A Cherokee Feast of Days: Daily Meditations [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Joyce Sequichie Hifler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0933031688 | ISBN-13: 978-0933031685 | Edition: 1

Joyce Sequichie Hifler offers this beloved collection of daily meditation books drawn from her own rich Cherokee heritage and that of other tribes. She presents readings for each day of the year and provides insights in both English and Cherokee, and gems of wisdom recorded in the words of native speakers. This little treasure is for readers of all faiths, and for those seeking faith.

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"The virtues of patience, compassion, and healing are foremost among the qualities that these enlightened meditations teach." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

Joyce Sequichie Hifler offers this beloved collection of daily meditation books drawn from her own rich Cherokee heritage and that of other tribes. She presents readings for each day of the year from Una la ta nee' -- the cold month, January -- to U Ski' Ya, the snow month of December. Each provides insights in both English and Cherokee, and gems of wisdom recorded in the words of native speakers. This little treasure is for readers of all faiths, and for those seeking faith.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 412 pages
• Publisher: Council Oak Books; 1 edition (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933031688
• ISBN-13: 978-0933031685
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PREPARE TO BE FOREVER UPLIFTED!, December 1, 1998

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AwiUsti "AwiUsti" (Joelton, TN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Cherokee Feast of Days: Daily Meditations (Paperback)

Inspirational books always failed to inspire me until "A Cherokee Feast of Days." Joyce Sequitchie Hifler delves into my soul and finds the very best, strongest parts of ME. By including the wisdom of native elders, she gives us a perspective of "time," of each day, as a healer and as an opportunity to, simply put, "do good." Hifler is like the sunflower: her roots run deep in the red clay earth and her face smiles up to God reflecting the blessings which he has bestowed upon her and upon all of us. I have given this book to many of my friends. Prepare to have your outlook on life uplifted forever! Hifler makes me even more proud to be blessed with my grandmother's Tsalagi blood.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reaches deep into the soul., May 25, 1999

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Dana Oyler([e-mail]) (Fresno, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Cherokee Feast of Days: Daily Meditations (Paperback)

I have had this book and gave it to a friend and now I have to replace it. I depended on the daily mediations to give me a positive or clear thought to start my day. It parallels the daily mediations of christianity so closely it makes you realize there truely is only one "Great Spirit". This book has enhanced my life. Until I found this book I only had my christian beliefs of mediations. Now I have something that I can relate to through heritage. I have shared the passages in this book with many friends and it has touched their hearts as deeply as mine. Thank you Joyce Sequichie Hifler.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Daily Beginning, November 6, 2001

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"jblacinak" (Grand Canyon, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Cherokee Feast of Days: Daily Meditations (Paperback)

A friend gave me this book as a gift in 1993. I have read a meditation almost every day since. I find it to be uplifting and thought provoking and at the same time centering on things that really matter. The meditations remind me that family and earth matter so much more than materialistics. My daughter also reads daily and has been searching for one as a gift.