Wolf Clan Teaching Lodge
Seneca Indian Historical Society
Wisdom of the Elders, Kentucky Sunday 5 September 2008
We remember that:
Joy and Trust create the Possibility for Love.
Love and Truth secures Joy and Happiness.
Wisdom of the Elders, Kentucky Saturday 4 September 2008
Group Question: To All My Relations – How do we purify the waters back to balance for our bodies and Motherearth and stop the impurities that are forced on us?
Answers From the Council of Our Relations:
We speak for the Earthmother…
Take responsibility for the impurities. To purify the waters and yourself begins with you. When you begin purifying and others see this they will either like the clean purity of your Spirits and that of the water or they will walk away. Always speak with love and kindness no matter what. Leave negativity alone, it is not your friend nor will it ever be. As Bob says you have two of everything, but you have but one heart, it needs only Love and Kindness to be nurtured.
We speak for the Plant Life…
Grass – Plentiful and Powerful – There must be mutual understanding among all humans on this planet as there are many species of Grass living next to each other. Grass depends heavily on water and can survive a relatively short period without it because of its shallow roots. Humans have also a shallow threshold of surviving without the water. All rain comes from heavens – for all of us. An old concrete parking lot will be taken over by Grass in time. The pollution of water will stop if people stop polluting. The change of peoples’ thinking must occur. You can’t count on purifying processes without stopping the polluting processes as well.
We speak for the Fish…
Live more simply; take time to be one with all of life; have less clutter; respect other life forms’ jobs and don’t try to take over. Live where you can nourish your body and your soul. Stay focused on your journey. Keep clean what is around you. Know your home. Plant more trees. Take only what you need. Share spaces with all life. Do not try to control nature or us. Appreciate our beauty. The work of one will influence others as in the ripples that move quickly across the surface of the water. Spiral upward. Know the difference between what is real and what is not. Know what is true.
We speak for the Medicine Plants…
Focus on,
Daily intension and affirmation.
Doing Ceremony.
Stop over consumption.
Reform will come out of crisis not before.
We speak for the Thunderers…
Know and experience what true power is. See, experience, feel what focused energy can do.
Knowing that the natural world is speaking All-the-Time, not only when powerful forces are released, lets you know the “Legends” come from real experiences with us Beings.
Do not show respect out of FEAR...show RESPECT out of LOVE for your connection to us. Know that once-in-a-while we need to get your attention, so you listen.
Millisecond Transformation can take place and matter can be changed.
If you ask respectfully, we will listen. We are not here to harm you or the Earth. We come to purify, and complement the natural cycle of harmony.
The power we release is but one grain of sand on the beach in relation to Creator.
We speak for the Four Winds…
From the East Winds: Thoughts-human thoughts must be of peace and of harmony and of balance. Stop the thoughts of killing.
From the South Winds: Purity in actions-all actions in accordance with the heart.
From the West Winds: Peace-in the mind, in the heart; be out in nature to balance and stabilize yourselves.
From the North Winds:Happiness – frolic in the oceans, rivers, streams. Bless your water before drinking, give thanks for the life force it gives to you. Pray for clean rain.
We speak for the Food Plants…
Everything can grow in love and gratitude. Prayers for the Food Plants at mealtimes that the environments required for healthy growth and germination be restored will help. But the knowledge of what engenders healthy Earth, Water, Air, Seeds, Nourishment, needs to go beyond words and thoughts into action. Teach through doing. Teach the children and those who have forgotten. Put the teachings into understandable terms. Teach that from the edge of the precipice you can step back onto solid ground. When you understand, truly understand, that All My Relations means all life beyond human, that Creation is vibrant in all, that humans are the students in this grand Earth School, that the plants, stones, creatures, elements and so much more exist to help teach/nurture we will all proceed to that place of harmony. Eating ...with consciousness... will teach ...you about the... energy of the Food Plants. Make it fun for the children; “Did this potato talk to you? Does your body relax with this so and so? How does your body feel when you eat_____?” Adults can enjoy the experience too because like the Apple that has seeds talks with Creator, so too do humans have that child seed of innocent remembrance within that Knows. And so, it is like this...to open to the Spirit of the Food Plants will open the remembering of how to help and what to do.
We speak for the Water…
The water is pure when it comes to you. What you think of the water is part of what you consider contamination. Think of your intentions every time you connect with me. Think about where I am coming from. Are you praying for me and all of my sources? Are you asking your friends to do the same? You do ceremony for your ailing friends. Ceremony for me, you know it is easy enough to do. Do you doubt that through prayer and intention all things come into balance and is as the Creator intends? As in all things be mindful of your consumption of me; be mindful of your use of me. Be mindful...Be mindful...Be mindful...
Thank you, Nyah Weh
We speak for the Animals…
A cricket appeared; frogs calling loudly, a spider climbing on a grass blade, human laughter, twisted wire left behind...“Oh five fingered Ones, I bring you a message from the smallest of us. It is to start within. Pick-up your yards, recycle, reuse, stop adding fertilizer and poisons to our sacred space-our ground. Let us have our space cleaned up. Bend over, pick-up and clean-up where ever you are.
We speak for the Trees…
Sycamore... We are stressed out from the acid rain. Send your prayers to the rain clouds to help purify the rain drops as they fall to Motherearth. In return we can continue to provide oxygen, food & lodging for the world.
We speak for the Birds…
Be the examples that your children will follow.
We speak for the People…
We remember that:
Gratitude in the Beginning came out-of-the-Blue.
Gratitude comes with the Peace of Detachment.
The Light of Acceptance creates Trust.
The Joy of Unity brings Harmony and Happiness.