The Legend of the White Buffalo
One summer
a long time ago, the seven sacred council fires of the Lakota
Sioux came together and camped. The sun was strong and the
people were starving for there was no game.
Two young
men went out to hunt. Along the way, the two men met a beautiful
young woman dressed in white who floated as she walked. One man
had bad desires for the woman and tried to touch her, but was
consumed by a cloud and turned into a pile of bones.
The woman
spoke to the second young man and said, "Return to your people
and tell them I am coming." This holy woman brought a wrapped
bundle to the people. She unwrapped the bundle giving to the
people a sacred pipe and teaching them how to use it to pray.
"With this holy pipe, you will walk like a living prayer," she
said. The holy woman told the Sioux about the value of the
buffalo, the women and the children. "You are from Mother
Earth," she told the women, "What you are doing is as great as
the warriors do."
Before she
left, she told the people she would return. As she walked away,
she rolled over four times, turning into a white female buffalo
calf. It is said after that day the Lakota honored their pipe,
and buffalo were plentiful. (From John Lame Deer's telling in
1967).
Many
believe that the buffalo calf, Miracle, born August 20, 1994
symbolizes the coming together of humanity into a oneness of
heart, mind, and spirit.
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The White Buffalo
This flute has real turquoise added and would make a fine
addition to any flute collection.
The buffalo is a symbol of abundance and manifestation. Their
large heads represent intelligence of a higher order and their
strong bodies ground them to the earth. They are the uniting
force between the mundane and the divine and hold the teachings
of right action joined with prayer.
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