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Seven Fires Prophecy Seven fires prophecy Continue The Seven Fires Prophecy Anishinabe was envisioned many many moons ago, but offers us great insight as the wisdom of the Ojibwe people, and offers a solution to our current environmental, social and spiritual crises. Let's be the people of the 7th Fire, rainbow Warriors! Then the First Prophet said to the people: During the First Fire, the people of Anishinabe will rise and follow the sacred shell of the Midevivin lodge. Midewiwin Lodge will serve as a rallying point for people and its traditional ways will be a source of a lot of strength. Sacred megis will lead the way to the chosen land of Anishinabe. You have to look for a turtle shaped island that is associated with the cleansing of the land. You will find such an island at the beginning and end of your journey. There will be seven stops along the way. You will know the chosen land has been reached when you come to the land where the food grows on the water. If you don't move, you'll be destroyed. Our REVIEW: It is theorist that Anishinabe once lived on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, where the maritime provinces (Canada) and East Coast states (USA) now lie. Midewiwin Lodge (discussed further in the MIDEWIWIN section) is an Ojibwe sacred teachings and medicine society that has retained its precious wisdom for centuries. This prophecy goes back, perhaps, to thousands of years, when people could not imagine that life in any way changes. Prophets knew that people would not be safe if a) their wisdom was not protected and b) their lives were protected by being sheltered inland from the east coast of North America. The sacred shell (megis) was found on the so-called Isle of Madeleine in Lake Superior. The second prophet said to the people, You will know the Second Fire, because at this time the people will be in the camp a large body of water. At this time, the direction of the Holy Shell will be lost. Midewiwin will decrease in strength, the boy will be born to point the way back to the traditional ways. He will show the direction to the steps to the future of the people of Anishinabe. The third prophet told the people. In the Third Fire Anishinabe will find a way to the land they have chosen, the land in the west to which they must move their families. It will be the land where food grows on the water. OUR INTERPRETATION: The land where food grows on the water belongs to the land around the Great Lakes, where wild rice grew in abundance. Anishinabe people are device creative ways of collecting rice using their birch bark canoe to move through the rice without damaging it. The Fourth Fire was originally given to the people by two prophets. They come as one. They talked about the gay light-skinned race. One of the prophets said, You will know the future of our people by the face of Leather race wears. If they come to wear the face of brotherhood, there will come a time of remarkable change for future generations. They will bring new knowledge and articles that can be combined with the knowledge of this country, so the two nations will join to make a mighty nation. Two more will join this new nation, so four of them will form the most powerful people of all. You will know the face of the fraternity if the light-skinned race will not have a weapon. If they come, bearing only their knowledge and handshake . Another prophet said: Beware if a light-skinned race comes to wear the face of death. You have to be careful because the face of the fraternity and the face of death are very similar. If they come with weapons... Beware. If they come in suffering ... They can fool you. Their hearts can be filled with greed for the richness of this land. If they're really your brothers, let them prove it. Don't take them in full confidence. You should know that the person they are wearing is one of death if the rivers are running with poison and the fish become unfit for food. You need to know them on these many things. Our REVIEW: This part of the prophecy is very easy to decipher. This obviously refers to the influx of European white travelers, merchants, explorers, and then settlers to the precious land of Anishinabe. The Fifth Prophet said, In the time of the Fifth Fire, the time of great struggle will come, which will steal the lives of all indigenous peoples. A nation will come to the warning of this Fire, which promises great joy and salvation. If the people accept this promise in a new way and abandon the old teachings, the struggle of the Fifth Fire will be with the people for many generations. The promise that comes will prove to be a false promise. All those who accept this promise will accept the near destruction of the people. Our REVIEW: This part of the prophecy refers to the arrival of missionaries and merchant traders who created a barter and trade system, and began to gain souls for organized Christianity. At first, Anishinabe adopted new available items, believing that they could use what served them without affecting their cultural paths and practices. The Prophet of the Sixth Fire said, During the Sixth Fire, it will be obvious that the promise of the Fifth Fire came in a false manner. Those who deceive with this promise will forget their children from the teachings of their elders, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and turn against the elders. In this way, the elders will lose the meaning of life... they will lose their purpose in life. At this time, a new disease will come among people. The balance of many people will be disturbed. The cup of life will almost be spilled. The Cup of Life will almost be a cup of grief. OUR INTERPRETATION: This is speaks of the impact of marginalization, segregation, the opening of boarding schools and the bastards of the traditional ways of Anishinabe. Even linguistic and cultural practices were considered suspects. Young children were abused for doing everything that was natural to them. During these predictions, many mocked the prophets. Then they had medication to stay out of the disease. Then they were healthy and happy as a people. These were the people who decided to stay in the great migration of Anishinabe. These people were the first to come into contact with the light-skinned race. They will suffer the most. When the Fifth Fire began, the great struggle really gripped the lives of all indigenous peoples. The light-skinned race launched a military attack on the Indian people through the country, aimed at taking away their land and independence as a free and sovereign people. It is now believed that the false promise that came at the end of the Fifth Fire were materials and riches embodied in the way of life of the light-skinned race. Those who abandoned the ancient paths and accepted this new promise were an important factor in the near-total annihilation of the indigenous peoples of this land. When the Sixth Fire appeared, the Prophet's words came true when the children were taken from the elders' teachings. The era of a civilized Indian child in a boarding school has begun. The Indian language and religion were taken from children. People started dying at an early age... they have lost their will for life and their purpose in life. In the tangled times of the Sixth Fire, he said that a group of visionaries came among Anishinabe. They gathered all the priests of Midewiwin Lodge. They told the priests that The Way of Midevivin was under threat of destruction. They collected all the sacred bundles. They collected all the scrolls that recorded the ceremonies. All these things were placed in a hollowed-out log made of iron wood. The men were lowered over the rock by long ropes. They dug a hole in the rock and buried a log where no one could find it. Thus, the teachings of the elders were hidden from sight, but not from memory. It was said that when it came time that the Indian people could practice their religion without fear that the little boy would dream where the ironwood magazine, full of Sacred beams and scrolls were buried. He will lead his people to the place. The seventh prophet, who came to the people a long time ago, is said to be different from other prophets. He was young and had a strange light in his eyes. He said: During the Seventh Fire there will be new people. They will repeat their steps to find what is left of the trail. Their steps will take them to the elders, whom they will ask to lead them along the way. But many elders will have Sleeps. They will wake up to this new time, there is nothing to offer. Some elders will remain silent out of fear. Some elders will remain silent because no one will ask anything about them. New people need to be careful how they approach elders. The task of the new people will not be easy. If new people remain strong in their quest, the Water Drum Midewiwin Lodge will again sound his voice. There will be a rebirth of the nation of Anishinabe and a revival of the old flame.
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