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Native Americans – The Northwest Coast
With the Native Americans of the northwest coast extend from Alaska to California. The mild climate and abundant food supplies made it possible for them to develop a unique culture characterized by advanced woodworking and artwork. The peoples of the northwest coast lived in villages. Society was split into three major classes: the elite, the commoners, and the slaves. The elite class used their wealth to maintain their status. They held potlatches, rituals where they would shower other villagers with gifts. The Northwest Coast Indians believed that humans were linked not only to the physical world but to animals, spirits, and even the dead. The world was a dangerous place – animals, monsters, vengeful spirits, and more threatened. Rituals were used to neutralize the threat, while shamans and guardian spirits would help protect the tribe. Through fasting and loneliness, natives would meet their guardian spirits. From that point on, they could communicate with their guardian spirit through dreams, visions, and trances. Often, totem poles were carved and directed. They were created to honor ancestors and were often placed at the entrance to the family home. This pole could also be used as the corner post of the home. In both … Continue reading Native Americans – The Northwest Coast →
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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