Dawn
Dark Mountain ~ Cards
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Sky
Woman
Back: (An Iroquois Creation Story)
It is said that long ago there lived among the clouds another
people, called sky people. Among them grew a sacred tree which
gave off a beautiful light. Sky Woman, who was with child, fell
through a hole in the roots of the sacred tree. As she fell
she tried to find something to hold on to, but what came away
in her hands were the sacred plants of strawberry and tobacco
and a bit of the earth from the roots of the tree. She fell
into our world where there was only darkness with water below.
The water birds saw Sky Woman fall and caught her so she would
not fall into the water. Then Great Turtle offered his back
as a place for Sky Woman. One by one the sea animals swam down
below the water in search of the sacred earth that fell with
Sky Woman. It was Muskrat who was able to bring up some of the
earth and spread it on Turtle's back. As Sky Woman sang, the
Turtle's back grew and grew until it became the Earth as we
know it, Turtle Island. And Little Turtle climbed into the sky
and gathered the lightning into a ball which became the Sun
and a smaller ball which became the Moon and so there was light
in the world.
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The
Three Sisters
Back: Among the Iroquois, it is believed that when the First
Mother died, from her body grew the sacred plants: corn, beans
and squash. They were planted together in small hills; the beans
would twine around the corn stalks as they grew and the squash
leaves would shade the earth and keep it moist and free of weeds.
The crops were blessed by protective spirits, the Sacred Sisters,
sometimes glimpsed as they rustled among the corn or shook the
stems of the squash or pumpkin. The families of the Iroquois
were protected by their clan spirits, among them Wolf, Bear,
Turtle, Hawk, Heron, Snipe, Eel, Deer, and Beaver. All were
nourished and sustained by the Three Sisters.
"the natural life teaches us to live in harmony with one
another"
—traditional teachings of the Iroquois
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Northern Night
Inside:
Through
the long night
dream of Peace
for all the Children of the Earth and Sky
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Woodland Spirits
Inside:
Woodland Spirits,
children of the Earth and Sky
sing of Peace
beneath the Great White Pine
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