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    Philosopher Stone from the Lower Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #1
    Beyond the Portal: From Within the Mystery Stone: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #2
    Mystery Stone from the Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #0.5
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    Shenandoan Stone Explorations Series

    By Michael A. Susko

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    About this series

    This work offers six awarenesses and six practices we can gain from an exposure to the Amerindian world view. A series of specific awareness, such as "Shamanic bone soul" and actions such as  "mandalic walking" will gift us with an enriching and  complimentary world view. Drawing upon his own symbolic experiences and after years of study, the author presents the essence of  what he has learned. This work also makes use of two recent projects, interpreting markings on a stone tablet found near the Shenandoah River in Virginia, as well as a natural monolithic sculpture at Pin Bluff in Alabama. We are invited to obtain a grasp of the Indigenous world view, so that we may expand our own sense of the possibilities of this universe and live a fuller life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllrOneofUs Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2022
    Philosopher Stone from the Lower Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #1
    Beyond the Portal: From Within the Mystery Stone: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #2
    Mystery Stone from the Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #0.5

    Titles in the series (5)

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      Mystery Stone from the Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #0.5
      Mystery Stone from the Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #0.5

      Mystery Stone from the Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #0.5

      Michael A. Susko
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          Near Berryville, Virginia, a beautiful tablet-like stone has been found by the Shenandoah River. Under its brown-orange patina, peck-marked shapes reveal a crystalline heartstone and intriguing designs. While a variety of opinions have been offered by experts on the origin of the designs, the author takes you on a tour so you can make your own judgement. Findings reveal aesthetic proportions and intriguing gestalts which resonate with Eastern Woodland cosmology of early America. These include archetypes of the avian-man, skeletal and twinned shaman, earth mother, and a cosmology which shows a three-layered and four-cornered world.  With an abundance of imagery supported by commentary, this "mystery stone" illustrates the Indigenous way of viewing the universe, and one that can enrich our lives.

          Near Berryville, Virginia, a beautiful tablet-like stone has been found by the Shenandoah River. Under its brown-orange patina, peck-marked shapes reveal a crystalline heartstone and intriguing designs. While a variety of opinions have been offered by experts on the origin of the designs, the author takes you on a tour so you can make your own judgement. Findings reveal aesthetic proportions and intriguing gestalts which resonate with Eastern Woodland cosmology of early America. These include archetypes of the avian-man, skeletal and twinned shaman, earth mother, and a cosmology which shows a three-layered and four-cornered world.  With an abundance of imagery supported by commentary, this "mystery stone" illustrates the Indigenous way of viewing the universe, and one that can enrich our lives.

    • 1

      Philosopher Stone from the Lower Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #1
      Philosopher Stone from the Lower Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #1

      Philosopher Stone from the Lower Shenandoah: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #1

      Michael A. Susko
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      This work is a philosophic exploration of a tablet sized, quartzite stone with markings found near the Lower Shenandoah River. Questions have arisen as to the origins of the stone's markings, what meaning they might have, and the nature of beauty. One conclusion reached is that humble things can bring unexpected significance to us. Come, take this journey of how a "mystery stone" can become a portal for novel dimensions to unfold.

      This work is a philosophic exploration of a tablet sized, quartzite stone with markings found near the Lower Shenandoah River. Questions have arisen as to the origins of the stone's markings, what meaning they might have, and the nature of beauty. One conclusion reached is that humble things can bring unexpected significance to us. Come, take this journey of how a "mystery stone" can become a portal for novel dimensions to unfold.

    • 2

      Beyond the Portal: From Within the Mystery Stone: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #2
      Beyond the Portal: From Within the Mystery Stone: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #2

      Beyond the Portal: From Within the Mystery Stone: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #2

      Michael A. Susko
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      A hunter of mystery stones deciphers the markings of a petroglyph, revealing an alternate view of the universe. A wide cast of beings appears, including a half-skeletal shaman who serves as our guide within this rich archetypal realm. The shapes on the Stone touch upon the twinned nature of reality, our hidden soul self, the nature of light, consciousness mixed with the presence of love, and the immortal nature of form. Come journey with us, following the continuing inspiration of the Mystery Stone from the Shenandoah.

      A hunter of mystery stones deciphers the markings of a petroglyph, revealing an alternate view of the universe. A wide cast of beings appears, including a half-skeletal shaman who serves as our guide within this rich archetypal realm. The shapes on the Stone touch upon the twinned nature of reality, our hidden soul self, the nature of light, consciousness mixed with the presence of love, and the immortal nature of form. Come journey with us, following the continuing inspiration of the Mystery Stone from the Shenandoah.

    • 3

      The Mystery of Essence: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #3
      The Mystery of Essence: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #3

      The Mystery of Essence: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #3

      Michael A. Susko
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      This work begins by entering a world in which normal things have dissolved and essences appear. With the emergence of a new physicality, mysteries are explored: the body's mineral/spiritual substance, the shape of one's soul/body, opposites joining to make a unity, and the experience of merging with animals and plants. A problematic future is also envisioned, in which factual reality has been deconstructed, and our connection to others is endangered. To help us, we are shown four true essences and four false ones. Come and experience the path to the lost world of shared essences from the astronomical to the spiritual realm.

      This work begins by entering a world in which normal things have dissolved and essences appear. With the emergence of a new physicality, mysteries are explored: the body's mineral/spiritual substance, the shape of one's soul/body, opposites joining to make a unity, and the experience of merging with animals and plants. A problematic future is also envisioned, in which factual reality has been deconstructed, and our connection to others is endangered. To help us, we are shown four true essences and four false ones. Come and experience the path to the lost world of shared essences from the astronomical to the spiritual realm.

    • 4

      Gifts from the Indigenous: Six Awarenesses & Six Doings: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #4
      Gifts from the Indigenous: Six Awarenesses & Six Doings: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #4

      Gifts from the Indigenous: Six Awarenesses & Six Doings: Shenandoan Stone Explorations, #4

      Michael A. Susko
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      This work offers six awarenesses and six practices we can gain from an exposure to the Amerindian world view. A series of specific awareness, such as "Shamanic bone soul" and actions such as  "mandalic walking" will gift us with an enriching and  complimentary world view. Drawing upon his own symbolic experiences and after years of study, the author presents the essence of  what he has learned. This work also makes use of two recent projects, interpreting markings on a stone tablet found near the Shenandoah River in Virginia, as well as a natural monolithic sculpture at Pin Bluff in Alabama. We are invited to obtain a grasp of the Indigenous world view, so that we may expand our own sense of the possibilities of this universe and live a fuller life.

      This work offers six awarenesses and six practices we can gain from an exposure to the Amerindian world view. A series of specific awareness, such as "Shamanic bone soul" and actions such as  "mandalic walking" will gift us with an enriching and  complimentary world view. Drawing upon his own symbolic experiences and after years of study, the author presents the essence of  what he has learned. This work also makes use of two recent projects, interpreting markings on a stone tablet found near the Shenandoah River in Virginia, as well as a natural monolithic sculpture at Pin Bluff in Alabama. We are invited to obtain a grasp of the Indigenous world view, so that we may expand our own sense of the possibilities of this universe and live a fuller life.

    Author

    Michael A. Susko

    The author, an independent scholar, has degrees in Philosophy and Counseling Psychology. For many years, he taught a college course on Indigenous symbolism with an emphasis on imagery found on stone and in the landscape. Having experienced gifts from the Indigenous related to sites that Native Americans inhabited, and having studied their narratives, he offers this work.

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