Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 In a message dated 1/29/04 3:39:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, S888888888 writes: > can you give us more information about the Grandfather? > > Thanks > > John Wu > A Goat > Grandpa Wallace Black Elk, an elder of the Lakota tribe, worked diligently to bring us all closer to becoming a Global Family recognizing we are all related. (Mitakuye oyasin) He's caught much grief and badgering from the Native American Communities on the reservations for bringing Native ceremonies to " White People " . Grandpa knew in his heart this was one of his purposes in life. He knew it doesn't matter what race, sex, or religion you came from - he knew we all need to be connected. He shared the seven sacred ceremonies important to the Lakota, including the sweat lodge and the sacred pipe (Channupa) while traveling the world. I was fortunate to be able to sit at his knee. His story telling was filled with vivid images of bringing harmony among all peoples. One of his strongest messages was if we live harmoniously in our own community then the world will change. It is OK to think globally about peace but if we don't live it we are not contributing to the harmony of life. That does not mean rolling over and playing submissive and weak. Our strength comes from within and if we listen to Spirit we will be guided in how to walk our own path. He wrote a book on his personal experiences in ceremonies. Sacred Ways of a Lakota I was awed from his intelligence and ability to communicate to people's from many countries and how he helped bring many shamans together. I especially enjoyed sharing some wisdom about the star people. So please say a prayer of thanksgiving for the gifts he gave us while he was here on Mother Earth - Sunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 In a message dated 29/01/2004 15:15:58 GMT Standard Time, SacredQi888 writes: > One of his strongest messages was if we live harmoniously in our own > community then the world will change. It is OK to think globally about peace > but if we > don't live it we are not contributing to the harmony of life. That does not > mean rolling over and playing submissive and weak. Our strength comes from > within and if we listen to Spirit we will be guided in how to walk our own > path. > that is message we need. Do you have any web to show more detail about him? Thanks John Wu A Goat Dr & HERBS Ltd, UK www.drandherbs.com 0044 77 135 060 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Among the memories of Wallace Black Elk's reaching out to teach us his tradition's wisdom, back in the 1980's he was teaching a group of non-natives how to sing, as in singing with the big drum at pow-wows. Some of his students in this remarked how difficult it was to use the voice to create that quality of sound. Wallace Black Elk said that the white-man's singing was basically a kind of an artistic elaboration of the talking voice, or language communication. The native singing voice, in contrast, is a special quality to address a different, sacred dimension of sound, to communicate with spirit, or the Great Spirit. These words are my interpretation and a sort of explanation of his simple point. And, as always in the teachings that I heard, he didn't mean talking voice singing wasn't good, but just showing how native dance singing was different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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