Walking Thunder: Dine Medicine Woman (Profiles in Healing series) (Paperback)

by Bradford Keeney PhD (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"A delightful book with generous appeal to anyone interested in Native American cultures or natural, magical, and spiritual healing." -- SageWoman, Spring 2003

"Each book stands alone, but [the series] provides a whole larger than the sum of the parts . . . breathtaking." -- Milton Erickson Foundation Newsletter

"Soul-stirring quotations, personal narratives . . . luxurious photographs, and compact discs of prayers, sacred songs, ceremonies, and teachings." -- Spirituality & Health

"[A]n intimate conversation—words from a holy person to all humankind . . . Exquisitey produced." -- Science and Spirit, March/April 2004

Product Description
A traditional Diné (Navajo) medicine woman, Walking Thunder, tells her life story and describes her healing methods using native plants, sand paintings, and other medicinal ways in this first-person account. As a practitioner of the peyote ceremony, she shares her indigenous understanding of the world of spirits evoked by this botanical sacrament. Photographs illustrate the ceremonies and ritual practices and the accompanying CD features traditional Diné storytelling as well as sacred songs to evoke the experience of Walking Thunder's life and healing. Includes audio CD.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Leete'S Island Books (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918172322
• ISBN-13: 978-0918172327
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,241,665 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Dine woman healer living her walk...., October 16, 2002

By	"kekumaielani" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walking Thunder: Dine Medicine Woman (Profiles in Healing series) (Hardcover)

Walking Thunder immerses herself as a healer and delights in being human. Her rich heritage, generous heart and possessing a full understanding that she is the vessel the holy ones work through, makes this an "enriching read." Written wisdom is not the same as shared lived wisdom. She shares many lessons from her teachers and her abundant respect of Mother Earth is humbling. Less you think all medicine people are humorless, her laughter and pranks can be heard throughout the book. Walking Thunder is respectful of her culture, elders, family, friends, and Mother Earth. You can experience this from her voice on the compact disc that is included with the book. For those who want to further their appreciation of medicine work, while deepening their understanding of The People, this is the book for you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Walking Thunder, May 27, 2003

By	Jean Suttle (Arizona,USA) - See all my reviews

This amazing woman has shown much of what is denied to most outsiders. Her information helped me understand many traditions that I have been wondering about.
She explains the whys of traditions. I found myself reading her words aloud with a Navajo accent as I became engrosed in this book. Her pictoral history of the last century of Dine gives us a look into the real lives of the people.

5.0 out of 5 stars Walk in the Beauty Way, July 5, 2009

By	S. E. Rowland "It's your birthright to be cre... (Arizona) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Walking Thunder: Dine Medicine Woman (Paperback)

The Profiles of Healing series is one of my favorites. My husband and I had the honor of attending a Walking Thunder sandpainting demonstration. I am in awe of her presence, her stories, and her sense of humor. I listen to the CD often, finding comfort by the sound of Walking Thunder's voice. What a joy that she has chosen to share her story with us. With respect and appreciation I write this "review."