Research Catalog

Title

Rolling Thunder : a personal exploration into the secret healing powers of an American Indian medicine man / by Doug Boyd.

Author

Boyd, Doug.

Publication

New York : Random House, published in association with Robert Briggs, ©1974.

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Details

Description

x, 273 pages

Summary

• "A Native American Indian medicine man, spiritual leader, philosopher, and acknowledged spokesman and intertribal shaman for the Cherokee and Shoshone tribes, Rolling Thunder, served as a consultant to the popular films Billy Jack (1971), and its sequel, Billy Jack II (1972). His way of life as a powerful healer, teacher, and activist gave him widespread fame following the films. Internationally known, Rolling Thunder's spiritual counsel and tribal skills were sought on a regular basis by many in the entertainment industry. Rolling Thunder was among the first ever to be studied by mainstream institutions and undergo many laboratory tests to determine the authenticity of his shamanic skills. It had been said that his powers over the elements of nature surpassed any seen in recent times. Reports of Rolling Thunder's ability to "make rain" on a clear day, to heal disease and wounds, to transport or teleport objects through the air, and his telepathic skills were legendary until he agreed to submit himself to testing. His abilities have been investigated and documented by such organizations as the Menninger Foundation.
• An advocate for Native American rights, as well as for ecological harmony, Rolling Thunder traveled widely and was in great demand worldwide for his insight and teachings. He himself joked that he had to make it rain and thunder "in order to clean the polluted air" before he spoke in a new city. Speaking before spiritual, ecological, psychological, and healing gatherings, Rolling Thunder participated in conferences ... Often controversial, and regarded even militant at times, Rolling Thunder was known for being outspoken and "telling it like it is." "The Great Spirit guides me to tell people what they need to know, not what they want to know," he often said. Never making claims for his special powers, he reminded those who called him a medicine man, or who spoke of his healing abilities, that "All power belongs to the Great Spirit."--from www.unexplainedstuff.com.

Subjects

• Rolling Thunder
• Biographies
• Biography
• North America
• Indians of North America > Medicine
• Medicine, Traditional
• Indians, North American

Genre/Form

• Biography
• Biographies
• Biographies.

Contents

Rolling Thunder -- Healing Ritual at Council Grove -- Buffalo Horse and Spotted Fawn -- The Crucial Conversation -- Setting up Camp -- The Earth is a Living Being -- Subchief Oscar Johnnny -- The Ruby Valley Expedition -- Summer Flowers from Winter Snow -- Rain at the Abandoned Ranch -- Healing Ritual in the Canyon -- Purification -- Sutras and Swamis -- Alice Talks to Dogs and Bees -- Gathering Herbs -- Rolling Thunder's Many Roles -- American Indians: Custodians of the Land -- Chief Frank Temoke -- Rolling Thunder's Medicine from Bolinas to Virginia Beach -- Seeing More than Meets the Eye -- An Unseen Enemy -- Making Good Medicine -- Conversation with Mad Bear -- Peyote Tea Ceremony -- Closing the Circle.

ISBN

• 0394488865
• 9780394488868
• 038528859X
• 9780385288590

LCCN

74009058

OCLC

• ocm00947923
• 947923
• SCSB-256311

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library