Meditations with the Lakota: Prayers Songs and Stories of Healing and Harmony by

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Gathered over decades of living with the Oglala Sioux, Paul Steinmetz has compiled a book of Lakota meditations that offer a prayerful focus for finding spirit in everyday life. These "prayers" reveal the Lakotas' profound interconnectedness with all matter, a weaving of psyche and spirit that is a call to consciousness.

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• Native American meditations that help the reader find spirit in everyday life. • Intimate meditations offer insight into the symbology of the Lakota religious experience. • Lakota elders present the ancient prayers that weave together psyche and spirit. • New Edition of Meditations with Native Americans. The Lakota, people of the sacred buttes of the Black Hills, hold a rich tradition that connects the world of visible creation to the world of spirit. A century after the battle at Wounded Knee, Lakota elders are beginning to speak their belief that this spirituality is indigenous to every man and woman. By inviting all nations to recognize their interdependence with one another and with the earth, Native Americans can help modern man and woman find a personal relationship with nature and a willingness to view creation as sacred. Many feel that this spirituality is not a luxury but a necessity. From impressions and teachings gathered over decades of living with the Oglala Sioux and participating in their ceremonies, author Paul Steinmetz has compiled a book of provocative meditations centered on creation spirituality. Lakota elders join the author in evoking the essence of the sweat lodge ceremony, the vision quest, yuwipi meetings, and the teachings of Buffalo Calf Woman and the sacred pipe, offering the reader a focus for prayerful intention in finding spirit in everyday life. This insider's view reveals the Lakotas' profound interconnectedness with all matter, a weaving of psyche and spirit that is the call to consciousness so crucial at this time.

Author Biography

Paul Steinmetz, S.J., Ph.D. (1928-2021), served as a missionary among the Oglala Sioux for several decades. His innovations in ritual theology earned him the respect of the Oglala, who entrusted him with sacred knowledge. Steinmetz's recognition of the unity of religions has assisted the Lakota in imagining Lakota/Christian spirituality, fulfilling the Ghost Dance Messiah vision received by Black Elk in 1890.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Ake Hultkrantz Acknowledgments Author's Preface Introduction Traditional Lakota Spirituality The Sacred Calf Pipe Relation to the Earth and the Spirit World Spiritual Food The Sweat Lodge Ceremony The Vision Quest The Sun Dance Yuwipi Meetings The Native American Church The Altar The Water Drum The Morning Water Woman Peyote Visions Eschatological Reflections The Christian Influence

Review

"These quiet presentations of spirituality are remarkable for their immediacy and clarity." * Publishers Weekly *

Review Quote

"These quiet presentations of spirituality are remarkable for their immediacy and clarity."

Details ISBN1879181576 Short Title MEDITATIONS W/THE LAKOTA 2/E Pages 144 Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1879181576 ISBN-13 9781879181571 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2001 Imprint Bear & Company Place of Publication Rochester, VT Country of Publication United States Subtitle Prayers Songs and Stories of Healing and Harmony DOI 10.1604/9781879181571 UK Release Date 2001-04-20 NZ Release Date 2001-04-20 US Release Date 2001-04-20 Author Paul B. Steinmetz Publisher Inner Traditions Bear and Company Publication Date 2001-04-20 DEWEY 299.7852 Audience General AU Release Date 2001-01-03 We've got this

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