Ebook: Bird medicine: the sacred power of bird shamanism

"Explores the living spiritual tradition surrounding birds in Native American culture"--Provided by publisher.;Cover Image; Title Page; Epigraph; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Part 1: What Is Bird Medicine?; Chapter 1: A Whistle and a Word to the Wise; Chapter 2: Bird Origins and Early Influences on Humans; Birds, the Real First Nations People; Birds and Burial Rites: Birds as Embodiments of the Soul; Why Are Birds Sacred to Native People?; The Earth Does Not Belong to Us; Bird Shamanism; Part 2: The Four Gatekeepers; Chapter 3: The Birds of the Four Directions; Broken Wing; Chapter 4: Eagles; Big Birds and High Fliers; On Eagles' Wings; The Linnet and the Eagle; The Heart of an Eagle