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And as he spoke of understanding, I looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me.

Black Elk

I saw more than I can tell / And I understood more than I saw.
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Circles Country Native Shapes
Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me.
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Fog Glowing Meaning Talk Thinking Words
As you walk upon the sacred earth, treat each step as a prayer.
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Earth Prayer Sacred
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
I cured with the power that came through me.
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Advertising Agencies Country Dream Native Power
And when I breathed, my breath was lightning.
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Breath Country Lightning Native
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
Know the Power that is Peace.
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Inspirational Life Peace Power
The Great Spirit is everywhere; He hears whatever is in our minds and our hearts, and it is not necessary to speak to Him in a loud voice.
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Country Heart Mind Native Voice
The Holy Land is everywhere.
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Inspirational Land Life
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
There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.
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Inspirational Life Peace
But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all.
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Beautiful Save Sooner Thinking Wise
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
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
Crazy Horse dreamed and went into the world where there is nothing but the spirits of things. That is the real world that is behind this one, and everything we see here is something like a shadow from that world….
BLACK ELK

Behind Crazy Dreamed Horse Hurt Nothing Real

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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