Post by THE GREAT OZ on Sept 7, 2011 19:30:34 GMT
I am not the most well versed in Shamanism or Indian Mythology of any culture, but I do like the stories they pass down for they have great message. This is one I found and liked.
In the world that was as black as Raven, Animal People lost their children in the perpetual darkness, Frog People prayed for the stars to light up the sky, Raven tormented the people as they attempted to spearfish in the darkness. He swooped down and took their fish, he toyed with the people who just wanted to get on with their lives. Soon Raven grew tired of his game and flew to the place he had come from, the sky, he stole the box which held daylight so that he and the Animal People would be able to see where to find food.
After flying through a hole in the sky, Raven came to the Sky Chief’s house, there he waited beside the spring until the chief’s only daughter came to fetch water. Raven shape shifted into a tiny cedar leaf floating on top of the water. When the chief’s daughter arrived she put her hand into the spring and scooped up some water to drink, as she did this she inadvertently drank the small leaf.
After a short time she told her parents she was with child, they were thrilled to hear the news as they dearly wanted a grandchild and after a few months the chief’s beloved daughter gave birth to a healthy son. He had jet black hair, dark eyes and fine aquiline features, he was loved by his grandparents and his mother, but no matter what they did he could not be pleased. He cried constantly and no-one could work out what was wrong with him, they bathed him several times a day, dressed and undressed him, fed him, he was inconsolable. To be continued at link below.
The rest of this story can be read and also they have a few more that are nice. We must not forget to still feed the inner child with the stories that mean more today than when you were a child. Your inner child can be whomever you want it to be.
Bless...OZ
I might add that if you peruse this site it is stock full of the most interesting topics. I try and learn something new everyday, and this site is quite good for info that followed some of my basic thoughts on certain subjects.
RAVEN STEELS DAYLIGHT FROM THE SKY
In the world that was as black as Raven, Animal People lost their children in the perpetual darkness, Frog People prayed for the stars to light up the sky, Raven tormented the people as they attempted to spearfish in the darkness. He swooped down and took their fish, he toyed with the people who just wanted to get on with their lives. Soon Raven grew tired of his game and flew to the place he had come from, the sky, he stole the box which held daylight so that he and the Animal People would be able to see where to find food.
After flying through a hole in the sky, Raven came to the Sky Chief’s house, there he waited beside the spring until the chief’s only daughter came to fetch water. Raven shape shifted into a tiny cedar leaf floating on top of the water. When the chief’s daughter arrived she put her hand into the spring and scooped up some water to drink, as she did this she inadvertently drank the small leaf.
After a short time she told her parents she was with child, they were thrilled to hear the news as they dearly wanted a grandchild and after a few months the chief’s beloved daughter gave birth to a healthy son. He had jet black hair, dark eyes and fine aquiline features, he was loved by his grandparents and his mother, but no matter what they did he could not be pleased. He cried constantly and no-one could work out what was wrong with him, they bathed him several times a day, dressed and undressed him, fed him, he was inconsolable. To be continued at link below.
The rest of this story can be read and also they have a few more that are nice. We must not forget to still feed the inner child with the stories that mean more today than when you were a child. Your inner child can be whomever you want it to be.
Bless...OZ
I might add that if you peruse this site it is stock full of the most interesting topics. I try and learn something new everyday, and this site is quite good for info that followed some of my basic thoughts on certain subjects.
