The Lakota say that it is not uncommon
To hear something calling your name
In the stillness of a dark moonless night.
This is ‘shungmanitu thanka‘, the Great Wolf.
One night our pilgrim found himself walking deep in a dark wood; overhead a new moon disguised as its shadow self-juxtaposed to an array of stars, as the sound of spent leaves crushed underfoot sounded in the autumnal air. It seemed as though the wind was guiding him towards an expected destination as he found himself facing Sirius, the Dog Star. At this moment, his vision caught sight of a light moving swiftly in front of him in the shadows of an oak grove. Like a slow waxing moon, a white wolf appeared before his eyes lending a radiant glow to the maze of yellow, red, and green on the forest floor.
In silence, it’s believed
As though shouted
From the highest mountain
That this seer has witnessed
A vision and is in store
For a special kind of teaching.
“Through an open window in a thicket of shrubs, I saw his head turn up toward the dark velvet sky, and howl into the thin air, moving his head from left to right and back again. It was mournful and very moving like he was self-contained in a certain kind of grief reserved for a departed lover. We both sat there at a distance, careful not to startle the other, a meeting of heart and soul… a revival. And on the 3rd day, we took leave of each other, disappearing as suddenly as he came, I walked away embracing a deeper understanding of life, love, and compassion.”
The White Wolf, a native to Tibet is a spiritual presence in the Himalayas. Native Americans call on him as a teacher and pathfinders to unmapped territories of the forest and uncharted areas of the soul. Sirius, the dog-star of the constellation Canis Major, home of the ancients, is his symbol, the brightest star in the night sky. Sirius is, in reality, two stars seen as one from its proximity to the Earth. Because of its binary nature, it represents the paradoxical nature of life.
The Pilgrim on his path is like a Lone Wolf, he’s not of a pack, he seeks knowledge for knowledge sake. It is not important to the wolf or the pilgrim if one or a thousand hear his meditations in the night. In his indifference to fame and fortune, only a few may hear his prayers, but as a pebble splashes on the surface of a pond, vibrations will echo in these waters until the end of time.
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Very nice: “It is not important to the wolf or the pilgrim if one or a thousand hear his meditations in the night.”
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Thank you, I guess we should try and live up to that in everything we do.
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How I would have loved walking with the Pilgrim this blessed morning, experience the whole transformation. The revival of heart and soul, the glowing light.
Reaching clarity about life, love and compassion. How beautiful the whole post and so strong. Love the dream catcher.:)
Vibrations from a single stone will indeed continue.
Thank you / Mirja
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Dear Mirja, thank you for your lovely commentary on Revival and the stone.
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how wonderful
to seek
and somehow
find one’s way 🙂
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Thank you, an everyday process.
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It is interesting to think of a Wolf in a spiritual way. Lovely narration.
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Thank you! I think Hollywood and the wolf itself has not been kind to its reputation.
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So wonderful and mystical JC. This was lovely to read and left me to read again!
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Thank you Lynz!
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I love reading your posts and writing!
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A beautiful mythical post, JC. It’s not easy being that lone wolf, throwing out those pebbles on the pond but for everyone that can, they touch us all, all of humanity.
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Thank you, Annika. We all have a bit of that lone wolf in us… It’s good to have you back.
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Hey JC, how are you now😃hope better than last month!
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I’m feeling well, thank you for asking! 🙂
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Gorgeous
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Thank you!
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♡
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I have observed that the shadow self becomes our friend when we accept that it is there! Not try to conquer it, as though it were a hostile force within us.
Albert Einstein said (not exact quote) The most important decision a human being makes is whether he believes he lives in a friendly universe or a hostile one.
Embracing our shadow self unleashes our creativity and makes it act in our favour!
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Thank you, I love your comment and Einstein… so true!
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