Mitakuye Oyasin

I read this gorgeous prayer this morning, recited by the Lakota Native American Tribe. It is called “Mitakuye Oyasin”, which means “we are all related”. I think that it is just perfect, especially at this reflective time of the year. This is Mitakuye Oyasin:

The Prayer


Aho, Mitakuye Oyasin … All my relations, I honor you in this circle of life with me today. I am grateful for this opportunity to acknowledge you in this prayer….

To the Creator, for the ultimate gift of life, I thank you.

To the mineral nation that has built and maintained my bones and all foundations of life experience, I thank you.

To the plant nation that sustains my organs and body and gives me healing herbs for sickness, I thank you.

To the animal nation that feeds me from your own flesh and offers your loyal companionship in this walk of life, I thank you.

To the human nation that shares my
paths as a soul upon the sacred wheel of Earthly life, I thank you.

To the Spirit nation that guides me invisibly through the ups and downs of life and for carrying the torch of light through the Ages, I thank you.

To the Four Winds of Change and Growth, I thank you.

You are all my relations, my relatives, without whom I would not live. We are in the circle of life together, co-existing, co-dependent, co-creating our destiny. One, not more important than the other. One nation evolving from the other, and yet each dependent upon the one above and the one below. All of us a part of the Great Mystery.

Thank you for this Life.

11 thoughts on “Mitakuye Oyasin”

  2. Wow, that prayer had great depth, didnt it? Love, luV, loVed it.
    Happy Thanksgiving. Now I gotta go start thinking of some clever one liners to explain to our extended family, yet again, why my family doesnt eat meat.LOL “Aunt Betty, my husbands growing boobs and Im a host for a 3rd eye from all the chemicals”. YOu think that will make my point? LMFAO

    1. It’s a good point. My son ruined my shrimp quesadilla last night by his reciting his long lecture on mercury poisoning. 😉

  3. OH no. I would never want to do that. Ever. Which you too make a good point. I just realized its a topic for me to make a joke or anything could ruin someone elses experience. Yikes. Never my intention.

    1. Oh, Kit, my intention was not to guilt you, at all! Jokes are fun and good. Laughter is a blessing!

  4. COOLIO. Ya know, how things can be misinterpreted on line.

    So good then I say this…….LOL

    I just put my Special bird recipe in the over. Bake 45mins.
    Whats so funny about that? lol

    My Special bird is actually, wait for it………………….
    I make a bird out of Special K cereal. lmao

    I would have never tried the dish on my own cuz it sounds yuk and funky. lol

    But I was at a pot luck and said “I have got to find out what that dish is”! Turns out its called Special K loaf.

    I’ve been making it for the holidays ever since.

    Aside from you, when I’m casually talking to meat eaters, comformist, LOL, funny jab, LOL, I open it up with, or try to chime in with “Im making my Special bird dish”. I like to be a comformist for all about , ummmm, 15 seconds, then WAM-0, my bird is made from Special K! lololol I always get a kick from watching their eyes spin like a top.

    OK girly-0 time to shower, gulp down a little breakfast smoothie., wiggle into my spanx, and down to the valley.

    Happy Thanksgiving to all!
    xoxoxpox

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