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Title: Seven Arrows
ISBN: 0345329015
Author:
Hyemeyohsts Storm
Publicate Date: 1985-05-12
Publish: 1985-05-12
List Price: $21.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: American Indian Stories
Anyone interested in the story tellings of Native Americans will find this to be a must have read. Not only does the book share many stories that reflect and teach one about life but the book weaves these stories into the books plot and story line. It is a wonderfully written and insightful book.
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2: Seven Arrows .. Wonderful book full of Ancient Wisdom Stories
Seven Arrows and Lightingbolt were books a mentor had suggested I read after we discussed the author and they had an opportunity to meet and work with I was inspired and helped me to be more informed of the Ancient ways of teaching around the circle telling storys and Parables that one can come to their own conclusion instead of someone telling them how to handle some particular challenge ... The Ancient Teachings
and Beautiful Illistrations I am grateful to Hyemeyohsts Storm for his
teachings of The Ancient Ways
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3: beautiful book
"you are about to begin an adventure of the People, the Plains Indian People. You probably have known of the People only by their whiteman names, as the Cheyenne, the Crow and the Sioux. Here you will learn to know of them ans tey were truly known amongh the People...."
Incredible photos. sepia portraits, images of camps, crafts, animals central to the Native American way of Life. Color images of medicine wheels with explanations. The story of Night Bear told in the traditional Native storytelling method.
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4: Beautiful, Lyrical, Poetical Song of The People & The Shield
This beautiful book is beyond the beyond in it's flowing rhythm of deep perception and wise assessment of a multitude of reality levels and views. We all perceive reality at what ever level or experience we have been absorbed in, the trick is to get beyond any constraints that might blind us to the bigger view that encompasses all existence. Yes, a tall order indeed, but doable as Storm demonstrates through his song of the medicine shields.
Walking with Storm on this beautiful trail called "Seven Arrows", will open up grand vistas of a larger reality. All points of the reality compass are here to be seen, felt and absorbed.
Storm so eloquently shows us how quietly listening and observing reality from as many points of view and directions as possible will deliver a vast array of those tiny puzzle pieces that when combined, make up the whole picture. Freeing oneself from dogmatic, less-than-clear strictures whether they be caused by one's religious, socio-economic, political, or family upbringing, will allow a clear view even from a new, never experienced vantage point. Walk in your brother or sister's shoes for a mile before judging their reality; see the world through the wide view of the eagle- the macro; see the world from the view of a little mouse who only sees fine details- the micro world- it is all right here to see the many points of reality for a more inclusive view of the world around us.
Hyemeyohsts Storm has put together in this one beautiful book what a thousand other worldly wise people have attempted and that is a way or path to seeing, feeling and embracing other realities that are all part of the one, singular reality that demonstrates the interconnectedness of all life.
Tales of the chaos caused by the intrusion of the Euros and their land/resource grabbing ways makes for some sad commentary on culture clash, especially when one comes to see here what beautiful lifestyles The People had and their willingness to share their wisdom.
This is somewhat in contrast to the other interspersed through the book, lyrical journeys through the eyes of various animals that demonstrate the many levels of perception, but it all blends into a complete whole.
The prose of this book travel between poetic, lyrical, song-like. The descriptive line drawings and colorful medicine wheels conceived by Storm and Karen Harris and painted by her along with the many photographs of The People, animals and landscapes, make this book a treat to the senses all on their own.
I thank you Hyemeyohsts Storm, your family, and all those who helped put this beautiful book together!
More on Hyemeyohsts Storm's works can be seen at his website: hyemeyohstsstorm.com
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5: A Reader
I have to say this book will work for those who are searching for some type of spirituality. However, there are correct ways of doing things in tribal structures and many practioners don't have the "right" to do so and often distort the practices. In answer to Prof. Carroll, Mr. Storm is indeed both N.Cheyenne and German-American.
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