Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder

I stand in the midst of creation’s wheel

And watch in wonder the quiet majesty of its turning.

We are in the care of a love without limit or definition

Under the protection of a love that never looks away.

When the Spirit speaks to him in his daily prayers, Choctaw elder and spiritual explorer Steven Charleston takes a pen and writes down the messages. He then shares these thoughts with thousands on social media. In these musings, Charleston taps into the universal questions that draw us to prayer, no matter our spiritual background: Why am I here? Where do I belong? Where am I going?

This stunning collection of more than two hundred meditations introduces us to the Spirit Wheel and the four directions that ground Native spirituality: tradition, kinship, vision, and balance. The life we inhabit together has been called many things by Indigenous people: the Spirit Wheel, the hoop of the nations, the great circle of existence, the medicine wheel. We are all on that ever-turning wheel, Charleston says–all of creation, people and animals, rocks and trees, the whole universe. Together we can turn toward the wisdom of our ancestors, kinship with all of Mother Earth’s creatures, the vision of the Spirit, and mindful balance of life. We are all searching for belonging and a vision of the world that makes sense. We can meet those longings as we ponder the blessings of Spirit Wheel, in the breathtaking moments when insight becomes an invitation to wonder.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Broadleaf Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 11, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1506486657
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506486659
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1.18 x 7.76 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #80,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #23 in Indigenous Practices #363 in Mental & Spiritual Healing #380 in Meditation (Books)
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