Kindling the Native Spirit: Sacred Practices for Everyday Life

Wonderful book with many inspiring ideas and practices to use in everyday life and ceremony. Denise always encourages doing what resonates for you most, so some things may feel wonderful, and others not so much. I love her sense of fluidity and flexibility, and that she offers so much with the blessing of using it the way it fits best for your own personal work.

I have some native american heritage. Approximately quarter Cherokee. However I have not truly embraced it or practiced it in any deep meaningful way. But, with reading this book I truly want to embrace my native american spirit. I truly have a better understanding of here I came from and who I am. I loved all detailed instructions on how to practice the many rituals and explaining how construct many articles to be used in ceremonies and customs. Thank you for helping me connect to my native roots.

I thought this book was very interesting. It makes you think more about your surroundings. I never gave it much thought to remove rocks and cut seedling from the forest or places that I have visited but I now know that we should be asking for permission as everything on this earth has a purpose.

This book is awesome!

I just wrote a review on the 'Native Spirit' Oracle cards and suggested reading this book as well. This book is easy to read. Denise Linn writes about her experiences growing up as well as different Native cultures. I really enjoyed this book.

I just started to read this book. I love how it is laid out and the pages are thicker than normal. I will saw so far this book includes a lot of the same information that I have found in other books. So far I love it and can't wait to finish it. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is on a spiritual journey. Especially for those who are new to a path of self discovery. This is a great started book.

I enjoyed her message that each one of us is responsible for this beautiful world we're in. The Earth is crying in pain right now and each and everyone of us has an obligation to help save it. Plant a tree or a garden, pick up garbage. Every little bit counts. One rain drop makes a large ripple in a lake..

This was an absolute great find! I have the cards to go with it and the author said the book would accompany them well. I’m so glad that I found it here on Amazon!The book is so easy to practice and is wonderfully written! I love this author and plan on reading every one of her books!

Having read and worked with most of Denise Linn's books since many years I have been eagerly waiting for this one. Denise is the founder of the International Soul Coaching(R) Institute, CA and is of Native American Cherokee lineage.In this book she presents her own Native heritage and her quest of discovering practices and customs, rituals and wisdom within many ancient tribes and cultures around the globe.From healing practices of Hawai'an kahunas to life in a Tibetan monastery, from being adopted by the Aborigines, spending time with the Maoris, the African Zulu healer and 'seer' Credo Mutwa, from meeting healers in Vietnam and Thailand, the Mayan Yukatan and Lapland - Denise Linn's research and knowledge of indigenous cultures and history is vast.Together with her own Native roots and that of other Native American tribes and traditions Denise found differences and common elements amongst all these ancient teachings. 'Kindling the Native Spirit' is the result of a majestic project which must have taken decades of dedication.I have often wondered about my own interest and longing of ancient traditions and rituals. Now I understand that 'Being Native isn't what's in your blood; it's what's in your soul.' (headline of one of the chapters of the above book). This has brought it home.A few examples of chapters in the book are 'Hearing Messages from Beyond' and 'Communing With Spirit': Animals, plants, minerals and beyond'; the significance of drums, rattles, feathers, spirit sticks, vision quests, tribal dance, astral travel, shape-shifting - to name just a few..What I love in particular are the activities and exercises that Denise offers in each chapter. Practises for us today to re-connect to our own ancient native roots and psyche.She points out how our fast-living, high-tech world has distanced us from the soul and order of nature, and of our heritage as living beings on this planet. This book brought me back to a more soul-and spiritually fulfilling way in my daily life. In one of my favourite chapters she writes about 'Becoming an Earthkeeper', a call to awareness of the 'effects of our actions on the generations ahead'.May we all become earth keepers.I love Denise's style in all her books and teachings. Starkly honest with 'simplicity' at it's very best. Everything is do-able, grounded, filled with spirit, heart, and wisdom.This book is for everyone who feels called to re-connect and integrate deeper meaning into their life today - which can ultimately have a valuable and important effect on the survival of our future generations and the earth.Huge thanks to Denise Linn! Heya Heyoo!!I am deeply grateful for her teachings and sharing her heritage.( The picture shows Denise's Cherokee grandmother - from the book)

This book is superb, I am getting in touch with a more spirtual side right now and this book is amazing. I am not and to my knowledge do not have Native American blood in my family. But if you want to know more about their traditions and how native spirit is common in many cultures then I highly recommen this book. I bought the kindle version but think I might also need the paper back too. Now that's the mark of a good book that you would buy it twice.I love the fact that there are many examples of practices to help you tune in to the nature and native spirit around you that are possible even in suburbia. And have tried a few and will be trying more. If you love nature; sunsets take your breath away, and you feel strong emotion as the wind swirls around you, you will love this book.

I read this book, and loved every piece of information in it. It's a very practical, clear and concise book with lots of information on many native practices from around the world. Denise brings them together in a way that showcases them, and how we can do some of these things now, in our current lives.The book is like a manual, and takes you through various stages by laying down the basics and then introducing new concepts each chapter. This is a book that I will be dipping in and out of as time goes on, and one that I will continue to use. I highly recommend it if you want to bring some simplicity yet powerful changes to your life.

Such a lovely read - so many great things like how to make dreamcatchers, really lovely author, I have several of their books and cards!

I don't know why but the book didn't resonate with me at all. I ordered the oracle cards too though so I hope they resonate better 😬