The Path of the Feather A Handbook and Kit for Making Medicine Wheels

by Samuels, Michael; Lane, Mary Rockwood

• ISBN13: 9780399145728
• ISBN10: 0399145729
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-09
• Publisher: Putnam Adult

Summary

A complete kit for making medicine wheels, going on a vision quest, and calling spirit animals in the shamanistic tradition. Containing a handbook, 13 figurines, a medicine wheel map and a compass, "The Path of the Feather" enables readers to examine their sacred lives receive oracular guidance.

Author Biography

Michael Samuels, M.D., a pioneer in using guided imagery and spirit guides, has been trained by North and South American shamans. Dr. Samuels uses spirit animals and Medicine Wheels in his teaching and his practice with patients suffering from serious illnesses.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Welcome to the Path of the Feather	1	(6)
How to Make Your Medicine Wheel	7	(130)
This Book Comes from Our Visions	9	(9)
About the Path of the Feather Kit	18	(6)
How to Use This Book	24	(2)
How to Make an Instant Medicine Wheel and the Teachings of the Feather	26	(9)
A Prayer of Thanks	35	(3)
Shaman, Spirit Animal, and Medicine Wheel	38	(9)
The Tradition of the Medicine Wheel	47	(5)
Preparing to Make Your First Medicine Wheel	52	(11)
Meeting Your Spirit Animals	63	(6)
How to Hear Your Spirit Animal Speak	69	(6)
How to Listen to the Ancient Ones	75	(5)
What Is the Power of Each Animal?	80	(9)
The Directions of the Compass	89	(4)
The Medicine Wheel for Sacred Space	93	(11)
The Vision Quest Oracle	104	(10)
The Medicine Wheel for Manifestation	114	(10)
Medicine Wheels for Specific Purposes	124	(7)
Medicine Wheel Activities	131	(6)
Becoming A Shaman	137	(42)
The Underworld	139	(4)
Saving Habitats and Animals	143	(2)
The Sacred Earth Around Us	145	(2)
Healing Rituals on Sacred Sites	147	(6)
The Four Spirals of Becoming a Shaman	153	(3)
Your Shamanic Initiation	156	(6)
Bringing in the Light	162	(3)
You Have a Right to This Teaching	165	(2)
Do Right Action	167	(8)
Ritual and Right Action Are One	175	(4)
The Ancient Ones and the Spirit Animals Speak to You	179	(28)
The Animals Speak to You	181	(26)
Owl	183	(2)
Eagle	185	(2)
Lion	187	(1)
Bear	188	(2)
Turtle	190	(1)
Serpent	191	(1)
Beaver	192	(1)
Lizard, Alligator	193	(1)
Coyote	194	(1)
Wolf, Dog	195	(2)
Spider	197	(1)
Ant	198	(1)
Deer	199	(1)
Horse	200	(1)
Buffalo	201	(2)
Dolphin, Whale	203	(1)
Man, Woman, Child	204	(3)
Appendix: Resources	207