Customer Reviews:
a Wonderful Book
if you are interested in the native american culture this is an excellent resource. I loved this book!

Spirits of the Earth
This book has been inspirational for me personally on many occasions, but I would like to share a story in which it seemed to touch others:

While attending this years Rainbow Gathering in the Allegany National Forest in PA I had a wonderfully synchronistic experience. I was cooking breakfast at my van one morning and happen to meet two men by the names Michael and Hummingbird who were at their vehicles at the same time. Hummingbird went to help someone push out their vehicle, and in the meantime a woman stopped to wait to walk with the two men. As they were waiting, I overheard the woman talking about native american ceremonies that she had participated in. Out of curiosity, I asked her about them, so they came over and talked. I decided to take the opportunity to share my interests, including talking about this book. Michael was curious, so I showed him the book. A couple minutes later, Hummingbird returned, so Michael read the Hummingbird section. As he was reading the story, he stopped reading in disbelief when the setting of the story was at Thunder Rock in the Allegany State Forest in NY (Very near where we were standing)!

This book is a wonderful reference book - outlined in a very user friendly manner.

Spirits Of The Earth
This is a great book and is an easy read for children and adults alike. It is very entertaining and provides some useful information about the Native American culture and their spirit guides.

Excellent source of Native American spiritual info
If one is interested in finding out about their personal "spirit totems", this is the book to buy! Unlike other books of this sort, this one is well-organized, well-written and the information is presented with dignity. (Other books I've bought tried to make the various totems too "mystic", and the information was skimpy.)

The author has included a very comprehensive list of animal totems accompanied by excellent explanations. The symbols, stories and ceremonies are presented in a straight-forward manner without the "tackiness" I've found in other books of this kind.

I highly recommend this book.

Desirable
This book was sent to a young family member whose recent guidance and help from a group of Native Americans has helped in his healing. Before he read it one of the "Natives" asked to borrow it! Need I say more??

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