These instructions were handed down to my Tiospaye by Wallace Black Elk and Grace Spotted Eagle:
These ways are sacred...we ask that you Respect them as you would have us respect your ways...
1. Please listen to the Firekeeper & person running the lodge, they will instruct you. Please refrain from saying "That's not how I was taught!" There are 500+ nations and many Clans within those Nations, we all have our different Altars & instructions.
2. The fire and the altar are Sacred. Please refrain from: walking between the lodge, altar & fire path; placing, touching, or removing anything on the altar; putting anything into the fire (including tobacco) without first asking the Firekeeper.
3. Women, Please keep yourself covered at all times: loose dresses, skirts and tees are to be worn both outside and inside of the lodge.
4. If you are in need of special prayers it is appropriate to offer the person running the lodge a package of tobacco and presenting your request. It is also a good thing to offer both the Firekeeper & person running the lodge tobacco as a thank-you for their "give-away".
5. Please do not wear your medicine objects, jewelery or contact lenses into the lodge, give them to the Firekeeper for safe keeping.
6. Please humble yourself by entering the lodge on your hands & knees and saying "Mi Takuye Oyacin" or "We Are All Related".
7. There are times of silence, Please respect them and ask permission to speak. In the same manner, Please do not sing louder than the main singer, or shout your prayers...Spirit can hear you and knows what is in your heart.
8. Yes it is Hot inside the lodge. This is not a torture chamber, we are not here to make you suffer....put your head to the ground (the earth will cool you), pray harder, or wait until there is silence and ask "Permission to leave". However, DO NOT EVER stick your body parts outside of the lodge in order to cool off...You do not know what is out there, and we Do Not want you bringing it inside, it could harm someone.
9. When the Canunpa is passed to you (and you don't want to smoke it), take it with the bowl in your left hand & stem in the right and touch your right shoulder then your left with the stem and pass it on.
10. If there is a pot-luck afterwards, bring the food you like to eat to share...please bring your own plate, cup & utensils as often as possible.
11. A lodge with Integrity NEVER Charges for ceremony or "shames" you into making a donation to support the person running the lodge. However, it is a good thing to make a donation for/of firewood, blankets, and tarps for the lodge itself.
12. We come in Peace to Pray....Alcohol, Drugs, and Weapons Are Forbidden!
13. Come early, stay late, help set up & clean up...you'll learn alot.
Mi Takuye Oyacin
These ways are sacred...we ask that you Respect them as you would have us respect your ways...
1. Please listen to the Firekeeper & person running the lodge, they will instruct you. Please refrain from saying "That's not how I was taught!" There are 500+ nations and many Clans within those Nations, we all have our different Altars & instructions.
2. The fire and the altar are Sacred. Please refrain from: walking between the lodge, altar & fire path; placing, touching, or removing anything on the altar; putting anything into the fire (including tobacco) without first asking the Firekeeper.
3. Women, Please keep yourself covered at all times: loose dresses, skirts and tees are to be worn both outside and inside of the lodge.
4. If you are in need of special prayers it is appropriate to offer the person running the lodge a package of tobacco and presenting your request. It is also a good thing to offer both the Firekeeper & person running the lodge tobacco as a thank-you for their "give-away".
5. Please do not wear your medicine objects, jewelery or contact lenses into the lodge, give them to the Firekeeper for safe keeping.
6. Please humble yourself by entering the lodge on your hands & knees and saying "Mi Takuye Oyacin" or "We Are All Related".
7. There are times of silence, Please respect them and ask permission to speak. In the same manner, Please do not sing louder than the main singer, or shout your prayers...Spirit can hear you and knows what is in your heart.
8. Yes it is Hot inside the lodge. This is not a torture chamber, we are not here to make you suffer....put your head to the ground (the earth will cool you), pray harder, or wait until there is silence and ask "Permission to leave". However, DO NOT EVER stick your body parts outside of the lodge in order to cool off...You do not know what is out there, and we Do Not want you bringing it inside, it could harm someone.
9. When the Canunpa is passed to you (and you don't want to smoke it), take it with the bowl in your left hand & stem in the right and touch your right shoulder then your left with the stem and pass it on.
10. If there is a pot-luck afterwards, bring the food you like to eat to share...please bring your own plate, cup & utensils as often as possible.
11. A lodge with Integrity NEVER Charges for ceremony or "shames" you into making a donation to support the person running the lodge. However, it is a good thing to make a donation for/of firewood, blankets, and tarps for the lodge itself.
12. We come in Peace to Pray....Alcohol, Drugs, and Weapons Are Forbidden!
13. Come early, stay late, help set up & clean up...you'll learn alot.
Mi Takuye Oyacin
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