Meditations with Animals: A Native American Bestiary

Description

These powerful poems and meditations drawn from Native American legends and stories bring forth sacred animal spirits and remind us of our deep connection with Mother Earth In this collection of verse and story we are brought into the primordial community of the universe the Earth and all living things. His work is spare and suggesting evoking mood through images in the natural world. The work is influenced both in style and tone by Native American songs with a strong clear elemental sense. The first bestiary ever compiled from the Native American tradition shows the helping and healing roles animals have played since the beginning.

Gerald Hausman has received high acclaim for his numerous works on Native American subjects. His books include: Meditations with the Navajo, Turtle Island Alphabet, Native American Animal Stories, Ghostwalk, Prayer to the Great Mystery, Navajo Nights, and Eagle Boy. He lives on an island in southwestern Florida.

"In this collection of verse and story, we are brought into the primordial community of the universe, the Earth, and all living things." * Thomas Berry, from his introduction *