Bear Shaman
Bear Shaman
Bear Shaman
Bear Shaman
According to the Sioux, from a bear, a person could receive additional strength, courage, endurance, invulnerability, observation, as well as the ability to heal people and find lost things. Two Shields, a Sioux of Standing Rock, explained: “The bear is often quick-tempered and furious, but he also pays attention to plants that other animals do not notice at all. He digs them up for himself... We consider the bear to be the leader of all animals with regard to medicinal plants, therefore, if a bear appears in a vision to a person, he becomes an expert in the use of medicinal plants and the treatment of diseases. Amulets or supernatural powers derived from the bear were considered especially effective. Usually a person to whom the spirit of a bear appeared in a vision became a shaman. The Sioux Bear With the White Paw spoke of it this way: “The bear is very truthful. His soul is like a human, his soul spoke to me in a dream and told me what I should do (for the treatment of the sick).
Miniature of Altores Studio, 75 mm.