F.Y.I.~~Albino Spirit animals
Albino Spirit animals
by Gerald Musinsky
Most all every Native American tribe had some manner of "spirit" belief
regarding albino animals. The Albino was protected by most Native
American customs. Within the Northeastern Woodlands, Leni Lenape,
Susquehannock, Iroquois (Six Nations) etc. One primary principle: The
Albino was not to be hunted or killed. This taboo carried various
curses.
According to Bear Two Arrows (Eastern Delaware), knowledgeable of owl
medicine, the taboo and its various curses are known among more
respectful contemporary hunters with or without Native American
ancestry. He relates his own experience regarding an albino owl, and
it's connection to owl spirit medicine. [Leni Lenape words for: white,
Wapsu; owl, Gokhos.] If an albino squirrel were hunted and killed, the
hunter would suffer loss of his hunting abilities. If an albino deer
were killed (and without remorse) the hunter might later loose his life
in a freak accident often involving his hunting or survival skills. The
general belief in certain legends concerning various individual animals
persists into the 20th century, many of which can be documented.
Among all tribes, the Albino animal had spirit connections, one of the
strongest among the Plains tribe was the White Buffalo, a definite omen
of great wisdom. The symbolic significance behind white or the quality
of "whiteness" was not associated with purity as in Western culture but
also wisdom and ancient knowledge of greater conceptual and spiritual
magnitude.
Depending on the animal species involved and how it corresponds within
the greater tribal cosmological context sometimes manifests the extent
of the consequences when the taboo is broken. Belief in the "spirit
nature" of albino animals and the ritual taboo of protection probably
has its roots in the fact that an albino's ability to survive natural
predators is greatly reduced by the lack of proper pigmentation for
camouflage and keener vision to spot prey. These natural attributes
render an albino "unfair" game for the Native hunter, or any hunter
aware of the spiritual nature these animals might possess. Even the
skin or hides of these animals must be treated with reverence.
Following the customs of these legends regarding the hunting and
trapping restrictions were not in as much out of fear for the taboo but
more so with respect to the higher aspect of Nature and the CreatoR
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Permalink Reply by Carole Blodgett on -
Sacred white animals are not albino...they do not have pink eyes and other albino traits...they are simply white in color. I have seen white moose and white earwigs myself and they where not albino.
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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Buerer on
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Miracle, the sacred white buffalo, was not an albino. She lived on a farm in Janesville, Wisconsin and I was blessed to have been able to visit her.
If you are interested in what is was like to have seen her, please visit my website at KathleenBuerer.com and read: Meeting Miracle, a Living Legend.
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Permalink Reply by John Cox-Woolven (Mahtozi) on -
Can you give some further insight into the birth recently of the seventh White Buffalo Calf? I have read some reports online, but they do not expand on the reasons why or the significance.
Thanks,
John.
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Permalink Reply by Carole Blodgett on
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There are seven sacred directions ~ the 4 cardinal West ~ North ~ East ~ South ~ Above, Ate, Father Sky ~ Below, Unci Maka, Grandmother Earth ~ Center, Sun, Creator, Your Spirit (your center)
You are the center of your Universe!
I will share in the way I was guided...the most important questions we ask are the ones we ask ourselves. There for given the above information ask yourself what the seventh might mean...think about the White Buffalo Calf prophecy.
Enjoy the journey within... "I salute the light within your eyes where the whole Universe dwells. For when you are at that center within you and I am that place within me, we shall be one."
* Tȟašúŋke Wakan * Crazy Horse (His Horse is Sacred)Feel free to come back after going within with more questions or answers that you receive!
Carole
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