Lavender is a plant that has been
used for a long time for purification by the European people. Lavender is a panacea for a lot of physical disorders. The list of its characteristics is very impressive. It can serve to
re-harmonize almost all the organ and energy systems of the body. Amongst those often treated by lavender are: the muscles and joints, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the genital
and urinary system, the immune system and the nervous system. Almost all soaps on the market have a lavender smell. Indeed, it has antimicrobial, antiseptic, antitoxic, insecticide and
stimulating qualities. We think this essence represents the numerous qualities of the White race. In certain Native American philosophies, the White race represents the spirit of invention.
Indeed, every race on earth comes with a responsibility and a gift. The Native Americans, or Red race, are the guardians of the Earth-mother. The Asiatics, or Yellow race, are builders of the
social order and other mechanisms of community welfare. The Africans, or Black race, are guardians of the rhythms of the world.
Herbs and plants
Another sacred plant for the Amerindians is tobacco. Tobacco is a plant which allows special communion and communication with the spiritual world. It is an offering which pleases the ancestors, a medium by which we testify of our gratitude for life and the beauty of the world, and it offers our spirit a special inspiration to hear Divine will in us. Tobacco was even sometimes used as a medicine for certain health problems. Tobacco originally came from the Americas.
Westerners have no idea of what they are doing when they light a cigarette. By misusing a sacred sacrament, and tobacco is exactly that for traditional Native Americans, they harm their spirit and body. This is typical of the misuse of all sacred substances. When a “teaching plant” as we call these special plants that can alter ordinary perception and lead to superior consciousness, is misused, it has an opposite, perverse effect. The spiritual energy cannot release itself, because the personal gratification intention with which the tobacco is used will turn against the person and cause a decrease of the vital energy as well as poisoning, which can eventually lead to disease and death. Furthermore, Westerners, by their thirst for profit, have filled tobacco with chemicals and by-products to increase certain cosmetic, addictive and commercial qualities. To traditional philosophy this is blasphemous. If they could spend more time listening to our wisdom, which persists even today, we would not witness thousands of persons suffering from a plant which, properly used, could lead them towards a better understanding of spirit, religious community and unity with nature.
Corn is a spiritual and material legacy for the Indian people. For many nations it was the main food stable, supporting the people with a nourishing cereal that could be cultivated and was easy to store. Other than being the most important food source for those nations who practiced agriculture, it was also a spiritual sacrament.
Corn flour and corn pollen are used in countless rituals and ceremonies. All people of the world have a cereal that is considered sacred: the sacred Eucharist of the Christians is made of wheat;
the Buddhists have rice, the Africans have millet, etc. Corn is the sacred cereal of the Americas. It represents the gifts and countless blessings that we receive from the Earth-mother.
Corn was given to the Amerindians by the Woman from the Stars, also called “Sky Woman”. In many Native American myths, Sky Woman gives birth to humanity. Upon departing from earth, she gave four
plants to her children, who were to become the Indian nations: corn, beans, squash and tobacco.
Juniper is used to cleanse the rooms where we sleep. It will bring beautiful dreams and enhance the ability to remember them. Juniper has an influence on the brain which predisposes to sleep and promotes a enlightened state of consciousness during dreamtime. It is a very spiritual incense which is also used a lot by Tibetan Buddhists. It favors inspiration and will center consciousness on high ideals.
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Cedar brings balance and healing. It is one of the most important medicines of the Native American people. The leaves of thuya, as it is called in Europe, are used in many therapies, in herbal teas, in ritual medicine baths, in the sweat lodge and as an incense or smudge. This tree is among the most important for the First Nations of the Northeast. Many healing ceremonies use cedar. The oil which we use is prepared in a special way. Its influence favors balance, peace and serenity. It cleanses the air and eliminates polluants and acaroids. It is vermifuge, destroying physical and psychic parasites. Cedar enhances pysical health and favors longevity. Its blessings are uncountable and we are very grateful for all its gifts.
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