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Summary: true and to the point. i would give it 10 stars!!!!
Review: Highly recommended! I am a Calligrapher and Illustrator who for years have researched my Native American and Celtic heritage and traditions. This book revealed many "secrets" to explain and enhance my understanding of my own personality and life direction. An excellent book for those who long to comprehend their purpose in life. Correllating the Chinese Yang-Yin hexagrams and Nordic Runes, Mr. Meadows weaves these ancient systems into the Earth Web to create a vast tapestry of self-discovery and spiritual awareness. Not just another "astrology" or "self-help" book. Mr. Meadows explains in easy to understand detail, without the condescending attitude displayed by other authors who "share their knowledge". Thank you, Mr. Meadows. I wish I'd discovered this years ago.
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Summary: To the Bargin Bin!
Review: I got this book as part of a free offer. Thank goodness I didn't spend any money to support this book. This book leads you on interesting exercises to ... nowhere! I felt like I was just exploring things to give me "warm fuzzies" rather than searching out any spiritual truth or real growth. Indeed, I felt like this book was harming my spiritual growth!Really, I should have known better than to buy a book claiming to teach "native american beliefs" -- most, if not all, are on a bandwagon to take the money of good people who are simply searching for spirituality. If you are interested in nature-based religions, start by reading "Drawing Down the Moon" by M. Adler and learning about yourself via meditation or perhaps a journaling book such as "Life's Companion" by C. Baldwin. Seek a path closer to your own heritage. And if your heritage is Native American, or you are REALLY deadset on learning a Native American belief, then talk to a real Native American to understand the truth. Don't get your info from a "plastic shaman". Please DON'T make the same embarrassing mistake I did! Be smarter than me! :)
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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: Mr. Meadows is known for his "Shamanic" genre writing, though this is the first book of his I have read. I wanted to explore some of the history of earth based spirituality, and with that expectation found this book very disappointing. Mr. Meadows paints incredibly huge strokes, covering thousands of years of spiritual life, shoe horning it into the Medicine Wheel, and doing so in the space of 90 pages. He makes statements that begin like Aristotlian proof theorems, and spin into grandiose New Age spiritual idealisms. His descriptions of what "Amerindians" (now I am really getting ill) believed or didn't believe no doubt has Native Americans everywhere rolling on the floor or in their graves. Meadows tries to do way too much and is ill equiped to handle his subject matter, both academically and poetically.
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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: Mr. Meadows is known for his "Shamanic" genre writing, though this is the first book of his I have read. I wanted to explore some of the history of earth based spirituality, and with that expectation found this book very disappointing. Mr. Meadows paints incredibly huge strokes, covering thousands of years of spiritual life, shoe horning it into the Medicine Wheel, and doing so in the space of 90 pages. He makes statements that begin like Aristotlian proof theorems, and spin into grandiose New Age spiritual idealisms. His descriptions of what "Amerindians" (now I am really getting ill) believed or didn't believe no doubt has Native Americans everywhere rolling on the floor or in their graves. Meadows tries to do way too much and is ill equiped to handle his subject matter, both academically and poetically.
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Summary: Beware of ... syndrome ahead!
Review: On the whole, I really liked the book ... good exercises, nice layout, comfortable style. However!... be warned. This book sufferes from the "All Shamans are Native Americans" syndrome. I would take any book written by a European about any of the Native American traditions with a grain of salt. Although the general ideas here are good ( and overall I recommend the book for those who know absolutely nothing about any Native American cultures nor want to become more than lightly emersed in it ), it misses the point that Shamanism is world wide, not just a practice of the Lakota of North America. And, it misses the mark entirely by lumping ALL Native Americans into one religious / philosophical system. Can one really confuse the philosophy and traditons of an Inuit with a Navajo? The book is obviously written with sincerity, but one could do better to learn about a culture from someone who has either lived in that culture or who will honestly admit that what they know comes from an outside source. For a very clear introduction to Lakota traditions, check out anything by Ed (Eagle Man) McGaa. Use this book if you like well thought out exercises.
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Summary: To the Bargin Bin!
Review: This book has changed my life. It has made me appreciate the Earth more and my role in this world. It has helped me find myself again after a pretty messy divorce. It has helped to guide me in the way I want to raise my daughter as well.
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Summary: Eartjh Medicine
Review: This book has changed my life. It has made me appreciate the Earth more and my role in this world. It has helped me find myself again after a pretty messy divorce. It has helped to guide me in the way I want to raise my daughter as well.
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Summary: Not as good as "Shamanic Experience" by same author
Review: This book is not as good as "Shamanic Experience" by the same author, or some of the other books I have reviewed. Click on my nickname above to see the other reviews I have written. Mr. Meadows uses the term "American Indian" as if there were only one tradition. This is NOT so. There were more than 500 American Indian nations speaking about 175 different languages, and MANY different traditions are used. If his tradition speaks to you, use it. If another tradition speaks to you use it instead. In this book the author implies that your medicine is determined by the time of year you were born. The soul evolves, and your medicine will change over your lifetime (Mine certainly has!). My advice is to not become dogmatic. On page 175 of "Shamanic Experience" Mr. Meadows says "Be certain of nothing, was an admonition I was given along with the Sacred Laws, for let it be understood that as soon as you are certain about anything you may be certain you are wrong." If you have questions or comments E-mail me. Two Bears.
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