Honoring the medicine : the essential guide to Native American healing / Kenneth "Bear Hawk" Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Ken, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Medicine.

Indians of North America.

Indian philosophy--North America.

Indian philosophy.

North America.

Physical Description:

xx, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Ballantine Books, 2003.

Summary:

Written by a master of alternative healing practices, "Honoring the Medicine" gathers together an unparalleled abundance of information about every aspect of Native American medicine and healing philosophy.

Contents:

A Blessing from a Cree Elder xv

Native American or American Indian: Can You Be Politically Correct? 22

Part I Principles and Values

The Native American Philosophy of Life 37

1 The Power of Silence 39

2 The Four Winds: Getting Oriented in the Realm of the Sacred 47

3 The Cycles of Truth: Wisdom from the Wolf 75

4 The Vision and Vision Quest: Messages from the Spirit 98

5 Where Healing Dwells: The Importance of Sacred Space 112

6 Asking for Help: Finding and Paying a Healer 133

Part II Methods of Healing

7 What Is Involved in a Native American Healing? Traditions, Protocols, and Moontime Power 145

8 The Principles of Native American Counseling 167

9 Cultivating the Good Mind: A Counselor's Gardening Tools 189

10 Massage and Energy Therapies 215

11 The Paleolithic Posture 240

12 Unfolding the Mystery: Sweat Lodge and Sacred Pipe 251

13 Tobacco: Wicked Weed or Gift of the Gods? 267

14 Plant People: The Healing Power of Herbs 280

A A Comparison of Western and Native American Medicine 307

B Meetings with Remarkable Elders 309.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-417) and index.

ISBN:

0345395301

OCLC:

50737066