Inspirational Wisdom Quotes about Shamanism, Sweat Lodge
by Alison Stormwolf

before me
In the fire
Walk out your truth
See me
walking over red hot coals to reach you
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

before the fire
all falseness is burned away
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

to be the fire tender
is an honour
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The hot coals became my friends
I thirsted for their medicine
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In my prayer times
the "pack" comes to me.
That is all I will say.
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

Knowing my power animals
gives great comfort
I do not walk alone
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I give thanks that the intuition of youth
has seen its fulfillment in adulthood
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carry fire medicine
what a great gift
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the fire exposes all weakness
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the path of red hot coals
is one of transformation
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In all I do
My 'Pushka' watches
the overseer
the support
(my cat)
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

I pray always
to be the "Hollow Bone"
My adopted grandfather 'Fools Crow
is my hero
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

Grandfather (Fools Crow) hear me
Here am I
Calling out to you
Flawed but willing
Accepting ny failings
holding no bond
help me
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

while going about my business
I remember my home in the cottage
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The door is always open
in the cottage in the woods
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I have friends in high places
I also have friends in different places
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the moist earth is the gateway
such homecoming for me
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his head is scarred from many fights
his eyes wise
happy am I to have
such a feline protector
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There they are
around me always, in silence
waiting for my call
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In the deep night
I heard them..... singing
around the fire
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

Unless we are humble
do not ask for help
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

Let me walk in the way
Of the ancestors
Ancient ways,
trusting
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

ON  THE   EXPERIENCE  OF  SWEAT   LODGE...

 

we enter as individuals
we emerge as family
( The Sacred Sweat Lodge)
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

in the darkness and the heat
all that is false falls away
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

let me live my life as pure and as strong
as when I emerge from 'Grandmother's Womb'
(The Sacred Sweat Lodge)
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

pray always
give me the courage to withstand
the heat of transformation
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

Let me always feel the wonder and expectation
experienced as I bow and enter Grandmother
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

The fire and me
the standing people
given in humility
keeps me grounded
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

Fire does not come always
I need to humble myself
ask for help
then the fire comes
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

The stones decide themselves
where they will sit
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

some cry me! me!
but as a parent to
a wayward child I have to say
not yet
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

The love the stones contain
make our lives seem so selfish
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

In the drumming I am reborn
in the singing my soul connects
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

Drums and fire
I am alive
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

Under a canopy of stars
My friends and me
The singing and the drumming
Home once more.
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

In all the sacredness was laughter
Holy laughter
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

In the total pitch dark
There do we know ourselves
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

The darkness fosters trust, respect, connection
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~

Prayers said in the heat
take strong wings
~ © Alison Stormwolf ~