Heart Seeds, a Message From the Ancestors is a loving, heartfelt and wise offering for the people of the world. Powerful, transformative, and beautifully written, this book will appeal both to seasoned spiritual seekers and novices, to individuals pursuing personal growth and to business leaders searching for deeper understanding and a better way. The profound and timeless stories—and lessons—the book conveys have implications for individuals, families, organizations, and nations.
Heart Seeds draws on an authentic spiritual framework with enduring philosophical lessons that have been passed orally across continents and through the centuries. Dedicated to remembering our relatedness and what is needed to come together as a people on the planet, the book stimulates the reader’s remembrance of being part of a whole, human family.
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Written in story form, drawn from the oral tradition of native people, Heart Seeds conveys the intimacy of experience of an old culture of consciousness and wisdom. Sharing ancient wisdom through teaching stories, the authors call us to remember that we are indeed able to change what is happening on our planet, and help us recognize what we need in order to change. Sprinkled with evocative line drawings, the book helps awaken the “seeds of remembrance” of an old way of balance and harmony and stimulates our collective consciousness.
In the beginning of the book readers are invited to the Hill of Remembrance, where they hear the elders tell stories of the old way. This part of the book takes us to a time when many still lived in tribes and shared a life filled with community connections and rich interdependence. While the book starts in the past, the present story takes form as several men and women are called to journey from Mexico to the far north. Continuing to draw on medicine stories, the seekers and the reader experience powerful ceremonies and deepen their understanding of the “heart seeds.” The book culminates with a vision of the future and offers guidance for what is needed to get us there.
“These ancient voices and stories are essential teachers to those of us trying to restore life and possibility to these dark times. I pray that many will be nourished by these stories, as I was.
"They reminded me that I am part of a great unfolding of history, where many people’s have worked courageously to love and cherish Life.”
Margaret Wheately, author of ‘Leadership and the New Science’ and ‘Turning to One Another’
I've read this.
I loved it - but interestingly only after I'd finished it. I originally got the copy (thanks folks!) because I loved one of the stories told in it and wanted more. (I'm a presentation skills trainer and stories are always, always good!) There aren't many such and so I was disappointed as I read it.
Then after I'd finished it I realised the whole thing was a story and in fact was just the kind of story I was looking for. I'd urge anyone to read it - and read it sympathetically. There's a lot more to it than meets the eye.
Simon
Posted by: Simon - presentation skills trainer | March 24, 2008 at 08:11 PM
Hi Simon
Great to hear from you. Thanks for the feedback on Heart Seeds.
If you're looking for more stories, have you come across The Magic of Metaphor by Nick Owen?
Mike
Posted by: Mike Bell | March 24, 2008 at 08:40 PM