About Natif America Spirituality

Oh! I was forgoting your native american half of blood :). Your sight is really very interesting, since you can talk from inside and outside at the same time. I know just a little about the "Great Spirit", and the brother wolf, sister eagle and brother buffallo, or something like this... Is that actually from this culture, or is it part of the hippie transformation? What would you say is the most important for this religion?

Basically, most Native American peoples do have some form of the "Great Spirit". It's just a way of looking at the divine, without trying to box it in with descriptions or names I guess. It's really a simplistic approach. There are other gods and spirits within Native American beliefs, and depending on both tribe and personal viewpoint, the Great Spirit can be seen as either the creator of those, or as all of those in one being. The animal spirits are a part of Native American spirituality. Many Native American people do believe themselves to have a connection to a particular animal spirit, sometimes considered a "totem" animal. Many "New Age" or "hippies" choose just this part of the Native American beliefs to adopt, which is kind of sad when you think about it. There is just as much focus on ancestor spirits in real Native American spirituality that I've seen, but I suppose people coming to it who don't have Native American ancestry feel limited in that respect. Personally, I think there is some value in seeking out your own ancestors, whatever their religious beliefs or heritage, but many people don't look at it that way. A lot of the Native American tales serve a dual purpose as spirituality and morality. Sure, a story about Raven and Fox might really be talking about those spirits, but it could just as easily be trying to teach you a lesson. Some people might accept just the lesson without the spirituality, and that's okay. But the spirituality without the lesson, well... I'm not so sure that works. I think I'm starting to ramble a bit here now!