Questions about "Everything is Sacred" from a Native American perspective.

Hi again whiteheron, Thank you very much for sending me these links and I'm excited about reading about Little Crow and his teachings. I've already took a glance at it and I like what I'm reading. Another belief of mine is that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear and I'm very happy that I responded to your post. Perhaps we can keep in touch so that I can keep you updated as I read further and maybe we can help each other. Blessings.

I'd like to keep in touch... And like the idea of learning as well and helping each other along the way... I like your photo... The owl is a special animal to me as my mother used to collect owl statues... and as I met my adopted brother Luis when I was at the Gathering and admired a malachite owl he had made. He told me that he had owl medicine, and even was wearing an owl talen on his necklace. He said it was the medicine that came to him after he suffered the pain of losing his leg and almost dying. The ability to see into the spirit world and to know sometimes the future and the nature of things and people. He used it to help a lot of people as did Little Crow. Little Crow was a wakan or holy man and Luis was one as well although his reach was not as great. Blessings to you too.

Hi pose123, thanks for your post. As far as what I have heard from my adopted brother and others, your description of why everything is sacred is a correct one. I like how you stated "You ask if some things are more sacred than others and that is a good question. To our little mind it would appear to be so, but if we could see and understand the big picture, there is probably no difference." I was browsing and found that someone posted part of a book that was written by Little Crow (actually a collection of speeches that he made at the American Indian Church in Garden Grove edited by Connie Clark http://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Hill-Within-Dakota-Lakota/dp/0963544055 http://loveforlife.com.au/content/08/03/27/sacred-hill-within-dakotalakota-world-view-little-crow I was lucky enough to be one of the many who heard him speak and lucky to be amoung the many who were painted by him as his sister. I was lucky too to be adopted as a sister, at the age of 40 by Luis, He Who Walks With Many Bears Bonet, the one who Little Crow named and called "son." These good men whom I loved have passed away. The Gathering Community is now called One God One Breath Community Church and meets on Saturday mornings at the Unitarian Church of Anaheim as that group was kind enough to take in the Community after it could no longer afford to pay for the space at the school in Garden Grove. I am hoping that you will like some of the words of Little Crow. Something tells me you may relate to him and what he says in some ways.

your most welcome!

Yes, we it is simple but hard to explain... It is in the spirit of people and in everything else too. Yes, we can learn a lot from the animal kingdom and nature. Thanks for posting Lakota12.

I sometimes wonder: How can anything be considered to be unclean as all things have that "Spirit" of the Creator within them... It is interesting to me that men have the need to call some things "unclean" and the need to consider other things as being more "sacred" than other things. Somehow, I do not think God makes that distinction as I believe that God is forever fully loving all that exists... So I ask myself and you ... how can a spirit be unclean if the Spirit of the Creator is everywhere and if everything is sacred? I am curious...

Respect everything Appreciate Nice words niairen01. Thanks for posting.

Yes, I do understand ladybur2d2 Thanks for posting.

Ah you are correct... Everything does depend on your perspective. And yes, one's belief is important as one person may love that pig and treat it like a pet while another may want to avoid seeing it believing it is unclean to even see or may sit down to a piece of bacon or a ham dinner. It is interesting to see how much perception and belief influence our behaviors.