The greatest teaching of the West is to accept ourselves as we really are as both physical and spiritual beings and to never cut ourselves off from the spiritual part of our nature.
Gifts from the West are numerous : darkness, going within, deep inner thoughts, daily prayer, fasting, contemplation, being alone with one's self, sacrafice, love for the Creator, ceremony, vision, commitment to universal life values, dreams, spiritual insight, meditation, reflection, silence, respect for elders, respect for the spiritual struggles of others, commitment to personal development, clear self-knowledge.
Teachings from the Medicine Wheel and the West : the colour black, West Wind; Autumn; night time; African Peoples; Adulthood; emotions; rocks/ mountains; deer; water; sage; roots ; sharing.
west - epingishmok
black - mkadewaa
West Wind - epingisnaanmad
Fall - dgwaagi
night time - naakshi
African Peoples - mkadenini
adulthood - ntaawgi
emotions - enmaanjwaang
mountain - zhiw
deer - waawaashkesh
water -nbiish
sage - mshkodewashk
roots - jiibkenyik
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Chi-miigwech! Enda-gikinoo'amaadiwinan iw!
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