Indian’s Truth vs White Man’s ‘Truth’

The North American Indian had a differing perspective regarding Real Truth from what the White Man’s Organized Religion wants to tell us. White folks cannot admit that their black books (Bible and Koran) originated from the Arabs starting about 3000 or so years ago. What I have seen and learned regarding this Arab religion we see today is a goodly distance from our Indigenous Spirituality. The other White Man’s religion (Christianity) is much closer to the Arab concepts than ours could ever be. Both beliefs have a devil (Satan), hellfire and a punishing vindictive God. I have never seen their Satan and do not expect to. Superstition is like Drugs- as long as you never let it in- it cannot harm you. Both treat Woman in a subservient manner and less than equal to Man. Before the Europeans migrated over here, they treated Woman as bad as the Arabs do now but they will never admit it.

At a Catholic University where I received an A in church history, nothing was mentioned of the Great Inquisition which was responsible for hundreds of thousands of innocent victims and mostly women. Most died from brutal torture and or burned at the stake. Once the European arrived in America, Real Democracy was observed being practiced by the Iroquois which the early Founding Fathers wisely adopted. (The Pilgrims knew absolutely nothing of Democracy). Iroquois women were voting before the Pilgrims landed. The new word – Freedom - caused many migrants to break away from the old dogmatic mindset. Competition made the existing churches become more liberal, condescending and less brutal, or otherwise they would lose more members..

Where did the Iroquois learn Democracy? From the Flora and Fauna, of course- the four legged mainly (God’s Creation’s again) who are highly Democratic if you have the nature respecting ability of natural perception. The European has been so shut off from Nature Respect (and hence- respecting Creator) that most have no idea what we are talking about. Unlike Native belief, very little knowledge is sought by them in Creator’s (God’s) Ultimate Creation- Nature. Most all of their edicts, precepts, holdings, religious law, so to speak comes from the lips of puny, ignorant, falsely egotistical man. Simply take a good look at Pat Robertson, this new pope and remember homophobic Jerry Falwell, whom I strongly suspicion is getting quite a bit of heat about now from the millions of Gays up there somewhere in the Spirit World.

The direct example of how the four legged, finned, flying one’s and the rest of the Flora and Fauna- how they react and harmonize down through time is totally ignored by these two so called ‘Black Book’ religions and in fact are ridiculed and pointed out in negative and degrading terms despite their always truthful conduct according to Creator, of course, while they live upon this planet.

The laws of Physics and Science are not difficult for the Indian to respect. What ever works in Science was put there in the first place by the Great Inventor- Creator. Our spiritual leaders would never punish a scientist that proved their speculations and theories contrary to Church punishment for leading scientists down through time. The Hubbell telescope is rapidly disproving the old Church myths regarding the vastly populated and expanding Universe.

The Indian thought of a world beyond but one did not get there in a rewarding state by always praising or marketing God. One got to the Spirit World through learning as much as they could from the vast myriad of knowledge placed into this world by the All Providing Ultimate. Simply look at that vast mind Creator bestowed upon you. Its ability is sold proof that the Ultimate wants you to use it but has also given you free choice. If you want to give it away to others then go ahead. You have that freedom! Through Nature Observation and participation- one arrived at their Truth and its powerful meaning.

To lie and deceive was unthinkable to the old time Nature based Indian. Nature does not lie and deceive. Since Creator made everything truthfully harmonize, the old Traditional believed that they would be able to advance onward to a higher state if their minds were kept pure and receptive. This was done quite simply by having a practiced regard for seeking Creator’s Truths. There they are- out in all of vast Nature- from the bottom of the ocean to the high mountain tops. And what of those who deceive and lie while they walk their path? They will not fit in according to ultimate truth and will be relegated to their own kind. Thieves with thieves, likewise the greedy, corrupt and untruthful with their own kind where they will have little opportunity to advance onward into the vast realm of knowledge in that Beyond World where Untruth is probably not allowed as it is here. Makes a lot more sense than Organized Religion’s dogma.

Indian’s Truth vs. White Man’s ‘Truth’

By Ed McGaa (Eagle Man)