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The Cherokee Sacred Calendar: A Handbook of the Ancient Native American Tradition
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The first book to explain the ancient astrological system of the Cherokees and how to use it in the modern world. * Written by a tribal elder, The Cherokee Sacred Calendar makes this native wisdom available for the first time to those outside the Cherokee tradition. * Provides an easy-to-use format for determining what signs and numbers rule the day of your birth and what influence they have on your destiny.
An essential aspect of Cherokee religion is the belief that everything on Earth is the reflection of a star. This includes not only people and animals, but trees, rivers, stones, and mountains--all sentient beings to the Cherokees. Astrology has always played a strong role in Cherokee tradition because of this belief, but unlike Western astrology, Cherokee astrology is based on a 260-day Venus calendar, which includes 20 individual day signs and 13 numbers. It was the task of the Cherokee daykeeper to coordinate this calendar with those of the Sun and the Moon to determine the most auspicious times for ceremonies, as well as to understand the star wisdom carried back to Earth by each newborn child. The day sign of a child explains his or her strengths and weaknesses; the number explains the individual's role in the great cosmic scheme.
For the first time, knowledge of this astrology is made accessible to those outside the Cherokee tradition by Raven Hail, an elder of the Cherokee nation. She provides insightful descriptions for each of the twenty signs that identify characteristics of those born under a particular day sign, whether it be turtle, reed, whirlwind, or wolf, and gives the meanings of the thirteen numbers that determine the significance of that sign in the larger scheme of life. The author has translated the traditional Cherokee ephemeris into an easy-to-use format that allows readers to quickly determine which sign rules the day of their birth and which number has influence over it.
DESCRIPTION:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 529.30899755
EAN: 9780892818044
ISBN: 0892818042
Label: Destiny Books
Manufacturer: Destiny Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 152
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher: Destiny Books
Release Date: 2000-01-01
Studio: Destiny Books
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Insightful
Comment: I found this book interesting; the symbolic natal sign easily
accessed using Raven Hall's charts was most interesting and not at all a surprise to me! I do wish more information as to how Raven Hall's claim this information came from "ancient Native American Tradition" was discovered .Since the system is so strongly similar to Mayan systems, is Raven Hall suggesting Mayans and Native Americans are interrelated? I would love to hear the answer;in spite of this ponderings, I truly enjoyed the book!
Customer Rating:
Summary: many questions raised
Comment: The Cherokee Sacred Calendar is a piece of writing that begs for explanations. Why is the Cherokee astrological system essentially the same as that of the Maya and Aztecs and why hasn't this come out before? (We are also informed of the news that the Cherokee counted in a vegisimal system of dots and bars exactly like that of the Maya). Why do only some of the personality descriptions seem to be cleverly lifted (a short string of words at a time) from those in the book "Day-Signs: Native American Astrology From Ancient Mexico" but not others? Why are the tables the same as those in that unmentioned and uncited book? These are questions that both the author and the publisher need to answer.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Please
Comment: As an official of the Cherokee Nation, let me advise the readers that the "teachings" of "Raven Hail" are not endorsed by the Nation, nor in fact, do they follow any Cherokee historical or cultural beliefs that I have ever heard.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Imaginative
Comment: A New Age version of the Mayan calendar given new Cherokee-esque names. What is reprehensible about this book is that Raven Hail is in fact a Cherokee tribal member.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Cut and paste book
Comment: I don't like or recommend this book for the following reasons.
1. Why is the Mayan 20 count included in a book about the Cherokee?
2. Raven Hail goes into an astrological system that seems to imply that one's future is set in stone. It is NOT. I am living proof that one can be anything thet want to be; providing they have the will and desire to change their life.
The book has a few Cherokee legends.
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Wah doh Ogedoda (We give thanks Great Spirit)
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