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Choosing to Walk the Red Road
April Fallis
Transcript
Learn ABOUT
(deep listening, information)
What’s an Inipi or sweat lodge?
How does the Inipi ceremony connect with dreams or dreaming?
What’s the purpose of the rocks in an Inipi ceremony?
What is the traditional Lakota belief or philosophy concerning money?
What is a medicine man?
What is “the Red Road”? What is the other direction?
What does it mean to make “ties”?
What are the Lakota beliefs concerning reincarnation?
Learn FROM
(deep listening, transformation)
Do you have any special ceremonies that are important to you or to your family? What are they?
Do you ever remember your dreams? How do you feel about the importance of dreams-are they helpful? Do they contain lessons?
What do you think a healthy view of money is? How do you view money in your life?
Do you have anyone you go to seeking wisdom of advice of some sort? Who is that person and how did you choose him/her?
What are your personal thoughts on the way to find the best “path” for your life? How has that path been for you so far?
What beliefs do you have concerning the afterlife or reincarnation? What beliefs to you have concerning relatives or friends who have dies?