Speaking with the Ancestors

Speaking with the Ancestors
Author: Kevin E. Smith
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2009-01-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0817354654

During the last twenty years the authors have researched over 88 possible examples of southeastern Mississippian stone statuary, dating as far back as 1,000 years ago, and discovered along the river valleys of the interior Southeast. Independently and in conjunction, they have measured, analyzed, photographed, and traced the known history of the 42 that appear in this volume.

Voices from the Ancestors

Voices from the Ancestors
Author: Lara Medina
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2019-10-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0816539561

Voices from the Ancestors brings together the reflective writings and spiritual practices of Xicanx, Latinx, and Afro-Latinx womxn and male allies in the United States who seek to heal from the historical traumas of colonization by returning to ancestral traditions and knowledge. This wisdom is based on the authors’ oral traditions, research, intuitions, and lived experiences—wisdom inspired by, and created from, personal trajectories on the path to spiritual conocimiento, or inner spiritual inquiry. This conocimiento has reemerged over the last fifty years as efforts to decolonize lives, minds, spirits, and bodies have advanced. Yet this knowledge goes back many generations to the time when the ancestors understood their interconnectedness with each other, with nature, and with the sacred cosmic forces—a time when the human body was a microcosm of the universe. Reclaiming and reconstructing spirituality based on non-Western epistemologies is central to the process of decolonization, particularly in these fraught times. The wisdom offered here appears in a variety of forms—in reflective essays, poetry, prayers, specific guidelines for healing practices, communal rituals, and visual art, all meant to address life transitions and how to live holistically and with a spiritual consciousness for the challenges of the twenty-first century.

The Good Ancestor

The Good Ancestor
Author: Roman Krznaric
Publisher: The Experiment
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1615198334

Now in paperback: A call to save ourselves and our planet that gets to the root of the current crisis—society’s extreme short-sightedness

Speaking with the Ancestors

Speaking with the Ancestors
Author: Kristianne Ferrier
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2024-04-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

Kristianne Ferrier is a Intuitive Life Coach and medium who works with clients on generationl trauma and living their best lives. She teaches meditation and is certified in energy work.

Connecting With Your Ancestors

Connecting With Your Ancestors
Author: Monique Joiner Siedlak
Publisher: Oshun Publications, LLC
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-05-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1950378381

How difficult is it to communicate with your ancestors? We sense their presence, instinctively, and wish to communicate with them. It’s time to realize it is possible. There are numerous reasons you may want to learn how to communicate with your ancestors. For me, the main reason is for healing. To ultimately let go of old hurts and not transfer them on to the next generation. Within the pages of this short read, you will learn: • The Traditions of Ancestral Communication • Who is an Ancestor? • Spiritually Connect With Your Ancestors • How to create an ancestral shrine or altar as well as offerings and prayers. Just like any other relationship, you will need to work at it. Be consistent. Your ancestors will respond to you. By increasing your awareness, you may see the signs they are trying to show you. The best way to begin is now!

Ancestors

Ancestors
Author: Alice Roberts
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2021-05-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1471188035

An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries, Professor Alice Roberts helps us better understand life today. ‘This is a terrific, timely and transporting book - taking us heart, body and mind beyond history, to the fascinating truth of the prehistoric past and the present’ Bettany Hughes We often think of Britain springing from nowhere with the arrival of the Romans. But in Ancestors, pre-eminent archaeologist, broadcaster and academic Professor Alice Roberts explores what we can learn about the very earliest Britons, from burial sites and by using new technology to analyse ancient DNA. Told through seven fascinating burial sites, this groundbreaking prehistory of Britain teaches us more about ourselves and our history: how people came and went and how we came to be on this island. It explores forgotten journeys and memories of migrations long ago, written into genes and preserved in the ground for thousands of years. This is a book about belonging: about walking in ancient places, in the footsteps of the ancestors. It explores our interconnected global ancestry, and the human experience that binds us all together. It’s about reaching back in time, to find ourselves, and our place in the world. PRE-ORDER CRYPT, THE FINAL BOOK IN ALICE ROBERTS' BRILLIANT TRILOGY – OUT FEBRUARY 2024.

Land of My Ancestors

Land of My Ancestors
Author: Botlhale Tema
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2019-02-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1776094131

While working on the UNESCO Slave Route project in the early 2000s, Botlhale Tema discovered the extraordinary fact that her highly educated family from the farm Welgeval in the Pilanesberg had originated with two young men who had been child slaves in the mid-nineteenth century. She pieced together the fragments of information from relatives and community members, and scoured the archives to produce this book. Land of My Ancestors, previously published as The People of Welgeval, tells the story of the two young men and their descendants, as they build a life for themselves on Welgeval. As they raise their families and take in people who have been dispossessed, we follow the births, deaths, adventures and joys of the farm’s inhabitants in their struggle to build a new community. Set against the backdrop of slavery, colonialism, the Anglo-Boer War and the rise of apartheid, this is a fascinating and insightful retelling of history. It is an inspiring story about friendship and family, landownership and learning, and about how people transform themselves from victims to victory. A new prologue and epilogue give more historical context to the narrative and tell the story of the land claim involving the farm, which happened after the book’s original publication.

The Ancestor's Tale

The Ancestor's Tale
Author: Richard Dawkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780618619160

A renowned biologist provides a sweeping chronicle of more than four billion years of life on Earth, shedding new light on evolutionary theory and history, sexual selection, speciation, extinction, and genetics.

Going for the Rain

Going for the Rain
Author: Simon J. Ortiz
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1976
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: