1. Native American Voices
This is neither pure spirit nor a gross matter, but a synthesis of both. ... It was further explained to me by an old Crow priest that these circles represent the three worlds' that constitute human beings: body, soul and spirit, or again: gross, subtle and pure. ... Among many groups the retreat was specifically associated with the quest for a guardian spirit, although this is not as general a phenomenon as the vision itself among the plains people the vision quest was most intensely developed; it was an activity that was expected of every young man and woman. ... Frequently the animal o...
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