Question:
By Chief Archie Fire Lame Deer and Helene Sarkis.
WAKAN TANKA
The source
Wakan Tanka is the Great Spirit, the Great Mystery, the Grandfather and Creator of all things.Wakan Tanka has always been and will always be.
Wakan Tanka is ALL THAT Is. The Gods, everything created, the act of creation itself--these aspects of the Great Spirit, the One; and the One is Wakan, Holy.
Anything that has birth must have a death.The Spirit is not born but given to one at birth, and it is Wakan.
Therefore one's Spirit will never die.
Next will be WI SUN Personal Power
love and blessings
lightwinds xxx
WI-SUN-Personal Power 1
Tradition
According to Lakota tradition, the creator,Wakan Tanka,was alone in an endless, timeless place. He decided to create from himself Spirit forces through which He would create the universe. In course, He created the Sixteen Mysteries. The first created was Wi, who, from pure Spirit, became the elemental energy of light and Life, the teacher and sustainer. Wi was transformed into the Sun, with the power to provide the energy for Earth to produce the substance of Life.
SKAN-MOTION-Manifestation 2
Tradition
Skan, the second spirit set forth from Wakan Tanka, because the Motion of all things. Skan set the stars and planets moving on their paths and released the winds to travel across the universe.
Skan enters the body with the spirit and sets in motion the breath and blood of new life.
All that is created is in motion. The seas, the clouds, the trees, and all that live within and upon the earth move in a dance to the radiance of the One who created all things-- Wakan Tanka.
MAKA-MOTHER EARTH-Birth 3
Tradition
The third Spirit to emerge from Wakan Tanka was Maka, who took the form of Earth.Maka is the spirit andessence of feminine energy, the source and substance of life. She is the spirit of all that gives forth and sustains life on Earth. In Lakota tradition, Wakan Tanka took all the colours of light and putting them together, created the sacred brown of the Earth Mother. Skan, the Spirit of Motion, blew water onto the earth to create the oceans and seas. And Inyan, Spirit of Equilibrium, came as stone to support the earth, holding her together. Lakotas say "Maka-say-elo"---all things upon this earth are endless.
INYAN-STONE-Support 4
Tradition
Inyan, the fourth creation of Wakan Tanka, is the force of equilibrium.On earth, Inyan is stone, for foundation and support of the body of Maka, Mother Earth.
All stone in your path are alive. The rock, the mountain, and all minerals are the material body of Inyan.
Inyan ska, the quartz crystal, lives and grows within the dark interior of the earth and, carrying this dark energy, becomes clear.
more to follow
love and blessings
lightwinds xxx
HANWI-5
MOON
Reflection
Tradition
In the Lakota story of creation, Maka, Mother Earth, traveled around Wi, Sun, who warmed and lighted but half her body. Maka asked Wi to warm the side that was cold and dark. Wi created from himself Hanwi, Moon, and placed her on the far side of the Earth so that the Sun's light, reflected, would comfort and illumine the Earth's dark side.
Han is "darkness," Wi is "sun." Hanwi is the "night sun."Hanwi ceremonies in darkness as she crosses the night sky. Certain ceremonies and rituals are performed with the night energies. The energies of darkness and the energies of light complement each other. Through the light of the sun and the light of the Moon, Wakan Tanka gives us the sacred Balance of Energies.
TATE-6
WIND
Change
Tradition
Skan, the spirit of Motion, created Tate. Tate, Wind, began to blow across the Earth carrying the seed of the Life Force, blowing it into the waiting human, the waiting plant.
The force of Tate is carried within the seed and passed down through the generations.
UNK-7
SATISFACTION & PASSION
To walk in Balance
Maka, Mother Earth. created Unk to feed her children the passion and satisfaction of life.
Unk is the yearning and delight between lovers, between a person and a beloved activity or thing, between a person and spiritual understanding.
The balance inherent in passion is the balance among the mental, physical, and spiritual needs we must satisfy in order to feel whole.
love and blessings
lightwinds xxx
WAKAN TANKA
The source
Wakan Tanka is the Great Spirit, the Great Mystery, the Grandfather and Creator of all things.Wakan Tanka has always been and will always be.
Wakan Tanka is ALL THAT Is. The Gods, everything created, the act of creation itself--these aspects of the Great Spirit, the One; and the One is Wakan, Holy.
Anything that has birth must have a death.The Spirit is not born but given to one at birth, and it is Wakan.
Therefore one's Spirit will never die.
Next will be WI SUN Personal Power
love and blessings
lightwinds xxx
Answers:
WI-SUN-Personal Power 1
Tradition
According to Lakota tradition, the creator,Wakan Tanka,was alone in an endless, timeless place. He decided to create from himself Spirit forces through which He would create the universe. In course, He created the Sixteen Mysteries. The first created was Wi, who, from pure Spirit, became the elemental energy of light and Life, the teacher and sustainer. Wi was transformed into the Sun, with the power to provide the energy for Earth to produce the substance of Life.
SKAN-MOTION-Manifestation 2
Tradition
Skan, the second spirit set forth from Wakan Tanka, because the Motion of all things. Skan set the stars and planets moving on their paths and released the winds to travel across the universe.
Skan enters the body with the spirit and sets in motion the breath and blood of new life.
All that is created is in motion. The seas, the clouds, the trees, and all that live within and upon the earth move in a dance to the radiance of the One who created all things-- Wakan Tanka.
MAKA-MOTHER EARTH-Birth 3
Tradition
The third Spirit to emerge from Wakan Tanka was Maka, who took the form of Earth.Maka is the spirit andessence of feminine energy, the source and substance of life. She is the spirit of all that gives forth and sustains life on Earth. In Lakota tradition, Wakan Tanka took all the colours of light and putting them together, created the sacred brown of the Earth Mother. Skan, the Spirit of Motion, blew water onto the earth to create the oceans and seas. And Inyan, Spirit of Equilibrium, came as stone to support the earth, holding her together. Lakotas say "Maka-say-elo"---all things upon this earth are endless.
INYAN-STONE-Support 4
Tradition
Inyan, the fourth creation of Wakan Tanka, is the force of equilibrium.On earth, Inyan is stone, for foundation and support of the body of Maka, Mother Earth.
All stone in your path are alive. The rock, the mountain, and all minerals are the material body of Inyan.
Inyan ska, the quartz crystal, lives and grows within the dark interior of the earth and, carrying this dark energy, becomes clear.
more to follow
love and blessings
lightwinds xxx
Answers:
HANWI-5
MOON
Reflection
Tradition
In the Lakota story of creation, Maka, Mother Earth, traveled around Wi, Sun, who warmed and lighted but half her body. Maka asked Wi to warm the side that was cold and dark. Wi created from himself Hanwi, Moon, and placed her on the far side of the Earth so that the Sun's light, reflected, would comfort and illumine the Earth's dark side.
Han is "darkness," Wi is "sun." Hanwi is the "night sun."Hanwi ceremonies in darkness as she crosses the night sky. Certain ceremonies and rituals are performed with the night energies. The energies of darkness and the energies of light complement each other. Through the light of the sun and the light of the Moon, Wakan Tanka gives us the sacred Balance of Energies.
TATE-6
WIND
Change
Tradition
Skan, the spirit of Motion, created Tate. Tate, Wind, began to blow across the Earth carrying the seed of the Life Force, blowing it into the waiting human, the waiting plant.
The force of Tate is carried within the seed and passed down through the generations.
UNK-7
SATISFACTION & PASSION
To walk in Balance
Maka, Mother Earth. created Unk to feed her children the passion and satisfaction of life.
Unk is the yearning and delight between lovers, between a person and a beloved activity or thing, between a person and spiritual understanding.
The balance inherent in passion is the balance among the mental, physical, and spiritual needs we must satisfy in order to feel whole.
love and blessings
lightwinds xxx
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