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Native American Sacred Hoop Visionquest
Medicine Wheel and Four Directions
Afterwards, the hand or a feather
is used to direct a few curls of smoke, imbued with the fragrance and spiritual
energy of the sacred herbs, to the people, places, or objects that need
cleansing
The Sweatlodge ceremony (which
usually includes prayers, songs, chants, and drumming) releases all impurities
and sends them out on the Four Winds.
During the Pipe Ceremony, the Elder puts four pinches
of tobacco in the bowl of the sacred pipe and offers a pinch to each of the Four
Directions.
Afterwards the pipe holder asks the Spirits to come and join in the smoking of the sacred pipe and to pass the participants prayers and requests on to Great Spirit and then the sacred pipe is passed from person to person in the circle.
Smoking the Native American Sacred Peace Pipe
The Sacred Hoop symbolizes
the Circle of Life and the power of the circle matrix that is the creative
foundation of the universe. The sky, the planet, the sun, the stars, the moon,
the whirling wind, the nests of birds, the tepees, the seasons, and life cycles
follow this circle round pattern.
The Four Powers nourish the blossoming World Tree at the center of the Circle of Life. For the people to thrive and blossom, the Sacred Hoop must be whole and unbroken... Go back
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Native American Sacred Hoop Visionquest Copyright © 2002-2008 Maureen Grace Burns, Blessings Cornucopia. All Rights Reserved.
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