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(A Blackfoot friend shared this message with me today.)
Message from White Eagle, Hopi indigenous.
This moment humanity is going through can now be seen as a portal and as a hole. The decision to fall into the hole or go through the portal is up to you.
If you repent of the problem and consume the news 24 hours a day, with little energy, nervous all the time, with pessimism, you will fall into the hole. But if you take this opportunity to look at yourself, rethink life and death, take care of yourself and others, you will cross the portal. Take care of your homes, take care of your body. Connect with your spiritual House.
When you are taking care of yourselves, you are taking care of everything else. Do not lose the spiritual dimension of this crisis; have the eagle aspect from above and see the whole; see more broadly.
There is a social demand in this crisis, but there is also a spiritual demand -- the two go hand in hand. Without the social dimension, we fall into fanaticism. But without the spiritual dimension, we fall into pessimism and lack of meaning. You were prepared to go through this crisis. Take your toolbox and use all the tools available to you.
Learn about resistance of the indigenous and African peoples; we have always been, and continue to be, exterminated. But we still haven't stopped singing, dancing, lighting a fire, and having fun. Don't feel guilty about being happy during this difficult time.
You do not help at all being sad and without energy. You help if good things emanate from the Universe now. It is through joy that one resists. Also, when the storm passes, each of you will be very important in the reconstruction of this new world.
You need to be well and strong. And for that, there is no other way than to maintain a beautiful, happy, and bright vibration. This has nothing to do with alienation.
This is a resistance strategy. In shamanism, there is a rite of passage called the quest for vision. You spend a few days alone in the forest, without water, without food, without protection. When you cross this portal, you get a new vision of the world, because you have faced your fears, your difficulties.
This is what is asked of you:
Allow yourself to take advantage of this time to perform your vision-seeking rituals. What world do you want to build for you? For now, this is what you can do -- serenity in the storm. Calm down, pray every day. Establish a routine to meet the sacred every day.
Good things emanate; what you emanate now is the most important thing. And sing, dance, resist through art, joy, faith, and lov
crickets
(25,896 posts)H2O Man
(73,308 posts)PlanetBev
(4,098 posts)Its just what I needed right now. Ive been in a dark place all morning. I will treasure these words forever.
I thought that some of our Good Friends in this community might find it an important message now.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Ty for posting this!
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I'm glad you like it, Friend SheltieLover!
I was happy to get the message today from an old friend.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Hekate
(90,189 posts)H2O Man
(73,308 posts)White Eagle is a very wise lady. While I do not know her personally, from my old friend I got the impression that she knew there are many, many Good People who needed to hear this message now.
mzmolly
(50,957 posts)Thank you for sharing.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)A much appreciated post for today.
Thank you
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I think it's a good message for all of us at this time.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,270 posts)triron
(21,914 posts)H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I immediately knew it would be good to share with the DU community.
triron
(21,914 posts)No words, just a film with music background (by Philip Glass I think).
Very unique.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)It fits today as much as it did the day it was released. Thank you for mentioning it -- I strongly recommend it for anyone who hasn't seen it. For that matter, for anyone who hasn't seen it lately.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,270 posts)H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I used to have it on VHS tape. A few years back, there was an art teacher who came here for ceremony. She was a strong lady, very interested in truth and justice. She had found it on a DVD. I haven't been able to watch it in years. Time seems to unfold faster as I grow older. I appreciate that you shared this!
triron
(21,914 posts)burrowowl
(17,606 posts)Response to triron (Reply #12)
triron This message was self-deleted by its author.
malaise
(267,800 posts)niyad
(112,432 posts)triron
(21,914 posts)niyad
(112,432 posts)triron
(21,914 posts)niyad
(112,432 posts)triron
(21,914 posts)llashram
(6,265 posts)Wise counselling here...
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)to read it. There is so much hostility in society today.
coeur_de_lion
(3,662 posts)And so much expresses my heart right now.
Sometimes I think youre a higher more evolved version of myself.
As you know I am at that point where the crisis Is either going to break me or make me.
Turning inward, I am waiting for divine inspiration to decide next steps. I cant be a 24/7consumer of the news anymore.
Love you to death brother. I appreciate you right now more than I ever have before.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)that is very kind of you.
I just went for a walk. Not a long walk. I drove a bit, and then followed an old abandoned railroad bed into some woods. I turned off onto a deer path, and followed it to a plateau. Many years ago -- somewhere between 35 and 100 -- I had found a carved stone there, what is commonly called a "paint pot." On the inside, long ago, an Indian woman had carved a sun rise. So I go back there to think when the opportunity arises. I came across a pottery shard from the late woodland phase, along with a nutting stone and some flint pre-forms.
Upon my return to my vehicle, I noticed a man in a large truck sitting nearby, scowling at me. He had a large American flag painted on his truck. The closer I got, the more evident it was that he was staring at me in an unfriendly way. So I smiled and waved to him. He hesitated a bit, and finally waved back at me.
triron
(21,914 posts)A kind face brings out good. I and my gf do a hike in the Sandia foothills (near Albuquerque)
every morning. Gets our day started out much better.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)a wrinkled old mug, but I was smiling. (grin)
There was a bit of discussion some time back about a projectile point-type called Sandia. If I remember correctly, someone said they found one at a lower level than a fluted point. An old friend gave me one with a broken tip many years ago, along with his collection of western points. Beautiful materials.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Thank you!
I have been saying the same...but not with this much grace.
❤️ ~✿~❧~🌿~❧~✿~ ❤️
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)Keep on spreading the positive message!
coeur_de_lion
(3,662 posts)That we could keep this kicked forever and keep coming back and talking about this.
I am bookmarking and youll hear more from me on here from now until this is all resolved one way or another.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)it has not sank as quickly as most of my nonsense does.
Ponietz
(2,904 posts)Bradshaw3
(7,455 posts)Every summer the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff hosts a week long cultural/music/arts fair for each of three different tribes - the Hopi was always my favorite. They just have such a beautiful worldview and were always so great to visit with at their booths.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)Years ago, Thomas Banyacya was at Onondaga. Although he was from a different part of North America than the Onondaga Elders, his message was pretty much the same. Powerful man. Are you familiar with him? (He passed on in the late 1990s.)
Bradshaw3
(7,455 posts)I used to live just a few miles from First and Second Mesa. I always thought the story of Lewis Tewamina would make a great doc or dramatic movie, both for his athletic exploits but also later when he fought against forced institutional "education" of NA children and the cultural cancellation that went with it.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)I actually feel serene, most of the time. Sometimes my anger rages out of control and I let it go, so that what is left inside me is good. It seems to work.
I am certainly not a holy person but I believe we all have these elements inside us. The trick is to put the holy and good aspects of our personalities in the ascendancy where they will have more room to be expressed.
Thank you so much for posting this! I hope that every person who feels they're headed for the hole will read this.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)You are such a kind and gentle person. That is "holy," though not necessarily "religious." Tadodaho Leon Shenandoah taught that gentleness is the greatest human strength. Add to that, that you are a poet-artist. Your contributions on this forum are always so important!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)I am honored by your thoughtful remarks. Thank you.
malthaussen
(17,065 posts)Moreover, don't confuse "religion" with "belief in the Christian god."
At bottom, a holy person is one who walks with compassion. Come to think of it, that's the original meaning of "Christian" as well.
You get pissed off once in awhile? Ever read about JC and the moneylenders?
-- Mal
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,297 posts)I think you're right. I just hadn't thought it completely through.
Oh yes, I know that parable well.
Thank you.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Very good advice, and I really need to take it seriously. All of this chaos and negativity has really been taking a toll on me physically, mentally and spiritually.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)saturated the environment to a very dangerous extent. I was telling one of my sisters yesterday that I have been more tired out mentally in recent weeks. As a result, I leave my property less often than usual -- which has been twice per month for years now, except when my son is boxing in the Golden Gloves. Now that I've picked about 90% of the produce from my garden, I am spending more time out at my pond.
wryter2000
(46,016 posts)Just what I needed
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I'm so happy that you and others like it as much as I do!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)H2O Man
(73,308 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)proud patriot
(100,700 posts)thanks for sharing it
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I think a lot of us needed it today. I'm really glad that you like it!
cayugafalls
(5,629 posts)We should take it to heart.
Told my dad today during phone call almost the same kind of message. He is ready to give up, he felt much better after the phone call.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I'm glad that you talked with your Dad today. It sounds like he got benefit from your message. That is so important!
Peaceful Protester
(280 posts)H2O Man
(73,308 posts)when I first got it. Sorry about that! But yes, it should be "love."
niyad
(112,432 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,237 posts)H2O Man
(73,308 posts)Kali
(54,990 posts)but if you don't take of yourself, how can you take care of anything else? especially women who get shoved into caretaker roles all the time - if you wear your self out you can not do that job. it is not selfish to care for yourself.
It is especially important for people to take care of themselves at this time.
Note: Magical Mystery Tour is not among my favorite Beatles albums, though it does contain some great music.
side note, spent a few summers as a kid below First Mesa in the village of Polacca in a little two room sandstone house with no electricity, out house down the hill. my Father was doing some research at the Health Center in Keams Canyon. my white blond hair was a novelty. went to some dances and saw rain afterwards. it was magical to a child for sure.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)It is priceless, absolutely precious advice.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I am happy that you and others here like it!
volstork
(5,394 posts)I needed to hear this.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I think that a lot of us needed to hear it!
Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)Just back from a nice long walk and ate and drank some before reading. I went a little different way and saw a beautiful hollowed out part in a huge oak. Maybe a lightening strike? I hope the tree does ok.
What a great message. The cares and worries are still here, but wandering around is always so relaxing and rewarding.
Thanks for posting
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)I try to go for a walk most days. Much of the time, they are short walks, but I'm fortunate to live very rurally, and have fields and woods all around on my property. There are plenty of days when it's just a walk out to my pond to feed the fish and birds, and sitting quietly.
OneGrassRoot
(22,917 posts)This is such an excellent reminder. I used to think of this frequently, as it's something my dearest friend, a Black woman, has pointed out to me and I thus see it in the Black community as a whole.
The joy of people who have been dehumanized and exterminated, as your friend says. Their joy is an act of resistance -- "They can take everything but they can't take our joy."
I, like so many responding, needed this right now.
Thank you.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)What a strange time, eh? Last week, on FB, a person who doesn't know me felt a need to threaten me. A fine example of the attempted short-cuts in thinking commonly found among Trump supporters! I knew a bit about him, while he had no idea who I am. As his late father had been a hell's angel, I concluded that threats were the most common form of communication within his family system. More, I knew that he was rather unlikely to drive for six hours to get here, since he had no idea where I live.
After noting that even a cowardly chihuahua would dare to bark at a lion on a television or computer screen, I eventually engaged him in conversation. We ended up having a civil conversation, though we could never be friends.
OneGrassRoot
(22,917 posts)I'm approaching a numb state. It feels like the Nazi zombie apocalypse is upon us. I can't deal with pro-Trump/QAnon people. At all. Good on you and any other kind soul who can have a civil conversation. to you.
MagickMuffin
(15,888 posts)I get to co host zoom meetings and end it with a sacred prayer. This one would be uplifting note to end on.
H2O Man
(73,308 posts)That would be good. Thank you!
NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)Such a powerful message and wonderful reminder of our strength, resilience and opportunity to choose joy.
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)This is a resistance strategy. In shamanism, there is a rite of passage called the quest for vision. You spend a few days alone in the forest, without water, without food, without protection. When you cross this portal, you get a new vision of the world, because you have faced your fears, your difficulties.
malaise
(267,800 posts)Take care of yourselves!
Layzeebeaver
(1,574 posts)Just a minor addition.
But the message as it stands holds true for all generations.
Withywindle
(9,988 posts)Wisdom I needed to hear today.
It's so easy to get overwhelmed and depressed. These are good tools for fighting that, and rising above.
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)I want to have a better outlook but its so hard.
This is wonderful!
Kid Berwyn
(14,648 posts)Small minds cannot grasp great ideas; to their narrow comprehension, their purblind vision, nothing seems really great and important but themselves.
― Sir James George Frazer, The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41082/41082-pdf.pdf
Time to grab the bough, yall.
fierywoman
(7,641 posts)Ani Yun Wiya
(797 posts)Good advice...
ms liberty
(8,478 posts)I was doing okay until RBG, but that has shaken me and left me feeling off balance. "May you live in interesting times" isn't a proverb, right now it feels more like a curse.
niyad
(112,432 posts)spanone
(135,632 posts)thank you H20 Man
Talitha
(6,477 posts)It reminds me of something I heard many years ago, about a prisoner in a Nazi death camp. No matter how horribly he was treated, he would pray to God every night and give thanks. One night another prisoner said to him "We are prisoners in a miserable death camp... what do you have to be thankful for?" The little old man looked at him and said... "Because I'm not like them."
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)Regardless I will read it everyday starting today.
It is powerful. Real power.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)hamsterjill
(15,214 posts)The perspective is simply awesome. As per your permission upthread, I intend to share with some who are outside DU and could benefit, I believe.
Thanks for bringing this to us.
Amaryllis
(9,523 posts)sit all the time and also sending to a bunch of friends. So inspiring. The RBG thing was taking its toll. This gave me a much needed perspective. Out of the hole and into the portal. What a great re-frame. THank you, thank you! This should be posted once a week till the election is settled. I'm absolutely serious. THis is the kind of energy we need to be putting out, and we need constant reminders to counter the negativity.
c-rational
(2,581 posts)PurgedVoter
(2,191 posts)There are times when it is easy to fall to the blindness of anger.
Blue Owl
(49,913 posts)calimary
(80,693 posts)Creates beauty - that the whole neighborhood can share and which can feed your own soul. Add a few more green leaves and buds to this battered ecosystem. The quiet that's involved is healing and restorative to the spirit. It can be very contemplative work. I've found it helps the focus, and adds serenity, as well as an accomplishment or two! Plant a tree if you have the space - in honor of the many trees lost in the fires. Or get a pot or other container and plant some seeds. A packet of seeds isn't very expensive, and it's such a joy to watch what sprouts. It's a hopeful act. Sorta renews one's faith. And if you don't have a garden, maybe a friend does, and will give your seedling(s) a new home.
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Has he read this aloud?
right on the mark
SayItLoud
(1,696 posts)Touch The Earth
by Terry McLuhan (daughter of Marshall)
I met and interviewed her when her book came out and have had it in my library and heart ever since.
Synopsis: "We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills and the winding streams with tangled growth, as 'wild. Only to the white man was nature a 'wilderness' and only to him was the land 'infested' with 'wild' animals and 'savage' people. To us it was tame. Earth was bountiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery. Not until the hairy man from the east came and with brutal frenzy heaped injustices upon us and the families we loved was it 'wild' for us, it was that for us the 'Wild West' began." TOUCH THE EARTH is a selection of statements and writings by North American Indians, chosen to illuminate the course of Indian history and the abiding values of Indian life. Together they recount the pain of the Indian as he watched the white man kill the wild herbs and overrun the sacred lands of his ancestors. Mystified at first by the white man's ways, the Indian tone gives way first to anger, then desperation and, finally hopelessness. More than 50 pages of photographs, taken by the American photographer Edward S. Curtis in the early years of this century, complement the text.
Trueblue Texan
(2,371 posts)...when I decided to click on this. It was what I needed to read. And I am going to say goodbye for a while. I have marked my calendar for the first day of early voting in Texas; I have written both my senators; I have donated to dems all over the country, nationally and state parties. Now I'm going to focus on my vision for our future. I'm going to focus on healing myself and our nation. I am going to rest my spirit and find peace again. I will be back, but I have to get calm, silent, and still for a while. Peace to you all and may we all wake from this nightmare on November 4, 2020 with great joy and determination to restore our democracy stronger and better than it ever has been before.
Wawannabe
(5,580 posts)So powerful. And freeing!
😌❤️
malthaussen
(17,065 posts)... I have long been interested in how similar spiritual paths are among different cultures, when one gets to their roots. If there is such a thing as "universal morality," surely it is found here.
-- Mal
PatrickforO
(14,514 posts)Very much appreciated.
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,433 posts)Propaganda and lies--easy to fall into the abyss with the 24/7 nonstop news, the risk of covid19, the over 200,000 lives lost to virus, almost 7M cases wirh no end insight and with election about a month away--message gives me pause--reminds me to turn off the tv, shut down the noise and take time to reflect..
When you are taking care of yourselves, you are taking care of everything else. Do not lose the spiritual dimension of this crisis; have the eagle aspect from above and see the whole; see more broadly.
cp
(6,541 posts)Saving, sharing, and putting this into daily practice. Thank you.