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Compass of the Heart

Embodying Medicine Wheel Teachings

By (Author) Loren Cruden
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  • Pages: 224
  • Book Size: 6 x 9
  • ISBN-13: 9780892816002
  • Imprint: Destiny Books
  • On Sale Date: May 1, 1996
  • Format: Paperback Book
For those who feel a desire for a natural spirituality in their lives, Compass of the Heart offers insights and suggestions based on Loren Cruden's lifetime of work with Native American and other Earth-oriented traditions. Further develops the ideas and practices set forth in the author's previous work, The Spirit of Place.

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Arranged in the form of a medicine wheel, Compass of the Heart uses the teachings of the six directions-East, South, West, North, Sky, and Earth-as it explores what it means to be consciously engaged in the life that swirls around us each and every moment. Cruden discusses daily spiritual practices-meditation, work with chakras, even teaching children or gardening-as ways of maintaining a connectedness to truth through the ups and downs of experience. These practices deepen one's relationship with the Earth so that spiritual awareness occurs not just in rare moments of inspiration but as an integral and ongoing part of life itself. More than a guide, this is the perfect companion to those following the compass of their hearts toward a union of body, earth, and spirit.

For those who feel a desire for a natural spirituality in their lives, Compass of the Heart offers insights and suggestions based on Loren Cruden's lifetime of work with Native American and other Earth-oriented traditions. 

Further develops the ideas and practices set forth in the author's previous work, The Spirit of Place. 

Compass of the Heart
Embodying Medicine Wheel Teachings

Introduction: The Journey Homeward
Part One: East-Wind
1. The Medicine Wheel
2. Breath
3. Prayer
4. Belief
5. Perception
7. Wheel workings
Part Two: South-Fire
1. Self
2. Alliance
3. Being Human
4. Movement
5. Objects
6. Personal Relationships
7. Solitude
Part Three: West-Water
1. Love
2. Altered States
3. Guidance
4. Healing
5. Touch
6. Crisis and Limbo
7. Death
Part Four: North-Stone
1. Earth
2. Maintenance
3. Ceremony
4. Timing
5. Service
6. Listening
7. Path
Part Five: Earth
Sweat Lodge
Part Six: Sky
Part Seven: Center
Appendix: Wheel Perspectives

Loren Cruden (1952–2022) was a midwife and herbal healer who led shamanic workshops in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of Love Is Green: An Herbal for Parents, The Living Earth Tarot Deck, The Spirit of Place, and Medicine Grove.
"The medicine wheel is a simply a way of orienting oneself spiritually. Each chapter includes her observations about all the spiritual aspects of that direction, as well as suggestions for rituals and exercises. She also includes information on using medicine wheels in conjunction with chakras."

The Midwest Book Review



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