The Book of Ceremonies: A Native Way of Living and Honoring the Sacred

by Gabriel Horn

Book Overview

A collection of stories, poems, prayers and love songs that share the sacred Native way of life, honouring and living the sacred. Included within are writings with instructions for vision quests, rituals and ceremonies, covering topics such as marriage, birth, death and healing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577310624
• ISBN13: 9781577310624
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: New World Library
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

A beautiful book to be treasured and shared.

The Book Of Ceremonies is an intensely sensitive, reverent collection of Native American sacred songs, poems, stories, observations, and ceremonies. It's prayerful tone is beautifully underlined by the delicate, perfect black and white art work by the author's son, Carises Horn. Drawing from a variety of sources, The Book Of Ceremonies unifies and presents thoughts on Preparing, Greeting and Gratitude, Love, Marriage and Divorce, Birth and Death, Dreams and Visions, and Seasons and Healing. An additional list of recommended reading includes Native Heart: An American Indian Odyssey by Gabriel Horn, and other selected books by Kent Nerburn, Jason Gardner, and Loree Boyd. The Book Of Ceremonies is a beautiful book to be treasured and shared.Nancy Lorraine, Reviewer

Sacred and Mysterious Connections

The essays and poems in this collection, which would make a good gift book, are meaningful, and the American Indian tone is meditative and enriching. Even the cover, in dark colors and smooth to the hand, encourages contemplation.

Kinship with all beings

The primal wisdom that emanates from these ancient teachings lifts up the spiritual practice of reverence-one that is often lacking in modern times. Horn demonstrates a kind of radical amazement, a deep feeling tinged with both awe and wonder as he sees the sacred in all things. These ceremonies touch the heart because they arise out of a felt sense of participation in the universe, a kinship with all beings and with matter.

Ceremonial Richness

Anyone wanting ceremonial richness in their own lives will cherish this book and will feel emboldened to start where they are right now-even in the middle of a city, far from the kind of natural surroundings available to the ancients. "It is the spirit of the ceremony that is most important," reassures a grandmother. This is treasure to own and consult, a treasure to give.-SA

Excellent

This book is a beautiful collection of stories and references to ceremonies, a good addition to any library of books on native ways or shamanism. It is not a "cookbook" of rituals or ceremonies, but a book that honors the beliefs and energies behind the ceremonies as important.