Sun Dancing: A Spiritual Journey on the Red Road

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Summary: Thank you for sharing your life.
Review: Excellent reading from an educational or spiritual point of view. The clear language, content, and message helped me to look at myself from a new point of view. Michael's use of humor drew me in. His journey is that of a true human being. A look at recovery and healing through practice of Sacred Lakota ceremony. Truly an inspiration.

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Summary: a stunning tribute to the sacredness of life
Review: I highly recommend this book. I've read it four times and I've already given away six copies as gifts with rave reviews in return. The delicacy with which the author writes is quite evocative. Each time that I read it he takes me on a journey that offers excellent insight into what it means to learn how to walk with grace in my everyday world, which is at times completely foreign to me. The author's deep connection to God, to Spirit, is very apparent, highly moving, & emotionally encouraging because I see in his stories how he trusts that connection on a daily basis. I particularly like how throughout the book he gently weaves the theme of how sacred life is to behold. And his insightful description & imagery of a sweat lodge and being inside the womb of the earth next to the seat of God was exquisite. I certainly look forward to reading more of this author's work.

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Summary: Thank you for sharing your life.
Review: I want to thank Mike for writing this life story to share with others seeking some peace and happiness. The author shows a deep sense of despair over a life seemingly not worth living,and gives a personal account of his growth and recovery through native american ceremonies, specifically, the sun dance. His story is filled with elders' teachings and anecdotes that offer a glimpse into a path at once ancient and new. I honor those on this path and those seeking recovery from lifeways that no longer work. Read this and find hope for your own life through Mike's story.

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Summary: Living from your heart
Review: I've been able to live more from my heart since reading this book.

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Summary: Awestriking!
Review: Michael Hull's book is an inspiration for anyone no matter what road they walk. His truths about his personal travesties and the journey of how he picked himself up are a magnificant tribute to perserverence of the human soul. Michael's explanations of Lakota beliefs are written with easy to follow concepts and stories, a simple task that alot of NA writers seem to overlook.

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Summary: goes to another level
Review: Reading Sun Dancing took me to another level...the book goes beyond the issues I expected it to, and without lapsing into shallow debate, addresses issues of universal spirituality, race, redemption, and the search for meaning. The Native American presence is such a strong undercurrent in American culture, and Michael Hull's journey speaks to this, and at the same time is authentic and truly inspiring.

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Summary: Sun Dancing -- A Spiritual Journey on the Red Road
Review: This outstanding book explores Spirituality and the author's Spiritual Journey from the perspective of Lakota (Native American) ceremonial practices. Michael Hull describes how the Great Spirit, God, revealed himself and became an active part of his life and spiritual path, the Red Road. The book shows that through the teachings of his Lakota friends, and following Spirit's direction, the author has become a teacher and healer of others, and a Sun Dance Chief of the Sioux nation.

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Summary: Sundancing/a spiritual journey
Review: While reading this book it struck me that despite it's listing under Native Spirituality, it was ,as well, a book of inspiration, self-help, biography, and deep spirituality. I found Mr. Hull's self-disclosure and honesty refreshing without being offensive.His self revelations were helpful in leading me to inspect myself more deeply and affirming my own human nature as a gift to be learned from instead of suppressed. I am grateful that Mr. Hull has continued to live his vision and as a result written a wonderful book which can help those involved in their own healing and spirituality.