NOW IN PAPERBACK, THE BOOK OF CEREMONIES OFFERS WISDOM AND SUPPORT IN TIMES OF TRANSITION
P.R. Contact Christina Silveira Moore

[Novato, CA] — New World Library announces the April publication of the paperback version of The Book of Ceremonies: A Native Way of Honoring and Living the Sacred. Too many demands and frustrations of the civilized world may seem to conspire against our very nature. Sometimes, we need to reconnect to what is really important in life and remember where we fit in to the world. From a deep place within, where the conscious merges with the subconscious, our souls create a place for ceremony.

Celebrated Native American writer Gabriel Horn weaves a hauntingly beautiful tapestry of stories, poems, prayers, and love songs describing sacred Native American ways of life and what the varied Native traditions and practices can offer all spiritual seekers. Filled with striking original art by Carises Horn, the book conveys through its narrative and through instruction how to prepare for and conduct a variety of ceremonies and practices, including greeting the day, marriage, birth, death, season changes, dreams, vision quests, healing, and many others.

Horn covers traditions from an array of indigenous cultures rather than just one. Reflecting the voice of someone who has walked the Native path for years, the book offers insight into the ways that Native American reverence and ritual can enrich all aspects of life.

Gabriel Horn (White Deer of Autumn) is a writer, speaker and Associate Professor who teaches writing, literature, and Native American philosophy. His other books include The Wisdom Keepers, Native Heart, Ceremony in the Circle of Life, and The Great Change. He lives with his family in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Carises Horn, son of Gabriel Horn, has been an artist for nearly all of his eighteen years. His work has won awards, appeared in gallery shows and numerous publications, and in art auctions and on the internet. He is also a musician, and has produced an album with his band Sundog called “Going to the Dogs.”

BOOK OF CEREMONIES by Gabriel Horn • Illustrated by Carises Horn
March 15, 2005 • Native American Studies • Paperback • Price: $14.95
ISBN: 1-57731-504-9 • 265 Pages • Size: 6.5 x 7

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