A String and a Prayer
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A String and a Prayer by Eleanor Wiley
Eleanor Wiley and Maggie Oman Shannon have taken an ancient practice and made it new. A String and a Prayer recounts the history and symbolism of prayer beads, teaches basic techniques for stringing beads and a host of other objects into prayer beads, and offers a variety of prayers and rituals to use those beads on a daily basis. Beads have appeared throughout history. Prayer beads are used in the spiritual practices of cultures as diverse as the African Masai, Native Americans, Greek and Russian Orthodoxy, as well as the religious rituals of Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, and Buddhism. But prayer is highly personal. By infusing prayer beads with personal associations, we can keep our spirituality fresh. The beads are a device to help build and rebuild meaningful ritual in our lives. With myriad ideas about what makes objects sacred and where to find sacred objects from the personal, perhaps beads from a grandmother's broken rosary, to the unusual, maybe seashells from far away found in a thrift store A String and a Prayer offers many suggestions for different ways that beads can be made and used, exploring the creative roles they can play in our relationships, ceremonies, and rituals. You are the expert, trust yourself. Let the instructions be a guide to your own creativity, write the authors.Maggie Oman Shannon is a writer and spiritual guide. She is the coauthor of A String and a Prayer and the author of One God, Shared Hope, and The Way We Pray. She is also the editor of Prayers for Healing and the editor of One God, Shared Hope. She currently resides in San Francisco.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781590030103 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590030109 |
| Title | A String and a Prayer |
| Author | Eleanor Wiley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Red Wheel/Weiser |
| Year published | 2002-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Prizes | Commended for Nautilus Award (Art/Music/Creativity) 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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