7 Generations to come - Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux 1863-1950

"You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle,
and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles,
and everything tries to be round.

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In the old days all our power came to us from the sacred hoop
of the nation and so long as the hoop was unbroken the people flourished.​

The flowering tree was the living center of the hoop,
and the circle of the four quarters nourished it. ​

The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain and the north with its cold and mighty wind gave strength and endurance. ​

This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion.​

Everything the power of the world does is done in a circle.​

The sky is round and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball and so are all the stars. ​

The wind, in its greatest power, whirls.
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Birds make their nests in circles,
for theirs is the same religion as ours.

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The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle.
The moon does the same and both are round.

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Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing and always come back again to where they were.

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The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. ​

Our teepees were round like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation's hoop,
a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit
meant for us to hatch our children."

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Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux 1863-1950​

Over a hundred years ago Black Elk had a vision
of the time when Indian people would heal from the devastating effects of European migration. ​

In his vision the Sacred Hoop which had been broken, would be mended in seven generations.​

The children born into this decade will be the seventh generation.


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The Start of The Year 2011 on The Six (6) Season Calendar was 21 DEC 2010

1. 
   Susan Lynne Schwenger
   
   
   Photo Credit: Fred Espenak - www.MrEclipse.com
   
   
   The Start of The Year 2011 on The Six (6) Season Calendar was 21 DEC 2010
   
   This calendar used to consist of 6 seasons x 60 days = 360 days
   
   (after 1572, when The Gregorian Calendar was implemented,
   
   it has been modified to The Gregorian Calendar, as follows:
   
   4 Gregorian Years = ((3 x (360+5) + 1 x (360+1+5))
   
   This Calendar is used by First Nations, Native American, The Metis, The Maori,
   and, The Aborginee of Australia
   
   The Winter Season begins on The Last Full Moon of December, which was 21 DEC 2010
   
   - All tribes utilize a 260 day calendar, along with a 360 day calendar
   
   which was modified to 360+5 days, in a regular year
   or 360+1+5 days in a leap year after the year 1572.
   
   This calendar, is also known as
   
   The Ancient Year (360 days) Calendar,
   
   or The Thirteen (13) Moon Calendar
   
   or The Calendar Round
   
   ~ Susan Lynne Schwenger
   #The13thBridge