Wolf Medicine A Native American Shamanic Journey into the Mind

by Moondance, Wolf; Sharpe, Jim; Starhawk, Sky

• ISBN13: 9780806936437
• ISBN10: 0806936436
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-30
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Embark on a journey of the spirit, a shamanic journey to explore the spiritual experiences of the mind. Here a respected Native American Shaman takes you to the North section of the Rainbow Medicine Wheel, in which resides the brain/mind and the path of the soul. As you open up your mind and explore the feelings of the heart, you will understand the lessons of Trust, Limits, Expectations, Failure, Listening, Forgiveness, and Inner Peace, and encounter spirit guides and animal totems. You will learn which medicines to use, explore the teachings of marriage and of soul retrieval, and walk on the Rainbow path to make a total connection with Great Spirit's will for your life. By absorbing this information, making your own sacred tools, and carrying out the ceremonies outlined here, you will find yourself uplifted, enlightened, and enriched, having reached a new state of personal harmony--because when you understand your mind, you understand your spirit.

Table of Contents

Purpose	7	(5)
Prelude	12	(3)
The North Gate	15	(9)
Cleansing Your Surroundings	22	(1)
Tools Needed in Doing Contemporary Shamanic Work	22	(2)
Dark Eyes---Blue Crow	24	(16)
Tools for the Shamanic Journey	32	(1)
How to Know You Are On Your Sacred Path	32	(1)
The Calling of Your Sacred Path	32	(3)
Personal Neck Cloth	35	(5)
The Voice of Grandmother/Grandfather Wolf	40	(12)
The Rainbow Medicine Wheel	49	(3)
The Magical One---Color	52	(20)
Color Teachings---Lizard Medicine	62	(1)
The Lesson of Trust---Scorpion Medicine	63	(1)
Ceremony of the Spirit Warrior	64	(3)
Color Medicine Bundle	67	(3)
Ceremony of the Medicine Bundle	70	(2)
Dark Heart---The Snabbers	72	(18)
The Teachings of Energy---Badger Medicine	83	(1)
The Lesson of Limits	84	(1)
The Wolf's Eye Amulet	85	(2)
Vision of the Totem, Animal, Foot or Hoofprint	87	(3)
The Blue-Eyed Raven---Prayer	90	(14)
The Teachings of Prayer---Dolphin Medicine	98	(1)
Prayer Ties	98	(1)
Marriage Pot	99	(3)
Lesson of Expectations---Seal Medicine	102	(2)
Flowers and Ice---Courage	104	(15)
The Teachings of Courage---Bee Medicine	112	(2)
Ceremony of Courage	114	(1)
The Lesson of Failure---Goose Medicine	115	(2)
Actions to Override Failure	117	(2)
Tears in the River---Understanding Medicine	119	(13)
The Teachings of Understanding---Starfish Medicine	125	(2)
Ceremony of the Soul	127	(3)
The Lesson of Listening--the Bluebird	130	(2)
Walking the River---Knowledge Medicine	132	(19)
The Teachings of Knowledge---Trout Medicine	139	(1)
Ceremony of the Inner Wolf	139	(4)
The Basket of Knowledge Stones	143	(5)
The Lesson of Forgiveness---the Mule	148	(1)
Note from Wolf Moondance	148	(3)
The Waterfall of Joy---Home	151	(19)
The Teachings of Will---Magpie	158	(1)
Soul Retrieval	159	(4)
Ceremony of Soul Recovery	163	(1)
Shamanic Soul Retrieval Journey	164	(1)
An Exercise in Soul Retrieval	165	(3)
The Lesson of Inner Peace-The Lightning Bug	168	(2)
Sweet Medicine	170	(11)
Prayer Bowl	177	(2)
Ceremony of Clearing the Mind	179	(1)
A Closing Note from Wolf Moondance	180	(1)
WOLF TEACHINGS	181	(7)
Colors	181	(1)
Colors of Wolf Medicine	181	(2)
Animal Spirit Teachings of the North	183	(3)
Lesson of the North	186	(2)
Acknowledgments	188	(1)
Index	189