The Sacred Hoop

The wisdom contained in the Native American tradition has only in recent years become widely known. The Sacred Hoop by Black Elk is an example of that wisdom, reminding us of the interconnectedness of all things.
Music: Extract from “Four Seasons” by Alexander Nakarad. Photo by MJ Tangonan on Unsplash

Transcript

Dear friends,

The Native American tradition contains so much wisdom that has really only recently been brought to the attention of the outside world.

Here is a thought that comes to us from Black Elk.

It's called the Sacred Hoop.

Then I was standing on the highest mountain of them all,

And round beneath me was the whole hoop of the world.

And while I stood there,

I saw more than I can tell,

And I understood more than I saw.

For I was seeing in the sacred manner the shape of all things of the spirit,

And the shapes as they must live together like one being.

And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people was one of many hoops that make one circle,

Wide as daylight and starlight.

And in the centre grew one mighty flowering tree,

Flowering tree,

To shelter all the children of one mother and one father.

And I saw that it was holy.

Some words there from Black Elk.

Namaste.

Reviews

Thought provoking vision and wisdom. Thank you. 🙏 Namaste.

Beautiful. So many traditions find ways to help us see that we belong to each other. Thank you

Love the wisdom of the Hopi! Thanks for sharing Tony!! ❤️🎶🦋

What a beautiful teaching of interconnectedness and sacredness. Thank you for sharing Black Elk’s vision with us, Tony.

I love how Tony covers the globe for wisdom across cultures! Thank you for bringing all of us closer.

Some beautiful imagery to ponder upon, I loved this.
Thank you

Grateful and inspirational words by Black Elk. So much to be learned from our Native American fellow men and women. Namaste 🤓🙏🏻

I love the Native American stories. This was short and yet so full of things to ponder Thanks, Tony.

I am joined in a monthly new moon Hoop of Lakota tradition of women and have been for years. We can learn much from other traditions. Thank you for sharing this Tony!!

This was really beautiful Tony! Thanks. Good to have some time with you this morning. 💕

Thanks, Tony! I love the Native American traditions and wisdom! I always wonder how all the insight of early peoples got steamrolled by competition and selfishness. A tragedy, really.
Namaste,
Donna

Thanks for sharing this Tony. And yes, everything is connected 🙏🏻🌺