The Book of Ceremonies: A Native Way of Honoring and Living the SacredNew World Library, 2000 - 243 pages In The Book of Ceremonies, Gabriel Horn offers a tapestry of stories, poems, prayers, and love songs describing the sacred Native American way of life and what its religion and ritual can offer spiritual seekers from all backgrounds. The six parts of the book cover preparation for ceremonies greeting the day; acknowledgment and gratitude; marriage and divorce; birth and death; dreams and visions; and seasons and healing. Highlights include a Zuni creation account, an Aztec love song, and an Omaha prayer presenting a new infant. |
Contents
Our Unlimited Potential | 3 |
The Great Holy Mystery | 13 |
A Zuni Creation | 23 |
The Circle | 25 |
Greeting the Day Acknowledgment and Gratitude | 29 |
The Pipe and the Tobacco | 31 |
A Morning Prayer | 35 |
The Path of Beauty | 41 |
She Requests a Name | 125 |
Child of the Cord | 131 |
Zuni Prayer Presenting an Infant to the Sun | 143 |
What is Life? What is Death? | 147 |
A Ceremony for Death | 151 |
Dreams and Visions | 161 |
The Ritual of the Dream Catcher | 163 |
A Ceremony for the Dream | 169 |
She Greets the Dawn | 43 |
Thanksgiving Ritual | 47 |
A Ceremony of Observation | 51 |
Love Marriage and Divorce | 55 |
Ceremony of the Story | 57 |
Father SkyMother Earth | 67 |
Marriage Old Ways and New Ways | 75 |
A Ceremony of Marriage | 85 |
Divorce When the Garden Grows No More | 89 |
A Ceremony of Reflection | 95 |
Birth and Death | 99 |
Omaha Prayer Presenting an Infant to the World | 101 |
The Children Always The Children | 105 |
The Silent Places of the Heart | 111 |
Returning the Placenta A Story of Gratitude | 115 |
The Rituals of Names | 119 |
The Turtle Dream I Am the Maker | 173 |
A Man Seeks His Purpose in the Mystery | 179 |
Crying for a Vision | 185 |
Seasons and Healing | 195 |
Change Feared and Celebrated | 197 |
Winter Solstice Ceremony | 203 |
Sprint Equinox Ceremony | 211 |
The Old Woman Who Was Young A Ceremony for Spring | 215 |
A Healing Song | 221 |
A Ceremony of Healing | 223 |
Acknowledgments | 235 |
About the Author | 240 |
About the Artist | 241 |
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Other editions - View all
The Book of Ceremonies: A Native Way of Honoring and Living the Sacred Gabriel Horn Limited preview - 2005 |
The Book of Ceremonies: A Native Way of Honoring and Living the Sacred Gabriel Horn Limited preview - 2011 |
The Book of Ceremonies: A Native Way of Honoring and Living the Sacred Gabriel Horn No preview available - 2000 |
Common terms and phrases
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