The Spirit and the Sky

The Spirit and the Sky
Author: Mark Hollabaugh
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2017-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1496201450

The interest of nineteenth-century Lakotas in the Sun, the Moon, and the stars was an essential part of their never-ending quest to understand their world. The Spirit and the Sky presents a survey of the ethnoastronomy of the nineteenth-century Lakotas and relates Lakota astronomy to their cultural practices and beliefs. The center of Lakota belief is the incomprehensible, extraordinary, and sacred nature of the world in which they live. The earth beneath and the stars above constitute their holistic world. Mark Hollabaugh offers a detailed analysis of aspects of Lakota culture that have a bearing on Lakota astronomy, including telling time, their names for the stars and constellations as they appeared from the Great Plains, and the phenomena of meteor showers, eclipses, and the aurora borealis. Hollabaugh’s explanation of the cause of the aurora that occurred at the death of Black Elk in 1950 is a new contribution to ethnoastronomy.

Spiral to the Stars

Spiral to the Stars
Author: Laura Harjo
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2019-06-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0816538018

All communities are teeming with energy, spirit, and knowledge, and Spiral to the Stars taps into and activates this dynamism to discuss Indigenous community planning from a Mvskoke perspective. This book poses questions about what community is, how to reclaim community, and how to embark on the process of envisioning what and where the community can be. Geographer Laura Harjo demonstrates that Mvskoke communities have what they need to dream, imagine, speculate, and activate the wishes of ancestors, contemporary kin, and future relatives—all in a present temporality—which is Indigenous futurity. Organized around four methodologies—radical sovereignty, community knowledge, collective power, and emergence geographies—Spiral to the Stars provides a path that departs from traditional community-making strategies, which are often extensions of the settler state. Readers are provided a set of methodologies to build genuine community relationships, knowledge, power, and spaces for themselves. Communities don’t have to wait on experts because this book helps them activate their own possibilities and expertise. A detailed final chapter provides participatory tools that can be used in workshop settings or one on one. This book offers a critical and concrete map for community making that leverages Indigenous way-finding tools. Mvskoke narratives thread throughout the text, vividly demonstrating that theories come from lived and felt experiences. This is a must-have book for community organizers, radical pedagogists, and anyone wishing to empower and advocate for their community.

Heaven is for Real for Kids

Heaven is for Real for Kids
Author: Todd Burpo
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 140031870X

Heaven is for real, and you are going to like it! Colton Burpo came back from his trip to heaven with a very important message: Jesus really, really loves children. In an effort to reach even more families with this eternally significant story, this runaway bestseller is now told from Colton-kid to kids! Children will receive the same comfort and assurance that so many adults have received from the trade book. Beautifully illustrated under Colton's direction, he shares his experiences in first person and comments on things that will be important to kids. A letter to parents is included to guide them as they talk to their children about heaven. Scripture along with a Q&A section with answers from the Bible are also included in the book.

Revelation

Revelation
Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0857861018

The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Pups of the Spirit

Pups of the Spirit
Author: Zondervan,
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0310741505

Pups of the Spirit puts a whimsical and child-friendly twist on the biblical Fruit of the Spirit attributes in this new ebook with audio edition illustrated by Deborah Melmon. Nine lovable canines romp through the pages of this picture book displaying important traits such as Love, Joy, Peace, Kindness, Patience, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-control. Max is filled with love and likes to greet people with a sloppy smooch; Pete the basset hound is so peaceful he falls asleep; Gigi is soft and gentle with God’s creatures. Poetic rhyming text and playful illustrations show the pups in various activities, demonstrating their qualities and helping young readers to learn these spiritual traits.

Spirit of the Wolf

Spirit of the Wolf
Author: Antonia Neshev
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Human-animal relationships
ISBN: 9781402787638

"Explore the beauty of the wolf and its enduring appeal as a powerful animal totem from ancient lore to modern day spiritual practice. This stunning book collects the art of Antonia Neshev -- the visionary artist behind "Three Wolf Moon", the compelling image that, when reproduced on a t-shirt, sparked a worldwide surge of acclaim. Neshev's powerful works are illuminated by words of inspiration from Linda Star Wolf, an expert in shamanic channeling who is a spiritual granddaughter of the Seneca Wolf Clan. Star Wolf leads you through the archetypal qualities of the wolf and offers invocations for transforming your life with the power of its spirit. The wolf has been called "pathfinder" andf "visionary" in the spirit tradition -- simultaneously a creature of shadows and dreams, a fearsome warrior, and a loyal friend, parent, and lover ..." -- Inside front cover.

What the Spirit Is Saying to the Churches

What the Spirit Is Saying to the Churches
Author: Henry Blackaby
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 159052036X

Identifies God's pattern for strengthening a church, counseling on how to be sensitive to the works of the Holy Spirit while discussing principles by which God leads a congregation toward a distinctive spiritual mission.

The Spirit of Missions

The Spirit of Missions
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 928
Release: 1917
Genre: Missions
ISBN:

Includes the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Society.