Anishinaabe Medicine Man Explains the Traditional Sweat Lodge Ceremony
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Young Bear's Story
Young Bear is training to become a medicine man. This is his personal experience participating in the sweat lodge ceremony, which he shared with some people on an online forum. In a sense, this is only part one of Young Bear's story. He went on to share his experience fire-keeping as well. If I can, I will share that story in the future.
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ABOUT THE ANISHINAABE
The name Anishinaabe refers to no single tribe, but to a collection of tribes including the Ojibwe and the Algonquins, among others. The name Anishinaabe itself means "Beings Made Out of Nothing," according to Ojibwe historian Basil Johnston.
The stories say that seven great radiant beings appeared to the Anishinaabe peoples and taught them their sacred ways before disappearing into the ocean. Later, these same radiant beings returned in a vision and prophesied that a time was coming when people who were not of Anishinaabe blood would make settlements in their land. In order to keep their traditional ways alive, the Anishinaabe would have to move west, which they did.
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I am going to be entering a sweat lodge for the very first time tomorrow. I hope my ancestors reach out to me, especially my recently departed grandfather. I worry for him, and for my family who grieve so deeply. And...I think I'm grieving too, a lot. I miss him with all my heart...he made me so happy...he made us laugh, he was never disappointed but instead proud of me and what I accomplished. He loved me. He was my elder. I wish I'd had more time to listen. I wish he hadn't passed so suddenly from cancer. I wish he could have watched me work my first job, I wish he could see me pursuing my indigenous culture like he and Nana would have wanted. I wish he could have joined me in the drum circle last night, and attended my little sisters' birthday. I wish...I wish I could hug him one more time and tell him thank you. For being strong and loving, and reminding me that I am strong. Thank you for giving me the strength to not give up, thank you for making me smile, bringing me up when I was down. Thank you for being my grandfather. Thank you for your wisdom, and your pride in me. You believed in me even though I didn't believe in myself. I will always miss you.
I wish you a beautiful and meaningful experience at the sweat lodge. I would love to hear about it afterwards if you wouldn't mind sharing it with me.
@@jlast5991 I too am interested. My father died and I feel lost. I've been looking into alot of Native American cultures and think a sweat would really help.
The more someone was dear to you, the more the loss hurts.
Just don't let the loss destroy you, as that can happen too.
@randysavage5989 where you from?
Thanks for this video.
Some of my most powerful experiences have occurred with the assistance of the sweat lodge.
For instance...
I flew my sweat lodge around a massive snow capped mountain with a halo of clouds circling its peak and bathed in a pink and orange sunset.
My human eyes were open and the lodge became a cockpit. It was like looking out the wind of a wooden Millennium falcon.
It was so amazingly beautiful.
To this day I still feel so blessed to have had this experience offered to me.
I can’t say what this pod looked like from the outside but I’m convinced that had I been able to see it, it would have looked like an orb of light.
To understand the nature of the lodge one only needs to ask.
It will show you things that you may have thought impossible.
“The sweat lodge has always been here, it’s just waiting for someone to build it”.
The sweat lodge is a multidimensional consciousness that will manifest itself if your structure is built with honor respect and reverence.
“Many trails of light and rainbow mists lead your path and all will be made known in your dream time.”
I love that quote you included about the sweat lodge always being here. It actually gave me chills. What is that from?
Thank you for your reply.
About 25 years ago I stumbled upon a secluded sweat lodge. I knew what it was but had no real knowledge about it. I scouted the area to see if I was alone then I lit the fire.
I knew I had to learn more. So I got some books on traditional lodges and I think it was in the dedication.
It was the first thing shown to me and probably the most important and profound.
The Native American sweat lodge
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That goes well with my zoroastrianist rites, well spoken.
Edit: my culture has literal sweat lodges amd we have them ALOT and use them alot. We call them Sauna's.
Every Sweat Lodge is Different . Just remember do not judge each of them .
At my first and only sweat I was visited by my bio mum and adopted mum and I had a vision of my birth mum, it will live with me forever
Beautiful story and experience. Thank you so much. It is inspiring. Here I am running sweatlodges for 15 years in Tenerife. A big hug.
Sweat Lodge is a deep and sacred experience, to connect with Mother Earth and all that is is a beautiful thing. Thank you
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I was separated from my father as a boy, he was a native from Northern Quebec bordering Ontario, I have had no contact with his family, they have all passed away.
I am a writer . I am presently finishing a novel about the power of manifestation. It takes place among the Anishinaabe people. I want to elevate them to the highest order.
I started writing to achieve a goal, But the writing is changing me, healing my heart and bringing me slowly home. I know so little about my father and nothing about my roots. My mother was of Ojibwe origins but she was a sad woman, broken and bitter. Nothing was ever said to me about her ancestors either. My father was a hunting, fishing and trapping guide in
Témiscamingue Quebec, but I was never part of that life. I hear this and my heart cries, my spirit hurts at the thought of having been denied my history. It has brought much grief to my life.
I thought I had dealt with it, at 51years of age and after 40 000 words of the novel written, I know this is only the beginning of my journey for answers.
I thank you for your generosity in sharing these details, You have gifted me with a priceless moment.
My great grandmother was also ojibwe, chippewa ,some of her medicines are still with us ,our family traplines once went from northern Indiana into canada . Its completely possible that we share bloodline as not many were left , I wish I knew more than i do .
Aho so beautiful thank you for sharing your beautiful journey ♥️🙏🏻
I miss doing sweat lodges. I’m building one on my land now.
Great video, thanks
I am white but i have never felt like the traditional way of life felt right, christian religion never felt right. it felt fake.Indigenous culture and their spirituality is something i resonate with on the deepest level. the way they speak about the mother earth and respecting the land. I could not imagine what experiencing a sweat lodge would be like. I would do anything to connect in that way.
This has been a amazing experience thank you for sharing 🙏🙏🙏🥰😊🙏🙏🙏
So grateful...thank you for sharing your experience. fierce. Mitake Oyasin
What a great video. Thank you for sharing.
We did a sweat lodge here in Nz last week I’m maori it was a beautiful experience
if you ever run into a women named Ronella, also Maori, tell her I said to the moon and back.
Boozhoo Sabé Indiginikaaz Migizi Doodem Annishinaabé, Lac Du Flambeau Ojibway, Cree, 👣🦅🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌌
Sup Nishnob!
Thank you for sharing!
I was dreaming about sweatlodge during my sickness one night....good story
Thank You!
Thank you 🙏 for sharing 💚🌈🌟
Amazing what a great journey. Thank you so much for sharing it in such detail.
Keep it up I love this
I miss sweat lodges, it's been about 10 years since I've attended one. over about a 20-year period i attended a hundred or more lodges. I'm a white boy, at first it seemed novel and then the spirituality of it grew deep Roots within me. quickly I became what we called the firewalker. the one who walks around the fire retrieving the rocks to put into the lodge. I have an affinity for both fire and stones so it seemed only natural and it was an honor. during our lodges we had what we called three or four"flaps"... the flap was opened to let out some heat, but also so I could go out and retrieve more Hot rocks for the lodge. at one flap I was so exhausted and wiped out from the heat I couldn't move. I had been prone on the floor and told myself if I could just roll up onto my butt cheek perhaps I could get up and go get more stones. as I rolled onto my butt a light being on each side of me lifted me up by my armpits and set me outside the lodge on my feet! as soon as I was on my feet and outside I was my normal self. I retrieved more hot Stones so that we could continue. those light beings I always refered to as angels. I will never forget that!! lodges are very renewing, you are born again a new. I miss them
Hey I was on this thread!
I'm doing my first ceremony Sunday. I'm afraid but I hope my grandfather and son give me peace.
Awesome, bro!
Annishinaabé pronounced great!
thank you for this
I miss sitting in the sauna at the gym so bad. Sadly, the heat makes the back of my neck break out INSANELY bad with acne
I respect that there are many different teachings regarding sweat lodge ceremonies.
But some elements of what is described here are the direct opposite of my teachings. If the details provided in this story are accurate, such a ceremony could be very dangerous, with the potential of causing serious injury, even fatality. I have witnessed this physical danger.
Yes, this is true, that is why people who decide to take part in a ceremony should have a certain level of awareness of their own health and know when to leave the ceremony if you chose ( which is encouraged if/when needed). People shouldn't do it just for fun, they have to know what they are getting into; also people shouldn't lead one if they aren't well aware of the know how and overall knowledge of the ceremony.
My sweat lodge is in my mindset
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Hi thanks for an old video I know about sweat lodge and spiritual life healing process is good and stronge healing begins within yourself and creater that what happened to me every time 😊
good expereince, thank you for sharing. new ppl learning from vdeo to this sacred way, must know, we are not just going out to bush or river bank/lake and grabbing rocks'/cutting trees'/sages/sweetgrass/roots etc - from BEFORE the first cutting of willow/ribs to make the lodge, we gather, the medicine healer smokes pipe for Creator to ask, pray to Creator, some times we all smoke pipe after healer, and we offer tobacco at tree or ground before cutting or taking 1st 'rock', to honor our Creator, thanking for the sacred lodge and medicines('elements'), thankiing also thru the helping spirits all corners and that spirit of the tree of life Himself(Mistikinapew), same thing when we go get grandfathers('rocks'), or for any lodge, prayer 1st, every tool is smudged, every packeging for the medicines is smudged and cleansed, every song is a prayer, every teaching is original truth, it all comes from tree of life, and honoring Creator 1st what Creator given as sacred, like one long prayer building the lodges, cant have anger in heart/mind, cant have bad thoughts, walk in sacred way, and using it same sacred manner til next season and then discard and do it all over again. very sacred, not something to 'i saw a video o it, and now i feel like trying to see for myself' - always, go to real medicine ppls/lodge holders to learn properly. that 'healer' who is teaching, is not the power.. Creator is, Creator doesn't play. aho!
You said ANISHINABE correctly.
Bucket list
Was invited to one in manitoba. My 3rd eye opened. Almost had an outer body experience. Definitely was a vision quest
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Is it possible to get in touch with this healer?
Do you ever see the purple smoke??
You know any Poitras?
Your pronounced good enough
You don’t use tarp!!
Sometimes you must make due when you don’t have enough. Resourcefulness is an important thing.
What is this eagle symbol?
It's a thunderbird, a powerful (or THE most powerful) being in Anishinaabe cosmology. This particular design is the one featured on the First Nations flag, I believe.
@@Shapelander I ask, because after my little brother spent a few years in the southwest, he came back to Ohio and painted this style thunderbird in my mother's basement. I felt like it has more spiritual significance than he ever shared with us.
@@agethauno6592 The Thunderbird is found beyond the stories of the Anishinaabe, but I'm not sure about the southwest tribes. Did your brother ever tell you about his experiences while in the southwest?
Migwetch,
Yeah I don't think this guy was actually in a sweat lodge. There is a lot of misinformation here. I'm an ojibwe knowledge keeper and another of this is wrong. Also there are 15 min rounds. No one is ever left in an hour lol
How can I talk to dad
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Do women have to wear skirts?
I'm the nations chief who are you talking about this my name not my colors either treaty4 Solomon's seals head man Joseph Deuteronomy 33 Hofman who the hell are you
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excuse to abuse peyote or drugs
shows what you know. Drugs and alcohol aren't allowed during a sweat. We don't even have peyote here.