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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.

Black Elk

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
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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Close Doing Everything Foolish
The Holy Land is everywhere.
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Inspirational Land Life
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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Childhood Everything Life Moves Person
Let every step you take upon the earth be as a prayer.
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Earth Prayer Steps
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.
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Country Death Native Real Understanding
I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it.
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might People Vision
Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice.
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Earth Feeble Grandfather Voice
Now suddenly there was nothing but a world of cloud, and we three were there alone in the middle of a great white plain with snowy hills and mountains staring at us; and it was very still; but there were whispers.
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Clouds Mountain Whisper White
Once we were happy in our own country and we were seldom hungry, for then the two-leggeds and the four-leggeds lived together like relatives, and there was plenty for them and for us.
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Country Dirty Legend Lying Seldom
A good nation I will make live.This the nation above has said.They have given me the power to make over.
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Given Make Nations Over Said
The song and the drumming were like this: Behold, a sacred voice is calling you; All over the sky a sacred voice is calling.
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Country Native Sky Song
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
And as he spoke of understanding, I looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me.
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Color Flames Rainbow
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.
BLACK ELK

Country Men Native People Thinking
Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.
BLACK ELK

Circles Country Native Strong

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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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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