Kokopelli witnesses an amazing transformation after liberating a beautiful butterfly kept in a cage by the people of the village.

A Broken Flute is a book of reviews that critically evaluate children's books about Native Americans written between the early 1900s and 2003, accompanied by stories, essays and poems from its contributors. The authors critique some 600 books by more than 500 authors, arranging titles A to Z and covering pre-school, K-12 levels, and evaluations of some adult and teacher materials. This book is a valuable resource for community and educational organizations, and a key reference for public and school libraries, and Native American collections.

Kokopelli The Magic, Mirth, and Mischief of an Ancient Symbol Dennis Slifer foreword by R. Carlos Nakai Kokopelli, ancient humpbacked flute player, is the Southwest's most popular icon. Presented here are more than 300 flute player images, including a great many that have never been published. Along with new information about the meaning and origin of Kokopelli, some of it challenges our current understanding of this unmistakable character. Explore the range of the flute player and see how it extends south into Mexico, north into Canada, west into Nevada, and east into the plains of Colorado, Texas, and Oklahoma. Included are examples of flute players in the rock art of other cultures around the world, providing cultural comparisons of this archetypal motif. A discussion of flute lore underscores the special role of the instrument among many indigenous peoples and its near-universal association with courtship, love, and seduction.

Tampa Bay Magazine is the area's lifestyle magazine. For over 25 years it has been featuring the places, people and pleasures of Tampa Bay Florida, that includes Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg. You won't know Tampa Bay until you read Tampa Bay Magazine.

The Indigo Butterfly is the true and inspiring story of a writers journey of self-discovery and a yearning for her place in the world. On the eve of college graduation the author has a revealing dream that leads to an epiphany. At the same time, Desert Storm is causing a recession throughout the country. Forced to make some difficult decisions, the young woman rejects conventionality to become a nomad and follow her dream of becoming a writer. But once she begins to make her way across the continent, the writer must learn to balance the creative life that she envisions with the responsibilities of daily living. The young woman soon discovers that the outer voyage is interwoven with her inner journey to understand herself. While she is on the road, the writer encounters fellow travelers, spiritual teachers, and unique individuals who welcome her into their communities. The book chronicles the authors fifteen-year odyssey across North America as retold through vignettes culled from her journals during that time. From Seattles lush rainforest to the mysterious islands of South Carolina, no region of the country goes unexplored in the determined writers quest for wholeness.

Take a journey back in time to a summer spent on the Hopi Reservation of Arizona. The pathway to spiritual transformation is called the Butterfly Trail but it requires an open heart and empty hands. The ancient prophecies reveal an inner transformation to the simple life of compassion and relationship. The author slept on the floor, toiled in the fields, dug clay to make pots and tended the fires, but this humble experience had a truly profound affect -- the butterfly effect of personal spiritual awakening. This book is the second in the series, THE SHAMAN'S DOOR. It follows Wolf Trail and continues the story of a young woman's journey for meaning, love and peace. Shamanism is an ancient spiritual pathway available to anyone who opens their hearts to the ancient ways and the power of nature.

THE MAGIC HAD ALWAYS BEEN THERE. Tep Jones has always felt the magic of Picture House, an Anasazi cliff dwelling near the seed farm where he lives with his parents. But he could never have imagined what would happen to him on the night of a lunar eclipse, when he finds a bone flute left behind by grave robbers. Tep falls under the spell of a powerful ancient magic that traps him at night in the body of an animal. Only by unraveling the mysteries of Picture House can Tep save himself and his desperately ill mother. Does the enigmatic old Indian who calls himself Cricket hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the past? And can Tep find the answers in time?

Pirates shipwreck on the island where Kokopelli and his bride Samsara are honeymooning. Over time the pirates become kinder and shift their focus from hoarding treasure to treasuring the beauty of nature, friendship, family, and love.

KOKOPELLI THE WANDERER IS AN UPDATED RETELLING OF A TRADITIONAL TALE FROM THE NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. A BOY BORN WITH ANTENNAE IS SHUNNED BY HIS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, BUT EVENTUALLY FINDS A CARING NURTURER IN THE FORM OF THE ANT QUEEN.

"Lively, readable nature writing. As she details several treks through the beautiful, rocky canyons, [Zwinger's] feel for the animals and plants native to this arid region enhances the precise sketches which punctuate the text. Readers interested in ancient Indian cultures of the Southwest will also find fascinating reading, as Zwinger describes their campsites and lifestyles." ÑLibrary Journal