Rating: 
Summary: Traditional, alive, wise and sensitive...
Review: A lot of "medicine people" take it in the shorts for incorporating "new ideas" into their teachings, or for teaching to non-Indians at all. The Garretts do a great job of following their own teachings of balance in walking that crooked line between various camps, in presenting traditional medicine teachings in a way that is both informative and also respectful in their refusal to discuss certain things. They provide enough information to get people going on their own, if they read slowly and thoughtfully, practicing and experimenting with the knowledge presented. It is definitely not a book that you will just read once and put down; if you are at all interested in traditional Tsalagi medicine teachings (and why else would you buy this book?) you'll come back to it over and over again. I've never met the Garretts, but would love to someday if I can make the chance happen. They seem to me to be traditionalists who have been able to find that difficult balance between tradition and the modern world. They respect the learner enough to present the information and let them pick up and go from there, understanding it in the ways/perspectives unique to each individual.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent! WaDo
Review: I am very Thankful that at this Time of Mother Earth The Elders are sharing The Ways of The First Nations of Turtle Island! I am looking forward to finding all the material available by the Garretts....
Rating:
Summary: Not for Everyone!
Review: I really enjoyed reading this material and consider it the best for Individuals of Indian ancestry who still believe in the Traditional Ways.
Rating:
Summary: Informative contribution to Native American metaphysics.
Review: In Medicine Of The Cherokee: The Way Of Right Relationship, J.T. and Michael Garrett collaborate to share the holistic experience of human life learned from elder teachers of Cherokee Medicine. Features are stories of the Four Directions and the Universal Circle, once-secret teachings offering the student of Native American metaphysics wisdom on circle gatherings, natural herbs and healing, and other ways valued for reducing the stress of daily life. Medicine Of The Cherokee is an invaluable reference for students of Native American Studies, health, and metaphysics.
Rating:
Summary: Required reading for those walking spiritual paths
Review: J.T. and Micheal Garrett have given us the gift of the Cherokee healing perspective in a way that is easy to understand. They have the gift of condensing hundreds of ideas through one simple sentence, a real treat for the abstract thinker. There is also a little for everyone seeking to learn from Native teachings, including lore, prayers, and herbal remedies. This book is definitely a keeper...
Rating:
Summary: Great way to think, and to help keep things in perspective
Review: The Garretts pull from their experieces from the "real world," as well as their healings and practical experience with the Cherokee to give us excellent starting points in helping ourselves and others. For such a thin book, there is a lot of advice hidden in the stories and accounts, if you know what to look for.
Rating:
Summary: Great way to think, and to help keep things in perspective
Review: The Garretts pull from their experieces from the "real world," as well as their healings and practical experience with the Cherokee to give us excellent starting points in helping ourselves and others. For such a thin book, there is a lot of advice hidden in the stories and accounts, if you know what to look for.
Rating:
Summary: This is not a book. It is a living entity. It breathes.
Review: The reader can sense that it was written out of love and respect for Cherokee heritage and the desire to share the beauty of The Way of Right Relationship. In a world filled with the sham of plastic books dedicated to the way of shamanism, Medicine of the Cherokee stands bright and clear. You are given an understanding of the four sacred directions, animal totems, journeying, crystal vision, the way of the circle, the principle of noninterference and more. Father and son, J. T. Garrett and Michael Garrett, guide you along the path and at the same time give you the most important gift - the freedom to find your own path.
Rating:
Summary: Empowering
Review: This book gives the reader an insite to the true way of the Cherokee. Very respectfully written in regards to the "old ways". A true empowering experience.
Rating:
Summary: Give yourself the gift of the Cherokee way and read this gem
Review: This book is a must for those who recognize the wisdom and beauty of the Cherokee way, and for those who seek to be supported and soothed by a heritage rich in lovingkindness and exquisite simplicity. That which is natural is revealed. We are told the stories from the elders and guided to examine those ways which fail us. And in very practical and detailed manner we are given information about healing ways from a medicine man who is also a highly regarded public health official, and his son a remarkable college professor teaching the Cherokee way who is wise beyond his years.
| 
