For me, the essence of a medicine man’s life is to be humble, to have great patience, to be close to the Earth, to live as simply as possible and to never stop learning. Archie Fire Lame Deer, Lakota
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MOTHER EARTH Turtle is the oldest symbol for planet Earth. It is the personification of goddess energy, and the eternal Mother from which our lives evolve. We are born of the womb of Earth, and to her soil our bodies will return. In honoring the Earth, we are asked by Turtle to be mindful of… Read more »
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THE DREAM CATCHER Many American Indian traditions include the dream catcher. Legends say the dream catcher was a gift to man from the willow tree and the spider. The web catches all dreams drifting in the night air. The good dreams float down the sacred feather to the sleeping person, but the bad dreams become… Read more »
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The Indians think of the earth and the whole universe as a never-ending circle, and in this circle man is just another animal. The buffalo and the coyote are our brothers; the birds, our cousins. Even the tiniest ant, even a louse, even the smallest flower you can find-they are all relatives. We end our… Read more »