07/11/2023
The great lesson !!!
Humility and remember that we are learning! 🏵
"The ceremony should be a safe place, a place to be vulnerable and heal.
Remember this next time when you are at the drum or by the side of the fire ...
Don't gossip or mistreat people.
Do not talk about what you have not seen.
Do not look for the error or bad behavior in others,
you have not walked his path.
It is your responsibility, at that time,
make it a safe place, take care of yourself.
Have the courage to speak from your heart to others,
to invite everyone to have that practice.
Take care of the altars, take care of the children and grandparents.
Protect the subtlety of the ceremony,
it is your responsibility.
Our grandparents have told us
"We do not allow photos to be taken in ceremony"
It is not a superstition ... It is about being humble and respecting,
grandparents lived a time where one could be imprisoned
for carrying out a ceremony ... a fire,
the photos could be evidence to put him in jail.
But also, it is out of respect because when one enters into prayer, one is exposed, emotionally and spiritually.
That is why he always asks permission, asks those who are in the fire.
Do not allow or believe in anyone who says that your prayers
they have not been heard or they are weak.
Because you don't speak or sing in a certain way.
Because you have not lived in a particular land.
Because you don't know the songs.
Because you don't have the ceremonial instruments.
Because you don't have to***co.
Because your shoulders are not covered.
Because you haven't quit alcohol or drugs.
Because you eat a particular type of food.
Because you are not straight.
Because you have no money or you have enough.
Because you have no family.
Because you are not indigenous.
Because you are not a grandfather.
Because you are not "something" or "someone".
Everyone is free to pray
and in the end only the Creator
decide what prayers to answer,
so he trusts fire. "
- Manuel O'Brien
