I have been away from the web for several weeks. I will be soon back online with more thoughts and news. My intention is to use this blog as a platform for discussions. I will write a few posts to launch these discussions, and then I will need you, reader, to participate with your comments.
~Djalòki~
"We are all related" - Native Word of Wisdom
One World: The Ethics of Globalization by Peter Singer
The global picture presented in a rational, yet compassionate fashion. ~Djalòki~
The World to Come : The Guides' Long-Awaited Predictions for the Dawning Age by RUTH MONTGOMERY
Rituals of Healing : Using Imagery for Health and Wellness by JEANNE ACHTERBERG, BARBARA DOSSEY
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn
Genesis revisited by a wise prophetic gorilla. ~Djalòki~
Global Mind Change: The Promise of the 21st Century by Willis Harman
The meeting of Science and Spirituality in the postmodern society. ~Djalòki~
The Life We Are Given: A Long-Term Program for Realizing the Potential of Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul (Inner Work Book) by George Leonard, Michael Murphy
Creating a World That Works for All by Sharif M. Abdullah
The best book on the Shift of our times and the emerging generation of Menders, or Homo Sapiens Holonus, that I have read so far. ~Djalòki~
Vodou: Visions and Voices of Haiti by Phyllis Galembo
Beautiful pictures. ~Djalòki~
Angels in the Mirror: Voodoo Music of Haiti (Musical Expeditions) by Elizabeth A. McAlister
Booklet accompanying the CD. Fine work, fine music, fine Spirits, authentic Ayiti. Ayibobo Liza! ~Djalòki~
Rara: Vodou, Power, and Performance in Haiti and Its Diaspora by Elizabeth A. McAlister
A unique thorough study of a unique powerful cultural custom. The only book of its kind. Comes with a 24 tracks CD of original Rara songs. Ochan pou ou Liza! ~Djalòki~
The New Orleans Voodoo Tarot/Book and Card Set by Louis Martinie, Sallie Ann Glassman
Comes with the cards. ~Djalòki~
Vodou Visions : An Encounter with Divine Mystery by SALLIE ANN GLASSMAN
Beautiful! Deep! Poetic! Full of wisdom. The work of a true postmodern Manbo. ~Djalòki~
The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Voodoo by Shannon R. Turlington
Better than what the title made me think. good for Westerners, even for those who want to practice. ~Djalòki~
AIDS and Accusation: Haiti and the Geography of Blame (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care, No 33) by Paul Farmer
Hideous Dream by Stan Goff, Stanley Goff
The account of a sensible, compassionate human in the US military (!?-no wonder he was fired), sent to Ayiti in 1994, to "restore democracy"... ~Djalòki~
The Uses of Haiti, Updated Edition by Paul Farmer
A classic. US Foreign Policy uncovered. ~Djalòki~
Origins of Huna: Secret Behind the Secret Science by Shelley Kaehr
I haven't read it yet. Comments from anyone welcome. ~Djalòki~
Huna: The Ancient Religion of Positive Thinking by William R. Glover
High Spirituality into practice. Not much different than post-modern Vodou. ~Djalòki~
Huna Code in Religions by Max F. Long
The common wisdom at the core of most religious teachings. Jesus as a Oungan/Shaman. ~Djalòki~
Secret Science Behind Miracles by Max F. Long
Real practical Spirituality. Don't believe it if you don't see it. I call this: post-modern Vodou. ~Djalòki~
Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman (Arkana S.) by Malidoma Patrice Some
Afrikan mystical wisdom revealed by an initiated shaman and graduated scholar. ~Djalòki~
Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by John G. Neihardt
Spirit Medicine by Hank Wesselman
Why Do People Hate America? by Ziauddin Sardar, Merryl Wyn Davies
A must read if you want to know how the US government is playing the game with the rest of the world. ~Djalòki~
A People's History of the United States : 1492-Present (Perennial Classics) by Howard Zinn
Finally a REAL ourstory book! NOT like what you got at school or in college. Unavoidable, if you want to understand the world today. ~Djalòki~
Lies My Teacher Told Me : Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
Uncovering the lies printed in most common history books used to teach US students. ~Djalòki~
Ce que nous devons aux Indiens d\'Amérique et comment ils ont transformé le monde by Jack Weatherford
La vérité rétablie sur l'énorme contribution des Premières Nations des Amériques au monde moderne. ~Djalòki~
Indian Givers : How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World by JACK WEATHERFORD
The truth reestablished on the enormous contribution of the First Nations of the Americas to the modern world. ~Djalòki~
Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender by Thomas H. Greco, Vicki Robin
i dreamed i was with you in haiti last night. carla and ari were there, too, and we were in a cave with a long passage deep into the earth. most of what was going on didn't seem to be something i was a part of, but i was with you, and i was in haiti, and i was in the womb of my mother earth, and i was so happy to be home.
much love,
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