Clifford Duncan
(Clifford Duncan, Tabeguache Ute Poowagudt 'Medicine Man') writes that: "Ancient American Indian prophecies foretell that our teachings will unite all human beings in love and peace and will restore our Mother Earth -- now is the time to share these teachings. ... We can only heal Mother Earth by first healing ourselves, and Journey Song offers lessons for this healing on many levels. Spirit will lead each person to find his or her own level of learning as they read this book."


Jack Weatherford
(Jack Weatherford, author of Indian Givers; Chair of the Dept. of Anthropology, Macalester College): "Celinda Reynolds Kaelin reaches far back into the depths of history in search of spiritual guidance to lead us into the future. ... We already know about native contributions to the world's supply of foods and medicines, but now with Kaelin's new book we look at what may be the most important of all the Indian gifts to the world -- a unique spiritual view that is ancient yet timeless. ... In creating the modern world, we have made a spiritual desert, but perhaps through recognizing the spiritual wisdom of native people we may again make that desert bloom. Journey Song points the way down a better path for all of us."


Book Description
Journey Song is a compelling collection of American Indian spiritual teachings woven into an ancient, yet excitingly new, understanding of the meaning of life. Journey Song uses these ancient teachings, legends, and anecdotes extensively in order to illustrate the truth of Oneness at work within our daily lives. American Indians have proven themselves successful stewards of the earth for at least ten thousand years. Their Life Way, their spirituality, was completely misunderstood by their European conquerors who labeled them "savages" and "pagans." This allowed our dominant society to consider itself a superior race of human beings, and provided the excuse needed to take native lands and virutlaly exterminate our red brothers and sisters. If you take the time to sudy and listen, however, you will learn that American Indians were actually "unitheists". But there was no European word to describe their philosophy until the book Journey Song. American Indians understand that We are all One, and that Great Spirit/God is everywhere and in all things. This seemingly simple answer embraces even deeper truths; that all evil will eventually cease to exist and that love, all powerful, will triumph -- presaging our ability to save both ourselves and the earth. This is the message of Journey Song.


About the Author
Celinda Reynolds Kaelin, granddaughter of New Mexico pioneer and homesteader, John Allen Reynolds, is a poet, philsospher, and historian. A Ute Medicine Man named her "Sunif Mamuch," or Wolf Woman, for like the grey wolf whose presence announced the great buffalo herds that meant new life for the Poeple, Kaelin is a messenger for a new Life Way.