Indigenous Practice: The Taking Of The Shawl

I am describing the Indigenous practice of "The Taking Of The Shawl". This is a symbol of coming home to Earth Mother's arms and nurturing love. Taking The Shawl and living in harmony; honouring the sacred space of all life forms. Healing ourselves so we can discover our roles in Creation. The responsibility of Taking The Shawl is being loving to others who have forgotten the Sacred Path or the way home. Come home to the magic you once believed in. The shawl reminds us of our essence and potential.

Transcript

Good evening.

My name is Cindy Crow.

I'm standing strong of the Ojibwe tribe.

I'm of the Caribou clan.

I'm from the Red Rock Indian Band.

And I live and protect this sacred land that I call Niibin.

Just north of the Minnesota border and just south of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario.

I had a very interesting discussion and debrief with a good friend today,

Jocelyn.

And there were a couple of really big messages that came through.

One of these I felt was important to share with you.

So it came through in the form of the Sacred Path cards.

And they are by Jamie Sams.

I use these cards quite often.

I find them very,

Very,

Very helpful and,

Yeah,

Very remarkable.

So this particular teaching is about taking of the shawl.

This is the first time that I had heard of this particular teaching.

It says that it's a Paiute teaching after the Trail of Tears.

It's about returning home and embracing teachings.

It's a symbol of coming home to Earth Mother's arms and nurturing love.

It's the return to the traditional teachings of their tribe.

Asking permission to live among the people who honoured the ways of the ancestors.

It is the time of the white buffalo and people of many races are taking the shawl.

And as a short aside,

White buffalo calf woman has been coming to me for a few years now with different messaging.

And so this is also a very astute message.

They refer to this as the fifth world of peace.

Take in the shawl and live in harmony,

Honouring the sacred space of all life forms.

I feel very strongly about this one.

Heal ourselves so we can discover our roles in creation.

That is one of my gifts in this particular lifetime is to be able to help people with their identity and their life purpose.

There is no right or wrong way.

Each person who takes the shawl comes into alignment.

Acknowledge the beauty in each unique expression of creation with a capital C.

Whether it be human,

Creature being,

Capital C again,

Plant person,

Capital P's,

Stone person,

Capital S and P,

Or our worst enemy.

The shawl reminds us of our essence and our potential.

Come home to the magic you once believed in.

Return to the simplicity of happiness.

Return to the simplicity of happiness.

Yes.

The term joy has been coming to me for over a year now.

The responsibility of taking the shawl is being loving to others who have forgotten the sacred path or the way home.

We all have that potential to inspire and shine the light for others to find their way home.

Anyways,

I thought this was very cool.

I thought I would share this teaching with all of you.

It really resonates with me at this time.

I am working on my second book and it's entitled All My Relations.

It is a children's book.

And that is the main message in the book is that we are all equal in the circle.

We all belong in the circle and we all bring value and gifts to the circle.

So yeah,

Happy to share this message with you and I hope you have a lovely evening.

Miigwetch and Miinaagawaabamin.

Reviews

I learned how amazing the shawl was... and is. 🧶

I'm curious how you are helping people wear the shawl. I feel a connection to native Americans and to the earth and wonder how I can help.

Quite helpful in opening my heart to the world around me. Thank you 🙏

Hawaa for sharing this teaching. I loved learning a little about your territory and where you're coming from.

Please record more of this, I enjoyed this reading. Miigwitch

Thank you for this teaching 🌅 And yes, to shine the light and be the light for those looking to find their way home. I loved that we are all children of this circle🌳

Thank you🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻That was beautiful.
You are referring to a card deck of Jamie Sams. For over 30 years I have been working with her “Medicine Cards”, co-created with David Carson. I love them.
Will look up your book🙏🏻🌟✨🌟💫🌟🙏🏻

This was perfect to come across after my sounding healing meditation on a lovely cafe lawn in Old Mazatlán. Red Cliff Band?🤯I’m about to move a few miles South of RC on Lake Superior so I’ll follow and hope to learn more🙏🏼

Thank you so much. In my Celtic Tradition the shawl is an ancient practice. I make shawls as a blessing to my loved ones. How profound is your tying together the shawl, the White Buffalo Woman, finding home in Mother Earth, & going in a good way💖

Miigwetch! that was so beautiful and great to learn from🙏🙏🙏

I immediately wanted to crochet a shawl after listening to this. Looking forward to your second book! All My Relations sounds like something I could read with my little!