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<BODY><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <CENTER> <img src=moonface.gif><BR><P><P><P> My personal totem is the wolf.<BR> I have adopted the wolf as the symbol of my spirituality.<BR> The wolf family is made up of<BR> female wolves and their pups, <BR>while the male hierarchy is controlled by the alpha male.<BR> The family is headed by the alpha female,<BR> who is bred by the alpha male until<BR> that male is replaced by another male. <BR>That is meaningful to me as a single parent and lesbian,<BR> I feel drawn to strong females. <BR><P> I look forward to going into the woods across from my home<BR> and throwing back head and howling at the moon. <BR>Ever tried it?? <BR>Don't knock it until you do...<BR><P> It gives me a wonderful sense of peace and oneness with my wolf spirit.<BR><P><P> <P><P><P> <font face="TAHOMA"><font size=4> These are basic principles of<BR> Native American spirituality.<BR><P><P> <CENTER><img src=silhouette.gif> The Great Mystery<BR><P> </CENTER> Native Americans believe that eternity, the Great Mystery, is sacred and exalted and the source of the most joy and satisfaction possible in this lifetime.<BR><P><P> <CENTER><img src=silhouette.gif> The Temple of Nature</CENTER><BR><P> Native Americas are children of nature and do not believe it is possible to build a house for THe One who is met in the forest, mountains or prairies. God is found in the clouds where our Great-Grandfather Sun kindles his evening camp-fire and rides upon the wind or is launched among the rivers and sees. Such a God needs no lesser cathedral.<BR><P><P> <CENTER><img src=silhouette.gif> The Power of Silence</CENTER><BR><P> Native Americas do not hold to the arrogant belive that articulate speech is proof of superiority over the rest of creation. Native Americans believe that silence is the sign of perfect balance of mind, body and spirit. We believe that we hear God's voice in the silence and that silence bears fruit...self-control, courage, patience, dignity and reverence.<BR><P><P> <CENTER><img src=silhouette.gif> The Presence of the Spirit</CENTER><BR><P> Native Americans believe that the Spirit of God is not breathed into humans only but into the universe itself and all that lives therein. The elements and forces in nature, wind, water, fire, frost and lightning, are regarded as spiritual powers. We believe that God's spirit is pervasive in cration and all creatures possess a soul, in some degree.<BR><P><P> <CENTER><img src=silhouette.gif> Poverty and Simplicity</CENTER><BR><P> Native Americans seem to be regarded by white society as impoverished and simple, however, what is often forgotten is that our spirituality forbids the accumulation of wealth and indulgence in luxury. Our beliefs encourage the sharing of our skills and the fruits of our labors in order to keep our souls free from pride, greed and envy.<BR><P><P> <CENTER><img src=silhouette.gif> Nature and Solitude</Center><BR><P> Native Americans have always looked upon the establishment of permanent towns and material civilization as a breeding ground for moral peril. We believe that to spend time alone in nature strengthens our bond with all that is sacred and builds a powerful force within us that accumulates in solitude.<BR><P><P> <CENTER><img src=silhouette.gif> Prayer</CENTER><BR><P> Native Americans divide our mind into two parts - the spiritual and the physical. The spiritual is concerned with the essence of things and we strengthen it by spiritual prayer, during which we fast and endure hardship. The physical mind is lower and is concerned with all personal matters. The physical benefits from all charms or incantations designed to secure benefit or avert danger.<BR> The Sun is the universal father and our reverence and love for the Sun and the Earth are really anextension of our love for our parents. This is material or physical prayer. <BR> We recognize the spiritual in all creation and believe that we draw spiritual powers from it. WE set apart no day as the Sabbath because we believe all days belong to God.<BR><P><P> <CENTER><img src=silhouette.gif> The Appreciation of Beauty</CENTER><BR><P> Native Americans stand alone in our appreciation of beauty. In keeping with our beliefs, we do n ot pretend to imitate that which cannot be imitated and we make no attempt to repreduce the works of the Great Artist.Beauty is always fresh and living and God dresses the world anew with each season of the year.<BR><P><P> <CENTER><img src=silhouette.gif> The Miracle of the Ordinary</CENTER><BR><P> Native Americans see the Divine in all creation. We view God in all creatures and believe that each creature contains that which is essential to life, a soul. As we belive that, we must see the sacred in the ordinary and the ordinary in the sacred. Therein lies our joy and contentment.<BR><P><P><P> <CENTER><img src=wolves3s_small.gif><BR><P><P> <CENTER> I have been to the end of the earth.<BR> I have been to the end of the waters.<BR> I have been to the end of the sky.<BR> I have been to the end of the mountains.<BR> I have found none that were not my friends.<BR><P><P> <a href="index-3.html"><img src=pawprint1.jpg></a><BR><P> return to my homepage<BR><P><P>  <center> <div> <br> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=300&height=250&cache=0"></script> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=300&height=250"></script> </div> <br> <br> </center> </HTML> <FRAMESET ROWS="50%,50%">