The Medicine Wheel Garden Creating Sacred Space for Healing, Celebration, and Tranquillity |
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Author:
| Kavasch, E. Barrie |
ISBN: | 978-0-553-38089-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Bantam |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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The American Indian medicine wheel was an ancient way of creating sacred space and calling forth the healing energies of nature. Now, drawing on a lifetime of study with native healers, herbalist and ethnobotanist E. Barrie Kavasch offers a step-by-step guide to bringing this beautiful tradition into your own life--from vibrantly colorful outdoor circle designs to miniature dish, windowsill, or home altar adaptations. Inside you'll find: * Planting guides for medicine...
More DescriptionThe American Indian medicine wheel was an ancient way of creating sacred space and calling forth the healing energies of nature. Now, drawing on a lifetime of study with native healers, herbalist and ethnobotanist E. Barrie Kavasch offers a step-by-step guide to bringing this beautiful tradition into your own life--from vibrantly colorful outdoor circle designs to miniature dish, windowsill, or home altar adaptations. Inside you'll find:
* Planting guides for medicine wheel gardens in every zone, from desert Southwest to northern woodlands
* A beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of 50 key healing herbs, including propagation needs, traditional and modern uses, and cautions
* Easy-to-follow herbal recipes, from teas and tonics to skin creams and soaps--plus delicious healing foods
* Ideas for herbal crafts and ceremonial objects, including smudge sticks, wind horses, prayer ties, and spirit shields
* Seasonal rituals, offerings, and meditations to bless and empower your garden and your friends, and much more
Practical, beautiful, and inspiring, The Medicine Wheel Garden leads us on a powerful journey to rediscovering the sacred in everyday life as we cultivate our gardens . . . and our souls.