Monday, March 12, 2007
RED HAT'S WISDOM
Dorothy K. Daigle has written two e-books composed of the wisdom of Cherokee elder and wisdom-keeper John Red Hat Duke. It is not quite the spirituality you might think. Red Hat focuses on the Torah and the Cherokee White Path. He seeks to do the will of G-d as the Jews view Him, and has "grave concern for Christians." He promotes the Noahide Laws, and opposes Sunday worship, saying we must return to Sabbath worship.
An example of Red Hat's wisdom can be read here. It begins:
The following is a bridge from the Native American spiritual path, the Red Road, as taught by Cherokee elder John Red Hat Duke, to Torah, the holy scriptures of our ancestors in Jerusalem, on which Judah (Jews) and Joseph (Hopi and those tribes associated with them) may unite with HaShem?s blessing.
Note: The union of the House of Judah and the House of Joseph is the same event as the completion of the Hopi migration back to Jerusalem, as revealed to Dorothy by Creator. Ezekiel 37
Step 1: Observe nature with awe and gratitude. A sense of love and respect for all creation will begin to grow within me.
Creation. Our universe. The cycles of life and death. A vast composite of exquisite harmony; a truly beautiful harmonic symphony of melodious verse with each vibratory element sustaining one another, loving one another. This is truly a miracle of melodies played out in the grand scheme of creation.
HaShem?s plan for humanity is wondrous and exciting! As the salmon swim upstream every year to spawn, they are led by HaShem?s awesome spirit. In the wondrous scheme of HaShem?s creation, all of creation follows an internal instinct, and so Jacob?s children yearn to go home. HaShem has provided an inheritance for them in Judea-Samaria so His plan of creation may be fulfilled.
Step 2: Learn to trust Creator and accept my circumstances. Overcoming adversity will produce spiritual growth within me as I walk the Red Road.
Today we face great adversities, probably greater than any of us have ever seen in our lifetimes. It is also a wonderful time of great opportunity for spiritual growth. We have the potential of rising to great spiritual heights; even to the place of forgiveness, love and tolerance where we will be prepared for the coming of Messiah.
Moses? life was filled with circumstances that tested his faith in HaShem, G-d. He was instructed by Creator to go to Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
Moses had to trust HaShem or he would have given up on his mission before he ever began it because in his mind the work was impossible. Yet, if he had given up and not trusted HaShem, the Israelites could still be living as slaves under the Egyptians, but HaShem?s plan was fulfilled. The Israelites were protected and sustained. Creator led them through the wilderness to the land of milk and honey. Through all the adversity of wandering in the wilderness, Moses had to convince the people of Israel to accept their circumstances and trust HaShem and He would lead them home.
We have a tendency to quickly enter the land of ?fire and ice,? where our emotions fluctuate to extreme anger (fire) and to coldness and judgment (ice.) Now we must learn to enter the land of ?milk and honey,? where we will nourish, i.e. provide milk for all the children of Jacob with an attitude of sweet forgiveness, i.e. with the sweetness of honey. May we move beyond the place of being extremely difficult to appease to a place where we will bring joy to Jacob and all of our ancestors who wait with hopeful hearts that we will enter the land of milk and honey.
Step 3: Seek for truth within myself, that I may remove hypocrisy and evil intent from within my heart.
Creator is the third partner in procreation. It is He who gives life. It is interesting to note that procreation is the first mitzvah mentioned in the Torah, which gives it primary importance.
Children are the greatest blessing we can have in this life, and Jacob?s children were no exception. They were his greatest joy, and it is said that Joseph was his favorite.
