Path of the Sacred Pipe

Journey of Love, Power, and Healing

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"Dr. Cleve's book offers a complete and fascinating exploration of the Sacred Pipe ceremony: its history, symbols, and cosmology. The book will appeal both to those who revere this ceremony, and to those curious to learn more about it. I recommend it to all who seek a deeper understanding of the religion of earth-loving indigenous peoples."
--Marlise Wabun Wind, co-author, The Medicine Wheel, Black Dawn/Bright Day, Woman of the Dawn
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Book Details

Pages

224 Pages
Size

6 x 9
Format

Trade Paperback
Pub. Date

11/27/2012
ISBN

978-0-8356-0909-8
Publisher

Quest Books

Authors

Jay Cleve holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Clinical Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. He has studied alternative and holistic approaches to psychology and healing for over 40 years and holds a ministerial license through Dalphi University. He is also an Ordained Spiritual Healer. An apprentice to Sun Bear and the Bear Tribe for many years, Cleve has received extensive training in the Sacred Pipe, sweat lodge, medicine wheel and other aspects of Native spirituality. As Director of the Community Mental Health Center in Stevens Point, Wis. for the past 17 years, he continues to attend and give workshops on holistic approaches to psychology. He is the author of Out of the Blues, a self-help depression book (CompCare, 1989; Berkeley of New York, revised, 1994) which has been published in German, Dutch, Russian and Chinese. Cleve works in Madison, Wis. and resides in Stevens Point, Wis.

In these days of global crisis, thoughtful seekers increasingly turn to Native Americans for healing wisdom. The Sacred Pipe is the medicine, says Jay Cleve in this informative and practical guide to a key practice of Native American spirituality. The Hopi and other ancient cultures predicted our present age as one of transition into a New World. The galactic alignment ending the Mayan calendar on December 21, 2012 occurs only every 26,000 years and is thought to be a critical time for raising consciousness to align with the radical expansion of Earth energies. Cleve shows how the Pipe can facilitate transformation on both the personal and planetary levels. He explains its use in rituals such as the sweat lodge, the vision quest, and the sun dance and in relation to the Medicine Wheel. He also provides practical information on obtaining and caring for a Pipe and on preparing for and performing the Pipe ceremony.
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"Dr. Cleve's book offers a complete and fascinating exploration of the Sacred Pipe ceremony: its history, symbols, and cosmology. The book will appeal both to those who revere this ceremony, and to those curious to learn more about it. I recommend it to all who seek a deeper understanding of the religion of earth-loving indigenous peoples." --Marlise Wabun Wind, co-author, The Medicine Wheel, Black Dawn/Bright Day, Woman of the Dawn "In writing Path of the Sacred Pipe, Jay Cleve has gifted the world with an inspiring and informative work. He not only describes the history and use of the sacred pipe of the Plains Indians, but he skillfully chronicles associated ceremonies in which the pipe is used and he emphasizes proper instructions and guidelines according to traditional teachings. As Black Elk said, 'The power of a ceremony is the understanding of it.' Jay Cleve enhances our understanding with this book, and the power of the native ways clearly comes through as a result." --Doug Alderson, author of The Vision Keepers: Walking for Native Americans and the Earth "Both for those who are interested in learning about the sacred pipe and those who already use the chanupa in a sacred way, there are gems to be found in this well- and broadly-researched book." --Brooke Medicine Eagle, author of Buffalo Woman Comes Singing and The Last Ghost Dance "This remarkable, thorough and insightful book is destined to be a classic. As a spiritual practitioner on the 'red road,' Dr. Cleve provides an insider's understanding of the depth and beauty of the Native American spiritual path. I highly recommend it to any student of the sacred ways of the Native people of North America." --Molly Larkin, co-author of The Wind Is My Mother: The Life and Teachings of a Native American Shaman