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December 14 Soyal (Southwestern United States) Sakwa Mana Themes: Prayer; Communication; Cycles; Harvest; Health; Joy; Providence Symbols: The color Blue; Corn; Prayer Sticks; Pine Abuot Sakwa Mana: The Hopi Blue Corn Maiden, this goddess participates in the Soyal festival by carrying a tray of blue corn and spruce bows, both of which represent the goddess's ongoing providence, no matter the season. To Do Today: The Hopi gather in kivas today to comfort and bring happiness to the old year so that the new one will be filled with earth's and Sakwa Mana's bounty. Several customary activities today are fun to try. FIrst, offer the gift of a feather to a friend. This ensures them a new year filled with health and joy. To invoke Sakwa Mana's blessing on the gift, pack it with a few pine needles. Over time, the feather will absorb the goddess's aroma and disperse her power each time it's fanned in ritual. Making a sun shield brings victory in your life over any darkness holding your back. To create a simple one, cut out around piece of paper and decorate it with your creative vision of the sun. Either keep this with you or put it in a predominant spot in our home. When success comes, burn the paper with a thankful heart. Finally, find a fallen pine twig outside and attch a small feather to it. This represents both the goddess and your wish for a gentle voice in prayer. |
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| October 1 Reunion with the Goddess (Southeastern United States) Cherokee First Woman Themes: Spirituality; Universal Truth; Unity; Cleansing; Abundance Symbols: All animals and Plants About Cherokee First Woman: This goddess appears in Cherokee myths as an ancestress of the tribe and creatrix of all animals and plants. After the world was first inhabited, Cherokee First Woman continued to give birth to one child a year (this child may have symbolized the new year). Additionally, she motivates the earth's bounty and generates abundance to sustain us through the months ahead. To Do Today: Around this time of year, Cherokee tribes often hold a festival of offerings meant to celebrate their unity with the Sacred Parent and reunite them with this power. One custom easy to follow is that of exchanging clothes with a loved one; this symbolizes oneness among humans, the gods, and each other. Washing in running water today (shower or tap) will cleanse away any barrier that stand between you and the goddess. If you hold a formal ritual today, place a bowl of water near the circle where each participant can rinse their hand to invoke Cherokee First Woman's blessings and purification. Finally, drink a tall glass of springwater today to release this goddess's spiritual nature, rejuvenation, and abundance into every cell. |
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| KANKA Tradition and teaching.
Kanka appears as a Sorceress or Witch. She is the energy of positive and
Negative changing and transmuting into each other. It is said that it was
She who brought the sacred teaching of the Inipi (Sweat Lodge) ceremony to
The people, so that they may purify themselves and restore life.
Kanka is also called “The Holy Veins of the Nation�?for she protects the
Teachings. The “Blood of the Nation�? through generation to generation, and
Beyond. The Way of the Teachings is “The Red Road�? or the “Sacred Path,�?
Message of KANKA
I am so old. I know everything. . I am the old grandmother in her rocking
Chair. Some call me a witch, or an old crone. But see me as I rock to and
Fro, babbling on about all I know and have heard and seen. For this is so,
For I have been around since time began. Beware or rejoice for the powers I
Have are endless. I could wave my finger at you and change you into a toad,
But I choose not to. You see me in your dreams as the wise old woman who
Guides you. I am the young, powerful sorceress that sets your mind spinning.
But remember I am so old. I tell you I know everything, but are you so
Foolish to believe me. Understand this: not all visions reveals pure being.
But all visions have something for you. You have the ability to know what is
Pure. So remember I am also I am full of tricks.
I am a supernatural spirit who transforms. I am the energy of the positive
And the negative transmuting into each other. I brought the sacred teaching
Of the Inipi (Sweat Lodge) to the people so that they might purify
Themselves and restore life. Some call me "the Holy Vein of the Nation" for
I protect the teachings through generation upon generation. Do not forget
The way of the teachings is "the Red Road" the road you are on in this
Lifetime.
I ask you to look into your dreams and dream them awake. Answers and
Guidance can be found in the images found in your dreams. Dreams indicate
Communication with your higher, inner, self that guide you in your personal
Development. Look within the symbols for the hidden messages, lessons and
Teachings in these dreams. They are important for your self-exploration and
Understanding. You have the ability and gifts to guide you through all life
S experiences. Use your gift of discernment to unlock the truth.
Guidance and Reflection.
It is said we have three types of dreams, Daydreams, Sleeping Dreams and
Waking Dreams, when they are all similar and working together we are on our
Own Sacred Path on the Red Road. Spend some time examining your
Dreams—answers and guidance can be found in the imagination of your sleeping
And daydreams. Dreams indicate communication with your higher self and
Messages to guide you in waking dream and personal development. Look for the
Hidden messages and lessons in the imaginary. Maybe you will wish to make a
Dream journal, so you can record your dreams. This will help you dream your
Dream awake and dance the dream of self exploration and understanding.
AFFIRMATION.
I will seek the teachings in my dreams that will help me through all life’s
Experiences so I can unlock My Truth |
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| Crane Watch (Nebraska) Tamra Themes: Air; Earth; Nature; Health; Longevity; Devotion; Wishes; Relationships Symbols: Feathers; Birdseed About Tamra: In Hindu tradition, this goddess was the ancestor of all birds. As such, she can teach us their special language, which often bears communications from the divine. As the consort of the turtle god, Kashyapa, she also represents a potent union between earth and air elements. To Do Today: People in Nebraska spend six weeks watching the cranes who rest and feed here during the migratory season. This region of the United States boasts the largest group of sandhill cranes, about fifity thousand birds. Magickally speaking, these creatures represent health, longevity, and devotion. Visualize a crane residing in your heart chakra anytime you feel your eyes straying from the one you love, or whenever you need improved well-being. Birds offer numerous magickal applications. For warmth in a relationship, scatter feathers to the winds with your wish. The birds will use the feathers in their nests, symbolically keeping your nest intact and affectionate. Or, disperse birdseed while thinking of a question. As the birds fly away, watch their movement. Flight to the right indicates a positive response; to the left is negative. If the birds scatter, things are iffy. If they fly straight up overhead , a heartfelt wish is being taken to Tamra. May your wishes and dreams come to be. |
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| ButterFly Maiden Vernal Equinox Themes: Rebirth; Beauty; Fertility; Balance; Freedom; Nature Symbols: Butterflies; Seedlings; Rainwater: Spring Flowers About Butterfly Maiden: In Hopi tradition, the Butterfly Maiden is a kachina (spirit) who rules the springtime and the earth's fertility. Butterfly Maiden flutters into your life today to reconnect us with nature and to help us rediscover that graceful butterfly within each of us - the one that effortless rises about problems, making the world its flower. To Do Today: In magickal traditions, the equinox celebrates the sun's journey back to predominance in the sky and the return of fertility to the earth. It is a joyous fire festival when the elements are in balance, giving us the opportunity to like wise balance our lives. If anything has held you back from real spiritual growth, now is the time to banish it and move on. Visualize yourself as the caterpillar who becomes the butterfly, then let the Butterfly Maiden give you wings with which to overcome anything! To inspire Butterfly Maiden's beauty within and without, wash your face and chakras (near pulse points as well as at the top of the head, in the middle of the forehead, over the heart, near the groin, behind the knees, and at the bottom of the feet) with rainwater first thing in the morning (dawn is best). Go outside afterward and toss some flower petals into a spring breeze, saying: Butterfly Maiden, liberate me; let my mind and spirit ever be free! The winds will carry your wish to heaven. |
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| Eagle Dance (New Mexico) White Shell Woman Themes: Magic; Overcoming; Spirituality; Freedom; Hope; Success; Protection; Joy; Dreams Symbols: Eagle; Rattle; White About White Shell Woman: In Native American traditions, White Shell Woman came to earth bearing elemental blankets and the sunshine of protection, dreams, and renewed hope. When she arrived a rainbow appeared, banishing sadness with the promise of eventually reuniting humankind with the gods. Today she renews this promise to us, whispering her message on March's winds and bearing it on the wings of an eagle. To Do Today: Sometime in spring, the Pueblos of New Mexico hold an Eagle Dance to bring rain and ensure the tribe's success in difficult situations. The mimelike movements of the dance unite the dancers with the Eagle spirit, connecting them with the sacred powers. To adapt this in your own life, grab a feather duster and you clean up the house! If you have young children in your life, work with them on a Shell Woman anti-nightmare blanket or happiness charm. Take four strips of cloth in elemental colors, or seven in the colors of the rainbow. Sew them together to form a blanket or portable swatch. Bless the charm saying: Love and joy within each seam brings me only happy dreams; Shell Woman, shine through the night; keep me safe till dawn's first light. |
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