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The Journey: A Message of Hope and Harmony for Our Earth and Our Spirits

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I've read it twice already and am amazed by the hidden content behind the language. It teaches on many levels and is very relevant for those hoping to live a more spiritually authentic existance. I can't believe that I have not heard of this author before; his words are touching and his stories come alive like few other supposed teachers of spiritual/philosophical/religious beliefs have. Reading it reaches a place deep in my heart and mind that recognizes the timeless "primitive" philosophies of his teacher, Stalking Wolf. I can't recommend any other book more than this one for those on a spiritual journey of their own.

I Had the pleasure of reading the Journy many years ago, and have been reading Tom brown books for twenty years now. The Journey forms part of the psychological/philosophical training that now takes place at the Tracker School and I would highly recommend the book for anyone who is interested in the psychology, even mythology of tracking. I've read it several times and you will hear these stories referred to at his classes.

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Jeff Jenkins, MD

Tom Brown's books are all very good including this one. It is about Tom having grown up by an old Apache named Grandfather. Grandfather teaches him many skills of the wilderness - both physical and spiritual. It is a great book and ties in to Tom's whole series of books. I encourage you to read them. They will give you a new awareness on life that you never thought of before.

If you ever read anything in your life, make it this book. I cannot explain how important it is that you read this book.

You will understand my urgentness once you have read it. Please.

Getting out of the box of White Man culture is not so easy, for those who live in their heads. One needs to spend time in Wilderness, or solitude, alone, to let the spirit bubble up into consciousness, no book can substitute for that. Other books I've since found help with this subject-Lost Secrets of Ancient Hawaiian Huna, Volume 1 Secrets of Shamanism: Tapping the Spirit Power Within You, The Future Is Yours: Do Something About It! and ThetaHealing. There is a Sufi story about moths, and the only moth that really understands the candle is the one who gives himself totally to the light, and the light gives itself to him. This applies to spiritual work. Indigenous spiritual techniques work from the larger self, especially in service to others; it means working with the subconscious, and at times superconscious minds. It cannot be apprehended by the conscious mind, the ego. Without a strong intent of service to others, many things just don't work, or work only slightly. Whispers of the Ancients: Native Tales for Teaching and Healing in Our Time gives you some idea of how very different natives storytelling is, how stories shape the Universe, and so does House of Shattering Light: Life as an American Indian Mystic, & Journey to the Ancestral Self: The Native Lifeway Guide to Living in Harmony With Earth Mother, Book 1 (Bk.1) These are very good basic books, to getting out of the box of White Man culture. Wong Kiew Kit's books on Chi Kung show how ideas like this survive in Chinese culture. Western culture is lost in the literal, and won't look at the deeper meanings of its stories. Neville Goddard has ideas on this, as one example among many. So do Joseph Murphy The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Empower Your Life) and Max Freedom Secret Science Behind Miracles and Serge King, in Urban Shaman. This book is not a how to, it is a story of one man's experiences, which I found riveting, I couldn't stop reading it.

This is a must read for fans of Tom Brown and those wanting to open up the world of being connected to vision. It is his training with Grandfather into the world of spirit. It begins at the beginning and ends neatly with TBJR stepping into his vision as a teacher. Inspiring and moving stories. Describes a world of human awareness that we have lost and yet which is our birthright.

A compelling story of one man's journey to a realized spiritual existance. "The journey is the destination" in never more fully explained than in this book. Motivational, inspirational, and informative.