Solstice
Coming up to the Winter Solstice this year, I am more than ever aware of the sacredness of this time between the extremes of light and [...]
Arkansas
I frequently suggest to others something I call a square foot meditation—sitting quietly in one spot for a good long time, simply observing, while holding [...]
Ancestry: Contemporary: An excerpt from “Concerning Smoke” by Jordan Paper GalleryAncestry: Contemporary: An excerpt from “Concerning Smoke” by Jordan Paper
Native American, History and Culture, Consciousness, Energy, and Matter: Quotations, Cross-Cultural Mythology, Ancestry: Contemporary, Earth and Ecology, Intention and Expectation: Quotations, All Ancestry Content, Prayer: Quotations
Ancestry: Contemporary: An excerpt from “Concerning Smoke” by Jordan Paper
“The bowl of the pipe is a sacrificial vessel that itself is a miniature cosmos. Often tobacco is added pinch by pinch, each [...]
Quotations from Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux GalleryQuotations from Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
Native American, History and Culture, Cross-Cultural Mythology, Consciousness, Energy, and Matter: Quotations, Psychology, Spirituality, Fear, Courage, and Reassurance: Quotations, Earth and Ecology, Prayer: Quotations
Quotations from Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
Black Elk was a holy man of the Oglala Sioux. The following quotes are from Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy [...]
Order and Connection, A Quote from Vine Deloria Jr.
“…From observing the world around them, they could see orderly processes that marked the way organic life behaved. From the obvious motions of the sun [...]
War, Peace, Reconciliation, by Glenda Taylor
This article, War, Peace, Reconciliation, is by Glenda Taylor, who notes: "I wrote this in 1989, but amazingly, as I read it in the year [...]
“Sunset and Evening Star…” by Alfred Tennyson
Our good friend Steve Nash crossed over yesterday out of this form of life. Steve was one of the finest men I’ve ever known, and his [...]
Repentance and Forgiveness: Many Brief Quotations
This long list of relatively short quotations has been collected over many years by Glenda Taylor. Scroll through to see them all. They are all [...]
Equivalent Measurements and Substitutions
Equivalent Measurements and Substitutions: This list, which I've added to over the years, is quite long, but [...]
Ancestry and Genealogy
Over many years, Glenda Taylor’s interest in history and her family’s place in it has resulted in a vast accumulation of information that is being [...]
