From the moment that Great White Buffalo Calf Woman appeared to the Sious nation, the pipe has been a Sacred Medicine shared by the Brothers, and the Sisters of native America as a way to pray, speak truth, and heal wounded or broken relationships.
We were given the Pipe to send our prayers and gratitude to Great Mystery and to signify peace among all Nations, Tribes and Clans. The Bowl of the Pipe represents the female aspect of all life-forms. When the stem is placed in the bowl, this act signifies union, creation and fertility.
When the Pipe is loaded, each pinch of Tobacco is blessed as each branch of our Relations is asked to enter the Pipe in their Spirit forms to be honored and smoked. We honor Mother Earth, Father Sky, Grandfather Sun, Grandmother Moon, The Four Directions, The Standing People, The Stone People, The Winged-ones,the Finned ones, The four-leggeds, The Creepy-crawlers, The Great Star Nation, The Sky Brothers and Sisters, Teh Subterrainiums, The Thunder-beings, The Four Chief Spirits (Air, Earth, Water and Fire), and all other Two-leggeds in the human family.
In smoking the Pipe, it is of utmost importance to smoke every pinch of Tobacco, that was loaded into the bowl........... etc.
The Application
The Pipe card speaks of inner-peace thatc an be found through the balancing of the Self. It is now time to honor both sides of your nature, male and female, and to acknowledge the Eternal Flame of Great Mystery that lives inside you. How you influence the lives of others depends upon this balance.
Inner-peace can be found through prayer and understanding of your role in the whole of Creation. World peace begins in the heart of each individual. It may be time to make peace with others or with any inner-conflict that keeps you from seeing the beauty of your true potential.
In all cases, the Pipe card asks you to honor the blessings given by Great Mystery. It asks you to honor who you are and why you are here. It asks you how you can assist our world. In making peace with the Self, these questions will be answred and the Sacred Path will become clear.
The Application
The Sweat Lodge card speaks of a need for purifying some aspect of your life. This cleansing can be gentle and healing if you are willing to approach it in a sacred manner. It may be time to cleanse negative thoughts or attitudes. From another point of view, if you have people pulling you down and stopping your forward movement, cleaning away the barrier is called for here.
Whether the purification is of body, mind, emotions, attitudes or spirit is for you to decide. The constant rule of the Sweat Lodge card is the humility and purification always make way for new life-force to enter. Remeber that once the "rust" is removed, you may shine in your own right.
The Vision Quest card speaks of a time of new direction or strengthening of the present path based on personal truth. Sometimes to find this truth it is neccessary to Enter the Silence and remove personal confusion. In other instances it is neccessary to actually go on a Vision Quest.
This card tells you that the course of your life needs to be clarified through vision. It is now time to ask for assistance from the Allies and/or Ancestors so that your choices will be reinforced with their wisdom and assistance. Seeking your personal answers is the keynote. Trusting those feelings and following them with action is the way to find the truth. To accomplish this you must release confusion and doubt, then proceed by allowing your truth to emerge. Remeber: in seeking you are asking for answers; be willing to accept and recognize the truth when it comes to you. Recognition and acceptance always precede inner-knowing.
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