Medicine Talk by Brad Steiger Medicine Power is Now!

y Herewith are those transcendental elements which I believe to be basic in every tribes metaphysics o The vision quest, with its emphasis on self-denial and spiritual discipline being extended to a lifelong pursuit of wisdom of body and soul. o A reliance upon ones personal visions and dreams to provide ones direction on the path of life. o A search for personal songs to enable one to attune oneself to the primal sound, the cosmic vibration of the Great Spirit. o A belief in a total partnership with the world of spirits and the ability to make personal contact with grandmothers and grandfathers who have changed planes of existence. o The possession of a nonlinear time sense. o Receptivity to the evidence that the essence of the Great Spirit may be found in everything. o A reverence and a passion for the Earth Mother, the awareness of ones place in the web of life, and ones responsibility toward all plant and animal life. o A total commitment to ones beliefs that pervades every aspect of ones life and enables one truly to walk in balance. Twylahs Wisdom of the Seneca y There are four questions, which also serve as guidelines in self-discipline. o Am I happy in what Im doing? o Is what Im doing adding to the confusion? o What am I doing to bring about peace and contentment? o How will I be remembered when I am gone? On Communing with Nature, Attaining Self-Attunement, and Going into the Silence y A central wisdom, known by all Medicine doctors as a secret of the ages, asserts that selfunderstanding is a desire; that self-discipline is a key; self-control, a way; self-realization, the goal. The word that encompassed the secret is communication. y Communicating is understanding. Understanding leads toward peace of mind. Peace of mind leads toward happiness. Happiness is communicating. y The longer a problem is allowed to exist, the harder it is to return to a peace of mind. When a problem exists, you tend to bring others into the dilemma. It takes self-discipline to face and to accept the blame for causing a problem to exist. Our thoughts and actions account for our living in a state of conflict. Such a state results in mental restlessness and often illness. Our thoughts can drain our physical energy. y It is the sharing that brings the most happiness and the feeling of well-being. y Measuring our abilities to communicate self-awareness must be sharpened. y Free yourself from negative influence. Negative thoughts are the old habits that gnaw at the roots of the soul. When these negative habits flare up, counteract them by flooding your mind with a powerful thought, one that disciplines your personality. It is incredible how this technique has the power to reinforce the positive action. The more this

technique is practiced, the easier the negative thought is erased. A surge of new confidence and strength will stream through your body, as this achievement takes hold. Self-realization is the goal. Put this affirmation at the tip of your tongue. Nurture these words of wisdom and make them part of your lifestyle. Such an affirmation is the umbilical cord of creativity. You are born with the ability to attain self-realization. There is no reason for your failure in lifestyle, because by this lesson you have been enlightened to see the wisdom is yours to use. When alone with his thoughts, he listened and heard the Silence. He listened and saw the Silence. He listened and tasted the silence. He closed his eyes and felt the Silence deep within. The woodlands became his chapel; his body, the altar. In the Silence, he began to communicate with his Creator, and he received peace. In solitude, he felt his thoughts being guided to a higher intellectual level. The feeling of belonging to nature brought him back, time and time again, to be enchanted by the Great Mystery. The Great Spirit is the Great Mystery o The Great Spirit- the Divine Supreme, Maker of All Things, Now and Forever o The Great Spirit- the Eternal Mind, whose thoughts flow everlastingly. o The Great Spirit- the Master Designer, the Arranger of Patterns of All and Everything. o The Great Spirit- the Celestial Law, the Perpetuator of Perfection. o The Great Spirit- the Ethereal Voice, the Composer of the Harmony in Nature. o The Great Spirit- The Great Mystery, God.

The Symbolism of Four y Unity is the great spiritual law. o Unity is going into the Silence in spirit, mind, and body. o It is a union through which all spirituality flows. o It is a goal toward communicating with all things in nature. o It is recognized by the intellect through the senses, through the emotions, and through impressions. The Legend of the White Buffalo y I was here before the rains and the violent sea. I was here before the snows and the hail. I was here before the mountains and the winds. I am the Spirit of Nature. I am in the light that fills the earth, and in the darkness of nighttime. I give color to nature, for I am in natures growth and fruits. I am again in nature where themes of mystic wisdom are found. I am in your chants and laughter. I am in the tears that flow from sorrow. I am in the bright joyous eyes of the children. I am in the substance that gives unity, completeness, and oneness.

I am in the mountains as a conscious symbol to all mankind when earths face is being scarred with spiritual undone. I am in you when you walk the simple path of the redman. I am in you when you show love of humankind, for I also give love to those who are loving. I am in the response of love among all humans, for this is a path that will find the blessing and fulfillment of the Great Spirit. I must leave you now to appear in another age, but I leave you with the redmans path. Practicing Medicine Power y Oh Great Spirit, I awake to another sun, Grateful for gifts bestowed, granted one by one. Grateful for the greatest gift, the precious breath of life. Grateful for abilities to guide me day and night. As I walk my chosen path of lessons I must learn, Spiritual peace and happiness, rewards of life I learn. Thank you for your spiritual strength, and for my thoughts to pray; Thank you for your infinite love that guides me through the day. The Coming Great Purification y I believe the coming transition will be on of change for the entire species, an evolutionary leap forward for man on both a biological and spiritual level, a move from what we now understand as humanhood to a higher consciousness into a new mode of being. y Man isnt going to change just by changing laws. He must change his heart. y The revelatory experience has been designed to inform mankind of certain universal precepts. o There is a Higher Intelligence, or Energy Source, from which every man might draw power and inspiration. o Man has within him all that is necessary to establish harmony with Higher Intelligence, provided certain spiritual conditions are encouraged and maintained. o Man is one with all other men in spirit and has a sense of unity with all things. Mans soul is both universal and individual. o Man is evolving toward a New Age, that is, a dramatic progression in his evolution as a spiritual being. We are moving toward a state of mystical consciousness wherein every man shall be a god under God.