THE SACRED PIPE AND THE SEVEN SACRED RITES

"Sacred Pipe and the Seven Sacred Rites"

The sacred Pipe Ceremony is one of  communing with the forces of all life, all of which are symbolically placed in the tobacco The fire of transforms this  from the creator with one's breath.

#1 Sweat lodge

#2 Crying for a Vision

#3 The Sun Dance

#4 The White Buffalo

#5 Adoption

#6 Keeping of the Soul

#7 Throwing of the Drum (Ball)

#1 Purification Ceremony.

#2 Vision Quest.....It is a period of meditation, with fasting.

#3 To give thanks to Father Sun for all he has provided Mother Earth.

#4  A puberty ceremony for young woman.

#5 To Adopt more Children, more parents, more brother's, more sisters... (Extended Family).

#6  For our young who die and did not have time to grow and expand the nature in this life.

#7 The Ball.....There are four directions, the centre  is red, 2 blue strips painting on the cross each other, at right angles.

And beat the drum in four directions......
Which means to return from the spirit world.

(Sa'qewei- wjijaqamijl wipe's paqt-sm ) Ancient Spirit of the White Wolf.
Pikto'l Sa'ke'j Muise…VJM.