The Wind Is My Mother
The life and teachings of a Native American Shaman
With Molly Larkin
Bear Heart
Published by the Penguin Group, 42nd Printing 1996
With eloquent simplicity, one of the world's last Native American
medicine man demonstrates how traditional tribal wisdom can help
us maintain spiritual and physical health in today's world. Through
inspiring stories and examples from his own life, he teaches us how to live.
"Bear Heart, a full-blooded Muskogee Creek Indian and one
of the last 'trained' medicine men, shares this knowledge,
combining it with his more formal, graduete (studies) in
psychology to build a bridge between Native American and
modern spirituality."
- Publishers Weekly
"At once mystical and utterly practical, Bear Heart's message is not a
call to conversion, but the testimony of a life so fully lived that it can
heal others. To read it is to be inspired to live one's own life with
more attention, harmony, and hope."
- Lorene Cary, author of Black Ice
"A compelling and important work... Bear Heart is a gifted storyteller - readers
of all backgrounds will be inspired by his lessons of how to apply traditional Native
American wisdom to maintain balance in today's world... Bear Heart's is a truthful,
honest voice which has let us into his world, and our world is better for it."
- Body, Mind, Spirit
"A fantastic book; you won't want to miss it... an eye-opening piece of history."
- Mark Steiner, WJHU Radio, Baltimore, Maryland
(The text above comes from the back of the book)