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July 22, 2025, 11:00 PM

From page 94:

"The zenith of the Wheel is North, the direction of wisdom and strength. It represents the quality of gratefulness, the gift that takes us closes to the Source of Life. The simlest and profoundest Native American prayer is to say: "Thank You" four or seven times.

From page 94:

Seneca: (NYAWEH) "I am thankful"

(SKANOH) "You are healthy'

Haudenosaunee: "prayer of thinksgiving" discussed in book: "The White Roots of Peace" by Author Paul A. Wallace (the story of the Peacemaker) see end note #32, page 358.

???? Is there any connection between the "Peacemaker or the Code Talkers in relation to ending World War Two? Korea? Vietnam?

From page 94:

"When Native people pray, they do not say, 'I want...Give me..." but 'I offer...I am grateful." "Gratefulness is a free expression of the heart. It is offered without demanding or expecting something in return. "Thank you" is such a sacred expression that in some Native cultures, the term is reserved for prayer."

"Lakota: "If someone does something that should be done by any caring person, to thank him may imply that he was acting out of character."

"Gratitude is healing."

"Healing spirits prefer people who are grateful to those who are thankless, unappreciative, or resentful. When you are thankful for your blessings, you attract more of them.

From page 95:

"The Pathway of Peace Meditation"

"Like the Four Winds, the gifts in the Cycles of Truth are both principles and powers. We can think about the East Wind, or we can invite the blessing of the East Wind. We can contemplate the meaning of "love," or we can make ourselves receptive to the power of love."

From page 96:

"...the importance and authority of information lie in its truthfulness, not in its origin"

"...the holy number seven...creates efficacy in ceremonial procedures"

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