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MariJo Moore, of Cherokee, Irish and Dutch ancestry
is an author/ artist/ poet/ essayist/ lecturer/ editor/
anthologist/ publisher/ workshop presenter/ seer/ medium.
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Unraveling the Spreading Cloth of Time: Indigenous Thoughts Concerning the Universe
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Edited by MariJo Moore and Trace A. DeMeyer
Dedicated to Vine Deloria Jr
Exploring Quantum physics in relation to Indigenous peoples' understanding of the spiritual universe, this anthology includes writings from 40 Native writers from various nations.
Interview with MariJo Moore — Unraveling the Spreading Cloth of Time
April 4, 2013 — WBAI: First Voices Indigenous Radio
www.firstvoicesindigenousradio.org
Comments & Reviews of Unraveling the Spreading Cloth of Time
I have been reading Unraveling the Spreading Cloth of Time..., and it has been one of the greater reading experiences I have ever had... It is like you are a kind of Spider Grandmother and you have connected each of us with each other with this incredible book, that is this extraordinary web... This book shows this so powerfully. So defiantly. It is like this book is our tribe, our nation, born of struggles we can each identify with and all of us expressing this profound love and respect we have for the Great Mystery of Creation, and the Earth, the Moon, and all the universe... We live! We are still here! The indigenous perceptions of the world and the universe lives! This book is that living proof.
Thank you, MariJo, and Trace too, with all my heart for this gift of life.
~~From Contributor Gabe Horn
This is an interesting, at times compelling, collection of poems, stories, personal essays and declarations. They champion and reflect an understanding of the sacredness and inter-relatedness of all life... It's a poetic and lyrical dance, a continual weaving and reweaving of the micro and macro.
Time is cyclical, seasonal, rhythmic, continuous... Unravelling the Spreading Cloth of Time is a book one can read as a whole or in parts and return to, dip into, like bathing in a clear stream.
— Keith Mac an Fhigheadair (MacNider), historian and clairvoyant
"Unraveling the Spreading Cloth of Time, MariJo Moore and Trace DeMeyer's brilliant anthology, explores an uncanny tension between Indigenous understandings of a moral, interconnected universe and the edges of western science and philosophy that — in time — come to the same conclusion."
— Dr. Phillip J. Deloria, Carroll Smith-Rosenberg Collegiate Professor of History and American Studies, University of Michigan, author of Playing Indian and coauthor of The Native Americans
Fantastic! After reading this book I want to find a place where I can sit and listen to all of these authors while they tell all their stories. This anthology opened the universe and all that I have missed growing up this far without these stories, poems, essays, etc. Past present and future do meld in the universe to teach us from one generation to another... Please read this book, you will never regret it and I am certain that anyone who reads this anthology will be blessed through generations and open some long-closed eyes. Marvelous!
— Deborah A. Bowles, Washington, DC
Bear Quotes
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"Have you seen the bears dancing on a glorious moonlit night?
If so, celebrate with them!
If not, change your surroundings."
A book of spiritual aphorisms — 8.5 x 5.5 / 48 pages
Cover art © Wabashki Makwa by Steve Hapy, Jr, Ojibwe
Comments & Reviews of Bear Quotes
Former Rapid River Magazine poetry editor, MariJo Moore, who is also an author and psychic medium, has published Bear Quotes, the latest entry in her popular "quote" books. "Everything is connected," Moore believes "and bears are a big part of our ecosystem… bears no more belong in cages than humans." Using the spirit of Bear, Moore offers readers pointed, sometimes hilarious, spiritual advice.
"What is a Bear's true purpose of hibernation?" Moore asks. "To visit with ancestors and listen to the music of the spheres."
"Claw marks can last forever," she cautions. "Learn to leave painful situations with your dignity intact; do not hold on to what is pulling away."
Not to take ourselves too seriously, she points out, "Scat is just another word for letting go."
Rapid River Magazine — review by Marcianne Miller
A Book of Spiritual Wisdom for all Days
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Introduction
The entries in this compilation are based upon spiritual intuitive consultations from the past twenty years. I am gifted with spiritual insight, the ability to be a "medium" for those who have passed over, and have had the opportunity to work with many people who have come to me to ask for guidance, spiritual support, and to contact their loved ones.
MariJo Moore, 2011 — In the mountains of western North Carolina
Comments & Reviews of A Book of Spiritual Wisdom for all Days
MariJo Moore wears many hats, as anyone who knows her work can attest. She is sober (a feat of which she is justifiably proud), she is a poet, an artist, a psychic, a mom and grandmom, a woman whose blood is Cherokee and Dutch and Irish.
Moore is a spirit-blessed woman who works with clients near and far to help them settle the disturbances in their lives. She gentles them, admonishes them, instructs them.
That admonishment is also present in her book of wisdom. At the end of each week's essay is a brief couplet reflecting on the value lessons of that week. Each one ends with "Be strong" — invitation, advice and warning, all rolled into one terse phrase.
The book is not quite pocket-sized, but still easily transportable. Which is a good thing, because you may want to have A Book of Spiritual Wisdom for All Days close by when the going gets tough.
Listen — July. Week One. Spirituality and creativity are deeply connected in children. This connection needs to be fed if children are to believe they have a place in this world… Inspiring them to produce creative works through that spiritual connection can become one of our greatest joys in life.
Here's one from September — Week Three. Whatever you feel is dragging you down is simply trying to get your attention… Time to search your heart and find what it is you should be doing. Time to live instead of exist.
Simple. Direct. Personal. This book is loaded with opportunities to retool and re-focus our thinking.
A Book of Spiritual Wisdom for All Days is published by rENEGADE pLANETS pUBLISHING and is available at local bookstores or through the author's website at www.marijomoore.com
By: H. Byron Ballard
H. Byron Ballard is an Appalachian woman with deep, gnarly roots in western North Carolina. She holds a BA from UNC-Asheville and a MFA from Trinity University. She is the author of Staubs & Ditchwater: an Intro to HillFolks' Hoodoo.