Dancing the Dream

(Paperback)

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Bestselling Native American author and internationally renowned teacher and healer Jamie Sams -- creator the Sacred Path Cards and the Medicine Cards offers her first book in paperback of practical advice for living on a spiritual path. The result of nearly twenty-five years of intensive study with two Native American dreaming societies, Dancing the Dream draws our attention to the four directions of the Medicine Wheel (East, South, West, and North) and the three unseen directions -- Above, Below, and Within -- and explains how each of these seven directions represents a specific path on the spiritual journey. In the East, we encounter the first stirrings of the spirit; in the South, the healing of relationships; in the West, we work to build self-esteem; in the North, we learn wisdom and the opening of the heart; Above represents the world of spirit; Below, the earth; Within, full awareness of the present moment. Most people will walk these paths in sequence. Some will never make it through all seven. Many will continue to move forward but continue to double back on earlier paths until they get things rights. But for those willing to walk all seven paths, there is the great reward of being able to see the world with the soaring vision of an eagle, fully aware and present to meet life's challenges with vision, wisdom and purpose.

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'A magnificent blueprint for transformation.' Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Be Careful What You Pray For... You Just Might Get It and Healing Words. 'Sam draws upon sources of indigenous wisdom, the metaphoric world, and a depth of her own experience to become a guide for all who wish to grow wise themselves. Dancing the Dream illuminates paths of initiation through the difficulties and opportunities that life provides.' Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., author of Crossing to Avalon and Close to the Bone.

Author Bio

Jamie Sams is a bestselling Native American writer and artist of Cerokee, Seneca and French descent. Her many popular books include Medicine Cards and Sacred Path Cards. She is in constant demand as a teacher and has been the subject of numerous documentaries. Tested extensively by parapsychology labs around the world, Sam's gifts as a seer and healer have been in evidence since she was nine years old. She lives in Sante Fe, NM.