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Native American
Inspirations
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Riding The Wheel
Sacred Spinning Woman,
Spin the wheels for me.
For I am on a journey,
Many worlds to see,
I shall ride the wheels of Fire,
Water, Earth, and Air.
Sacred Spinning Woman,
Can you show me where?
Sisters of the Wyrd,
Weave a cloak for me.
For I am on a journey,
Between the worlds to be.
I shall ride the wheels
Of faith and dreams,
Of wisdom and free mind.
Sisters of the Wyrd,
Can you tell me what I'll find?
Witches of the Winds,
Clear the way for me.
For I am on a journey,
The worlds of Self to see.
I shall ride the wheels of life
To Spirit and beyond.
Witches of the Winds,
Send helpers, true and fond.
Grandmother Crystal Woman,
Light the night for me.
For I am on a journey,
In shadow worlds to be.
I shall ride the wheels of vision,
Strength and harmony.
Grandmother Crystal Woman,
Hear me, touch me, heal me.
By
~Amber Wolfe~
From her book the Shadow of the Shaman
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Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked in his moccasins
~Sioux indian Prayer~
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As I walk, As I walk,
The universe is walking with me.
~from the Navajo rain dance ceremony~
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Sometimes I go about pitying myself
And all the while I am be carried across the sky
By beautiful clouds
~Ojibway Indian saying~
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As long as you live, keep learning how to live
~Seneca~
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A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner:
"Inside of me there two dogs.
One of the dogs is mean and evil.
The other dog is good.
The mean dog fights the good dog all the time."
When asked which dog wins,
he reflected for a moment and replied,
"The one I feed the most."
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