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American sweat lodge "Inipi" ceremony

 This is a talk about "Inipi" or Sweat Lodge Ceremony.  In Native American traditional ways we learn by listening to our elders talk and tell stories. This article is meant to be just that. I will tell the story as my teachers did and then at a later time I will add more to the knowledge.

Imagine we are sitting around a fire maybe at Powwow or maybe Sun Dance, or even in our own backyard. The hour is late and everything around us is still and quiet except for the Crackling of burning wood. Voice begins to speak ....

Did you know that there are different types of ceremonies (sweat lodge) Inipi? It is believed many of the sweat lodge is only for cleaning and purification. But this is not true, and there are many types of sweat lodges or Inipi.

There is a sweat lodge ceremonies, where he died one of his relatives. This helps the deceased in another area of the crossing. Usually held for four nights. Night is the time forLives Wanagi the deceased or ". After sunset, and, above all, between midnight and before sunrise, they wake up and move. Four days is the time, the recently deceased is able to deliver important messages and say goodbyes. Sweat ceremonies are to stop for the funeral procession for their time an official of sadness. What is usually 13 satellites, or for one year. and the end of the ceremony is called the period of mourning "Wasigala" and can be doneRace without ceremony.

There is also a sweat lodge ceremonies for the treatment of diseases. This is the "referred Sweatshirts fraud. These celebrations, only the patient and medical Lodge. The rest of us will remain from the fire and pray at home or too busy to cook. Or at some point it may be some singers hut and other people in the vicinity of the injured person within .

Most of us in sweat lodges, in fact, thatTunkasilas or ancient beings for advice and guidance during difficult and perilous times. It is said that in the Sweat Lodge we meet the Tunkasila or elder spirits half way. These sweats are usually very hot. They make us so uncomfortable that we are forced to stay in a state of prayer, which is very far removed from our everyday busy worlds. This is how we meet the Tunkasilas half way. Some us don't eat or drink so that we are even further removed from our material world. Many of us Let loose their hair braided and or unbound. This is another way for us to remove it from the physical world. Do not care how we look. Therefore, the elders tell you is, not jewelry, or wear makeup.

Then there is the sweat lodges to revitalize and renew or clean the sacred objects, drugs, or canunpas (sacred pipe). In the case of cleaning, these celebrations are very serious. It means that something on the sacred object, which has damaged or eventWeakened. The need to purify a sacred object is something very sad. Many tears have been shed in these celebrations. For the renewal of a sacred object, or in the field of medicine is less risky and much like breathing fresh air into it and let the sun shine in all of this. Activate an object last sacred ceremony is serious. It is necessary if a person takes responsibility for wearing canunpa (sacred pipe) to the people. This is done best where Buffalo Calf Pipe live in greenGrass, and South Dakota. Although I heard it in other places if necessary. And can activate other types of sacred objects, or medicine happen anywhere, but usually lasts a medical person to perform the ceremony.

Dance a sweat lodges more people are preparing for, and often held a dance preparations in a timely manner. Celebrations are also held during the race, a dance to dancers and visitors.

Hanbleceya, or, as youI have heard, "Vision Quest" sweat lodges are the preparations carried out during previous years, 1-4 in the pursuit of vision. Can also be used by the person on the hill for Hanbleceya (Vision Quest) goes. It is used when a person comes from the hill. The important note, I wish that the concept of "Vision Quest" is used only because it is so popular and understood by many. But you should know that in the Lakota, "Vision Quest" is not compiled forHanbleceya. The actual translation is "weeping and praying throughout the night." Ceya means tears and prayers for the both because they are the same.

Wopila (gratitude) race, housing, and these are usually one year, healing or other peace instead of inside. And held a great feast after that, and are given gifts.

These are the most common sweat lodge ceremonies, but I think some of you may ask how to become a market leader in a sweat lodge? This isNatural question. I'll tell you how it happened to me. It took many years of participation in Inipi with my elders to hear their stories, their words to heart and attention, if they wanted to teach me. Ten years after by a number of "rights" such as bags and bags were given medication to make canunpa holy, so that the launching ceremony of the fire, cooking, food, holy, and determine the eagle feathers for ceremonies, naming ceremonies and other rights of the songs a lot. But before I gotRights for all I in all of history, and details, materials, and the origin of the songs and everything you can think of in connection with the specific capabilities and instructions.

I received when I was about 35 years old, a holy canunpa of my grandfather and my grandmother and asked her to provide for the family and all our relatives. Accepted. Then when I was visiting a relative and visits by the elderly are at the beginning of ceremony sweat sweat to the participants declared that I was the same, andI would like to support the implementation of this ceremony. I was later asked to meet to celebrate the race some of the older women. After the ceremony I was told I would be the implementation of these celebrations for the rest of my life. I have.

This all sounds very complicated and it is almost impossible to achieve. But this is how it happened for me and not necessarily on what it is for everyone. It was my training is very precise and very long. I hope that I may frighten anyone. I live on the reservations nowRace and to attend the ceremonies by the person and reality, Indian, and never lived with his people or to receive conventional training implemented. Got to see and this is the way in which the celebrations. I visit and respect his celebrations. They are strong and serve the real purpose of Inipi race or the provision of the ceremony, though not traditionally trained to do as you are.

They are all my relatives.

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