CHEROKEE
7-SIDED COUNCIL BUILDING
THE REASON WHY 7-SIDED BUILDINGS ARE GOOD
compiled by Dee Finney
At the Oconaluftee Indian Village in North Carolina, there is much to see: Over two centuries of tradition, living on through the modern-day Cherokee.
Watch as ropes of clay are molded into pots and bowls, watch as a canoe is
built with fire and ax. View corn grinding, and
chipping flint into arrowheads.
Presented by the non-profit Cherokee Historical Association, the Oconaluftee
Indian Village is a glimpse of the past.
Here you will see the model of a Cherokee village from over 225 years ago!
Cherokee guides in native costume will explain their
history, the culture and life-style of their ancestors, and
answer your questions. All this while pausing to watch
Cherokee demonstrate their arts and crafts.
This 18th century replica of a Cherokee community
contains a replica of a 7-sided Council House and typical homes as they
were 250 years ago. This is located in North Carolina.
Features include: a 7-sided gazebo (many traditional Cherokee buildings had 7 sides symbolizing their 7 clans)
FROM: http://oconalufteevillage.com/
At Oconaluftee, which is a part of the Cherokee reservation in the Great Smoky Mountains, the early primitive life of the Cherokee is dramatically presented in an authentic setting. The Oconaluftee Indian Village is a full-size replica of an early 18th century Cherokee community and is populated by authentic Cherokee Indians in native dress. Visitors can glimpse rites and customs that are now all but forgotten. The Cherokee guides explain the history, culture and life style of their ancestors and answer questions as you pause to watch Cherokee artisans demonstrate their arts and crafts. You will also witness demonstrations of authentic tribal dances and the use of the Cherokee's primitive weapons. A major feature of the Village is the 7-sided Council House, which was the political, religious and cultural center of Cherokee life. You'll also see typical Cherokee homes as they were 250 years ago. Also included on the tour is a visit to the Squareground, which was the hub of ceremonial life of the Village and a unique hothouse.
Information Call: |
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| (828) 497-2315 (828) 497-2111 (off-season) |
Cherokee Historical
Association P. 0. Box 398 Cherokee, North Carolina 28719. |
Visit the Village website at http://www.untothesehills.com/history_pictures.html
For many years
and into the 1800s, Cherokee Indians lived in the mountains of North Carolina,
Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama. In the 1700s they adopted many
of the ways of the White settlers, who were creeping into their territory, but
at the same time maintained much of their old lifestyle and methods of survival.
That way of life is now authentically portrayed at the Oconaluftee Indian
Village in Cherokee, NC.
Dealing with
the period of the 1750s - 1800s, Oconaluftee Village depicts methods of craft
making , Cherokee homes of that period, replica of a 7-sided Council House,
Sweat House, Squareground and trappings of everyday life.
The absence of
teepees is usually the first surprise for visitors to the Village, but unlike
the Western Plains Indians, the Cherokee built permanent homes.
Visitors,
accompanied by a Cherokee guide, learn how the Cherokee built dugout canoes,
made baskets and pottery, and learn of the Cherokee religious ceremonies,
marriages, war and peace councils and a great deal more about these first
Americans.
A part of the
visit is the Cherokee Arboretum and Natural Trail, which features an Indian
garden and plants native to the area.
A trip to
Oconaluftee is a step back in time, a fascinating journey over 5 million people
have made since the Village opened 49 years ago. The Village operates May 15 -
October 25, and is open days and Sundays, 9am to 5:30 pm. Visit www.oconalufteevillage.com
or call 828-497-2111.
FROM: http://www.blueridgedigest.com/spring01/articles/oconaluftee.html
The Seventh Moon and
Ten Day-Nine Nights Festival
The crescent Moon nearest Autumn Equinox signals the beginning of a new cycle of creation according to many ancient traditions. The Cherokee call this the Great New Moon and believe it is when the world is recreated each year. The remarkable parallel between this Cherokee traditional belief, Jewish Rosh Hashanah, and corresponding celebrations of other diverse world cultures.
The New Moon closest to Autumn Equinox is the 7th New Moon of the zodiacal year, the 7th after the Spring Equinox. The 7th New Moon becomes visible this year (2003) on the evening of September 27th. This is when the Cherokee traditionally begin their new year festival called Nuetiegwa, the Great New Moon Ceremony. In Jewish custom the shofar (a ram's horn) is blown to announce the beginning of the New Year. The Jewish New Year celebration Rosh Hashanah begins their Ten High Holy Days. The more we get to core during these ten the more we are empowered to recreate our world.
The beginning date of this celebration period depends on the Moon being far enough separated from the Sun to appear as a small crescent in the western sky. The Moon cycle becomes viable and seeds are best sown on all levels after the crescent New Moon becomes visible.
As this New Moon occurs in the early morning hours of September 26th in Europe and in the hour before midnight on the US east coast, the Moon will first become visible on the evening of September 27th in most parts of the world.
The Moon is too close to the Sun to be be visible on this evening in most of the world, the dates given in this article begin with Sunset/crescent on September 27th, so September 28th is taken as the first day of the celebration. Those who honor the official Rosh Hashanah and Ten Holy Day sequence should subtract a day from the following dates.
The shadow of the past cycle generally shows itself in the days before a new Moon and this is particularly true for this 7th Moon of the zodiacal year. The more there is awareness of personal and world shadow and need the more spiritual power is invoked for healing and renewal.
Indigenous peoples have from ancient times recognized the power of the Moon. In all the old cultures the New Moon is celebrated when the waxing crescent first appears in the western sky. Life force is renewed then and all outward activities are supported by the New Moon energy.
Cherokee women dance at this New Moon from the time the crescent is sighted until it sets on the horizon. The womens dance is believed to help the world be reborn and ground (embody)the new energies of the time. The Cherokee call this the Great New Moon Ceremony - or Nuetiegwa, the Big Medicine Moon.
Numerous parallels exist between Jewish and Cherokee celebration and religious tradition. Some say the Cherokee are a lost tribe of the Jews. It is more likely that the two cultures share a common understanding of the cosmic order of creation.
The Great New Moon Ceremony begins a spiritual renewal and healing which culminates 10 days later in the celebration of divine union called Atohuna, the Friends Made Ceremony. The intervening days are a time for healing relationships, for making amends with friends, and opening our hearts to wellspring of love within.
September 30th - Day 3 is ruled by Mercury. A wake honors Aesclepius, the god of healing, this day in the Eleusinian Mystery School. Mercury with the caduceus is the Roman god of healing. Health giving fruits of the harvest are shared this day. Seven sacred herbs were gathered this day by the Cherokee to make their purging/healing black drink. Seven Cherokee women began a 7 day fast to bring revelations to their tribe.
Like Native America's Ghost Dancers we let ourselves fully feel the pain within and release through deep breathing, chanting, and maybe even some emotive groaning as we move clockwise / Sunwise around the releasing circle. The combination of prolonged deep breathing while diving deeply into each agonizing feeling can effect this emotional clearing. (Emotion cannot be repressed while breathing deeply.) It may be helpful to drink lots of pure water today to help release emotional toxins.
October 7th - Day 9 of the Mysteries is called Plemo Chori, the "Pourings of Plenty." A ritual drama called the Vision of the Shining One is enacted in a subterranean grotto.
Today the Cherokee Chief climbs to the top of the 7 sided Council Lodge and sings praises to Yowa the Creator. Cherokee men then chant and beat around each home and building clockwise with white sycamore rods to clear away evil spirits. The way is cleared for the kindling of the sacred New Fire on the day following.
October 8th- Day 10 - The Cherokee call this day Atohuna, the Friends Made Ceremony. A New Fire is kindled and vows of eternal friendship are made in the presence of Yowa the Creator. As with the Jews, this is the day held most sacred in the Cherokee calendar year. The New Fire started this day was kept lit in the council lodge through the year until the following Atohuna New Fire Ceremony. The spirit of this holy time was perpetuated by that living flame throughout the year in temple and home.
Some key observances for this holy day period:
1) Dancing while the crescent is visible the first few
evenings
2) Water immersion on Day 2 to purify & let go worldly
attachments
3) Evening meditation facing north toward the pole star
4) Fasting, evening meals only (a Hindu tradition),
vegetarian diet
5) Going to a mountaintop on the 9th Day for picnic and
communion
6) Fasting on Day 10 with reverence to the Creator
7) Deep breathing to energize and integrate new
realizations
8) Exercise leading each stretch with a deep breath to
release stored physical and emotional tensions and open to spirit
Exerpted from: http://www.aquarianonline.com/Spirit/September.html
7TH MOON CELEBRATION, NEW
MERCURY, MARS/URANUS TANGO
The appearance of the crescent Moon on the evening of September 27th signals the
beginning of a ten day period celebrated in five world cultures. Traditional
Cherokees, Chinese, Jews, Hindus, and followers of the Greek Mysteries all
believe this the time each year when the world recreated. The more we get to
core during these ten days the more we are empowered to recreate our world.
THE SEVENTH MOON & THE TEN DAY / NINE NIGHTS FESTIVAL
"Through celebrations in their seasons are the deeper powers
of human nature realized"
- Rudolph Steiner
The crescent Moon nearest Autumn Equinox signals the beginning of a new cycle of
creation according to many ancient traditions.
The Cherokee call this the Great New Moon and believe it is when the world is
recreated each year. The remarkable parallel between
this Cherokee traditional belief, Jewish Rosh Hashanah and corresponding
celebrations of other diverse world cultures is
the subject of this article.
The New Moon closest to Autumn Equinox is the 7th New Moon of the zodiacal year,
the 7th after the Spring Equinox. The 7th New Moon
becomes visible this year on the evening of September 27th. This is when the
Cherokee traditionally begin their new year festival
called Nuetiegwa, the Great New Moon Ceremony. In Jewish custom the shofar (a
ram's horn)is blown to announce the beginning of
the New Year. The Jewish New Year celebration Rosh Hashanah begins their Ten
High Holy Days.
The beginning date of this celebration period depends on the Moon being far
enough separated from the Sun to appear as a small crescent in the western sky.
The Moon cycle becomes viable and seeds are best sown on all levels after the
crescent New Moon becomes visible.
As this New Moon occurs in the early morning hours of September 26th in Europe
and in the hour before midnight on the US east coast, the Moon will first become
visible on the evening of September 27th in most parts of the world.
The time of the New Moon’s appearance may vary by a day according to location.
This is compensated for in Jewish custom by celebrating Rosh Hashanah for two
days. Rosh Hashanah officially begins this year on the evening of September
26th. But as the Moon is too close to the Sun to be be visible on this evening
in most of the world, the dates given in this article begin with Sunset/crescent
on September 27th, so September 28th is taken as the first day of the
celebration. Those who honor the official Rosh Hashanah and Ten Holy Day
sequence should subtract a day from the following dates.
The shadow of the past cycle generally shows itself in the days before a new
Moon and this is particularly true for this 7th Moon
of the zodiacal year. The more there is awareness of personal and world shadow
and need the more spiritual power is invoked for healing and renewal.
FROM: http://www.curezone.org/forums/m.asp?f=173&i=309
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The Dawes Commission was organized in 1893 to accept applications for tribal enrollment between 1899 and 1907. Tribal membership meant qualified Cherokees would get 160 acres of land from the United States Government to call his own for 25 years. The purpose of this was to break down common ownership of land by the tribe. These enrollment
records were eventually published as the Dawes Commission, also known as
The Five Civilized Tribes, which consisted of the Cherokee,
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Crow, Creek and Seminole Tribes. Although American
citizenship was part of the agreement between the US Government and the Cherokee
Nation, many Cherokees did not enroll willingly. Redbird Smith, the image
reflected in lamp, was taken in chains to be enrolled at Muskogee. Today,
citizenship in the Cherokee
Nation is based on the very roll that was meant to do away with the Cherokee
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THE REASON FOR 7 SIDED STRUCTURES
THE 7 SIDED PYRAMID
After many years of research and field trials the 7 sided pyramid will neutralise negative energies from Geopathic Stress and Electromagnetic Stress. The individually hand made resin 7 sided pyramids, contain 5 double terminated clear quartz crystals with organic and inorganic substances, and will draw in negative energies produced by GPS and EMS and radiate out pure healthy life energy or Orgone.
Orgone energy is the same energy as Prana, Chi or Ether. It is the fundamental energy and underpins all life. The luminescence we see as the human aura is due to the radiation of this energy. In many cultures it has long been accepted that the cosmic life energy is omnipresent and surrounds and permeates every life form as a fine substance energy field. It is also accepted that this energy is always vibrating and enters the human body through chakras, breathing and food. Life energy is at least as important as fluids and food for life forms. A deficiency or erroneous vibration in this energy can lead to all sorts of disharmony.
Strong Orgone energy is therefore essential for growth. It makes human beings feel happy relaxed and at ease. Fear is diminished in the presence of a strong field of Orgone energy and the human mind is sharp and clear. In addition people are able to assimilate information more easily.
This subtle energy is around us all the time yet is not readily visible. It can be perceived by sensitive individuals or through aura photography. This subtle etheric energy is highly sensitive and easily disturbed by Geopathic Stress from underground faults and streams, and electromagnetic radiation, which is produced by communications and broadcasting networks, power lines and all electrical appliances.
Excerpted from: http://www.alternativeways.co.uk/DowElim.htm
See how much the above structure looks like a tee pee?
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