When We Stand In the Sacred Hoop Of The People!

Friend, do it this way.

When you stand in the Sacred Hoop of the People,

you must to be responsible

because you do not stand-alone.

Many others stand behind you,

depending on you, praying for your success.

Not only your living relatives but, also

those who have gone on to the spiritual world

and those who are yet unborn;

all of these stand with you.

And so when you stand in the Sacred Hoop of the People,

you must be responsible.

And when you have need and want to serve the People

you must ask for what you need

with a pure heart of the Creator.

And when you ask what you need to serve the People,

You must have no trace of doubt

that what you has asked

will be given to you

according to your needs.

Then exactly as you have asked,

that is the way it will be.

Elder Phil Lane Sr., Mato Gi, Brown Bear, Ihanktonwan Dakota

Jan 11, 1915-March 29, 2004

Comment

Comment by White-Bear on September 2, 2014 at 11:58am: Thank you for your words, they always hav t0 a truth in them,

Thank you , brother

Comment by clarence potter sr on March 6, 2014 at 12:39pm: i am 76 years young , when i was 14 years old i was in a very dark room , my uncle who put me into boy scouts was married to a black foot Indian women , uncle was in the scouts order of the arrow , well this one night in the dark he ask me what do you see , i told him there a huge Kodak bears head an looking at me with one eye very open , he told me that is your totem , at 19 i went into the service ' army ' two months later i went to town an had a Indian head with head dress put on my right fore arm inside looking forward , i have had many experiences since , i was told that this was my guide , who was very very old an sat on a mountain top , every morning he meet the sun coming up an prayed , i do this at times myself , the reason i had it put on was for the pine ridge many years ago , praying for the souls there , thank you for listening , . clarence

Comment by Tonya on March 6, 2014 at 9:12am: Much love and light..feels good

and this is the way <3

Comment by David Hiatt on March 6, 2014 at 6:47am: You are well grounded in the "Sacred Hoop of the People," Phil. I wish I had known your father better. Your family lives the sacred quest of all people. Congratulations, for passing the ancient wisdom and the current light in such a healthy mix. Well done. Thank you for a lifetime of hard work.

Comment by Rosie Susie Trakostanec on October 11, 2011 at 9:05am: The words are touching to the soul from our ancestors. They remind us everyday to look around and feel , see, hear and get in touch with 'spirit' :)

Comment by linnea on October 6, 2011 at 2:21pm: this is so valuable for all of us,for if we are truly walking the wheel, we will be in that center,the Center of the Hoop....Our connection with every one and every living being is one of our greatest blessings. Thank you for blessing my day with these words of beauty,power and truth!

Comment by Firewoman on October 6, 2011 at 1:52pm: Aho! Wado Beloved Dekshi.

Many Blessings, Firewoman

Comment by Janet Saxon Pieck on October 6, 2011 at 1:23pm: So very true and so beautifully spoken...:)

Comment by Rachael Watcher on October 6, 2011 at 11:33am: Thank you for this reminder that, especially at this time of year we are all connected, not only to our ancestors, but also to those for whom we now hold this space.

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