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Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet

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These women have no agenda other than to protect our childrens inheritance, the earth. Since they are not distracted by making a living, raising children, and all the other things that we get focused on, they can give their full attention to the actual changing of all the things we rely on to live, like the air, water, land, etc. This is an excellent book.

Carol Schaefer's GRANDMOTHERS COUNSEL THE WORLD is a timely book. These indigenous grandmothers have a visionary message of healing for our Earth Mother, and it's time we listen to these holy women and walk in balance again. I urge everyone to read this excellent book, and then read it again!

The Grandmothers introduce themselves to us and at the same time begin to share some of their stories with us. This is a book I want to share with my grandchildren so they will always remember the beauty of the Earth!!I love it when Grandmother Agnes says that the most important journey we can make today is that 14 inches from the head to the heart!!

Thank you Carol for the gift of this book.It not only blessed me with timeless and beautiful messages I will treasure,but also took my heart and mind on a quest to remember all the ancient prophecies, the sacred path of traditional healing, and a window to the sacred love that is there for all of us. I pray that you will be moved as I am to read this book and walk the path to wisdom and balance.

Thirteen grandmothers from around the world joined together in October 2004 in Phoenicia, N.Y. in fulfillment of a long-standing prophecy. Their gathering was in response to a call to action from the Grandmothers of the Sprit World.

As a result of their meeting, they formed the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. The purpose of the Council is to use prayer, healing, ceremonies and plant medicine to stop the destruction of Mother Earth and to restore balance and harmony to the world.

Listen to each Grandmother tell her individual story. Then listen to the collective wisdom of the Grandmothers as they guide our thoughts to prophecy, women's wisdom, sacred relations, Mother Earth, oppression, nature's pharmacy and prayer. Their advice is simple, direct and from the heart and backed by the Spirit ancestors and by the practices of indigenous communities around the world.

The effectiveness of the Grandmothers' cumulative wisdom depends on our absorbing the words of the Grandmothers in order to receive a direct transmission of their thoughts and advice so that we are inspired to take action on behalf of global unity and to assume personal responsibility for living out their wisdom in our daily life, our community and wherever we touch Mother Earth.

We too can walk in their footsteps if we open ourselves to what they have to say to us in this book and if we breath in the essence and spirit of their teachings.

This is a lovely book, with in depth looks at some very formidable and interesting ladies! I had the pleasure (blessing, really) of meeting Agnes Baker-Pilgrim and Flordemayo this month, and they are truly awe inspiring. I can only imagine all 13 of them together! The book is well written, inspiring (especially to women), and carries an important message. The traditional ways are slipping away from the majority of the people on Mother Earth, and materialism is taking hold. People who hold spirituality and a connection to Mother Earth sacred are becoming rare jewels. The Grandmothers encourage each of us to stop and listen to the world, to open our eyes and SEE rather than just look. Don't just speak... walk your talk, as Grandmother Agnes would say!

This book is a wonderful and inspiring tale of the hearts and souls of these great women. They have been off in their own corners of the world connecting with the divine and working and praying for the health of the planet. Under the leadership of Joyti and the others they have been brought together to share and begin to light a fire in the rest of us. This is a book that should be read by every person who has concerns about our civilization. Women will especially connect with the spirit of the grandmothers and know deep down that they are on the right path - and want to march along with them. Or perhaps be reassured if we have felt alone on the path already.

This is a quick read due to the intriguing spiritual connections and prophecy found in the various corners of the world through the stories of the Grandmothers. Their wisdom is so grounded and exhibits Universal Truths. They have deep understandings of what is needed to evolve and mature humankind. They also speak forthrightly of what changes are required IF we are to survive our own mishaps. The book highlights the importance of awakening and acknowledging the Oneness of All. It is a call to step forward with courage and endeavor to bring healing to our world.

Without this book, I would have had no idea this gathering of great women had taken place, nor would I known these women. Now I feel we have been introduced and they are part of my life and thought. This is a privilege. Thank you Carol for your writing and thank you Jyoti for bringing the women together.

These grandmothers have so much to say to us, and Carol Schaefer has done a wonderful job of making their voices heard. Our world will be a much better place if we follow the grandmothers' counsel.