He was placed on a burial scaffold where the Girl used to go to converse with his spirit. Her father died before Her birth – the first death in the universe. High above in a heavenly land was the celestial society into which Ataensic was born. She writes, “once, said the Iroquois and their neighbors, there was no land, just a vast blue lake upon which water birds floated with otters, turtles, and other seadwelling creatures. Today’s information comes from Patricia Monaghan on the Iroquois Goddess Ataensic (Sky-Woman). (Patricia Telesco, “365 Goddess: a daily guide to the magic and inspiration of the goddess”.)
Share strawberries witha loved on to inspire Awehai’s community-oriented energy in your home and consume fresh strawberries to harvest Her powers for personal growth.” In Iroquois tradition, these pave the road to heaven and eating them ensures you a long life and Awehai’s fertility. This will nanifest Awehai’s productiviity in your life and in the earth.Īnother custom is simpler and a lot of fun: consuming starwberries in as many forms as possible. So, if you know any type of traditional ritual dances or chants consider enacting them outside as you scatter greass seed to the wind. Here, people come to the longhouse to enjoy ritual dancing, chanting and the sounding of turtle-shell rattles, a symbol of Awehai. The Strawberry Festival was instituted by the Iroquois Indians in Tonawanda, New York. From here, Awehai scattered the seeds and freed the animals, resulting in a growing, fertile earth filled with beauty. Mythology tells us that Awehai grabbed seeds and animals as She fell from heaven, landing on the back of a great turtle. In Iroquois tradition, this Goddess reigns in the sky and the heavens, watching diligently over family life and the community. “Awehai’s themes are harvest, tradition, growth, longevity and community. , “ Legendary Native American Figures: Selu“. Because we are brothers of the Iroquois, we have a story very similar to the Sky Woman story.” Ĭ, “ Legend of the First Woman“.į, “ The Legend of the First Woman“.įrancis, Robert. NOTE: This is only one legend of how woman came to be on this earth.
The first woman was called Selu or Corn Woman. He began to eat the first corn of Spring. When the man came in for supper, she pulled an ear of roasted corn from the pot and offered it to him. The turkey, a sacred bird of the Cherokee, showed the woman that the corn was ready to eat. Over a period of time, the man and woman built a home and planted the kernels from the corn. The man awoke and helped the beautiful woman down from the corn stalk. As the plant grew, a beautiful, tall, brown woman began to appear at the top of the stalk. The plant had long graceful leaves, an ear and golden tassel. When the Cherokee man was sleeping, the Great One caused a green plant to grow up tall over the heart of the man. The Great One placed the strong, brown Cherokee man in the beautiful Smoky Mountains.Īfter a time the Great One remembered that although each man sometimes needs to be alone, each man would also need companionship to be his best. “Corn Dawn Maiden” by Marti Fenton (White Deer Song)Ĭ recounts the legend of Cherokee First Woman: “After the Great One had created the Earth and all the plants and animals, he created a tall brown man with beautiful straight hair to help Him on Earth. ( Patricia Telesco, “365 Goddess: a daily guide to the magic and inspiration of the goddess”.) Finally, drink a tall glass of spring water today to release this Goddess’s spiritual nature, rejuvenation, and abundance into every cell.” If you hold a formal ritual today, place a bowl of water near the circle where each participant can rinse their hands to invoke Cherokee First Woman’s blessing and purification. Washing in running water today (shower or tap) will cleanse away any barrier that stands between you and the Goddess. One custom easy to follow is that of exchanging clothes with a loved one this symbolizes oneness among humans, the Gods, and each other. Additionally, She motivates the earth’s bounty and generates abundance to sustain us through the months ahead.Īround this time of year, Cherokee tribes often hold a festival of offerings meant to celebrate their unity with the Sacred Parents and reunite them with this power. After the world was first inhabited, Cherokee First Woman continued to give birth to one child a year (this child may have symbolized the new year). This Goddess appears in Cherokee myths as an ancestress to the tribe and creatrix of all animals and plants. “Cherokee First Woman’s themes are spirituality, Universal Truth, unity, cleansing and abundance.
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