Your Roots are the Key to Your Practice
Father’s day was all about love,health and fun. I have returned to the land where I was reared. This is the land of the Chippewa and Ottawa Indians. You probably have heard of Chief Pontiac and, to my surprise, a tribe called the Miami Indians. Miami Indians are the Algonquin people, how interesting to me, now that I live in Miami. The Miami Indians believed that Manitous roamed the world and could take the form of humans and animals. The source of the Manitou’s power was known as the Kitchi Manitou, and was often equated with the sun, although the Kitchi Manitou was apparently not considered to be inanimate. From youth, women and, particularly, men were instructed to seclude themselves, fast, and try to contact a Manitou in a dream. Once contacted, a Manitou became the individual’s guardian spirit, giving the person power in return for respect and sacrifices. Feasts were given and public and private sacrifices of food or tobacco were made to gain power from or appease specific Manitous. The Shamans were considered to be closer to Manitous than ordinary people and could gain power from them either to heal or to kill. Shamans also participated in the Midewiwin and in unabashed displays of their strength: they would fight and kill each other using supernatural power to throw bones, shells, and other charmed objects into the adversary and then try to bring the dead back to life. As I walked through the woods amongst the huge oak trees, I found a clearing to practice my ritual Qi Gong. I dropped my energy and got in touch with my roots internally and feeling the physically energy, the power and strength of the forest, the lakes, and the energy of the native people. Want to tune in more to your roots and inner nature? Get tuned in. I have put together a downloadable Qi Gong bundle that you can get instantly. http://rechargingqigong.com/qigong-video-bundle.html I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth, and Happiness. Dr. Wu Dhi
I believe that ancient tribal cultures
have important lessons to teach the
rest of the world about the intercon-
nectedness of all living things and the
simple fact that our very existence is
dependent upon the natural world we
are rapidly destroying.
-Wilma Mankiller- 
