Dusty, I don't know if this is really Choctaw tradition but I use to watch my grandmother smudge starting at the front door walking clear through the whole house until she went out the back door. When she finished she would mark over the front door. She would tell us that if someone open the door after dark they would know not to enter if they had evil thoughts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 7:28 AM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Smudging > It is my understanding that ceremonies involving "smudging" are done for > purification/strenghtening purposes prior to other ceremonies. We > smudge/smoke ourselves before entering the dance circle at pow wows or > entering a medicine wheel or medicine circle to remove anything that > shouldn't be attached when one steps into these sacred areas. > > dusty > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Choctaw <choctaw@bscn.com> > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 12:33 AM > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Smudging > > > > Does anyone do smudging ceremonies? Are these Chahta at all? I'm > learning > > to do them, and do feel good about it, but wondered if this was something > > done long ago. I'd really like to learn more about this. Any idea? > > Shelley > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at > http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Markie and Fay's CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Home Page: > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > >

Sounds good. IMHO I'm not sure there is any one "correct" way to do any ceremony. After all, what we're doing is praying and I've not yet met anyone who claims to know only one "correct" way for everyone to pray. Like the Common Book of Prayers, our leaders and elders may suggest standard ceremonies, but I believe it's up to us to adapt for our individual need. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: Sally Tuttle <tuttles@netusa1.net> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 9:00 PM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Smudging > Dusty, > > I don't know if this is really Choctaw tradition but I use to watch my > grandmother smudge starting at the front door walking clear through the > whole house until she went out the back door. When she finished she would > mark over the front door. She would tell us that if someone open the door > after dark they would know not to enter if they had evil thoughts. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 7:28 AM > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Smudging > > > > It is my understanding that ceremonies involving "smudging" are done for > > purification/strenghtening purposes prior to other ceremonies. We > > smudge/smoke ourselves before entering the dance circle at pow wows or > > entering a medicine wheel or medicine circle to remove anything that > > shouldn't be attached when one steps into these sacred areas. > > > > dusty > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Choctaw <choctaw@bscn.com> > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 12:33 AM > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Smudging > > > > > > > Does anyone do smudging ceremonies? Are these Chahta at all? I'm > > learning > > > to do them, and do feel good about it, but wondered if this was > something > > > done long ago. I'd really like to learn more about this. Any idea? > > > Shelley > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at > > http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > Markie and Fay's CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Home Page: > > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. >