Interesting that such a question about monotheism should be asked of the Tsalagi. We do believe in one Creator and we do worship that one Creator, however we respect the spirits of all living things and that includes Grandmother Earth. So I guess you can say we are true monotheists.
I know how you feel about coffee, believe me I'm the same way, have to have my cup of coffee in the morning to get started, but I don't drink any coffee after 12noon and usually about midday I fix a cup of herbal tea and sweeten it with honey, not sugar or any other artificial sweeteners and sit...
Well I see some big changes in your life and environment, that could account for what's happening. Instead of drinking coffee all day long, see if that coffee shop that you go to has some type of herbal teas and try that instead and when you get home take a little bit a time to sit down and...
Alceste, just a question, in your younger days the dreams that you were having did they accomplish what you expected them to do?... If those dreams accomplished what they were meant to do, then it's not likely that your going to have those dreams again, usually intense dreams like that come to...
Without our History and our customs what would we be? Like the leaves that float down the stream in the Autumn, lifeless things coming from nowhere, going nowhere.
Gvnega Tawodi
Odion, you ask a very good question about "Traditional Cherokee" religion. Let me correct some misconceptions here, what I'm about to say, I don't mean it to criticize, it's meant to teach. The Tsalagi do not have what is commonly known as a religion, it is a belief and culture, and what I...
The concept that you ask is unknown to us, we pray to the Creator for all that we have and for all that he has created, we respect the spirits of all other living things as we all should. We also believe that to some degree we can determine our own destiny by what we do and how we treat others...
Antiochian, The Traditional Keetoowah Spirituality believes in a two tiered afterlife: the good go to a place of light and pleasantness; the bad go to a place of torture. However, it is believed that one's spirit lingers around the place of death for a period of time equivalent to the time the...
A little helpful advice for you Absolute Zero, if you're looking for a spirit guide, you need to stop looking, it will find you. You cannot choose a spirit guide, you need to go on a vision quest and that is done with the help of an Elder or Spiritual person and during that quest your spirit...
If I may be permitted to add to painted wolf's answer. As an Elder of my people there are ceremonies and prayers that we will do for the public and non-native people, however the sacred ceremonies and prayers are private ceremonies and if you are not a member of that tribe you will never see or...
Granddaughter(painted wolf) you have learned much from your teacher and she would be proud of you, I have read this thread and your words are good, strong and true, but there is much more to learn. The life path that we all walk is forever a learning process.
I thank you all for the warm greetings and I look forward to learning many new things from you. I am a firm believer in having an open mind about all aspects of religions and cultures, I mighty not necessarily agree with them or how they are practiced but I also believe it is your right to...
The earth as a living entity and earthquakes are a natural occurrence, the land is constantly moving and not always in the same direction and where these two directions meet a violent reaction is going to happen, thus you have an earthquake. There is nothing spiritual about it, is just a common...
I am Tsalagi(Cherokee) and I am Keetoowah, which means I am a keeper of the old ways. I live in the foothills of the Appalachian Mts., I am an ancient elder of my family and I am here to learn and hopefully to teach.osay