Topic: NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS SPIRITUALITY & HEALING - part 2 | |
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jagbird
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As I was chasing through your earlier thread to find honey mask after the red clay one (btw I couldn�t find it) I�ve found Tecumseh words and just had a feeling they should be repeated - they are so strong. I guess I�ll never stop being impressed with Natives wisdom. And angry when I see how much we are mystificated about them. I feel it as a great injustice that I could yell. You couldn't find the clay, or the honey one..? The honey one was just posted in this thread awhile back.. The list of earlier natural remedies are on page 1 of the first thread.. (fourth post) 1ST THREAD --> http://mingle2.com/topic/362089 Here's the clay remedy: (Skin Reactions: Rashes; Hives; Itching; Etc.) A PASTE MADE FROM THE MUD OF RED CLAY You can get relief from almost any skin problem and chemical reaction, with the use of red clay. It is sometimes a hard source to find, but when you do… be thankful. Mixing the clay with water produces a creamy, thick paste that is easily applied to the skin. Unlike many medicines, this can be applied to almost every external part of the body. The relief is often immediate. Try to leave it on the skin for at least one hour, before washing off. The clay absorbs irritants; toxins, poisons; infection and many other things. It can also relieve pain from burns, cuts, sprains and stings. Clay was often used as a sunscreen in many indigenous cultures, and often mistaken for unusual body painting, by many. Some ladies might also be interested to know that red clay “masks” were used by many Mesopotamian & Egyptian women, as a means to tighten sagging skin areas, and to remove unwanted blemishes. Hope this helps... |
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"Each person is his own judge."
---- Shawnee Saying |
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"We are made from Mother Earth.... and we go back to Mother Earth."
---- Shenandoah Saying |
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jagbird
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Sat 03/14/15 06:05 AM
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*This should be posted in the United Nations main board room...and on every community board across the world, in my opinion..
"It is no longer good enough to cry peace... We must act peace..., live peace... and live in peace." ---- Shenandoah Saying |
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"There are many good moccasin tracks.., along the trail of a straight arrow."
---- Sioux Saying |
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"With all things and in all things..., we are relatives."
---- Sioux Saying |
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Thanks Jag! I was looking for the honey one but I�ve found it later - I knew I saw it somewhere, just wasn�t sure which thread and thought it was in the first
My friend was here yesterday, so we did a little cosmetic treatment and now you are responsible for the two smoothest skins that can be. We both said that we can�t remember when our skin was so smooth Thank you. And there was also one another thing that made me glad - that I was able to help her in another way too. She came with depression and left with smile. Some experiences, however painful, help us to help others - even if it would just ease their pain. But she got hope and the reason. I�m so, so happy and grateful |
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*This should be posted in the United Nations main board room...and on every community board across the world, in my opinion.. "It is no longer good enough to cry peace... We must act peace..., live peace... and live in peace." ---- Shenandoah Saying This should be in every home, every street, simply everywhere. But to achieve this, children should be taught this from the beginning. |
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Edited by
theseacoast
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Mon 03/16/15 02:08 PM
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I�ve finaly found the fourth episode of The Great Human Odyssey, available not only for Canada but also for the rest of the world
>>>> http://crackmovies.com/the-nature-of-things-the-norse-an-arctic-mystery/ Just watching right now, but wanted to post it before I forget Still in search for the third one |
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Edited by
jagbird
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Wed 03/18/15 08:06 AM
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Thanks Jag! I was looking for the honey one but I�ve found it later - I knew I saw it somewhere, just wasn�t sure which thread and thought it was in the first My friend was here yesterday, so we did a little cosmetic treatment and now you are responsible for the two smoothest skins that can be. We both said that we can�t remember when our skin was so smooth Thank you. And there was also one another thing that made me glad - that I was able to help her in another way too. She came with depression and left with smile. Some experiences, however painful, help us to help others - even if it would just ease their pain. But she got hope and the reason. I�m so, so happy and grateful I am happy that the remedy healed in many ways.. Don't forget to thank Creator...and the bees, too... All I did, was pass along the info.. I hope you also put a little honey on some food.. and enjoyed it's other healing properties.. I could probably write a few pages alone, on the merits and different healing possibilities with honey.. |
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I�ve finaly found the fourth episode of The Great Human Odyssey, available not only for Canada but also for the rest of the world >>>> http://crackmovies.com/the-nature-of-things-the-norse-an-arctic-mystery/ Just watching right now, but wanted to post it before I forget Still in search for the third one Miigwetch, Sea..! I'm actually having a hard time finding the third episode, too.. and the site itself, says that there are only THREE episodes, yet.. I am pretty certain that I saw four..? (Maybe it was another Nature Of Things Special, though.. that I saw in between 2-3..?) I apologize, if I've led you on a wild, video chase.. |
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2012
In the Seventh Fire prophecy of the Anishnabek, each of the seven fires represent an era in human history. We are now in the time of the Seventh Fire. The task of the people of this age, including the Anishnabek and other red people, the yellow people, the black and the white, is to come together through choosing the road of cooperation. Without this, there will be no Eighth Fire, or future for Natives and others. One person who talks about the Seventh Fire is Grandfather William Commanda of Maniwaki. An Algonquin elder, he holds three wampum belts, one of which is the Seventh Fire Prophecy belt which was made in the 1400s. His understanding of the prophecy was received from Ojibwe people in Minnesota, Michigan and northern Ontario, and through his own family, which has held the belts for over 100 years. He speaks of the fact that the white race was welcomed by the Anishnabek, and it was hoped in the time of the Fourth Fire that the white race would come wearing a face of brotherhood, and that the Anishnabek and whites together would form one mighty nation. This did not happen and the white race chose the course of destruction and death. Today, in the age of the Seventh Fire, the races are again faced with a choice. The two roads are the black road of technology and overdevelopment leading to environmental catastrophe, the other is the red road of spirituality and respect for the earth. Together, people of the world have to choose the right road, be of one mind, or the earth cannot survive. Cyberspace will play a big role in this movement, as will be examined in further sections. In April 1994, William visited the United Nations with Hopi elders and elders from other nations, including the Migmag and Mohawk. The message from the Hopi was that desecration of their sacred lands must stop, or else there will be a purification of the earth which will destroy life. Their prophecies are in line with those of the Seventh Fire: "Mankind must return to Peaceful ways, and halt the destruction of Mother Earth, or we are going to destroy ourselves. All the stages of Hopi prophecy have come to pass, except for the last, the purification. The intensity of the purification will depend on how humanity collaborates with Creation." The Hopi gave a deadline to the industrial nations: Four years from the date of their presentation in April 1994. This corroborates the fact that we are indeed in the time of the Seventh Fire, and also at the culmination of other Native prophecies. In Spring 1995 Six Nations hosted the Cry of the Eagle Conference, which was attended by many of the same delegates to the 1994 UN presentation, as well as other leaders and elders from Tibet, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mexico and South America. Hopi elder Thomas Banyacya stated that "the Hopi is looking for a white brother... We will create a spiritual circle where we join the material and the spiritual together and we will take care of the whole world in a spiritual way as well as with the fabulous inventions" (in Hill and Monture 1995: 102). William Commanda has said that "Native people must put aside their differences and speak for Mother Earth and the Great Spirit that is in all people, all races and colours" (LeBlanc 1995: 9). William teaches that now is the time for Native people to forgive colonizers for their ignorant and destructive actions. Without this forgiveness, Native people will not be able to think clearly � and they need to be strong and healthy in order to be able to teach the road of cooperation and spiritual understanding to the industrial nations before it is too late. This is part of a movement toward decolonization � a time when Native concerns and identity are finding a voice. The Seventh Fire is not just a time of reclaiming spiritual teachings; it is the time to use those teachings to help correct the imbalance felt in the circle that is the world. It is more than a revitalization movement, it is more like an arrival. Many Natives today are listening to teachings like the Seventh Fire prophecy, the Seven Generations teachings of the Iroquois and the prophecies of nations like the Hopi, and they are making these concerns felt on the Web. --> http://aplaceforunderstanding.yikesite.com |
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"Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk, and not knowing what you’re doing. What you’ll discover will be yourself."
---- Alan Alda |
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jagbird
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Wed 03/18/15 08:19 AM
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"Man is not himself only....
He is all that he sees; all that flows to him from a thousand sources.... He is the land, the lift of its mountain lines, the reach of its valleys." ---- Mary Austin (Inyo writer) |
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"Humanity is cutting down its forests, apparently oblivious to the fact that we may not be able to live without them."
---- Isaac Asimov (Russian-American science fiction writer, essayist, and biochemist) |
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Edited by
jagbird
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Wed 03/18/15 08:22 AM
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"The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone....�� and to no one."
---- Edward Abbey (controversial American writer and naturalist) |
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Edited by
jagbird
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Wed 03/18/15 08:23 AM
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"The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth....., the only home we shall ever know....., the only paradise we ever need...
..if only we had the eyes to see." ---- Edward Abbey |
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"A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original...,
is cutting itself off from its origins and betraying the principle of civilization itself." ---- Edward Abbey |
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"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift.... and the rational mind is a faithful servant.
We have created a society.., that honours the servant.... and has forgotten the gift." ---- Albert Einstein |
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Edited by
jagbird
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Wed 03/18/15 08:28 AM
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"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside...,
somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God... I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles." ---- Anne Frank (Diarist and Holocaust victim) |
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