I was excited to find these videos of some Lakota Ceremonial songs. I have posted a Sun Dance song, a Pipe Honoring song, and the Four Directions Song in the side bar. You have heard me sing each of these at one time or another.
Music is very important in ceremony as it calls the ancestors and spirits to the ceremony. We will go over the lyrics and interpretations at a later time. For now, simply enjoy the power of Lakota music.
The annual reading speaks of the need to examine self and see your self as you truly are and not as you believe yourself to be.
The February reading continues on this theme with the the need to look more closely at our relationships (Ose Odi)and what beliefs (Iwori Meji) we act out in our personal,intimate relationships that could lead to the loss of the relationship (ibi Odi Meji). Now is the time to be truly honest withourselves before attempting to be honest with others. We have been believing something about ourself that is not true. See Blog Spider Who Sings for hte rest of the reading.
“As fall ends and it is the morning of the winter solstice, Oya prepares us for
the inevitable death that lies before us and within us.”
Deanna Oloyade Lowman ”
read entire article on Oya and the solstice at http://spiderwhosings.dragonheadmusic.com
“The Lodge is constructed from the inside out”. Spider Who Sings. Learn more on the structure of the plains style lodge at http://songsforthelodge.dragonheadmusic.com/lodge-structure/
