Star Medicine: Native American Path to Emotional Healing (Native American (Sterling Paperback)) [Paperback]

Wolf Moondance (Author), Jim Sharpe (Illustrator), Sky Starhawk (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Native American (Sterling Paperback) | Publication Date: June 30, 1997

A Native American shaman draws on both her traditions and her training in modern psychology to present a new approach to your emotional life. Seven ceremonies help you find inner strength and peace. To prepare you for your inner journey, complete and detailed instructions are provided for creating a sacred space where you are encircled by a wheel made of cornmeal and cleansed by the softly rising smoke of smoldering herbs. There you bring your spirit journal and other sacred tools, all clearly explained, and venture into vision with lessons from the entities of the spirit world. Each chapter features a shamanic story, a ceremony, and a vision to help you become more deeply in touch with the "dance of life." 192 pages, 23 b/w illus., 6 x 9.

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Amazon.com Review

To successfully travel the shamanic path, one must develop an understanding of the four elements that compose human beings: spirit, emotion, body, and mind. Wolf Moondance uses her rainbow medicine wheel to build a new interpretation of the vision quest based on the traditional foundations of Native American shamanic traditions. Star Medicine, the third book in her Rainbow Medicine series, focuses on the southern portion of the rainbow wheel, the domain of emotions. In this book, Moondance teaches ceremonies and dances of the South that can be performed by anyone with the desire and dedication. These dances are the way to spiritual visions, where lessons that show the magic of emotion are learned. Moondance delves into the spirit world alongside readers as she lights the path to discovery and connects visions with poetic accounts of her personal experiences on the rainbow wheel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806995475
• ISBN-13: 978-0806995472
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #864,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart felt writing!, June 2, 1999

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This review is from: Star Medicine: Native American Path to Emotional Healing (Native American (Sterling Paperback)) (Paperback)

This author's work is now a part of my counseling office. As a natural healer I had been looking for something to use in my daily practice. Wolf Moondance's ceremonies have changed many lives. Some of my patients now use her work with their whole family. I now center my entire office around her work, and strongly recommend that you buy her books and get on the road happiness. The books are a successful and truthful way to create harmony in the lives of everyone. All it takes is buying the books. Keep them coming!!!!!!!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Check out the books and then the web page!!!!!!!, April 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Medicine: Native American Path to Emotional Healing (Native American (Sterling Paperback)) (Paperback)

Wow, this author is outstanding. I recommend these books to EVERYONE!! Now you can go to her homepage at wolfmoondanceauthor.com --I strongly suggest that you buy all 4 (yes, a new book is now out) of this author's work!! THANKS for the great writing!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!!, February 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Medicine: Native American Path to Emotional Healing (Native American (Sterling Paperback)) (Paperback)

Wolf Moondance must be congratulated!! She is the author of 3 books that promote change and healthy attitudes in a difficult world. Her stories are interwoven with an exciting blend of lessons, ceremonies, and a beautiful guidance story. These books are a must to anyone wanting to create a more fulfilling life. My only hope is that her next book comes out soon!! Thanks, Wolf Moondance!! Your work is excellent.