Way of the Bushman : Spiritual Teachings and Practices of the Kalahari Ju/'hoansi

"_Way of the Bushman_ is a powerful spiritual testament. The Kalahari Bushman elders provide a credible and extraordinary guide for the healing journey to radical ecstasy. This book will alter your consciousness and help you dance with the divine." (—Carl Hammerschlag, M.D., faculty member at the University of Arizona Medical School and author of _The Dancing Healers_) Step into the imaginative realm of the oldest continuous culture on Earth, the Kalahari Ju|'hoansi Bushmen. Translated by Beesa Boo, a Bushman, and interspersed with detailed commentary from Bradford and Hillary Keeney, this book presents the core teachings of the Kalahari Bushmen as told by the tribal elders themselves. Decades in the making, it constitutes the first comprehensive work on the world's oldest tradition of healing and spiritual experience. Told in their own words, these teachings reveal how the Bushmen are able to receive direct transmissions of God's love in the form of the universal... Spirituality/Shamanism The first comprehensive presentation of the core teachings of the Kalahari Bushmen as told by the Tribal Elders • Reveals how the Bushmen are able to receive direct transmissions of God's love for healing and spiritual transformation • Explores tribal legends and teaching tales, the importance of dreams and animals, and the origins of their dances, rituals, and ceremonies Step into the imaginative realm of one of the oldest continuous cultures on Earth, the Kalahari Ju/'hoansi Bushmen. Translated by Beesa Boo, a Bushman, and interspersed with detailed commentary from Bradford and Hillary Keeney, this book presents the core teachings of the Kalahari Bushmen as told by the tribal elders themselves. Decades in the making, it constitutes the first comprehensive work on the world's oldest tradition of healing and spiritual experience. Told in their own words, these teachings reveal how the Bushmen are able to receive direct transmissions of God's love in the form of the universal life force, n/om . The individuals who are filled with this force describe it as an awakened, energized feeling of love that inspires a spontaneous and heightened ecstatic awareness that opens mystical perception. Having your heart transfixed by this force enables true healing and spiritual growth to occur. Experiencing the force in your entire being, through a vision of "God's egg", awakens deep spiritual wisdom and extraordinary healing gifts. Those who "own the egg" are blessed with the ability to have direct communication with the Divine, a "rope to God," and can communicate with others for all "ropes" are connected. Conveying the deep love that is the dominant emotion of Bushman spirituality, the book explores tribal legends and teaching tales, the importance of dreams and encounters with animals, the origins of their dances, such as the giraffe dance, and specific rituals and ceremonies, including puberty rites for boys and girls. "As the elder teachers of the Ju'/hoan Bushman (San) people, we hold the most enduring traditional wisdom concerning healing and spiritual experience. This book is a testimony of our ecstatic ways. We happily share our basic teachings about spirituality and healing with those whose hearts are sincerely open." The First Comprehensive Presentation Of The Core Teachings Of The Kalahari Bushmen As Told By The Tribal Elders--provided By Publisher. Core Teachings -- God's Ostrich Egg -- Getting Cooked By God -- Receiving N/om -- The Stations Of N/om -- Ropes To God -- Transmitting N/om And Healing Illness -- N!o'an-ka/'ae : The Changing -- The Original Ancestors -- Kabis -- The Classrooms -- First And Second Creation -- Puberty Rites -- Bushman Story-telling -- The Elders Speak : Remembrances -- N!yae G/kau -- Ti!ae /oma -- N!ae /oma -- /kunta Boo -- N!ae Kxao -- /oma Dahm -- G/aq'o Kaqece -- N!ani G/aqo. As Told By The Tribal Elders ; Translated By Beesa Boo ; Edited With Commentary By Bradford Keeney, Ph.d., And Hillary Keeney, Ph.d. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.