The Voice of Rolling Thunder: A Medicine Man's Wisdom for Walking the Red Road

The Voice of Rolling Thunder: A Medicine Man's Wisdom for Walking the Red Road

Rolling Thunder's life and wisdom in his own words and from first-hand accounts and interviews with those who knew him well. * Contains never-before-released talks by Rolling Thunder preserved by the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart as well as accounts of remarkable healings and weather magic from famous personalities who knew him * Explains that in order to heal Nature's afflictions we must first restore balance and unity in ourselves Intertribal medicine man Rolling Thunder (1916-1997) was a healer, teacher, visionary, and activist who rose to popularity in the 1960s and '70s through his friendship with artists such as Bob Dylan and as the inspiration for the Billy Jack films. Eyewitness accounts of his remarkable healings are legion, as are those of his ability to call forth the forces of nature, typically in the form of thunder clouds. Yet it was his equally uncommon gift as a prophet and living representative of Native American wisdom that truly set him apart from other spiritual teachers of that era. Thirty years before most people had ever heard of global warming, Rolling Thunder described in graphic detail the signs of encroaching planetary doom and campaigned for environmental harmony. The key to healing nature's afflictions, he maintained, is to first restore balance and unity in ourselves. Containing never-before-released talks preserved by the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, this book shares the teachings of Rolling Thunder in his own words and through inspiring interviews with psychologist Alberto Villoldo and other famous personalities who knew him. Collected and edited by his grandson and founder of Open Source Religion, Sidian Morning Star Jones and longtime friend and internationally recognized psychologist Stanley Krippner, this book allows you to incorporate Rolling Thunder's wisdom into your own life. Cherokee and Shoshone Rolling Thunder (1916–97) has been called a living representative of Native American wisdom as well as a healer. This book, written jointly by Morning Star Jones, Rolling Thunder’s grandson, and Krippner, a psychologist and friend who spoke at conferences with Rolling Thunder, includes anecdotes and eyewitness accounts of his healings as well as recordings of his talks made by longtime friend Mickey Hart, of the Grateful Dead. Rolling Thunder was also an activist who taught his listeners how to walk softly upon Mother Earth and established a green community in Nevada called Meta Tantay—a place where visitors could study Native American medicine and traditional lifestyles. Referring to the earth as a living being, Rolling Thunder taught—far in advance of recent discussions of global warming—that the sickness of the natural environment is a reflection of the sickness of human beings. According to the authors, this book is both a glimpse of this controversial man who some thought to have authentic shamanic powers and others thought to be a charlatan and the story of an exciting era in American history. --Deborah Donovan “Rolling Thunder had deep knowledge of both the animal powers and the seeded earth. This book eloquently demonstrates how Rolling Thunder used this knowledge in his healing magic and possessed an ‘eagle’s eye’ that guided him on his shamanic journeys.” ― Mickey Hart, percussionist and musicologist, best known as one of the drummers of The Grateful Dead “Rolling Thunder was a medicine man who had extraordinary ‘presence’ in everything he did. This remarkable book will remind its readers of the mysterious role personal power plays in healing.” ― Leslie Gray, Ph.D., President of The Woodfish Foundation “Rolling Thunder, an intertribal medicine man, never claimed to be a shaman himself, but played an important role in reconnecting contemporary healing with shamanic traditions. This wonderful book honors his memory and reveals both his extraordinary talents and his very human strengths and frailties.” ― Jurgen Kremer, Ph.D., President of the Society for the Study of Shamanism, Healing, and Transformati “This book is an accessible, authoritative and interesting treatise on Native American healing. I found it thoroughly enjoyable, valuable, and provocative.” ― Richard Clemmer-Smith, Professor; Curator of Ethnology, DU Museum of Anthropology “Rolling Thunder was a catalyst for serious pioneering scholarship in the shamanic healing arts.” ― Oscar Miro-Quesada, founder of Heart of the Healer “In many ways, Rolling Thunder was the most traditional of all the medicine people I have known.” ― Kenneth Cohen, author of Honoring the Medicine “Containing never-before-released talks preserved by the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart, this book shares the teachings of Rolling Thunder in his own words and through inspiring interviews with psychologist Alberto Villoldo and other famous personalities who knew him. Collected and edited by his grandson Sidian Morning Star Jones and longtime friend Stanley Krippner, this book allows you to incorporate Rolling T