Súumesh - Wéyekin - Baaxpée

Acquire 

 

rites of passage (outline)  and diagram  (full text)

 

various routes, including:

 

1.  inherited - Story Texts: Rock Medicine,  John's Squirrel, and  Tom's "Little Feathers" and Elk from John (Apsáalooke)

 

2.  acquire in "gift exchange" - Story Text: Horse Race for Stick Game (Apsáalooke)

 

3.  situational moment of challenge or stress  - Story Texts: Cougar (Schitsu'umsh), Walrus (Inuit),   Black Elk's Vision (Lakota)

 

4.  "fast," "prayer circles" in the mountains, overlooking the Lake - Reiterate Story Texts: Three Visitors the next Morning (EJ) World of the Crow p. 78,  and the Snakes and a Little Person (EJ)  (Apsáalooke)

Example:  Apsáalooke Fast,    Vision, and    Ashkísshe Sun Dance  Reiterate Story Text: In the Big Lodge - Bishée (EJ),   and In the Halls of a Hospital - "Empathy" (Apsáalooke) 

(A father's vow for a son, journey to the mountain and gift of humility and patience; and journey into the Big Lodge and gift of Bishée)

 

All routes to acquiring share: 

Relationship of Titwa-tityá-ya - “Animal/Spirit Peoples” (in all routes, "Animal  People" make call on who is selected)

Association with Songs and Bundle Objects, and their Animal/Spirit People relationships and knowledge (what is conveyed and passed on)

 

"Make Friends with Some Spirit" p. 33 "Landscape . . . "

"Somesh"  p. 46 "Landscape . . . . " 

"Song Is the Hoof Glue of Our People" p. 238 "Landscape . . . . "

"Gift of the Cougar"  p. 178 "Landscape . . . . "

"Send All Your Animals Back" p. 180 "Landscape . . . . "

 

 

As each of you have and certainly will face many challenges on your own life's journey, my my re-telling on my journey's, of my own rites of passages, the "huckleberries" I've received and applied be your own "huckleberries," adding them to your basket, "huckleberries" to apply to your own life challenges and those you love.

 

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