Sacred Light

My sacred pipe was all ready to go, my 405 prayer ties were made, and I felt as prepared mentally and physically as I could be. I had stopped eating solid food two days before we left in order to shrink my stomach and empty my bowels. I was only drinking homemade lemonade and water to keep my body hydrated. There were five women and one man going on hanbleceya. We had supporters helping us through this experience. You can’t do this sacred traditional Lakota rite alone. It takes a team to make it possible. We left for Kamas, UT on the morning of Sept 10 th , 2015. We made our four prayer flags at our supporter’s home while the sacred fire was heating up the rocks for our inipi, which starts our vision quest. A sacred fire would burn for us the whole time we were out on the mountain praying. Someone would always be attending that fire, day and night, throughout our four days of prayer. When the ‘grandfathers’ were ready, we started the inipi. In this sweat lodge, ...

     There are really only two things we can completely control. How well we prepare for something and how we respond to the things that happen to us. Those are completely under our control.        I have been on an incredible healing journey these past, almost 5 years now, to find my authentic voice. It has been a journey from a strict religious belief system to the realization I am perfect, whole and complete just as I am without the need for an intermediary between myself and God.   I am writing a book about this journey that should be out before the holidays. It will have the same title as this blog. This blog will be about how I have found my authenticity.       I am preparing for my first Lakota Vision Quest. It was not something I planned to do when the summer first started. It has unfolded as the summer came forth. I went to my first sweat lodge ceremony on June 27th. It was one of the most powerful, spiritu...