{"id":20920,"date":"2019-11-01T01:10:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T01:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=20920"},"modified":"2019-10-31T13:27:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T13:27:06","slug":"book-review-dancing-with-raven-and-bear-a-book-of-earth-medicine-and-animal-magic-by-sonja-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/11\/01\/book-review-dancing-with-raven-and-bear-a-book-of-earth-medicine-and-animal-magic-by-sonja-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review &#8211; Dancing with Raven and Bear: A Book of Earth Medicine and Animal Magic by Sonja Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">Book <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">R<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">eview<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">Dancing with Raven and Bear: A Book of Earth Medicine and Animal Magic <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span lang=\"en-US\">by Sonja Grace <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>144 Pages<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20921\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dancing-raven-bear-cover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dancing-raven-bear-cover.png 300w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dancing-raven-bear-cover-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Drawing on both her Native American (Hopi) heritage and her Norwegian upbringing, Sonja Grace presents 18 original wisdom stories about Earth Medicine and animal magic. In them she\u2019s woven ancient teachings and everyday practical applications such as grounding, mending a broken heart and dream interpretation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Each chapter is a tale, followed by an explanation of the magic and medicine of Raven, Bear and Earth. Ancient teachings are interwoven with descriptions of such practices as smudging and energizing water for healing. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Grace shows parallels between Norse mythology and Native American traditions as she explores the symbolism of animals and themes such as being responsible for our actions, and the tension between light and dark. Her drawings illustrate each story. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">While they play many rolls in other tales, in hers, Raven is a messenger and teacher while Bear is a healer who grounds energy. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">There are stories about dreams, carrying burdens that belong to others and parents who want their daughter to enjoy her childhood. Stories \u2013 ranging from one to six pages \u2013 are meant to guide readers to take care of their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual selves. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Just like my ancestors I too am a storyteller. \u2026 Much of my healing ability comes from the many indigenous stories that I embody. Earth Medicine connects us to the truth,\u201d Grace writes in the introduction, describing Earth Medicine as \u201cmedicine for the soul.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In the conclusion she writes, \u201cIn my stories, people are animals and animals are people.\u201d Individuals have animals associated with each chakra, which Grace calls totems that \u201care the magic which is in each of us.\u201d Seeing a totem animal \u201ccan be uplifting and life affirming,\u201d she wrote, adding, \u201cI have long believed that animals are the healers of this planet.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">About the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Book\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> Author <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Sonja Grace<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20922\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dancing-raven-bear-author-pic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dancing-raven-bear-author-pic.png 374w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dancing-raven-bear-author-pic-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Sonja Grace is a mystic and healer who brings about stability, clarity, and guidance for her international clientele. Through her energy medicine, etheric clearing, structural and cellular healing work, Grace helps clients transform their energy, chakras, auric field and physical body. Among her talents is the ability to channel and communicate with the Divine. She sees and receives messages from loved ones who have crossed over and offers a venue for healing in this world as well as the spirit world. Grace offers meditation retreats, workshops and training. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">You can find more information about her on her website <a href=\"https:\/\/sonjagrace.com\/about-sonja-grace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sonjagrace.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=paganpages-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1620558149&amp;asins=1620558149&amp;linkId=607b5985559dff6535272c6fab384bc5&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>***<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Lynn Woike<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20916\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike1-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thewitchonwheels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>thewitchonwheels.com<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thewitchonwheels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20917\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike2-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike2-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike2.png 488w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/thewitchonwheels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">thewitchonwheels.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">, Facebook and Instagram.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-20918\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike3-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lynn-woike3-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Review Dancing with Raven and Bear: A Book of Earth Medicine and Animal Magic by Sonja Grace 144 Pages &nbsp; &nbsp; Drawing on both her Native American (Hopi) heritage and her Norwegian upbringing, Sonja Grace presents 18 original wisdom stories about Earth Medicine and animal magic. In them she\u2019s woven ancient teachings and everyday practical applications such as grounding, mending a broken heart and dream interpretation. Each chapter is a tale, followed by an explanation of the magic and medicine of Raven, Bear and Earth. Ancient teachings are interwoven with descriptions of such practices as smudging and energizing water for healing. Grace shows parallels between Norse mythology and Native American traditions as she explores the symbolism of animals and themes such as being responsible for our actions, and the tension between light and dark. Her drawings illustrate each story. While they play many rolls in other tales, in hers, Raven is a messenger and teacher while Bear is a healer who grounds energy. There are stories about dreams, carrying burdens that belong to others and parents who want their daughter to enjoy her childhood. Stories \u2013 ranging from one to six pages \u2013 are meant to guide readers to take care of their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual selves. \u201cJust like my ancestors I too am a storyteller. \u2026 Much of my healing ability comes from the many indigenous stories that I embody. Earth Medicine connects us to the truth,\u201d Grace writes in the introduction, describing Earth Medicine as \u201cmedicine for the soul.\u201d In the conclusion she writes, \u201cIn my stories, people are animals and animals are people.\u201d Individuals have animals associated with each chakra, which Grace calls totems that \u201care the magic which is in each of us.\u201d Seeing a totem animal \u201ccan be uplifting and life affirming,\u201d she wrote, adding, \u201cI have long believed that animals are the healers of this planet.\u201d &nbsp; About the Book\u2019s Author Sonja Grace &nbsp; Sonja Grace is a mystic and healer who brings about stability, clarity, and guidance for her international clientele. Through her energy medicine, etheric clearing, structural and cellular healing work, Grace helps clients transform their energy, chakras, auric field and physical body. Among her talents is the ability to channel and communicate with the Divine. She sees and receives messages from loved ones who have crossed over and offers a venue for healing in this world as well as the spirit world. Grace offers meditation retreats, workshops and training. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband. You can find more information about her on her website sonjagrace.com. &nbsp; *** About the Author: Lynn Woike thewitchonwheels.com All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at thewitchonwheels.com, Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10005],"tags":[10178,10112,10179,10118,10138,10021,10180],"class_list":["post-20920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-book-review-dancing-with-raven-and-bear-a-book-of-earth-medicine-and-animal-magic-by-sonja-grace","tag-mythology","tag-native-american","tag-norse","tag-read","tag-recommended","tag-storytelling"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20923,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20920\/revisions\/20923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}