Here is the master of the elements — the space in which the other elements develop and interweave to form all that exists. I give it the name Sacred Sound, for it is sound that is light that creates the totality of all.
Sacred Sound – Infinite Space
– Shamanism
Fire – continued
I have noticed over many years of working with the elements that each person has the predominance of one element. Mine is fire. This is why last weekend I let myself be carried away by the poetry of my love of fire and forgot certain important details.
FIRE
The world is silent and dark. The night is on the land but a timid light is starting to brighten the eastern sky. The minds of the caretakers of tradition and prophecy awaken. It is time to strengthen the spirit of peace and abundance for the people and the earth. They hurry to the sacred ceremonial grounds and with great care rekindle the sacred fire. As the light of dawn spreads over the land the offerings, songs and prayers spread peace and joy to all beings in all worlds. It is good.
The Wind Element
The third element in our tradition is air — and more precisely, wind. What is most significant in this element is the freedom that comes from a true understanding of spirit. The earth element is heavy and sinks, even creating gravity, drawing all physical things downward. Water has the capacity to evaporate, yet always falls back down and in its liquid state always seeks the lowest level. But air is free.
The Five Elements – Earth and Water
To continue from last week’s article on the earth element: a very powerful healing modality resides in the work with crystals. The crystals are the earth’s flowers, the most evolved and luminous beings of the mineral world, the most representative of the earth element. They are pure light, vibrating faster than sound and light, at speeds we haven’t the tools to measure yet.
RESPECT AND PEACE
Certain universal principles predispose us to peace.
The first and most important of these is respect.
Respect is at the heart of many spiritualities, but it is particularly well lived and apparent in indigenous and native spirituality. I can cite examples from our peoples here in North America, but I know that these values are shared by the vast majority of the world’s native peoples.
MY MENTOR AND SPIRITUAL FATHER—SUN BEAR
Introduction from Wind Daughter.
Sun Bear, Gheezis Mokwa, who was born Vincent LaDuke, was a sacred teacher of Ojibwaa/Metis descent and the Founder and Medicine Chief of the Bear Tribe, a multi-racial, educational society. He was a world-renowned lecturer and teacher and the author or coauthor of eight books. He was publisher of the magazine Wildfire and founder of the World Earth Fund. Sun Bear was the founder and Medicine Chief of the Bear Tribe Medicine Society. He was born in 1929 on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota.
THE MEDICINE WHEEL WITH SUN BEAR AND WABUN
One of my most cherished elders and teachers, who was a true mentor for me on the Red Road, was a Chippewa Medicine Man named Sun Bear. He was one of the very first to take the sacred teachings around the world.
THE WISH FUFILLING JEWEL – 3
(If you haven’t read the 2 previous articles, please do, they will help in understanding this one).
The Native way is called the Butterfly Ceremony. It follows the 4 steps of the life of a butterfly. The Egg, the Caterpillar, the Cocoon and the Butterfly.
SYNTHESIS AND EVOLUTION
Since the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, especially in Canada and the United States, there has been a constant policy and attempt at physical and cultural genocide. It’s more insidious today, but it continues.
As a result, many traditions and spiritual teachings have been lost.