in some places and questionable in others. The author does advertise her other "for sale" services quite a bit which gets a little daunting, however there are some chapters which are well written and full of imagery. The two I liked best were her chapter on crystals where she describes a gift giving ceremony between her and friends, something which I have enjoyed doing myself. I also liked the part onbuilding your own personal altar, unlike other new age authors who proclaim altar set ups and endless tools, the author of this book tells readers to have an empty altar, perhaps covered in a sacred cloth which can be a simple focal point rather than a holder of all sorts of tools. All in all If you want this book then buy it used, use those parts of it that speak to you and discard the rest. Incidently, there is a picture of the author in the back of the book and looking at her I couldnt help but feel a bit uneasy, she dosent present a very spiritual image.