{"product_id":"infinite-threads-100-indigenous-insights-from-old-maori-manuscripts-hardcover","title":"Infinite Threads: 100 Indigenous Insights from Old Maori Manuscripts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMariko B. Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, the Maori tohunga, sages, passed closely guarded knowledge to new generations of sages, using only an orally coded system. Two hundred years ago, they started recording that knowledge into secret manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy did they suddenly abandon their oral traditions?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho were they writing for?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill this indigenous knowledge provide us with a beacon in our time?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfinite Threads presents rare excerpts, interprets them, and reveals their insights through the voices of the old sages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir words, by turns, are gritty, loving, blunt, funny, rousing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir writings are eloquent expressions for what moves us-love, rage, compassion, grief, joy, fear, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's \u003cem\u003eUniversal\u003c\/em\u003e and it's told through stories and concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead about oceanic voyages, creatures in their lairs, love trysts, the living cosmos, deeds of all kinds, and how they teach you to connect with others, the world, and universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn about the colonial history that nearly obliterated an indigenous esoteric knowledge system-how the sages saved it and why it matters to all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow the author's journey beyond the confines of her social and cultural conditioning, from fear towards freedom, and her ultimate decision to share these insights with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor's message: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis writing journey has been life-changing. Several times I put it down and asked whether I could, or should even do it. Some of my own people complained and said I shouldn't, it was not for anybody, they said. \u003cem\u003eAnd then the world tipped upside down.\u003c\/em\u003e Yes, you know it, right? We're heading down a slippery slope to who knows where. What will it take to stop this wild race to the bottom of humanity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new mindset. To trust in ourselves. One person at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI believe our ancestors, left their writings for us, for me and you, for this very time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo here it is. You decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48192585302186,"sku":"9780473526146","price":55.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/U0MzcFkyaDJOSTlvRnovYld3elBoQT09.webp?v=1775786697","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/ms\/products\/infinite-threads-100-indigenous-insights-from-old-maori-manuscripts-hardcover","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}