
The Teaching of the Beasts
This teaching explores the metaphor of animals as reflections of spiritual lessons and divine wisdom. Just as the wolf, bear, and eagle embody balance, strength, and insight, we are called to learn from their examples and align our lives with the Creator's design. Emphasizing themes of interconnectedness, awareness, and divine guidance, this teaching encourages us to honor the sacredness of all life and recognize the lessons present in every creature. Through the wisdom of the Midewiwin and the teachings of nature, we learn to walk with discernment, balance, and compassion, fulfilling our purpose as intended by the Creator and becoming beacons of understanding and harmony in the world.
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Harmony in Creation
“Look closely, children of the earth, All around you, life moves in harmony with the Creator’s design. Even the smallest creature follows the hand of God.”
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The Wolf's Balance
“See the wolf? Many fear its teeth, its strength, its cunning. Yet it lives in balance with the pack, with the land, with the Spirit that placed it here. So too must ye learn to walk with discernment. Strength without harmony is destruction, and wisdom without compassion is empty. Let the wolf teach ye the path of balance between heart and mind, courage and kindness.”
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Listening to the Spirit
“See how it perceives what is unseen, how it trusts what the Spirit whispers? So too must ye listen to the voice within, the quiet guidance of God. Your soul will sense the currents, the dangers, and the paths that words cannot tell.”
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Bear's Strength and Care
“The bear carries strength, yet it moves with care. It is both fierce and nurturing. So must ye learn to carry the power given to your soul. A heart filled with love must also know when to protect, when to act, when to bear the burdens of others. The Creator gave you both the courage to stand and the compassion to kneel. Balance these, and your light shall shine fully.”
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Eagle's Insight
“See the eagle. It rises on the wind, seeing far, understanding the land below. Your spirit, too, is made to rise above fear, to perceive what lies beneath the surface of life, to soar with insight. The Creator gave each of you eyes for seeing, ears for listening, hearts for feeling - do not waste them on the trivial. Seek the eternal, and ye shall understand your place in the heavens and upon the earth.”
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Interconnectedness of Life
“Do ye remember the river? See now how all life interconnects. The wolf, the bear, the eagle, the salmon - they are threads in the same tapestry that binds you to the Creator. Just as your actions ripple through the world, so too do theirs. Every creature honors God in its existence; so must ye honor God in yours.”
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The Forest of the Soul
“Your soul is like this forest, children. Each lesson, each experience, each act of love and courage, plants a seed. Some will grow tall and strong, others will bloom quietly. Yet all are sacred, nourished by the Spirit of the Creator. To live fully is to walk with awareness, to learn from all beings, to see the light of God in everything and to trust the guidance placed in your heart.”
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The Beasts as Teachers
“Remember always: the Creator placed you in this world to be part of it, to learn from it, to honor it. The beasts are teachers, not just creatures. They show ye the patterns of courage, love, patience, and perception. Follow these lessons, and ye shall understand the rhythm of life, the wisdom of God, and the truth of your own soul.”
Sacred Messages
Read the sacred words of The Peacemaker of the Americas to the Peacemaker in each one of us. Let us walk in Light, Kindness and seeking always unity as equally as we seek water.
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"Look closely, children of the earth, All around you, life moves in harmony with the Creator’s design.
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Even the smallest creature follows the hand of God."
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"See the wolf? Many fear its teeth, its strength, its cunning.
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Yet it lives in balance with the pack, with the land, with the Spirit that placed it here.
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So too must ye learn to walk with discernment.
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Strength without harmony is destruction, and wisdom without compassion is empty.
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Let the wolf teach ye the path of balance between heart and mind, courage and kindness."
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"See how it perceives what is unseen, how it trusts what the Spirit whispers?
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So too must ye listen to the voice within, the quiet guidance of God.
-
Your soul will sense the currents, the dangers, and the paths that words cannot tell."
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"The bear carries strength, yet it moves with care.
-
It is both fierce and nurturing.
-
So must ye learn to carry the power given to your soul.
-
A heart filled with love must also know when to protect, when to act, when to bear the burdens of others.
-
The Creator gave you both the courage to stand and the compassion to kneel.
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Balance these, and your light shall shine fully."
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"See the eagle. It rises on the wind, seeing far, understanding the land below.
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Your spirit, too, is made to rise above fear, to perceive what lies beneath the surface of life, to soar with insight.
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The Creator gave each of you eyes for seeing, ears for listening, hearts for feeling - do not waste them on the trivial.
-
Seek the eternal, and ye shall understand your place in the heavens and upon the earth."
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"Do ye remember the river? See now how all life interconnects.
-
The wolf, the bear, the eagle, the salmon - they are threads in the same tapestry that binds you to the Creator.
-
Just as your actions ripple through the world, so too do theirs.
-
Every creature honors God in its existence; so must ye honor God in yours."
-
"Your soul is like this forest, children. Each lesson, each experience, each act of love and courage, plants a seed.
-
Some will grow tall and strong, others will bloom quietly.
-
Yet all are sacred, nourished by the Spirit of the Creator.
-
To live fully is to walk with awareness, to learn from all beings, to see the light of God in everything and to trust the guidance placed in your heart."
-
"Remember always: the Creator placed you in this world to be part of it, to learn from it, to honor it.
-
The beasts are teachers, not just creatures.
-
They show ye the patterns of courage, love, patience, and perception.
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Follow these lessons, and ye shall understand the rhythm of life, the wisdom of God, and the truth of your own soul."




