Synopses & Reviews
Imagine sitting around a campfire listening to a wise elder speak wisdom so deep that each short tale could be life changing.
Listen to the Wind, Speak from the Heart, tells these kind of stories. Roger Thunderhands Gilbert writes from the heart, passing on the wisdom of his Spirit self in plain, understandable, and passionate language. Thunderhandss integration of Native American, Taoist, and many other wisdom traditions blend seamlessly, illuminating everything from Earth changes, Hopi and Mayan prophecies, ancient star ancestors, global political climate and protests, technology, food and water crisis and other issues. Thunderhandss stories are full of light and hope, teaching of love and life, and of the responsibility to the self, the planet, and all people. Combining shamanistic and Eastern knowledge, healing techniques, and practices, this book delivers an important synthesis of insights for today's global culture.
Winner 2013 COVR award - Gold
Synopsis
Imagine sitting around a campfire listening to a wise elder speak wisdom so deep that each short tale could be life changing – each story a key to another door of enlightenment. In Listen to the Wind, Speak from the Heart, Roger Thunderhands Gilbert shares how he listens to the inner/higher spirit in himself and in all things. He speaks from the heart, passing on the wisdom of Spirit in plain, understandable, and passionate language. Thunderhands’ integration of Native American, Taoist, and many other wisdom traditions blend seamlessly, leaving no agitation, no confusion, no conflict. Earth changes, Hopi and Mayan prophecies, ancient star ancestors, global political climate and protests, technology, food crisis – these and more are embraced in Thunderhands’ careful teachings based in light and hope, teaching of love and life . . . of responsibility to the self, the planet, and all people.
About the Author
Roger Thunderhands Gilbert is an accomplished writer, musician, and artist. In his lifetime, he has done many things. These would include aviation, the martial arts, and a life long study of spiritual and tribal ritual. In the martial arts, his study has included three disciplines, Aikido, Kung Fu San Soo, and Tai Chi. He also worked with the Special Forces in a training capacity. In the field of aviation, he obtained his private, commercial, and instrument ratings as a pilot, with multi-engine, and flight instructor qualifications. He learned tracking as a boy and has worked with the sheriff’s search and rescue in that capacity. His spiritual knowledge includes in-depth study, and personal experience, with many shamanistic and esoteric practices. He is a practitioner of Kriya yoga, Kundalini yoga, Tantrika, and Chinese inner alchemy. In addition, he received his certificate in acupressure and uses several modalities for healing. He considers himself an authority on the Biblical teachings of Yeshua or Jesus, but considers himself spiritual, not religious. And last but not least, he has done an exhaustive study and been an activist of North American Native tribes and ritual. His own roots are of Métis descent, and his spirituality is universal.
Table of Contents
(sampled from 50+ chapters)
Introduction
Internal Strength
Being A Spiritual Warrior
Walking the Sacred Circle
The Taoist Warrior
The Apache: Warrior, Fighter, Survivor
Spirits of the Four Directions
What Your Reality Can Teach You
The Heart Flower Poem
The Plainsmen and The Indians
The Zen Teachings of Jesus (Yeshua)
The Feminine and The Tao
In the World but Not of It
Native American Definition of Medicine
The Integral Way
“Ta Tay” the Wind
Speaking from the Heart
Buddha and Christ Mind
Don’t Give Away Your Power
A Tracker’s Point of View
Hopi Prophecy Revisited
Where is Your Heart?
Glossary
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