SPIRITUAL BEINGS
The Cherokee are strong in their beliefs of spiritual beings. Each and every day includes the existence and/or
communications, or interactions with spiritual beings. The Cherokee believe that these spirits are very much a
part of the natural world. It is known that in some point in time, each individual will have at least one spiritual
encounter, while there are others who have continual interactions. Sometimes these spiritual beings are our
contact with our ancestors. Some guide us through our lives, some help us in healing and protecting. Some are
just the eyes and ears for those on the other side. The most famous of these spirits are the legendary “Little
People.�?These are very small spirit people who are invisible to everyone unless they want to be seen. When
they make themselves visible they appear to be very small Cherokee people with very long hair. The Little
People reside in various places such as caves in the mountains, shelters made of rocks and sometimes in laurel
thickets. They love drumming and dancing. They have been known to find lost children, or to help children who
are experiencing troubled and sad times. The Little people have been known to be very mischievous and when
dealing with them you must be very cautious and you must observe the traditional rules about them. They don’t
like to be disturbed and when a person constantly bothers them, it is said that they can cause that person to be
“puzzled�?throughout their life. It is said that if a person sees one of the Little People, they are not suppose to
talk about it, or tell anyone about it for at least seven years. Also it has been told that the Little People should
not be talked about after sunset.
The Cherokee believe that when a person dies, his soul may be chosen to continue to live as a ghost in this
dimension, and they will be given the ability to be seen when needed. Some people can see them and some
cannot. Some people have the spiritual ability to see them more often than others and some even have the
ability to interact with ghosts. Then there are others who have never seen a ghost and possibly never will. A
ghost is sometimes called a “Guide.�?Sometimes they will appear to a person when there is a need to
communicate with the living world. Sometimes they appear just to visit and other times they may have messages
of good or bad health for someone. And sometimes they appear to someone as their guide to help with the
journey to the other side.
BELIEF IN GOOD AND BAD DEEDS
The Cherokee believe that if your life is of doing good unselfishly and without the desire of a reward, you will be
rewarded with good things. However, if you have done bad then bad things will come to you. Again we must
think of the Sacred Circle and the circle of life |
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