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Gays in Ancient Egypt and Other Civilizations
David In Indy:
This is one of the web sites I was really trying to find....
http://www.tperkins.com/spiritual/two_spirit_people.html
Thank God I found it. :)
Kerry:
--- Quote from: David925 on January 26, 2007, 11:16:52 pm ---This is one of the web sites I was really trying to find....
http://www.tperkins.com/spiritual/two_spirit_people.html
Thank God I found it. :)
--- End quote ---
David - This is amazing. You get to a certain stage in your life and you think you've heard it all. And then from right out of left-field, you hear about something that's exciting and totally different - something you never knew existed before. This is the case with me re the Winkte.
I've just read my way through all the sites you posted and saved them to my favourites. Have also saved the beautiful pics to my PC. It was a real eye-opener for me. I never knew of the existence of this phenomenon until now. The philosophy of your people is so very spiritually evolved. Much more so than tired old Christianity.
I feel highly honoured that you have shared this information with me. Honoured and very inadequate, when standing before the beauty and dignity of this great culture.
I loved this quote:
As Joe Medicine Crow, a Crow traditionalist, told Walter Williams, “We don’t waste people the way white society does. Every person has their gift.”
Thank you again for sharing this with me, David.
David In Indy:
You're welcome! :)
I'll keep looking for some more web sites. I can't believe I lost all my bookmarks when I reinstalled my America Online software. >:(
Yeah, the customs varied from tribe to tribe, but I think you're finding out all the tribes treated homosexuals with respect. And as I mentioned before, many tribes actually elevated gay people to a god like position; especially tribes like the Sioux. Perhaps you will remember this the next time you watch "Dances With Wolves"; a movie about the Oglala Sioux. They would have held you in very high esteem, even as a white man! Gay people were very special to Native Americans; no matter what race they were. :)
Yes, I love that quote too. This reminds me of the Hopkinsville, KY powwow I attended last year. The theme of the powow was "We are all one tribe". I thought it was beautiful.
Kerry:
--- Quote from: David925 on January 27, 2007, 01:11:47 am ---And as I mentioned before, many tribes actually elevated gay people to a god like position; especially tribes like the Sioux.
--- End quote ---
I can quite believe why they would do so, David, because I have already experienced this on two occasions, from the only Winkte I know. You! :)
The other day, I mentioned to you that we were having heat-wave conditions here in Sydney and that bush-fires were encircling the city. Well, the next thing I knew, it started to rain, which not only lowered the temperature, but also extinguished the bush-fires. And there's more! Remember when I recently told you I'd lost my avatar and didn't know how to get it back. Soon after, it miraculously re-appeared! When I told you of the latter, you humbly declined all credit.
Coincidence? I wonder. We are talking about very ancient, powerful, primal forces here. Sophisticated belief systems stretching back over countless generations. I'm sure they got it "right," long before we came along with our puny Middle Eastern God concept.
TXdoug:
Thanks, David, for sharing these AWESOME websites. :)
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