Ceremonies of the Living Spirit

Native American elder, Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow), shares his insights about the importance of ceremony. He explains the aspects of ceremony - Intention and commitment, purification, fasting, sound, drumming and dancing. He explains how each of these elements connects us with Spirit and shows us how to construct powerful ceremonies for ourselves and our community.

Joseph Rael, of Pueblo and Southern Ute descent, shares visionary experiences about the ceremonies of his people.

He writes of the various aspects of ceremony -- sounds, chanting and song, fasting and sweatlodge purification, the vision quest, storytelling, and dancing -- and shows how each of these provides a connection with spirit.

Rael shows how readers can construct powerful ceremonies for themselves, ceremonies that bring inspiration and insight, that help one grow into new states of being.