Great Spirit
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| - | A '''creator deity''' is a [[deity]] responsible for the creation of the [[world]] (or [[universe]]). In [[monotheism]], the single [[God]] is necessarily also the creator deity, while [[polytheistic]] traditions may or may not have creator deities. A number of [[Monolatrism|monolatristic]] traditions separate a secondary creator, from primary [[transcendent]] being, identified as a primary creator.Protogenoi | + | "I finally met [[Fakir Musafar|Fakir]] at [[Annie Sprinkle]]'s New York apartment in 1980. The next year Fakir and I worked together on a feature film by Mark and Dan Jury titled ''[[Dances Sacred and Profane]]'', in which Fakir not only explains but demonstrates his philosophy and practices. The climax of the film shows Fakir doing the [[Sun Dance|Native American Sun Dance ritual]]. He performed a preliminary ritual at [[Devils Tower]] in [[Wyoming]]--a sensational [[shrine|sacred site]]. Then Fakir found a remote wooded area, consecrated a cottonwood tree, and suspended himself with flesh-hooks while he left his body and communicated with the [[Great Spirit|Great White Spirit]]. The footage was awesome, and when the film opened at [[Roxie Theater |San Francisco's Roxie Theater]] in 1985, there were lines around the block. Lots of people were interested in these rituals." - [[Charles Gatewood]] |
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| - | * [[Biblical cosmology]] | + | |
| - | * [[Brahma]] | + | |
| - | * [[Brahman]] | + | |
| - | * [[Cosmogony]] | + | |
| - | * [[Cosmological argument]] | + | |
| - | * [[Cosmology]] | + | |
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| - | * [[Deism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Existence]] | + | |
| - | * [[Free will]] | + | |
| - | * [[Gap Creationism]] | + | |
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| - | * [[Hinduism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Intelligent designer]] | + | |
| - | * [[Jainism and non-creationism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Native American mythology]] | + | |
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| - | * [[Old Earth Creationism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Spiritism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Theism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Tzimtzum]] | + | |
| - | * [[Ultimate fate of the Universe]] | + | |
| - | * [[Young Earth Creationism]] | + | |
| - | * [[Garden of Eden]] | + | The '''Great Spirit''', called ''[[Wakan Tanka]]'' among the [[Sioux]] and ''[[Gitche Manitou]]'' in [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]], is a conception of a [[supreme being]] prevalent among some [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] and [[First Nations]] cultures. According to [[Lakota people|Lakotah]] activist [[Russell Means]] a better translation of ''Wakan Tanka'' is the '''Great Mystery'''. |
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"I finally met Fakir at Annie Sprinkle's New York apartment in 1980. The next year Fakir and I worked together on a feature film by Mark and Dan Jury titled Dances Sacred and Profane, in which Fakir not only explains but demonstrates his philosophy and practices. The climax of the film shows Fakir doing the Native American Sun Dance ritual. He performed a preliminary ritual at Devils Tower in Wyoming--a sensational sacred site. Then Fakir found a remote wooded area, consecrated a cottonwood tree, and suspended himself with flesh-hooks while he left his body and communicated with the Great White Spirit. The footage was awesome, and when the film opened at San Francisco's Roxie Theater in 1985, there were lines around the block. Lots of people were interested in these rituals." - Charles Gatewood |
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The Great Spirit, called Wakan Tanka among the Sioux and Gitche Manitou in Algonquian, is a conception of a supreme being prevalent among some Native American and First Nations cultures. According to Lakotah activist Russell Means a better translation of Wakan Tanka is the Great Mystery.
