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Whenever we walk on the Earth, we should pay attention to what is going on. Too often our minds are somewhere else, thinking about the past or thinking about the future. When we do this, we are missing important lessons. The Earth is a constant flow of lessons and teachings, which also include a constant flow of positive feelings. If we are aware as we walk, we will gather words for our lives, the lessons to help our children; we will gather feelings of interconnectedness and calmness. When we experience this, we should say or think thoughts of gratitude. When we do this, the next person to walk on the sacred path will benefit even more.
The Chumash have a story... It begins with a worm who is eaten by a bird. The bird is eaten by a cat whose self-satisfaction is disrupted by a mean-looking dog. After devouring the cat, the dog is killed by a grizzly bear. About that time comes a man who kills the bear and climbs a mountain to proclaim his superiority. He ran so hard up the mountain that he died at the top. Before long the worm crawled out of the man. We are all related. - 
Blood, sweat, and tears... the story of all Native America. We survive together or not at all. Lets put down the small stones between us. And come together, for it is what the Creator has in store for us. If we unite, we will be blessed. It has been said...
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WOLF'S HEART LODGE DAUGHTERS OF THE EARTH FLORIDA FRONTIER OUR BROTHER THE WOLF YONA & KAY - CROW BEAR TRADITION STORYTELLERS WE ARE ALL RELATED
Honoring the Old Ways
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The drum is the heartbeat of Mother Earth. The animal who provided the hide did so with intention and purpose. In the drum the spirit of the animal nation lives. The honor and respect you show the drum also honors the four-legged, the winged ones, the crawlers and the bugs. The birch tree who contributed the wood for the frame did so with intention and purpose. In the drum the spirit of the plant nation lives. The honor and respect you show the drum honors the trees, bushes, flowers, and grasses. The stone in the heart of the drum asked to be a part of the drum so that you would remember the stone nation. The honor and respect you show the drum is honor and respect for the rocks, the soil, the waters and the air.
When you drum, prayers from the Web of Life are sent to the Star Web connecting Mother Earth and Father Sky. The purpose of the stone in the handgrip is so that you can hold in your hand the spirit of the foundation of the Web of Life, the First Order of Being, upon which all other beings depend for their life. The plant nation—the trees, the grasses and flowers—receive their life from the rocks, the waters and the air. Plants are the Second Order Of Being in the Web of Life upon which the animal nation depends. The Third Order of Being gives its own flesh so that the younger brother, the human can live. These are the Four Orders of Being in the Web of Life, each interwoven with the other, interconnected in the One.
Prayer to the Seven Sacred Directions
Ancestors of the the East, each day you bring us new light so that we may grow in wisdom. We have been waiting for the time when your light would shine in the hearts of all people. Then they would remember the Original Instructions that were written in our hearts since the beginning of all things... Now is that time.
Great Spirits of the South, your warm winds have sent us your love and the abundance from Mother Earth. We have always sought to walk in balance and harmony, knowing that all our needs would be met. The power and wisdom of this path is not easily understood when the mind is taught inside boundaries and the heart is closed to the soft wind of spirit. Open the heart of those who follow the way of the mind.
Medicine Powres of the West, in the darkness of night you have sent us dreams to see deep inside our hearts, to learn how to walk in a good way. We see the beauty that hides behind each moment and discover the Great Mystery that is in us and all things. Help the people see the power of their dreams.
Grandmothers and Grandfathers of the North, you have brought the cold winds and snows each year to cleanse our Mother Earth. The energies of the stars have shifted into a new focus to end domination and hierarchy. No longer is it possible to live by the mind unless it is guided by the heart. Blow the fresh, clean wind of spirit to sweep away the belief systems that limit our brothers and sisters who are trapped in a way that forgets the old ways of our People.
Great Masculine Energy from Above, you have sent visions and dreams to help us remember who we are. We have not forgotten you. The stories have been rediscovered and returned to the People. You have shown that the path of reconciliation and peace is through the heart. Send the light of inspiration to those of us gathered here, to help us show others a new way of being.
Great Earth Mother, Source of Life. You have given us our food, our water, air, shelter, and so many beautiful beings who are our Brothers and Sisters. We know we are connected to you and to all other beings in the Web of Life. Many are those who do not know of their connection. They see only with their eyes and their mind. With a narrow focus they see parts of things instead of the energy of love and wholeness. They have forgotten the Original Instructions. As their Mother, you have been patient with them. Extend that patience a little longer so the these children can find a new way by following the old ways.
Great Mystery, we feel your presence in us and in all things. You are the spiral energy of love that connects all, is all. You are the circle of life, the circle way. When we are living in our heart, we can soar with White Eagle to see beyond horizons. I ask for protection in a humble manner, to walk gently on the Mother and to live with honor. A-Ho.
"They say we have been here for 60,000 years, but it is much longer. We have been here since the time before time begin. We have come directly out of the Dreamtime of the Creative Ancestors. We have lived and kept the earth as it was on the First Day."
(Anonymous Aboriginal Tribal Elder)
"Being Indian is mainly in your heart. It's a way of walking with the earth instead of upon it. A lot of the history books talk about us Indians in the past tense, but we don't plan on going anywhere... We have lost so much, but the thing that holds us together is that we all belong to and are protectors of the earth; that's the reason for us being here. Mother Earth is not a resource, she is an heirloom."
 American Horse - Oglala Sioux Honoring the Elders |
 Being Ready to Defend the People and the Land |
 Being the Voice for Our Brothers with no words. |
 Teaching the Young |
 Honoring the Women of our Lodge, for they are the Givers of Life and Offer their Blood to the Mother |
 Keeping the Balance between the Physical and the Spirit |
We cannot all sit on the same side of the Fire. A Council Fire forms a circle, not a line or a square. When we move to the side we still sit at the Fire with our Brothers and Sisters, but as we move away from one we move toward another. The circle, like the Dream Hoop, brings us ever back to where we start. Any time words of respect and love are spoken they will return as given. A harsh word runs forever in the circle, eventually vanishing from the wear against itself. Love settles within the Circle, embracing it and thereby lasting forever, turning within itself. The Medicine Wheel is the circle of life [sometimes called the Scared Hoop] starting with birth and continuing throughout our lives until death, when we have gone full circle. The Medicine wheel has four Directions, each direction offering it's own lessons, color, and animal guide. There are two paths shown which cross in the center, at which point for me is the heart. For when you work from your heart, you can reach all directions. The path from East to West is the path of spirits, [the Blue Road] the path from South to North is our physical Walk [the Red Road].
East - beginnings, purity, family, innocence, amazement of Life
South - youth - passions of life, friendships, self-control
West - adulthood - solitude, stillness, going inside oneself, reflection
North - Place of the Ancient Ones who have gone over - place of wisdom above - freedom of mind, body, spirit below - nurturing, mother, life
When I see the eagle no more,
Will you call my name?
When the end of my path is reached,
Will you sing my name in prayer?
And no one calls their names.
Our People vanish and come to ashes,
And no one sings the prayers.
We were once strong and many,
I call the names of those before.
Those who remain have no knowing,
For them I sing my prayer.
But when I am gone, who follows me,
Who will call my name?
When I have given up my breath,
Who will sing my name in prayer?
Imitates the rain and tears. Tears of sadness are the parts of the soul that have been lost. Rattles are used for: soul retrieval; cleansing and purifying; visionary work. The rattle is asked through its sound for spiritual guidance. Rattles are used to softly and gently call ancestral spirits in case they are traveling and need time to return. The rattle calls softly to those in their long sleep and summons them respectfully for their assistance. The drum is not normally used to call The Ancestors lest they be awakened in a sudden, loud manner - they really hate that.
