Dead Sleeping Shaman

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Publisher : Beyond The Page
ISBN 13 : 1946069086
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis Dead Sleeping Shaman by : Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli

Download or read book Dead Sleeping Shaman written by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Louise Penny will love the Emily Kincaid mysteries by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli! “The appeal of this third in the series comes both from Emily—a likable character forging a new life after her divorce—and the evocatively described, nicely detailed small-town setting.” —Booklist The End Timers, a cult-like group, have descended on part-time journalist and aspiring mystery author Emily Kincaid’s small Michigan town. With dire warnings that the end of the world is just two weeks away, the entire community has been disrupted by psychics, cult followers, believers and disbelievers alike. But when Emily’s latest job assignment leads her to an eerily motionless woman propped against a tree, she realizes that at least one person’s world has come to an end all too soon. Emily soon learns that the victim, an eccentric psychic and leader of a shamanic healing group, harbored painful memories of the area and had mysterious ties to certain members of the cult. Turning to her friend Deputy Dolly Wakowski for help, she’s stunned to learn that Dolly has turned in her badge and joined the cult, leaving Emily to fear for her friend’s sanity and forcing her to try to solve the case on her own. As the days tick away to the end of the world, Emily has to navigate her way through a crowd of true believers, a group of shamanic well-wishers, and a suspiciously secretive cult leader to rescue her friend and catch a killer—all the while dreading that these few precious days may be her last. “Buzzelli’s well-crafted third Emily Kincaid . . . [features] sharp prose and spirited characterizations.” —Publishers Weekly Rave reviews for the Emily Kincaid Mysteries: Dead Dogs and Englishmen A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2011! “Buzzelli will have you packing your bags for a move to northern Michigan.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Emily is a detective for our times: She can’t afford health care, but she can make flour out of cat tails and work three jobs at once.” —Christian Science Monitor Dead Dancing Women “Every woman who’s ever struggled with saying no, fitting in, and balancing independence against loneliness will adore first-timer Emily.” —Kirkus Reviews Dead Floating Lovers “A mystery that keeps you guessing, together with the story of a woman slowly finding her voice” —Kirkus Reviews Praise for A Most Curious Murder: “Fans of [Lewis] Carroll will delight in Zoe’s flights of fancy, and the northern Michigan setting in all its splendor is a charmer . . . an entertaining series with a quirky premise and captivating characters.” —Library Journal “This quirky, clever cozy series launch . . . [is] hard to resist.” —Publishers Weekly “Quirky main characters, lyrical dialogue and a story sure to appeal to bookworms as well as cozy mystery fans are all elements that give this novel a distinctive voice. A clever mystery and intriguing supporting cast round out the mix.” —RT Book Reviews (four star review)

The Shaman's Quest

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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780996527
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Shaman's Quest written by Nevill Drury and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shaman is an enigmatic figure – a healer, magician and visionary who moves between the everyday world and the realm of gods and spirits. "The Shamans Quest" describes the spiritual journeys of four shamans from different corners of the world – the arctic snows of Canada, the central Australian desert, the sacred mountains of Japan, and the forests of north-western South America. From the North comes a tale of the Inuit shaman Enoyuk and his magical adventures with different gods and spirit-helpers. In the South we enter the world of the Aboriginal elder Kalu, with his sacred desert Dreamings, and in the East we meet Saimei, a Japanese shamaness who lives in a world of kami spirits. And in the West we encounter Baiya, a shaman from the Amazonian forest who undertakes visionary journeys so he may perform tasks of spiritual healing. In "The Shamans Quest" these four shamans finally come together at the mythic centre of the world, and it is a very special purpose which has brought them here – for they have come to witness the healing of the Earth. Exploring universal themes of spiritual renewal, "The Shamans Quest" shows us how we can find the Great Song of Life and learn to value the sacred qualities of Nature and the Universe. ,

Arctic Memories

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Publisher : Writers Republic LLC
ISBN 13 : 1646202554
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (462 download)

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Book Synopsis Arctic Memories by : Wendell Amisimak Stalker

Download or read book Arctic Memories written by Wendell Amisimak Stalker and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Emily Kincaid Mysteries Boxed Set

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Publisher : Beyond The Page
ISBN 13 : 1946069345
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis The Emily Kincaid Mysteries Boxed Set by : Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli

Download or read book The Emily Kincaid Mysteries Boxed Set written by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli and published by Beyond The Page. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three books in the riveting Emily Kincaid Mystery Series by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli! “Every woman who’s ever struggled with saying no, fitting in, and balancing independence against loneliness will adore first-timer Emily.” —Kirkus Reviews Dead Dancing Women Following an ugly divorce and the death of her father, Emily Kincaid decides what she needs most is peace and quiet and time to think, so the part-time journalist and full-time struggling mystery writer relocates to a remote house in the woods of northern Michigan. When a severed head shows up in her garbage can, Emily knows she’s been singled out, and suddenly her peaceful solitude feels a lot like isolation and vulnerability. Knowing she’ll have to root out a killer to save her peaceful paradise, Emily teams up with the cantankerous Deputy Dolly and begins navigating between eccentric town gossips and reclusive neighbors who would rather be left alone. When the killer gets too close for comfort, Emily knows she’ll have to put aside her fears before the natural life she’s chosen comes to a grisly and very unnatural end. Dead Floating Lovers With a murderer behind bars, Emily Kincaid is finally settling into what she hopes will be a peaceful new home in the remote woods of northern Michigan and a burgeoning career as a mystery writer. Until foul-weather friend Deputy Dolly Wakowski shows up on her doorstep with frantic tales of a dead body and demands her help. The receding waters of a local lake have revealed a bullet-pierced skull and a keepsake, and both could belong to a man Dolly once loved—and lost. As Emily reluctantly agrees to help, another set of bones surface—this time of an Odawa Indian girl. It’s not long before Emily finds herself wading through Dolly’s painful past and digging into the town’s dark history. When the connection between the two victims points to an ugly truth that threatens to unravel Dolly’s world, Emily vows to sort through the clues and find a killer, even if it breaks Dolly’s heart—or costs them both their lives. “A mystery that keeps you guessing, together with the story of a woman slowly finding her voice” —Kirkus Reviews Dead Sleeping Shaman The End Timers, a cult-like group, have descended on part-time journalist and aspiring mystery author Emily Kincaid’s small Michigan town. With dire warnings that the end of the world is just two weeks away, the entire community has been disrupted by psychics, cult followers, believers and disbelievers alike. But when Emily’s latest job assignment leads her to an eerily motionless woman propped against a tree, she realizes that at least one person’s world has come to an end all too soon. Turning to her friend Deputy Dolly Wakowski for help, she’s stunned to learn that Dolly has turned in her badge and joined the cult, leaving Emily to fear for her friend’s sanity and forcing her to try to solve the case on her own. As the days tick away to the end of the world, Emily has to navigate her way through a crowd of true believers, a group of shamanic well-wishers, and a suspiciously secretive cult leader to rescue her friend and catch a killer. “Buzzelli’s well-crafted third Emily Kincaid . . . [features] sharp prose and spirited characterizations.” —Publishers Weekly “Readers will find the same strong sense of place and great characters that are hallmarks of Sarah Graves and Philip Craig.” —Library Journal

Shamanism

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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438118317
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Shamanism written by Robert Michael Place and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defines the practise of shamanism, recounts its role in religion and culture throughout history, and its influence today.

A Cosmos in Stone

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Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780759101968
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis A Cosmos in Stone by : J. David Lewis-Williams

Download or read book A Cosmos in Stone written by J. David Lewis-Williams and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2002 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected articles of the world's preeminent rock art researchers and cognitive archaeologists.

Skeen's Leap

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Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504038452
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis Skeen's Leap by : Jo Clayton

Download or read book Skeen's Leap written by Jo Clayton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fast-paced, gritty space adventure introduces the unforgettable Skeen, a hard-edged heroine and intergalactic thief trapped in an unknown universe. Jo Clayton, creator of the popular Diadem Saga, introduces a delightfully unforgettable new character—a tough, sexy, futuristic tomb raider Lara Croft with issues—and sets her loose in a wild and woolly galaxy of dastardly villains, alien shape-shifters, and all manner of strange sentient life-forms. Skeen is a bandit and a rogue, a master thief wanted throughout myriad solar systems for plundering the rare antiquities of countless alien civilizations while always keeping one rocket ship–length ahead of the intergalactic law. A “rooner” with a dark past, she now finds herself penniless and abandoned on a miserable backwater planet, at the tail end of a string of very bad luck, with no option except to follow unreliable rumors to a supposed fortune in gems hidden among ancient ruins. What she finds instead is a gateway into another world—and a universe of trouble. Now, trapped in a strange new reality with no way out, Skeen must find the key to reopening the portal, and that will entail making contact with the mysterious aliens who created the interdimensional passageway. But the enigmatic Ykx vanished eons ago, and finding representatives of a highly advanced and possibly extinct extraterrestrial race is not going to be easy for the silver-tongued lone wolf outlaw. It doesn’t help that Skeen’s entourage keeps expanding by leaps and bounds with unwanted hangers-on whose interference could end up damning her to an eternity in nowhere. The first book in a thrilling trilogy featuring the inimitable Skeen, Skeen’s Leap cements Clayton’s well-deserved reputation as one of the premier purveyors of science fantasy, alongside Andre Norton, C. J. Cherryh, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. Wry, witty, and wondrously inventive, featuring a colorful cast of delightful and deliciously weird alien types, it is a space opera romp guaranteed to transport genre aficionados to new and wondrous worlds.

Deer, the Star Catcher and Woman Bringer

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Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143498883X
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)

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Book Synopsis Deer, the Star Catcher and Woman Bringer by : Richard Arling Marshall

Download or read book Deer, the Star Catcher and Woman Bringer written by Richard Arling Marshall and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is of a young Chahta-Choctaw boy¿s odyssey into manhood prior to the European discovery of the Americas. The young man Issi, Deer, lives at Nanih Wayia, the Chahta ¿Mother Site,¿ Winston County, Mississippi. Throughout the story, Issi shows a great deal of character as he nears adulthood, mixing the real world with the spirit world. In a cross-cultural way, the story is a kind of imaginary time travel, where people lived quite differently from us, yet were as human and as loving, having the same feelings and hopes but expressing and achieving them with different thoughts and actions. They are referred as the Oklafihna and the Chito, meaning the Great People. The Oklafihna are a village and community, and a part of the greater collegium of peoples later known as the Chahta. Within the story are brief glimpses of the people, the geographic place, and the environment. The story is a fictional adventure, placed primarily in Mississippi and the adjacent states. Comments on the ethnographic customs and descriptions of daily living and activities are based upon the written literature, enhanced by the writer¿s personal interpretations of the Southeastern United States Indians and their archaeology, and imagination. Many places referenced are actual, though little known. Brief historical comment is made of places when important to the understanding of the story and place. The story hopefully builds a believably real and acceptable construct of Issi¿s time, place, and adventure, mixed with the spirit world. Moderate use of Chahta words throughout the story lend authenticity. About the Author Richard Arling Marshall has spent more than fifty years as a teacher and archeologist. Born in 1928 in Belen, New Mexico, he grew up in Missouri, graduating with a bachelor¿s in art and science and obtained a master¿s degree in anthropology from the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. After 1966 the author was associated with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, Mississippi State University, as professor of anthropology, and conducted research and salvage archaeology and Cultural Resource Surveys throughout that state. He retired in 1994 as associate professor of anthropology emeritus. The author¿s wife is Helen Justine Noe, formerly of Lilbourn, Missouri. Together they have two daughters and five grandchildren. (2013, Paperback, 568 pages)

Uqalurait

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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773523401
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Uqalurait written by John Bennett and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2004 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uqalurait, pointed snowdrifts formed by Arctic blizzards, 'would tell us which direction to go in, ' says elder Mariano Aupilarjuk. This oral history, guided by the traditional knowledge of Inuit elders from across Nunavut, also follows the uqalurait, with thousands of quotes from elders on a wide range of subjects

The Mammoth Hunters (with Bonus Content)

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Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0307767639
Total Pages : 753 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Mammoth Hunters (with Bonus Content) written by Jean M. Auel and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2010-10-06 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the challenging terrain of Ice Age Europe that millions of Jean Auel’s readers have come to treasure, The Mammoth Hunters is an epic novel of love, knowledge, jealousy, and hard choices—a novel certain to garner Jean Auel even greater acclaim as a master storyteller of the dawn of humanity. Ayla, the independent heroine of The Clan of the Cave Bear and The Valley of Horses, sets out from the valley on Whinney, the horse she tamed. With her is Jondalar, the tall, handsome, yellow-haired man she nursed back to health and came to love. Together they meet the Mamutoi—the Mammoth Hunters—people like Ayla. But to Ayla, who was raised by the Clan of the Cave Bear, they are “the Others.” She approaches them with mixed feelings of fear and curiosity. Talut, a powerful bear of a man with bright red hair, a booming laugh, and a gentle heart, and his tall, dark-haired sister, Tulie, are the leaders of the Lion Camp of the Mamutoi. It is here that Ayla finds her first women friends, but some among the Mamutoi dislike Ayla because she was raised by “flatheads,” their name for the people of the Clan. Ayla is haunted by her memories of the Clan because Rydag, a child of mixed parentage living with the Mamutoi, bears so strong a resemblance to her own son, Durc. It is the Mamutoi master carver of ivory—dark-skinned Ranec, flirtatious, artistic, magnetic—who fascinates Ayla. She finds herself drawn to him. Because of her uncanny control over animals, her healing skills, and the magic firestone she discovered, Ayla is adopted into the Mammoth Hearth by Mamut, the ancient shaman of the Great Earth Mother. Ayla finds herself torn between her strong feelings for Ranec and her powerful love for the wildly jealous and unsure Jondalar. It is not until after the great mammoth hunt, when Ayla’s life is threatened, that a fateful decision is made. This eBook includes the full text of the novel plus the following additional content: • An Earth’s Children® series sampler including free chapters from the other books in Jean M. Auel’s bestselling series • A Q&A with the author about the Earth’s Children® series

The Mammoth Hunters

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Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553280945
Total Pages : 753 pages
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Download or read book The Mammoth Hunters written by Jean M. Auel and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1986-11-01 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again Jean M. Auel opens the door of a time long past to reveal an age of wonder and danger at the dawn of the modern human race. With all the consummate storytelling artistry and vivid authenticity she brought to The Clan of the Cave Bear and its sequel, The Valley of Horses, Jean M. Auel continues the breathtaking epic journey of the woman called Ayla. Riding Whinney with Jondalar, the man she loves, and followed by the mare’s colt, Ayla ventures into the land of the Mamutoi--The Mammoth Hunters. She has finally found the Others she has been seeking. Though Ayla must learn their different customs and language, she is adopted because of her remarkable hunting ability, singular healing skills, and uncanny fire-making technique. Bringing back the single pup of a lone wolf she has killed, Ayla shows the way she tames animals. She finds women friends and painful memories of the Clan she left behind, and meets Ranec, the dark-skinned, magnetic master carver of ivory, whom she cannot refuse--inciting Jondalar to a fierce jealousy that he tries to control by avoiding her. Unfamiliar with the ways of the Others, Ayla misunderstands, and thinking Jondalar no longer loves her, she turns more to Ranec. Throughout the icy winter the tension mounts, but warming weather will bring the great mammoth hunt and the mating rituals of the Summer Meeting, when Ayla must choose to remain with Ranec and the Mamutoi, or to follow Jondalar on a long journey into an unknown future.

The Earth's Children Series 6-Book Bundle

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Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0345546008
Total Pages : 6380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Earth's Children Series 6-Book Bundle written by Jean M. Auel and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 6380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary phenomenon, Jean M. Auel’s prehistoric odyssey is one of the best-loved sagas of our time. Employing meticulous research and the consummate artistry of a master storyteller, Auel paints a vivid panorama of the dawn of modern humans. Through Ayla, an orphaned girl who grows into a beautiful and courageous young woman, we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world, home to the Clan of the Cave Bear. Now, for the first time, all six novels in the Earth’s Children® series are available in one convenient eBook bundle: THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR THE VALLEY OF HORSES THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE THE SHELTERS OF STONE THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES A natural disaster leaves a young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly—she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza’s way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become the Clan’s next leader sees Ayla’s differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge. Praise for the Earth’s Children® series “Auel is a highly imaginative writer. She humanizes prehistory and gives it immediacy and clarity.”—The New York Times Book Review “Storytelling in the grand tradition . . . From the violent panorama of spring on the steppes to musicians jamming on a mammoth-bone marimba, Auel’s books are a stunning example of world building. They join the short list of books, like James Clavell’s Shogun and Frank Herbert’s Dune, that depict exotic societies so vividly that readers almost regard them as ‘survival manuals.’ ”—Vogue “Jean Auel has established herself as one of our premier storytellers. . . . Her narrative skill is supreme.”—Chicago Tribune “Pure entertainment at its sublime, wholly exhilarating best.”—Los Angeles Times “Readers who fell in love with little Ayla will no doubt revel in her prehistoric womanhood.”—People “Lively and interesting, enhanced greatly by the vividly colored backdrop of early humanity . . . Auel is a prodigious researcher.”—The Washington Post Book World “Among modern epic spinners, Auel has few peers. . . . She deftly creates a whole world, giving a sense of the origins of class, ethnic, and cultural differences that alternately divide and fascinate us today.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Dragon Prophecies: Prodigy

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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1453533710
Total Pages : 587 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Dragon Prophecies: Prodigy written by L.B.B. Davis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-05-07 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hope... One dragon... A world of darkness. High adventure and action awaits Lukhanus a sixteen year old dragon and his mentor-friend Bar, a knoll pack leader who has sworn to protect their ancestral territory. A world of racism and elitism dominate their land, can this naïve hatchling overcome the biases that plagues his race? Can the six common races of the continent Lemuria put aside their indifference to unite and defeat the undead plague or will the black flame of death devour all that Lukhanus has come to love and hold dear? On the dangerous journey to find the forsaken Oracle, Lukhanus and his companions discover that it envisions both hope and despair. As was foretold by the mysterious Oracle, Evil is within the heart of all creatures; will this evil consume Lukhanus as he fights to save Lemuria and the inhabitants that dwell within its boarders?

Huichol Mythology

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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816523177
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Huichol Mythology written by Robert Mowry Zingg and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known for their ritual use of peyote, the Huichol people of west-central Mexico carried much of their original belief system into the twentieth century unadulterated by the influence of Christian missionaries. Among the Huichol, reciting myths and performing rituals pleases the ancestors and helps maintain a world in which abundant subsistence and good health are assured. This volume is a collection of myths recorded by Robert Zingg in 1934 in the village of Tuxpan and is the most comprehensive record of Huichol mythology ever published. Zingg was the first professional anthropologist to study the Huichol, and his generosity toward them and political advocacy on their behalf allowed him to overcome tribal sanctions against divulging secrets to outsiders. He is fondly remembered today by some Huichols who were children when he lived among them. Zingg recognized that the alternation between dry and wet seasons pervades Huichol myth and ritual as it does their subsistence activities, and his arrangement of the texts sheds much light on Huichol tradition. The volume contains both aboriginal myths that attest to the abiding Huichol obligation to serve ancestors who control nature and its processes, and Christian-inspired myths that document the traumatic effect that silver mining and Franciscan missions had on Huichol society. First published in 1998 in a Spanish-language edition, Huichol Mythology is presented here for the first time in English, with more than 40 original photographs by Zingg accompanying the text. For this volume, the editors provide a meticulous historical account of Huichol society from about 200 A.D. through the colonial era, enabling readers to fully grasp the significance of the myths free of the sensationalized interpretations found in popular accounts of the Huichol. ZinggÕs compilation is a landmark work, indispensable to the study of mythology, Mexican Indians, and comparative religion.

If you always do what you always did then .......

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Publisher : sales academy
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 339 pages
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Download or read book If you always do what you always did then ....... written by Tim Powell and published by sales academy. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 25 years working with Sales Academy Ltd to develop individuals and teams in corporate environments, it became clear that performance was not related to anything externally obvious. We found marked differences in performance and happiness levels were determined solely by each individual’s inner programming.The way each individual 'went about' things was the key regardless of their external circumstances. This inner programming exists in all of us and we believe it's there to help us. Effective inner programming enables us to make sense of the world we find ourselves in and move on to make good choices that take us where we want to go. These programmed approaches or choices were initially about helping us to survive physically - something most of us now find relatively easy. Our challenges and our survival in this modern world require different responses and once we start to consider how we do what we do we can find much of it is based on old outdated models and methods. We outgrow some of the rules and constraints in our naturally acquired inner programming. Our ability to understand and tune this model, to choose more appropriate empowering responses determines our ability to succeed.This book lets you consider some of your current 'programming' that may have previously been hidden. Some people we met were unaware that: They had inner programming. Their inner programming worked subconsciously. It affected their analysis of what was happening. It affected their choices of what to do next. They could change their programming if they wanted to. Years of experience and observation enabled us to find a pragmatic way of looking at the mass of complicated and often competing ideas about what our programming might look like and more importantly how to tune it for best results. Our conclusion is that your programming is like a model of how you believe the world works. It can effectively be seen as a series of beliefs that sit on different continuums. Your model combines where you sit on each continuum of beliefs, what we call your belief points, to create an operating system. Most of us are largely unaware of the contents of the system which we use unconsciously to create the life we have. We believe that the nature of your model is the most significant factor in determining how successful you are or can be. This means that if you currently want or are interested in what change may give you, the fastest way to investigate your options is to evaluate the position of your belief points on each continuum. Typical belief continuums that made a difference in the performance of our delegates included: Abundance - do you believe the world is abundant and anything you want is available? Possibility - do you believe what you want is possible for you? Choice - do you believe a choice is always possible? Guidance - do you believe you are guided? Responsibility - do you believe you are responsible? Purpose - do you believe it's helpful to know what you are doing with your life? Time - do you believe that all your seconds are yours to use as you see fit? The degree to which you agree from Yes - 100% to No - 0% defines your belief point on each continuum. Most of us think we are somewhere in the middle. However, many of our delegates found a discrepancy between what they thought their belief points were and how they actually operated in real life. This understanding was enough to allow them to make better choices and move on far faster than we or they, would have previously thought possible. Understanding what you must believe to think or act like that is a useful pursuit. It can dramatically free you, almost miraculously, to make different choices, do new things, and achieve new successes. Tiny changes in these belief points can create massive differences in results. During our training programmes, we developed a series of stories that enabled our delegates to identify hidden belief points in a gentle and effective way. Many of these stories appear here. As you read on, take the time to notice your reactions to the underlying ideas they represent. Each chapter starts with an indication of one end of the belief continuum that the chapter dwells on. Your reactions to the story will give you clues as to where your belief points currently sit and an option to experiment with shifting your belief points to see what happens or consider change if it suits you to do so. Once you understand this idea, you can examine your current model objectively and shift your belief point to create faster, more effective, and sustainable change so you can pursue the life you really want. Or you could just enjoy the story!

Spirit Basket

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1438914083
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (389 download)

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Book Synopsis Spirit Basket by : Marie Osburn Reid

Download or read book Spirit Basket written by Marie Osburn Reid and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-10-08 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel portrays historical events experienced by an Alaska Native family over more than two centuries. Generations of teenagers adjust from subsistence living to invasion by Russian fur traders, the purchase by America, gold fever, WWII detention, huge earthquake, disastrous oil spill, and much more. Each chapter is a new adventure of a new generation. Ch.1 HARVEST OF THE FUR SEALS, Attu Island in 1745 Ch. 2 ESCAPE, Aleutian Islands in 1770 Ch. 3 THE GOVERNOR'S DAUGHTER, Kodiak in 1794 Ch. 4 THE PRIEST, New Archangel, Russian America in 1834 Ch. 5 COMING OF AMERICA, Sitka in 1867 Ch. 6 GOLD NUGGETS, from Sitka to Nome in 1900 Ch. 7 RETURN, from Fairbanks to Seward in 1925 Ch. 8 EVACUATION, from St. Paul Island to a Southeast camp in 1942 Ch. 9 EARTHQUAKE, in Anchorage in 1964 Ch. 10 THE SPILL, in Valdez in 1989 Ch. 11 OLYMPIC GAMES, in Fairbanks in 2010

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1496957687
Total Pages : 300 pages
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Book Synopsis The Quest by : Charles Richard Latona

Download or read book The Quest written by Charles Richard Latona and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White Wolf—an elderly shaman and Wicasa—serves as his tribe’s spiritual connection with the Grand Father. As shaman, he must prepare the way for his successor, who will be chosen through ancient rituals designed to reveal true character. As Wicasa, he can only wait for signs from the Great Spirit to know if one will replace him to lead the people in spirit during this trying time. While traveling homeward following a quest that had taken him far from his ancestral mountains, he receives a vision from the Grand Father telling him the name of the next Wicasa: Flaming Eagle, a name he does not recognize. He knows the four young men who are candidates to become shaman and must consider their achievements and character as they strive for manhood. Although plagued by emotions regarding the unknown, White Wolf strives to maintain balance with nature while honoring the traditions passed down through the ages as he prepares the way for the next generation of his tribe. Meanwhile, he and his tribe must deal with the ever-present terrorism of nearby savages as well as the foreboding specter of the future invaders. Set in the early history of native North Americans, this novel presents a complex view of a society in which White Wolf and Flaming Eagle must strive to be worthy of their people beyond their roles as warriors and providers.