To`na Wanagi Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 The constellation of Pleiades is also referred to as the Seven Sisters and is one of our nearest neighbors. The remarkable thing about this constellation is that of the seven stars (there are actually more) which are spoken of in myths around the world, only six are visible to the naked eye. How is it then that many ancient people knew there were seven within the cosntellation?Here is a story I wrote from the idealogical perspectives of my people:Father Sky sits upon his throne of light revelling in the beauty of the heavenly bodies of his children. But of all his children, he had a great love for the seven sisters who lived together in the house of Pleiades. He saw too the love that the people of the earth had for these sisters and how they gazed into the nighttime skies to ponder their mysteries. But of all the seven sisters the youngest was his joy. For she shone the brightest and was given a special privilege and mission by the Hotye nok'ta tyo'he, the Creator of the Universe. She would be the star which kings would follow and which prophets would speak of for millennia. Sky Father prepared his beautiful daughter in her finest regalia so that her beauty could be seen by all the earth....and sent her forth before her sisters, and before all the powers of the universe, and kings of the earth.She moved across the nighttime sky honored that she would be the messenger of one who would come to be known as the King of Kings, and who would represent all the lights of the world, truth, justice, hope, and peace. And the days and nights were filled with wonder and awe as the people looked to her guiding light. But there were some who looked upon her with lust in their hearts. They did not desire only to look upon her, but to possess her and to use her for evil motives. They were possessed by Hanisse'ono, the Evil One, who was jealous of the Sky Father and who was always trying to destroy Sky Father's wife, Mother Earth and her children. And the lust of their hearts contaminated the hearts of those also seeking their own fame and power.The young sister saw these things and how these men looked upon her as if she were a harlot. Her sorrow was so great that her light began to fade. Father Sky was deeply troubled at the sight of his child losing her light and became angry with all of mankind. He sent Thunderbird with this message to all the people of the earth:"Sky Father has seen the evil in your hearts and how you have lusted after his beautiful daughter. He has ordered me to cloak her with my wings so that you will never again see the beauty of her light. And all the earth will mourn because they have lost her beauty. Sky Father has declared that until the hearts of humankind once again return to integrity, honor, and respect the dignity of all creation, and that until you make right the paths you have tread upon his wife, you will continue to live in just a little more darkness. It is apparent to him that is what you have desired; to walk in darkness. He has seen you murder the one whom she was sent to proclaim, and which caused her such great sorrow. Now her light will fade as I spread my wings...and you will see her no more."And two thousand years have passed since that day....And humankind still remains in darkness, seeking only the lusts of their hearts and disregarding their place in the sacred circle. So some of us continue to await the return of Thunderbird as we pray for light, the four spirits of truth, justice, hope and peace. We know he will come again when those spirits cover the face of the earth. And some of us still see the faintness of her beauty in the nighttime skies, and that faint light gives us hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grateful Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 this is beautiful, you have a gift, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluecat Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I've read long ago that one of the visible stars in the group became extinct: ie there used to be seven visible, now there are six.In Greek mythology, one of the sisters was supposed to have exiled herself from heaven for love of a mortal.I believe a similar myth appears in Chinese tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To`na Wanagi Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Isn't it amazing that people from opposite sides of the globe can have such similar myths and legends? Coincidence? I think not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atwater Vitki Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 As a student and teacher of mythology, yes it is fascinating that mankind's mythology is so uniquely overlapping...different, yet so much the same. In Nordic mythos there is a story of Pleiades being the seven pearls of Freyja's necklace, one lost by Loki of course, to be found when mankind find their way again.Thank you To`na for yet another beautiful example of the many mythologies that bind us all together.Blessings of Peace, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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