Seven Arrows | 
 enlarge | Author: Hyemeyohsts Storm
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 51349
Media: Paperback
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 8.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0345329015
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345329011
Publication Date: May 12, 1985
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Condition: 3 edge and corner wear,no writing in book,cover worn
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A heartbreaking story of victory, defeat, and of a spiritual search in a profane world, this is the story of Night Bear and his people. It is the tale of the land they cherish and the lives they hold sacred, lived until the enemy can no longer be stopped, and the dead have few left to weep for them.
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 Classic work that healed an entire generation October 31, 1998
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
Seven Arrows, the first book published in modern times about the Medicine Wheels, is now the classic volume on the topic. Written while ceremony was still illegal in the USA and the young generation was heartbroken, this courageous work by Storm brought him into the center of the whirlwind of controversary regarding the practice of Native American Spirituality. Seven Arrows is ground-breaking in many ways. It is a prime example of the oral tradition transformed into narrative prose and it is an entirely new novel form. It is classic Native American literature at its very best and is a must read for students of writing, literature, Native American Studies, and the Earth science and spiritual philosophy of the Medicine Wheels. This book has brought Hyemeyohsts Storm into the circle of truly great 20th century American writers. It has also given renewed hope to hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
Time to get this book into the schools! Our kids deserve it! December 9, 1998
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Seven Arrows is a story made for telling. I've heard Storm in person, and you know his stories are aimed at the next generation. This is probably the "Grimms Tales" of Native Americana, in a book. The imagery is specialised to show a tribal world view, just as if it were German or French; gets us the same results, and is as valid as Mother Goose or any-other curriculum for schools. Nothing else is required. The message is getting PEACE. This is done by all people in the same way, but they use differing techniques. That principle must be taught within our schools now so that the future population sees their own vision-quest as a means for life together peaceably with their fellowman. Seven Arrows has many features that could be used to advantage by teachers right here and now.
native description of genocide August 14, 2001
Nathan Pease (Asheville, NC)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Besides the folk tales in this book, readers should also know that this book is a narrative of the "white" man's genocide as it was experienced by the Plains Indians. The narrative uses Native aesthetics rather than standard Western narrative techniques. In this way, the folk tales compliment the narrative not only with content but also with aesthetics: how a tale is told.
One of my two favorite books of all-time July 28, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was first introduced to this publication via the calendar that came out at the same time the book was first published (1974?). I was drawn to the art and the symbolism of the calendar's illustrations (medicine shields) and when I bought the book I was totally blown away by the stories and the philosophy within. I used the stories, especially "Jumping Mouse" in the elementary school classes I taught and they were as profound as any I've ever heard in my life. I still use this book as a personal source of strength and recommend it to anyone who is looking to go deeper in life. My other favorite book is "Zen and the Art of Morotcycle Maintenance" and the two are wonderfully complementary.
Beautiful, Lyrical, Poetical Song of The People & The Shield April 28, 2005
Bugs (Los Angeles, Ca.)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
This beautiful book is beyond the beyond in it's flowing rhythm of deep perception and wise assessment of a multitude of reality levels and views. We all perceive reality at what ever level or experience we have been absorbed in, the trick is to get beyond any constraints that might blind us to the bigger view that encompasses all existence. Yes, a tall order indeed, but doable as Storm demonstrates through his song of the medicine shields.
Walking with Storm on this beautiful trail called "Seven Arrows", will open up grand vistas of a larger reality. All points of the reality compass are here to be seen, felt and absorbed.
Storm so eloquently shows us how quietly listening and observing reality from as many points of view and directions as possible will deliver a vast array of those tiny puzzle pieces that when combined, make up the whole picture. Freeing oneself from dogmatic, less-than-clear strictures whether they be caused by one's religious, socio-economic, political, or family upbringing, will allow a clear view even from a new, never experienced vantage point. Walk in your brother or sister's shoes for a mile before judging their reality; see the world through the wide view of the eagle- the macro; see the world from the view of a little mouse who only sees fine details- the micro world- it is all right here to see the many points of reality for a more inclusive view of the world around us.
Hyemeyohsts Storm has put together in this one beautiful book what a thousand other worldly wise people have attempted and that is a way or path to seeing, feeling and embracing other realities that are all part of the one, singular reality that demonstrates the interconnectedness of all life.
Tales of the chaos caused by the intrusion of the Euros and their land/resource grabbing ways makes for some sad commentary on culture clash, especially when one comes to see here what beautiful lifestyles The People had and their willingness to share their wisdom.
This is somewhat in contrast to the other interspersed through the book, lyrical journeys through the eyes of various animals that demonstrate the many levels of perception, but it all blends into a complete whole.
The prose of this book travel between poetic, lyrical, song-like. The descriptive line drawings and colorful medicine wheels conceived by Storm and Karen Harris and painted by her along with the many photographs of The People, animals and landscapes, make this book a treat to the senses all on their own.
I thank you Hyemeyohsts Storm, your family, and all those who helped put this beautiful book together!
More on Hyemeyohsts Storm's works can be seen at his website: hyemeyohstsstorm.com
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