Native American Spirituality

[Spirit Dancer]

A place to post thoughts and share Native ways.

Words of an anonymous Native American woman
"If you take the christian bible and put it in the wind and rain,
soon the paper on which the words are printed
will disintegrate and the words will be gone.
Our bible is the wind and the rain."

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Words of Black Elk, Lakota
Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
"Everything the power of the world does is done in a circle. The Sky is round, and I have heard that the Earth is round like a ball and so are the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing and always come back where they were. The life of a human being is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves."

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Once you have heard the meadowlark and caught the scent of fresh-plowed earth, peace cannot escape you.
Sequichie

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Earth teach me stillness
as the grasses are stilled with light.
Earth teach me suffering
as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility
as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring
as the mother who secures her young.
Earth teach me courage
as the tree which stands all alone.
Earth teach me limitation
as the ant which crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom
as the eagle which soars in the sky.
Earth teach me resignation
as the leaves which die in the fall.
Earth teach me regeneration
as the seed which rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself
as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness
as dry fields weep with rain.
Ute prayer

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When a man does a piece of work which is admired
by all we say that it is wonderful; but when we see the
changes of day and night, the sun, the moon, and the
stars in the sky, and the changing seasons upon the
earch, with their ripening fruits, anyone must realize
that it is the work of someone more powerful than man.
Chased By Bears
Santee Lakota

[DELSDAUGHTER]

amazing..thank you for enlightening us with these writings

[Spirit Dancer]

The First Native American Christmas Carol
According to Huron tradition, a Jesuit missionary priest,
Fr Jean de Brebeuf, wrote their first Christmas Carol around 1640-41.
The Huron built a small chapel of fir trees
and bark in honor of the manger at Bethlehem.


Aloki ekwatatennonten shekwachiendaen
Iontonk ontatiande ndio sen tsatonnharonnion
Ouarie onnawakueton ndio sen tsatonnharonnion
Iesous ahatonnia!


Within a lodge of broken bark
The tender Babe was found,
A ragged robe of rabbit skin
Wrapped His beauty 'round;
But as the hunter braves drew nigh,
The angel song rang loud and high:
Jesus, your King is born,
Jesus is born,
In excelsis gloria.

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[Stone-Butch]

BUMP

This is a most beautiful space.

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[Two-spirit]

Hello,

100% native american twospirit here..Good to see there are others here that are the same..

I'm half White Mountain Apache and half Navajo( dine').living out here in Rhode Island..

Wanting to chat and make friends with people who have the same intrests as myself...

Love going to powwows,dancing in them, and attending Native outtings.I hope all of you are well and healthy when you are reading my post..

Keep well,
Little Feather

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Originally Posted by Two-spirit

Hello,

100% native american twospirit here..Good to see there are others here that are the same..

I'm half White Mountain Apache and half Navajo( dine').living out here in Rhode Island..

Wanting to chat and make friends with people who have the same intrests as myself...

Love going to powwows,dancing in them, and attending Native outtings.I hope all of you are well and healthy when you are reading my post..

Keep well,
Little Feather

Welcome to the site Little Feather
Glad you're here!

[cinnamongrrl]

I need to ask a serious question.... I keep having repetitive dreams about bears. Usually they are trying to hurt me....but last night I had a dream about one that seemed friendly... I'm wondering if maybe the bear is like a totem animal...or a spirit guide in Native American culture. And if so, what is it trying to tell me? Because I do get the impression that there's a reason for these dreams... Any help on the subject would be much appreciated

[StrongButch]

What kinda bear was it ? I cannot tell you what your dream means. But I can tell you I carry a bear claw in my pocket and sing with bear dancers. If you let me know where you live perhaps I can find a medicine person to talk to you about your dreams and the proper way to approach them. Please feel free to contact me.

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

I need to ask a serious question.... I keep having repetitive dreams about bears. Usually they are trying to hurt me....but last night I had a dream about one that seemed friendly... I'm wondering if maybe the bear is like a totem animal...or a spirit guide in Native American culture. And if so, what is it trying to tell me? Because I do get the impression that there's a reason for these dreams... Any help on the subject would be much appreciated

Hi Cinnamon
I sent you a PM

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"Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts."





--Don Talayesva, HOPI



Human beings function from choice. We can choose to stuff things, or we can choose to let go of things. If we choose to stuff things, then we will feel a heaviness, or sorrow, self pity or fear. Sometimes we feel the need to cry. Sometimes we are taught it is not okay to cry. The creator designed the human being to cry. Crying is a release. This release allows us to let go of thoughts that are not helping us so we can open to new thoughts that will help. Crying is natural for women and men.


Grandfather, if I need to cry, let me realize it's a natural process and help me to let go

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Small Steps To Big Change
Making Big Change Easier
When we decide that it's time for big changes in our lives, it is wise to ease into them by starting small. Small changes allow us to grow into a new habit and make it a permanent part of our lives, whereas sudden changes may cause a sense of failure that makes it difficult to go on, and we are more likely to revert to our old ways. Even if we have gone that route and find ourselves contemplating the choice to start over again, we can decide to take it slowly this time, and move forward.

Sometimes the goals we set for ourselves are merely indicators of the need for change and are useful in getting us moving in the right direction. But it is possible that once we try out what seemed so ideal, we may find that it doesn’t actually suit us, or make us feel the way we had hoped. By embarking on the path slowly, we have the chance to look around and consider other options as we learn and grow. We have time to examine the underlying values of the desire for change and find ways to manifest those feelings, whether it looks exactly like our initial goal or not. Taking small steps forward gives us time to adjust and find secure footing on our new path.

Life doesn't always give us the opportunity to anticipate or prepare for a big change, and we may find ourselves overwhelmed by what is in front of us. By choosing one thing to work on at a time, we focus our attention on something manageable, and eventually we will look up to see that we have accomplished quite a bit. Forcing change is, in essence, a sign that we do not trust the universe’s wisdom. Instead, we can listen to our inner guidance and make changes at a pace that is right for us, ensuring that we do so in alignment with the rhythm of the universe.

[Tommi]

Originally Posted by Two-spirit

Hello,

100% native american twospirit here..Good to see there are others here that are the same..

I'm half White Mountain Apache and half Navajo( dine').living out here in Rhode Island..

Wanting to chat and make friends with people who have the same intrests as myself...

Love going to powwows,dancing in them, and attending Native outtings.I hope all of you are well and healthy when you are reading my post..

Keep well,
Little Feather

Hello,

I'm Czexh and Scotch. I raised a little girl who was Shoshone, and through her studied Native American History , Customs, etc. We attended powwaows, she learned to dance, and was a mystical , magical child, with many gifts and talents for healing and helping. Through another, I waw bestowed my Native name. Now grown, with her own family, she is teaching and dancing with her children,

I love the Narive American and other wisdom and writings of times gone by.

Rolling Thunder