Dreamways Of The Iroquois

by Moss, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781594770340
• ISBN10: 1594770344
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-16
• Publisher: Destiny Books

Summary

The ancient wisdom of the Iroquois was revealed to Robert Moss when he started dreaming in a language he did not know, an early form of the Mohawk Iroquois language. Dreamways of the Iroquois is a spiritual odyssey, a tribute to the wisdom of the First Peoples, and a guide to self-healing through dreamwork.

Author Biography

The ancient wisdom of the Iroquois was revealed to Robert Moss when he started dreaming in a language he did not know, an early form of the Mohawk Iroquois language. <em>Dreamways of the Iroquois</em> is a spiritual odyssey, a tribute to the wisdom of the First Peoples, and a guide to self-healing through dreamwork.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction: Dreaming in Hawk	1	(14)
Part One JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF ANCIENT MOTHER
1 The Spirits Fall in Love	15	(5)
2 When the Ancestors Cross into the Realm of the Living	20	(12)
3 Meeting the Dream People	32	(21)
4 Living in Two Worlds	53	(10)
5 Teachings of the Heart Shaman	63	(10)
6 Tree Gate to Ancient Mother	73	(12)
Part Two THE IROQUOIS DREAM A WORLD
7 Story Codes and Inner Songs	85	(5)
8 Falling Woman Creates a World	90	(13)
9 The Battle of the Twins	103	(11)
10 Hiawatha's Mirror	114	(19)
Part Three THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAND WOMAN
11 Dreaming in the Dark Times	133	(5)
12 The Making of a Woman of Power	138	(12)
13 The Dreamworld Is the Real World	150	(13)
14 Sisters of the Stones	163	(4)
Part Four RECLAIMING THE ANCIENT DREAMWAYS
15 Turtle Woman Comes Looking for a Dreamer	167	(6)
16 The Shaman at the Breakfast Table	173	(10)
17 Bringing a Dream to Someone in Need of a Dream	183	(10)
18 Medicine Dreaming	193	(12)
19 Dreaming the Soul Back Home	205	(12)
20 Entertaining and Honoring the Spirits	217	(13)
21 Becoming a Poet of Consciousness	230	(7)
Epilogue: The Peril of Losing the Sky	237	(8)
Appendix I: Additional Resources Available from Author	245	(2)
Appendix II: Building an Active Dream Circle in Your Community	247	(3)
Notes	250	(9)
Glossary of Iroquois Words	259	(5)
Bibliography	264	(8)
Index	272