Tatanka ~ Buffalo ~ Music by Arvel Bird

Montage by LadyHawk
(aka: Terri Benning)
Music by Arvel Bird
Song: Tatanka (Buffalo)

Medicine of the Buffalo ~ Tatanka
http://wolfs_moon.tripod.com/buffalototem.html

Role: The Priestess/Priest
Lesson: Sacrifice
Element: Earth/Water
Wind: North, The Elders
Medicine: Harmony with ~ Earth Mother

Keywords: Selflessness, Strength, Harmony with Earth Mother, Sacrifice, Wisdom, Patience

Great ~ Buffalo Sister ~
We honor your courage & strength ...

We honor you, who came to us from the mighty Buffalo Nation, to roam the golden plains that our Ancestors also walked ...

And when the great hunger was fast upon the People, you offered up your own life so that we might live.

You taught us to live in harmony with our Earth Mother ...

Your gentle wisdom enlightened us to understand that when the time comes to drop the Robe of Physical Life, we must leave something good of ourselves behind to benefit the generations yet to come.

From you we learned to never take more from the land than we need . . . to give freely of ourselves, without fore-thought of what we might receive in return ...

As the Ancestors sing a song of praise to you noble sister, we give thanks to ~ Wakan Tanka ~ for allowing us to walk this Good Path with you.

You can check out Arvel Bird's
Animal Totems 1 & 2 CDs at:
http://www.arvelbird.com/

You're invited to check out the
ANIMAL TOTEMS page on my website at:
http://www.michaelmosaics.com/animalwisdom.html