The Last Ghost Dance: A Guide for Earth Mages

by Brooke Medicine Eagle

In the celebrated Buffalo Woman Comes Singing, Brooke Medicine Eagle revealed her extraordinary spiritual odyssey from her first guided steps on the medicine path to her ongoing work as one of the most respected Native American teachers of the modern era. Now she shares a groundbreaking approach to spiritual transformation--by revitalizing the powerful ancient ritual The Ghost Dance.

Four centuries ago, when European invaders were ruthlessly plundering indigenous cultures, a Paiute tribesman received a vision of hope and resurrection, given by Father Spirit, to help survivors of the onslaught create a beautiful new life in the face of defeat, broken dreams, and death. That vision was celebrated in an ecstatic ghost dance honoring those who had perished.

Brooke Medicine Eagle explains how and why we are profoundly connected to The Ghost Dance. As she herself becomes initiated into the "illusion of death" and the wisdom of "heart-centered ascension," she teaches us how to confront our deepest fears, overcome our resistance to change, and renew our lives. Through prayer, music, and dance, Medicine Eagle provides us with the tools to bring about the final fulfillment of this profound ritual--by living in harmony with earth's rhythms, practicing sustainable living, honoring and sharing with all our relations, and freeing ourselves from the burden of possessions and possessiveness.

Perceptive, practical, and luminous, The Last Ghost Dance is a call to action, a challenge to raise up from the ashes of our desecrated planet a world that welcomes the full flowering of the spirit--and a new age of abundance, love, and peace.

Genres: Indigenous, Spirituality

432 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2000

Reviews

[L · Rating 1 out of 5]

This woman has been proven as a non native. She appears to try to profit off of native spirituality and sell her products towards the end. New age garbage.

[Jessica Divers · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the ideas in this book as I had never heard of many of them, including the concept of the 'rainbow bridge' which I still think about. However, I have recently learned the author is somewhat of a fraud. I will probably look to revisit these ideas again through better sources

[William · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unable to forge a connection.

[Landon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic imagery of a much brighter future and how we will all manifest it together. Very empowering, very uplifting!

[Kenley Raye · Rating 5 out of 5]

A life changing book. Cannot wait to read more of Brooke's books !! Truly great.

[Haven · Rating 5 out of 5]

a life changing book