There was the cycle of the mineral, the rock. There was the cycle of
the plant. And now we are in the cycle of the animal coming to the
end of that and beginning the cycle of the human being. When we get
into the cycle of the human being, the highest and greatest powers
that we have will be released to us.
At the beginning of this cycle of time, long ago, the Great Spirit
made an appearance and gathered the peoples of this earth together,
and said to the human beings, "I'm going to send you to four
directions, and over time I'm going to change you to four colors,
but I'm going to give you some teachings, and you will call these
the Original Teachingswhen you come back together with each other,
you will share these so that you can live and have peace on earth,
and a great civilization will come about. During the cycle of time,
I'm going to give each of you two stone tablets.
When I give you those stone tablets, don't cast them upon the
ground. If any of the sisters and brothers cast their tablets on the
ground, not only will human beings have a hard time, but almost the
earth itself will die."
And so He gave each of us a responsibility, and we call that the
Guardianship. To the Indian people, the red people, He gave the
Guardianship of the Earth. We were to learn during this cycle of
time the teachings of the earth, the plants that grow from the
earth, the foods that you can eat, and the herbs that heal so that,
when we came back together with the other sisters and brothers, we
could share this knowledge with them. Something good was to happen
on the earth.
To the South He gave the yellow race of people the Guardianship of
the Wind. They were to learn about the sky and breathing and how to
take that within ourselves for spiritual advancement. They were to
share that with us at this time.
To the West He gave the black race of people the Guardianship of the
Water. They were to learn the teachings of the water, which is the
chief of the elements, being the most humble and the most powerful.
The elders have told me that the black people would bring the
teachings of the water.
To the North He gave the white race of people the Guardianship of
the Fire. If you look at the center of many of the things they do,
you will find the fire. They say a light bulb is the white man's
fire. If you look at the center of a car you will find a spark. If
you look at the center of the airplane and the train you will find
the fire. The fire consumes, and also moves. This is why it was the
white sisters and brothers who began to move upon the face of the
earth and reunite us as a human family.
