The souce of all religion

THE SOURCE OF ALL CREATION

IN THE ORIGINAL RELIGION.


The story of Creation from the early Stone Age reveals the source of all religion. If we return to the source we can again connect ourselves with the healing and unifying powers of the Universe. This places us in the right relationship to the Whole. This place is our very own centre in which we are the children of the Earth and the Sun, and be able to live in harmony with the visible and the invisible. The people of the early Stone Age understood and experienced their lives as an integral part of the family of creation amidst all things on the Earth, the plants, the stones and the animals. These relationships allowed them to access freely all powers contained within the Sacred Circle of Life.

Its caretakers, The Native American Shamans, are revealing the primeval religion at this time. It should not be misinterpreted as a super- imposition of their philosophy and way of life on our culture. Their duty was to keep the ancient wisdom within their campfires and to pass it on when the time was right. This time is now. But it was not only Native American wisdom that was to be passed on at this time. Their wisdom was common knowledge to all people at that time, for it is the wisdom from the SOURCE.

In the early religion, the story of creation employs the image of a circle, which possesses the power to cleanse all dogmatic religions of their false and incomplete doctrines. This true religion represents the intact power of reality for us who live in the modern world of separateness, tensions and countless contradictions. It is the natural way for us to explore as it opens up naturally our personal relationship with the Whole and to discover our origin without preconceived ideas and dogmas. Religions that set up dogmas have always needed to rationally explain and prove themselves. It is as if they have to justify their beliefs at the expense of others. Just think about the Crusades or the Inquisition.

If we try to understand the early Stone Age wisdom and the Medicine Wheel as well as ancient Shamanism with only the help of our rational modernistic minds we would fall back into this dogmatic religion and would be unable to honour and respect its oneness and universality. Only when we start to reawaken the fourfold powers of our consciousness will we be able to live in harmony with these forces. These four forces, powers or paths mark our relationship with reality and enable us to be centred within ourselves.

These four paths are commonly referred in Shamanic terms as the Sacred Four and can be seen on the Medicine Wheel above.

: The path of the East is the power of the SPIRIT

: The path of the West is the power of the Will and Body

: The path of the South is the power of the Emotions.

: The path of the North is the power of the Mind

Each one is considered sacred because it heals and leads us to the Whole.

The power of the Medicine Wheel, wherein the sacred four leads us to the centre and the Whole, and outwards to every direction helps us to become whole and completely unfold our consciousness. It is power or medicine to enable us to re-connect the two halves of our brain: the left side that carries our sensory data and governs our waking state, and the right side that produces our dreams and governs our instincts.

The Medicine Wheel lifts the two “homilies” of evolution to a new plane of consciousness by bring together “Homo Fabians” and “Homo Sapiens” resulting in “Homo Divinians”



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salmon people

STURGEON / SALMON PEOPLE

THE LOVERS

THE RIPE BERRIES MOON

JULY 23--AUGUST 22(LEO)

People born under the RIPE BERRIES MOON are the STURGEON/ SALMON PEOPLE. They started their Earth Walk during the second moon of SHAWNONG, the Spirit Keeper of the moons of the South. The animal totem associated with SHAWNONG is the Coyote, the plant totem is Cedar (Giizhig), the season is Summer, the time of the day is Midday and the colours are Yellow and Green.

The powers of SHAWNONG are Growth and Trust.

STURGEON/ SALMON people’s specific totems/ allies associated with their birth moon The Ripe Berries Moon are- in the plant kingdom it is the RASPBERRY. Their totems/ allies in the mineral kingdom are IRON and GARNET. They have an infinity to the colour RED and they belong to the Elemental Clan of the THUNDERBIRD (Element of Fire).They are compatible with Raven/ Crow, Elk/ Owl,Red Hawk/ Falcon, and Deer people. They compliment Otter people who are opposite them on the Medicine Wheel.

Original peoples call The Salmon "The King of the Sea", and the Sturgeon, "The King of the Lakes". Hence Salmon/ Sturgeon people are somewhat regal in their being and attitudes .Their heart is the source of their strength. They are fearless, with a strong inner strength and have an ability to see through things. They are called the Lovers mainly because they have an ability to love all things, especially the difficult individual. One of their major lessons in life is to "Love to Learn and Learn to Love".Salmon/Sturgeon people are born leaders and love to be the centre of attention. They are active, powerful, courageous, but also having a playful side. They will try their hardest to avoid confrontations, but will fight when cornered. They must curb a tendency to do too much, as well as being too dominant and arrogant


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MAY FESTIVAL

MAY FESTIVAL (6th May)and/or Mayday
The Festival of the Northeast


As we continue our yearly cycle around The Shamanic Medicine Wheel, symbolic of the earth's travel around the sun. We arrive at the Festival of the Northeast, The May Festival. At this time our ancestors teach us how we can celebrate with them around the May tree and Maypole. We make garlands of spring flowers and ribbons to decorate the Maytree/Pole and dance and sing around it. Pan, the horned god, makes an appearance to lead us in our dance. He helps us open up our senses to be in tune with the Earth .We become one with the essence of the stone, plant and animal people. We become intoxicated with the wealth of shapes and forms around us, to be enchanted by the nurturing bosom of our Great Earth Mother. She receives all her children into her loving bosom, energising and giving us the renewal of life itself. Heaven and Earth love one another and let us take part in the feast, so that we may discover healing in the Oneness of all beings.
The pulsating sap and the emerging leaves of the May Tree reaches over and touches us and we feel its current, its upward surge from the roots to the crown. Our blood quickens in unison through all our arteries, and its healing green of life envelops us like a blanket of leaves.
We have come to the Maytree with our medicine shields to display and share them with all our companions in the Dance. The Power of Motion, the powers of the Nagual, the sacred nine and nineteen come to us in this Celebration. They shower us with their horn of plenty to move our medicine, to transform it more and more into the healing elixir-- one that will beautify the Earth. Our four shields become round: we dance with them and balance their four lights in all of the four sacred directions.
As we make contact with our older brothers and sisters in the stone, animal and plant kingdoms they help us dive into the world of matter. We listen to the sounds and vibrations of their language; we smell their scents and taste the composition of their Work. The splendours of colours around us streams into our bodies and lets its light shine like a rainbow that arches across Heaven and Earth.
Grandfather Peter
(Walk gently and feel the Great Mother

Grandfather Peter's Thought for Today

“Grandfather Peter's Thought for Today"

REACH INSIDE YOURSELF,

FEEL FINE,

THAT IS TRUE “PEACE OF MIND”.


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KNOWLEDGE WITH UNDERSTANDING BRINGS WISDOM
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TRUE VISIONS LIE IN OUR REAL NEEDS AND DREAMS


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Spring Equinox

Happy Equinox to you all
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THE EIGHT YEARLY FESTIVALS

THE CELEBRATION OF THE EAST (21st MARCH)

SPRING EQUINOX

We are now a month and a half farther along our journey with the Earth moving around the Sun. At this time we adorn ourselves anew and learn the rhythm and rhyme of another festive time and dance in celebration with the appearance of Spring. The Festival of Spring (the Spring Equinox) is located in the East position of the Shamanic Medicine Wheel.

Day and night are equal. We celebrate the resurrected light that becomes increasingly visible in the longer days. It is symbolic of the enlightenment of our spirits, giving inspiration and fire to our visions

We start blooming with the first flowers and take responsibility for ourselves and everything that happens in our ripening process. The Great Mother's message for us at this time is showing how she receives the power of fire and creativity and transforms them into her own source of power.

During this celebration, the Sun gives us his fire to kindle our visions. This "Fire Medicine" teaches us that something must die first in order to be reborn. The death of matter gives birth to light. The Indians of the Plains set fire to the old grass to enable new grass to grow where the old grass died. Fire is the power of the shaman that transforms the old into the new.

We are children of the Sun as well as the Earth for they are our Great parents. Father Sun reminds us that we are ourselves creators- by vision and orgasm. During this time we ask for our personal vision, for direction regarding the next steps that we are about to take. It is the festival of revelation, a message from our Great father-The Sun, the Song of Songs of the immortal and eternal spirit, which proclaims the divine, and the creative universal spirit.

Together with the Earth and all our relations in the plant, animal and mineral kingdoms; we discover our own resurrection through our passion and surrender to the bursting open of all life. We can finally burn away the dregs of the past and transform them into new life. We ourselves can be likened to the bonfires of Easter that our forebears made. We are the lamb with the banner of victory, becoming enlightened by symbolically hanging from the cross. Initiates into the mysteries of death and re-birth.

I read this interesting article from another group and I thought I would pass it on. Not that it reflects totally what I believe forgiveness is all about. From my experience in any healing forgiveness is one of the key elements. But it can have its roots in many other aspects that need to be addressed at the same time. Some of these are pretty basic and obvious, like the fear of forgiving, envy, guilt, fear of the unknown, lack of loving, the fear of not being loved, failure -the list can go on. But in all these cases I believe we should be willing to forgive but at the same time never forget.
Any comments?
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The term forgiveness is:

familiar to virtually all people, yet it is very likely that few truly understand its real meaning. Most individuals tend to regard forgiveness as being a truly magnanimous gesture on their part: one that is undertaken on behalf of the other person. Moreover, those individuals who, as rule practice forgiveness in their lives, tend to be viewed as upstanding human beings of great moral or spiritual fiber. While some folks may merit such lofty praise, the startling truth is that at its most fundamental level, forgiveness is more a selfish act than a noble one.
Now it wouldn't surprise me if you are somewhat shocked by the preceding statement, as it clearly runs contrary to conventional teaching on this topic. So for clarification purposes, it should be noted that the word 'selfish' when used in this context does not have a negative meaning. Extending forgiveness to someone is selfish in the sense that it is actually more beneficial to the person doing the forgiving, than it is to the person being forgiven. The reason for this is quite simple - a sincere act of forgiveness allows us to release negative energy (i.e., excessive levels of adrenaline, other stress hormones) that can literally become toxic to the cells within our bodies. The following passage from Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth supports this very point:

"Actually, forgiveness is
the simplest way to lighten our burdens. The man who forgives is no more
saintly than one who insists upon keeping clean. In reality, the act of forgiveness constitutes a mental bath - letting go of something that can only poison us within."

Whenever we are unwilling to forgive, what we are doing is wasting a portion of our valuable present moment energy on something that no longer exists, except within the confines of our own mind. This backward step of time travelling is not the least bit empowering, for by drawing our attention from the 'now' it prohibits us from actually healing these outstanding issues and moving forward in life. Within Western culture, it has only been of late that the medical establishment has begun to acknowledge that a connection does actually exist between the mind (and emotions) and a person's physical health. In Eastern tradition this connection has been an accepted truth for centuries. Among modern day personal spiritual growth authors, Deepak Chopra
has done an excellent job of bridging this gap between Eastern and Western medicine. This excerpt from his book Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
is just one example of many that substantiate the impact that state of mind has on physical health:

"Although the image of the body as a
mindless machine continues to dominate mainstream Western medicine,
there is unquestionable evidence to the contrary. Death rates from cancer and heart disease
are provably higher among people in psychological distress, and lower among people who have a strong sense of purpose and well-being."

Holding on to resentments (i.e., not forgiving) is also a form of psychological distress, for it is obviously a mental process rather than a physical one. Yet as you persist in clinging to your hurts by refusing to forgive, what you are actually doing is unconsciously storing negative energy within your body that may ultimately develop into some form of illness. While some may doubt this, the reality is every thought or feeling has within it the potential to manifest in some physical form. Unfortunately, because of the time it normally takes for the symptoms of a disease to develop, the vast majority of people have no clue that their own habitual negative thinking and feeling (or emotional) patterns may be at the foundation of their illness.

Some of the most
compelling work in this area can be found in the writings of Louise Hay, an inspiring woman who literally healed herself of life-threatening cancer. Ms. Hay's You Can Heal Your Life is truly a classic self-help book about the mind-body connection as it relates to physical health. Its basic premise is that human beings unconsciously create the 'illnesses' in their bodies, and that diseases originate from a state of unforgiving. As the following passage illustrates, Louise Hay makes it very clear that the key to healing is, in fact, forgiving:

"We need to choose to release the past and forgive everyone, ourselves included. We may not know how to forgive; but the very fact we say we
are willing to forgive begins the healing process. It is imperative for our own healing that "we" release the past and forgive everyone."
So, if forgiveness does have such a positive effect on both emotional and physical health, why is that most people have difficulty practicing it?
One reason is that many continue to cling to old admonitions such as, "an eye for an eye' or similar teachings. A second, and perhaps more prevalent reason is that by forgiving, one appears to condone whatever inappropriate behavior occurred. As for the former reason, if you are a person that maintains 'an eye for an eye' philosophy, you might want to give some serious thought to this powerful Chinese proverb: "The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves." With respect to the latter reason, consider this insight from the best-selling author Caroline Myss' book Why People Don't Heal and How They Can:

"Forgiving
does not mean saying that what happened to you doesn't matter, or that it is all right for someone to have violated you. It simply means releasing the negative feelings you have about that event and the person or persons involved."

When you do opt to forgive a person or persons that have harmed you, or one or more of your loved ones in some way, you are by no means condoning what they did - not at all. What you are demonstrating by practicing forgiveness is that you will not allow your psyche and/or your body to be poisoned by the negative energy associated with holding on to resentments or grudges.
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Grandfather Peter's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY.

I pray today that all of us will take time out to see, feel, work, and create our own visions.


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Ancient One sat in the shade of his tree in front of his cave. Red
People came to him and he said to Red People,
"Tell me your vision." And Red People answered,
"The elders have told us to pray in this manner, and that manner,
and it is important that only we pray as we have been taught for
this has been handed down to us by the elders."
"Hmmmm," said the Ancient One.
Then Black People came to him and he said to Black People,
"Tell me your vision."
And Black People answered,
"Our mothers have said to go to this building and that building and
pray in this manner and that manner. And our fathers have said to
bow in this manner and that manner when we pray. And it is important
that we do only this when we pray."
"Hmmmm," said the Ancient One.
Then Yellow People came to him and he said to Yellow People,
"Tell me your vision."
And Yellow People answered,
"Our teachers have told us to sit in this manner and that manner and
to say this thing and that thing when we pray. And it is important
that we do only this when we pray."
"Hmmmm," said the Ancient One.
Then White People came to him and he said to White People,
"Tell me your vision." And White People answered, "Our Book has told
us to pray in this way and that way and to do this thing and that
thing, and it is very important that we do this when we pray."
"Hmmmm," said the Ancient One.
Then Ancient One spoke to the Earth and said,
"Have you given the people a vision?"
And the Earth said,
"Yes, a special gift for each one, but the people were so busy
speaking and arguing about which way is right they could not see the
gift I gave each one of them."
And the Ancient One asked same question of Water and Fire and Air
and got the same answer.
Then Ancient One asked Animal, and Bird, and Insect, and Tree, and
Flower, and Sky, and Moon, and Sun, and Stars, and all of the other
Spirits and each told him the same.
Ancient One thought this was very sad. He called Red People, Black
People, Yellow People, and White People to him and said to them.
"The ways taught to you by your Elders, and your Mothers and
Fathers, and Teachers, and Books are sacred. It is good that you
respect those ways, for they are the ways of your ancestors. But the
ancestors no longer walk on the Face of the Earth Mother. You have
forgotten your own Vision. Your Vision is right for you but no one
else. Now each of you must pray for your own Visions, and be still
enough to see them, so you can follow the way of the heart. It is a
hard way. It is a good way.


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Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY
Great Spirit,Help me to see through my spiritual eyes, And realise I am looking through your eyes also.

"Everything on our dear Mother Earth is alive. Every rock, every plant, every animal, every tree, every bird, every thought is alive. This is true because everything is made and part of the Great Spirit and the Great Spirit is alive. We need to slow our lives down each day and realize, consciously, that this is a basic truth. We need to recognize this, and absorb it into the centre of our being. We need to appreciate it and give thanks for it. Then we can truly grow with it

In the Indian way, we are connected to that flower if we understand its spirit, the essence of its life." --Larry P. Aitken, CHIPPEWA

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SUMMER SOLSTICE

THE SUMMER SOLSTICE
21st JUNE
The Festival of the North
Together with the growing light we travel another month and a half around the Sun, and on the longest day of the year we celebrate the Summer Solstice. It is the Festival of the north, because there is no night in the north of the Earth and the Sun will be shining for twenty four hours. Here the secret of the Sun is revealed and says to us “Behold, as you see me now, throughout the round of night and day, so I am with you always, even if you cannot see me." The light of the Great Father shines in all its brilliance and energises us with his masculine power. In the light of the summer sun everything comes to blossom. The highest point of the Sun fills us with the power of the animal spirits. The North is the place of the animals on the Shamanic Medicine Wheel, and at this time our animal allies and totems come to us with all their power. They help us to enlighten our heart so we can set our inner animal free so that its instinct, its clarity of action and knowledge may take hold in our minds. Our Ancestors symbolically lit bonfires at this time that burnt day and night, symbolising the Sun burning all day and night in the North. The fires helped and can help us purify ourselves by thrusting our false thinking into the flames. Through this purification our Higher Self bursts from its cocoon of Lower Self and shines in the centre of the Heavens like the Pole Star in which all knowledge, logic and power of mind are integrated.
We start to respect ourselves and the role of others; if we call upon the sacred four and fourteen for help-- they talk to us directly on this day. We can throw of our ego and unite with our animal nature and our ally in the realm of the animals, who will give us guidance and direction during the upcoming descent into the dankness. For in the ensuring days ahead our Great father Sun will leave his lofty throne and begin his descent into the depth of the dark realm. Thus, at the Sun's highest point, we are celebrating also the reappearance of darkness.

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Winter Solstice

21st December
The Celebration of the South
(Winter Solstice)

In the Natural Cycles of the Year this time is the beginning of the Year and the first of the Eight Yearly Festivals. This Holy Night is the longest night of the year. The Earth and all life on it are immersed in the deepest darkness of the year, the fluid blackness, the audible silence of the cosmic obscurity.

Courageously, The Earth Mother surrenders to the secret of the longest night: she withdraws entirely into her own darkness, concentrates on her own depths to dream in the realm of the not-yet-revealed and gathers the necessary strength to lead her forward into her next cycle.

This primordial gesture of the Great Mother is a symbol for the child-man who, in Celtic and Norse Mythology is known from the Epic of Gilgamesh, the godlike enlightened one. Who must descend into his own depths, into his own darkness of his soul, to meet his brother Enkidu, who is likened to the black shadow.

In Native American (Lakota) tradition it can be likened to Nagi, the Ghost and shadow self.
Everyone loves Gigamesh, who shines like the Sun and wants to avoid Enkidu, his gloomy brother. But both are halves of the whole man, and both have to unite to become one- because where there is light, there is also shadow. We can only understand and comprehend light if we think darkness at the same time.

Brother Enkidu is celebrated by the childlike being in the South of the Medicine Wheel.

The South, with power of the sacred three and thirteen, joins the soul of man with the Power of the Plants and the Realm of water. The familiar custom of erecting the Christmas tree and decorating it with lights reminds us of this. We are reminded of innocence and trust displayed by the plants at this festival time. In the same way that they, as seeds, feel safe in the surrendering to the darkness of the Earth and feel that it is their source of growth that will lead them to the light. We as people have to immerse ourselves into the abysmal darkness of the soul---
To go into the dark sea of our emotions and completely trust that our surrender to the darkness, will lead us into the light.
This is the real gift of the night: the rebirth of light. The longest night of the year proclaims the departure of darkness and greets the first reborn rays of light. We are celebrating the Christ, who is given to us by the universe in this night as a newborn and innocent child of light to illuminate the darkness. Just as the wise men, in Christianity were also led through the darkness by a guiding star towards the newborn light in Bethlehem.
During this festival we share with the Earth and all our relations the recovered light of Love and Peace. The light’s first subtle rays penetrate the dark cave of our inner being and help answer the questions:
Ø What seed will germinate and grow in me this coming year?
Ø What responsibility must I bear
Ø Which sorrows that I may grow in harmony with everything?
Ø Where do I confront my light and dark sides?
Ø Which part of me is Gigamesh and which part Enkidu.
Ø How do I acknowledge Nagi, my shadow self?
We may also meet Heraclitus, an honoured guest of our inner, because we have undergone the Twelve Trials of the twelve months previous in heroic fashion. We may now set out on our new yearly adventure with freshly gathered strength, without false humility, as heroes.
This adventure, a plan still without form, lies before us as a wealth of opportunities. Our soul discovers something sacred and healing in this night. It is in Harmony, and we keep the peace of this night like shepherds and share our joy by giving and receiving gifts…

GRANDFATHER'S PRAYER FOR TODAY.

“May we all find courage and joy at facing the darkness within ourselves, so we might bring forth light and growth in the coming months ahead”

Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER'S PRAYER FOR TODAY.
My Creator help me to always keep a open heart and mind to accept the wisdom from all cultures and ways of being.

"I offer you peace. I offer you love. "I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love."
Mahatma Gandhi

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Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY.
My Creator, help me to be myself today, and love being me.


A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you are, and do what you ought to do the way you should do it. You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
Barbra Streisand
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GRANDFATHERS PRAYER FOR TODAY.

My Creator, help me today to set a good example to everyone I meet, especially the children

It is said what we do today, affects seven generations into the future. If this is true we are feeling the effects of what happened seven generations in the past. We can readily see the world wars and conflicts of the past affect us. We are also affected by the actions our ancestors did in the past. These are the bad things as well as good things. Part of the realization of this enables us to feel honored and humble that we can learn from past mistakes and take on the responsibility of being a good example to others, by learning and understanding from these mistakes. I have met many that are quick to lay blame for the way they are on Karma, as if it were an excuse for the situation they are in. Karma lies in the law of cause and effect. We can change our so-called Karma by recognizing the effect and having the courage to find the cause. If not we pass it onto the next generations.

When we are born, we start with a beautiful empty mind ready to be given our beliefs, attitudes, habits and expectations. Most of our true learning comes from watching the actions of others. As we watch our family or relatives, whatever their actions and values are, so will be the children's values and acts. If we see our family shouting, arguing and hateful, so will it be for the children. The cycle of life -- baby, youth, adult and Elder -- is all connected. If the older ones have good values, it will be connected to the children.

May we all set a good example for the generations yet unborn.
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Nature is our Greatest Teacher again

The saga continues. If you read my experiences with nature yesterday. My Friendly Oak tree was at it again this morning. I was walking the dogs just as dawn was breaking. I approached the friendly tree from the East facing West. It was very quiet with not a breath of wind. The Rising Sun was behind me and my shadow seemed to outline itself on the tree. I was drawn into the tree down into the root system and felt so relaxed and at peace. The tree seemed to be telling me to take time out to relax and meditate on the inner. To gather strength and consolidate. To feel stability and to let the coming changes gently flow through through you. Thank You dear friend.
GRANDFATHER PETER (Tread Softly on the Earth Mother)
Skennen kenhak O:NEN! Let there be Peace NOW

You know sometimes we can take all the wisdom, teaching and sharing with each other as the major way we re-connect to the old ways and traditions. But even in these modern times spending a brief time in nature is still the best teacher for all of us at both a physical and spiritual level. For they are one and the same for there is no separation.
As an example I was out this morning walking my dogs. As usual I gave thanks to the Creator and all that he has given us. The Sacred directions around, above, and below us, and all my relations. I also always acknowledge two large trees where I walk as being the Grandmother and Grandfather trees of the wood. There is a special old oak tree that I visit most mornings, as she, (I call her she as I am sure she is a wise Grandmother Tree), always has words of wisdom to impart to me. Well, this morning as I approached her, a gust of wind blew and I was smothered in her falling leaves. I saw this a sign of one sort or another and what I got was the word CHANGES, which I have been getting for many moons now. She seemed to tell me more though about Changes. That changes are a natural way of things. As the Seasons change her leaves change into leaves that have done there job and now can be let go to be recycled by Mother Earth and Nature. She seemed to say also that we all have to let go of things that have done there job and move on. But we also have to withdraw into ourselves so the lessons and growth we have achieved over the past months can be assimilated inside of us, so we may grow stronger in the coming times ahead. As I said thank you and started to walk away, a crow flew over and landed in her branches. Was the keeper of the Sacred Laws ( Crow) telling me something also?
To me this is a good message that all of us may take heart from. That with the massive changes taken place in the world recently, and still to come, and that if we learn from changes we all will be better and stronger for it.
Whether we live in the City or the country we all have the opportunity to listen to Nature in one form or another. Maybe some of you out there have a teaching from nature that you wish to share?
GRANDFATHER PETER (Tread Softly on the Earth Mother)
Skennen kenhak O:NEN!
Let there be Peace NOW

Grandfather's Prayer for Today

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GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY
My Creator, May I always find the time to tell the Children a story, so in the remembering the children to come will also remember.

When we die, we become fixed as beads. Our stories knot us betweenancestors and children and the story adds us onto its thread.

MIIWETCH/ NYWEH, GITCHI MANITOU

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Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER'S PRAYER FOR TODAY.

Help me today to find the silence within knowing I have journeyed back to you and myself. Thank you for helping me feel whole again.

On our journey along the pathway of peace we now arrive at the last stepping-stone on our journey. This stepping stone is The Healing Stone and glows in radiant shades of lavender. It plants a seed in the seeker that awakens the seeker to the spiritual ways of healing--the highest creative spirituality. By healing it is meant being made whole, which if you think about is total healing of every level of our being. By standing on the Healing Stone this realisation comes to us in all our senses of touch, scent sound, sight, awareness, and emotions. These qualities flow into the seeker and into the material world, nourishing all creation with the Essence of Spiritual healing that leads toward peace and harmony.
The healing properties join all creation into spiritual attunement, which flows throughout Eternity. Becoming aware and absorbing the qualities of the seventh stepping stone leads to the threshold of the Great Silence that opens the way of Spiritual Peace and Harmony and give us the feeling of Gratitude and opens the door to our Vibral core, the very centre of our being. Native people continually are grateful for the gifts that they receive. On a daily basis they thank the Creator for allowing them to part of something. Giving thanks to Father Sun, Grandmother Moon, The Earth Mother, The power of the directions, and all their relations. Gratitude has to be energised before healing (making whole) can take place.

So, we have travelled along the pathway of peace back to our real self and entered the Silence, our Vibral Core,Orenda.

In the Silence,
All Creation unites and communicates,
The Spiritual way,
Where life is pure, life is fulfilling,
Life is understanding, life is sharing,
Life is abundant, life is unity, and
Life is Eternity.
The ecstasy of Spiritual Enlightenment.

The seeker of peace and harmony can go to this place any time they wish to.All they have to do is step upon the seven stepping stones which can be likened to a process which relates to
Centering—Focusing—Entering—Becoming a “whole entity".
To Centre is the Motivation. To Focus is the Procedure. To Enter is the Action. To Become is the Achievement.

As the seekers return along the Pathway of Peace they are reminded of each stone in turn.
The seventh stone reveals Spiritual Healing,
The sixth stepping stone reveals Spiritual Charity,
The fifth stepping stone reveals Spiritual Insight,
The fourth stepping stone reveals Spiritual Awareness
The third stepping stone reveals Spiritual Cleansing,
The second stepping stone reveals Spiritual Love,
The first stepping stone reveals Spiritual Faith.

MIIWETCH/ NYWEH, GITCHI MANITOU

GRANDFATHER PETER