SOUL LOSS

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The AMERICANS

The displays of imbalance are the unique signature of the white man who came to these shores. The land did not change his spirit. Our ancestors meant little to nothing to him. It was only the progress forward under God that mattered. The soul of the People, and the souls of living creatures were mysteriously written out of his consciousness. It was amazing the mind, and spirit that created the Doctrine of Discovery! No one had lived outside of natural order like this man! That mind had the spirit that could not see how imbalance tips Life out of sorts into chaos, and fears that are not natural to the tune of human development.

Few people share the joy white men with guns take in the taking of lives. It plays out all over the world as a religion with no temple only a set of circumstances to create conflict, and an ideology to justify the conflicts.

The white man is a restless being, and his restlessness kills him from within and us without thought to the scheme and wisdom of things created by the Creator for our well-being. The white man in our midst is very much like Kanati, the Hunter, in the Cherokee story about Corn Mother. Still in his infancy, his immaturity like Kanati in the beginning of his story, the white man has not met his 'Corn Mother' because his women have historically been chattel.

How we help this brother of ours will reflect who we are, and how we love, and reconciled with our own shadows. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 4.26.13

NOTE: After I posted this observation/prayer the administrator of the site blocked me.

AFRICAN CORN MOTHER is SELU

There is an African proverb that says, "The man who marries a beautiful woman and the farmer who grows maize by the roadside has the same problem."

On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean where corn first grew Corn Mother created something within her husband, Kanati, the Hunter. She awoke his manners, and he grew, in an instant, from being self-centered, and violent into a man; a protector of his woman, the animals he once slaughtered at will, and the Earth, our Mother. It was a transformation every hunter and every man should take note of.

Kanati was First Man to the Cherokee people. The animals gathered together to complain to the Creator about Kanati. Kanati was killing animals for the pleasure of it once he discovered he could kill beyond what he needed.  Creator listened to the stories, and assured his creation he would help them. Creator laid Kanati to sleep, and gave him a dream. Kanati thought he was dreaming of a plant growing out of his chest. He awoke, and found a plant had grown next to him. At the top of the plant a beautiful brown skinned woman looked down upon  him. Kanati stood up, and remembered the manners Creator had planted within him. He gave his hand to help her down.As she was stepping down she remembered something, and reached back to retrieve two ears of corn.

"I need to remember where I come from." she said to her husband.

In one story Corn Mother, and Kanati had two sons who became great hunters, like their father, of Deer. When their mother was old they took care of their mother, Selu. She received with gratitude, and rejoicing her son's kills, and would make them a soup they could not get enough of it tasted so good. The boys never knew what the soup was made of, and Selu would not tell them.

One day one of the brothers moved like the wind, as he did on a hunt, and unseen watched his mother in her lodge raise her dress and scratch her thighs. Yellow and white kernels fell from her into a wooden bowl at her feet. He slipped away, and told his brother who sat waiting for their mother's soup. When she gave them their soup they could not eat it. Selu realized it was time for her to leave. Sadly, she told her sons she was going  to leave them. She told them when she died where and how to bury her body. She said a plant would grow in her grave, and told them how to care for it until harvest time. She told them how to keep the kernels and prepare for the next season's planting. The next day they had to bury their mother. The brothers did as Selu instructed them, and from this day forward the Cherokee people have learned from and survived and thrived off the gifts of Selu, Corn Mother.

I would like to know what tribe tells this proverb to each other. It is important to know the tribe. Each tribe's stories talk about the soul of the people, and all souls are as important as the proverbs and the creation stories that tie one person to another and to the families of the tribe, and the families to the tribe connected to the Earth, our Mother. These relationships are important. They tell us how to conduct ourselves. and this proverb will it help me, for instance, over here on Turtle Island, live  better with my beautiful wife, or enforce what I already know? - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 9.5.12

CREATION STORY: Selu, Kanati and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

["On this date in 1968 Black Americans were rioting in grief and rage over the US killing of Dr. King. Cities around the nation were in flames. Those stories were not then or now balanced by stories that would upon acceptance into the conscious spirit of a people shift us away from the belly of rage and discontent. Here is one such story needing to be digested, incorporated and sung into the soul, mind and spirit of a hurting people." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories]


When Wtsiielohino had been populated for some time, all the animals became restless. The different councils of animals pondered the situation. The Deer Tribe came to the conclusion that there was something missing from creations, so they called on the Creator and asked her to complete the Circle, and she agreed to what they had asked of her.

One day while the Deer Tribe was patrolling their land, they came across a creature they had never seen before. He stood on his hind legs and had long hair growing from his head. He was the First Man, or Lucky Hunter. The deer hid in order to watch his actions. When the First Man was put on Mother Earth, he was instructed on how to live by the Creator. She taught him how to use all the parts of the deer in order to eat, make clothing, and fasten his bow with extracted sinew. She told him to always offer tobacco so the spirit of his deer cousins would remain happy. The Creator also showed him how to build a shelter where he could stay safe and warm. He then was left to go out on his own.

Days, weeks and months passed with the Deer Tribe watching the Lucky Hunter intently. They became confused by the way he carried himself. He walked around aimlessly. Even worse, he shot too many deer with his bow and arrows until their population became very scarce. He also forgot to leave tobacco when hunting. He slept every night out on the cold or muddy earth. He never attempted to build a shelter as the Creator had instructed him to do. His walk was clumsy and awkward and he constantly muttered to himself. He was not leading a balanced life; he truly was a fool. The Deer Tribe, sensing the problem this new being was causing, called upon the Creator to correct this unfortunate situation.

Things remained the same until one afternoon when the Lucky Hunter laid down on his back for an afternoon snooze. As he lay there resting in the warm sun, a giant Selu (corn) stalk grew out of his heart extending high into the sky. The stalk grew higher and higher. As the Lucky Hunter pondered what had happened, he noticed a beautiful woman appearing from the top of the stalk. She was the First Woman or Corn Maiden. The Lucky Hunter reached high into the sky and helped her down from the top of this fine creation. He instantly fell in love, and she told the First Man that they would now go to build their home. Before leaving, the First Woman took two pieces of corn, so that she would always remember where she came from. When she found a place where they would build their home, she planted the corn. They began working on their home. Soon it was completed and they seemed very content. For two years they watched the corn come and go. How they loved to watch the beautiful corn.

Looking out the window one morning, the Corn Maiden and the Lucky Hunter spotted Gana (the Sacred Turkey) nibbling on the selu. They had never known that corn was meant to be eaten. Their diet became complete once the couple started to eat the corn. The Deer Tribe increased in numbers as the First Woman taught the First Man how to live a true life. He began to give thanks and walk in a steady way. You see, the woman is the most important of Creation; she brought balance to the world.

Years went by and life remained peaceful for them. Suddenly, one afternoon as the Lucky Hunter was chopping wood in the yard, Corn Maiden became very angry. She dashed from the house and ran towards the mountains. The First Man, in a state of confusion, chased after her, but to no avail. She ran much faster than him. For every mountain he crossed, she would cross three. Finally realizing that he would never catch her, he fell to his knees and asked the Creator to help him. The Creator promised him that she would try her best.

The Corn Maiden ran and ran. Thorn buses started to appear on her path, but she continued to run without noticing the pain they caused. Other bushes sprung onto the path of many beautiful colors and fragrant smells: Gooseberries, blue- berries, and huckleberries. The First Woman paid them no attention. As she ran she simply crushed them under her feet.

Then bushes filled with heart shaped berries appeared on the path. The smell and sight of these berries caused her to stop. She decided that she would pick some of the berries. As she gathered, the Lucky Hunter continued running until he caught up to her. As she noticed him coming, a smile came over her face. She had tested his love and respect. They gathered berries together. When they started to return home, he took two of the strawberry plants to remind him of what had saved his life. After reaching their home, he planted the two strawberry plants next to the two stalks of Selu. The world continued in balance.

And this is what I was told. ~Cedric Sunray