Author Topic: Gabriel Horn/White Deer of Autumn  (Read 6493 times)

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Gabriel Horn/White Deer of Autumn
« on: December 05, 2006, 03:44:20 pm »
Claims Wampanoag and a former AIM member. Professor of lit in Florida and author of a lot of ceremony books.

http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/bin/browse.pl/A292

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/1577310624/reviews/
"Horn, an eclectic Indian spiritual writer, brings many traditions together in his books rather than focusing on one. So doing, he emphasizes the links connecting Native American religions. In this series of poetic essays, he offers myths and other narratives, traditional and contemporary songs, and reflections on the great cycles of the earth and of human life....
Book Description
In The Book of Ceremonies, Gabriel Horn offers a tapestry of stories, poems, prayers, and love songs describing the sacred Native American way of life and what its religion and ritual can offer spiritual seekers from all backgrounds. The six parts of the book cover preparation for ceremonies greeting the day; acknowledgment and gratitude; marriage and divorce; birth and death; dreams and visions; and seasons and healing. Highlights include a Zuni creation account, an Aztec love song, and an Omaha prayer presenting a new infant."

He wrote an autobiography.
http://www.amazon.com/Native-Heart-Gabriel-Horn/dp/1931044554/sr=1-1/qid=1165332891/ref=sr_1_1/103-1869465-5034224?ie=UTF8&s=books
"The story skips back and forth from the author's present life with his Ojibway wife, Simone, and their children in Florida, to both the recent and more distant past. He recounts being dragged away from home by nuns at an early age to attend school. He relates his years working with the American Indian Movement and teaching traditional Indian culture to children. Particularly affecting is the chapter about his attempted suicide after harassment and abuse by police. Horn includes detailed depictions of traditional Native pipe and sweat ceremonies. When he is discredited regarding his use of the pipe ceremony after a hearing in Minnesota, his meager explanation for why an Indian friend would testify against him is that his dog always growled at her. Also, for someone so clearly hurt by attacks upon his Indian identity, it seems ungenerous for Horn to define "Indian" in ways that exclude either those that don't, to his eyes, look the part or who don't share his beliefs."
 
At least one book was co written by Anne Wilson Schaef, who ghostwrote books for frauds. I don't see any sign of ceremony selling. At the very least I don't care for the "how to" ceremonies books.