The Great Grandmother's Stories of Creation

By Sapphire Moon

The Great Grandmother's Stories of Creation is an Inspirational Book about Shaman Women. It is an Amazing Storytelling Journey that captivates the Reader and reflects the Mythos of Indigenous Cultures throughout Time. It is Poignant and Beautifully Written and Awakens Ancient Memories of Other Lives. You will Touch Hearts with Nine Magical Women.. A Lakota Visionary, A New Guinea Shaman, A Hawaiian Kahuna, An Aboriginal Seer, A Devadasi of Jaipur, First Child Sayuri San, A Mozambique Healer, the Star Goddess Haumea and the Butterfly Woman of Hokkaido. You will Travel Back in Time when the Earth was Resplendent and the People acknowledged the Presence of the Spirit. The Great Grandmother's Stories of Creation is Truly a Blessed Legacy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Dec 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9781682228715

Book preview

Moon

Come with me.. And rest awhile.. Relax and get comfortable.. As you Dream by the fire.

Now Listen with your Heart as I paint images in the Air.. Of long ago when People Truly Cared.. About the Earth.. The Wind.. The Sea.. About the Creatures.. And Everything that Be.

They Spoke with the Spirits.. The Ancestors throughout Time.. They interpreted the Omens.. And Acknowledged All Auspicious Signs.

They Celebrated Their Sacred Companionship with the Divine.. With Music.. Singing.. Dancing.. Artistic Offerings.. And Speaking in Rhyme.

Come Journey with me now.. To places you may know.. Where the Storyteller weaves the Magic from oh so long ago.

The Lakota Grandmother’s Legend

This story is told by the Grandmother Spirit who was wizened by time and who passed this Legend down through generations.

In the Beginning there was the Essence, and the Essence was before words and deeds. It lived within the Ethereal Worlds and was warm and kind and wondrously loving. Then it grew past its very own edges, and burst like a bubble spilling Enchanted Dust throughout the Galaxies.

And the Essence became the Sun, the Moon, the Stars and the Planets shining in the Heavens above. Within the vast Oceans of the Earth, Volcanic Mountains rose from the depths of the Sea to meet with the Guardians of the Sky. Then the Twin Creator initiated all of life to flourish instilling the receptivity and softness of the Wiya and the strength and munificence of the Wicasa.

This Gift of Love was woven amidst the tapestry of all thought and action within the Cosmos. Then upon the Body of the Earth, Thirteen Tribes were scattered like leaves by the Goddess Wóhpe. Each Clan was uniquely different in appearance from goliath height to diminutive stature, with different colors of skin, hair, eyes and diverse facial features. They could speak in all tongues and interpret the language of Elementals and Creatures through Soulful Empathy. They utilized the Power of the Hanbleciya.

During the changing of the seasons they celebrated their Medicine Ways at Tribal Council, sharing their Honored Traditions with each other through Music, Dance, Ceremony and Storytelling. They designed intricate