Showing posts with label Waccamaw. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waccamaw. Show all posts

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Questions On Spirituality We Should All Answer for Ourselves

I began reading "Native Wisdom: Perceptions of the Natural Way" by Ed McGaa, Eagle Man. I only read a few pages. I read enough to understand that the book had come out of an invitation to speak, along with others of differing belief systems, at a college. He was addressing a Humanities class and they had submitted a set of questions they wanted to be answered by each speaker.

I turned to the back of the book and found the list of questions. Reading through these I realized that it would be truly beneficial for every person to answer these questions for themselves about themselves. 

In reality, how many of us can calmly, rationally and convincingly answer serious questions about our own Spiritual Beliefs?

Most of us were taught things like, "Never discuss religion." 'Never argue about religion."  and "Never discuss religion and politics in the same conversation."

I have never understood these idioms and I prefer to use the word Spirituality as opposed to religion. Your Spirituality, or claimed lack of it, affects every aspect of your thinking and living. How are we to ever understand and accept each other, if we do not discuss it?

These questions presented to Ed McGaa are divided up into sections, the sections reflecting a general category that the answers would fall under. He addresses each section of questions in a separate chapter of the book. These are as follows:

  1. Who is God?
  2. How did you become involved?
  3. Worldwide Philosophy
  4. Good, Evil and Afterlife
  5. Beseechment
  6. Miracles
  7. Rules, Restrictions and Conflict
  8. Hierarchy, Matriarchy, Patriarchy
  9. Government and Social Issues
  10. Followers of the Natural Way (note the sub-title of the book)
My plan is to answer the questions under each heading/chapter, for myself and where better to do this, than my blog? I would truly love to have a true conversation here on my blog, with my readers about this. Please do join in.

I make no promises about how often I will write but will try my best to write each week. 

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

16th Annual Waccamaw Indian Pau Wau

PAU WAU TIME AGAIN!!!!

It is time once again for the annual Waccamaw Indian Pau Wau!!!!

I can not wait to get there. I'll go down on the Thursday before to set up and get relaxed and just have a some time to myself.

School Day is Friday and then Pau Wau on Saturday and Sunday!

Looks like Giorgianna and her family and maybe Virgillia and her children, will get to go. Not real sure yet about their job's and getting off-- also their Pa is getting re-married soon and that means another trip to South Carolina--frankly, I'd rather see them go to the wedding and attend Pau Wau next year as oppossed to miss their Pa's wedding.

I plan on having a jolly good time.

Lots of Indians.
Music.
Camp fires.
Fry Bread.
Bog.
Salt Air to breath and salt sand to walk my bare feet in!!!

Sunday, October 19, 2008

WACCAMAW 2008 PAU WAU/POW WOW


HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE!!!!





Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Waccamaw Pau Wau or Pow Wow 2008 Will Soon Be Here


Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Native American Day in South Carolina

Pow Wow in South Carolina