Rattle

July 22, 2025, 7:49 PM

From page 85:

"Among musical instruments, the drum and the rattle have the greatest power to tune us to life energy."

From page 85-86:

"The steady drumming that accompanies Native American songs cause earth and sky to resonate, like the heartbeat of nature. The rattle or shaker also expresses vibratory power.

From Page 86:

"In the Mishomis Book: 'The Voice of the Ojibway' Anishinabee Elder Edward Benton-Banai writes that the sound of the rattle (she-she-gwun) is like the primal sound at the beginning of Creation."