Human kind has not woven
the web of life.
We are but one thread within it!
Whatever we do to the web,
we do to ourselves.
All things are bound together.
All things connect!
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the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it
was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth
from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."
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Power Animal:
Sturgeon Mineral:
Garnet, iron Color:
Red
Plant:
Raspberry
Clan:
Thunderbird
Element:
Fire
Characteristics:
The second moon of Shawnodese, Spirit Keeper of the South is the Ripe Berries Moon. The stone for this position is placed midway between the southern and western stones in the outer circle of the Medicine Wheel. Iron and garnet are the mineral totems for this moon, raspberry is the plant totem, and the sturgeon is the animal totem. The color is red, and the position is influenced by the Thunderbird clan.
Iron teaches people in this position about their strength and garnet shows them their heart is the source of that strength. From the raspberry they learn about their sweetness and the thorns they project to protect this part of them selves from other people. The sturgeon show them their depth and their need to teach. The Ripe Berries Moon teaches them how to work from the heart center, how to demonstrate affection, how to face fears, and how to develop leadership abilities. This moon helps develop courage and power. People experiencing the sturgeon energy need to guard against impulsiveness, arrogance, and a tendency to dominate any scenario.
Cry Freedom
by
T.W. Martindale Sagwu Usdi
Freedom
was a luxury once possessed by people native to this untamed land. These
were a people created and placed here by Sovereign God Almighty.
Yet...With the arrival of others who sought freedom from a cruel land
in which they lived, the peace, tranquility, and freedom possessed by
the native people of this land was forced from them with gun in hand.
The new arrivals to this beautifully, peaceful home traveled here in
search of freedom from oppression. Yet, their search for life and liberty
deprived an innocent people of freedom and peace that was rightfully
theirs.
These strangers. . .No. . .Intruders who came to this New World marched
with muskets in hand and took by brute force the peace, happiness, and
dignity of life from those native to this country.
Yes. . .The very possessions for which these newcomers sought were ruthlessly
and without feeling of guilt forced from a peaceful and caring people
so that they might proudly boast. . .and ---
Oki Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa
