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The life of a person is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.

Black Elk

If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through. Then everything I could do would be foolish.
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Country Everything Foolish Native
I cured with the power that came through me.
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Advertising Agencies Country Dream Native Power
It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among those men get lost.
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Darkness Lost Men Vision
I looked below and saw my people there, and all were well and happy except one, and he was lying like the dead – and that one was myself.
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Dead Except Lying People Saws
The hawk swoops down on its prey, so does the Indian. In his lament he is like an animal.
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Animal Country Down Hawk Lament Swoops
The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air. That is why you notice the hawk knows how to get his prey. The Indian is like that.
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Air Animal Country Native
I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see.
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Country Men Native People Thinking
Behold this day. It is yours to make.
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Behold Inspirational Life
Everything tries to be round.
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Education Statistics Trying
So I took the bright red stick and at the center of the nation’s hoop I thrust it in the earth.
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Earth Red Sticks
The center of the universe is everywhere.
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Center Everywhere Universe
Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.
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Circles Country Native Power
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were.
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Circles Country Moving Native
The boys of my people began very young to learn the ways of men, and no one taught us; we just learned by doing what we saw, and we were warriors at a time when boys now are like girls.
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Boys Girl Girls Learned Warrior
Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.
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Dream Wake Up Waking
It is good to have a reminder of death before us, for it helps us to understand the impermanence of life on this earth, and this understanding may aid us in preparing for our own death.
BLACK ELK

Country Death Native Real Understanding

The life of a person is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.

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