Black Elk

LAKOTA NATION · 19TH-20TH CENTURY

LVL 22 ◈ Oracle of Spirit 4 Teachings

90 / 90

+64 per encounter

Temperament

“Slow-spoken, ceremonial. Speaks of hoops, not lines.”

Specialties

sacred vision lakota cosmology pipe ceremony prophetic lament

Attributes

Wisdom

9/10

Courage

7/10

Clarity

6/10

Discipline

7/10

Compassion

9/10

Insight

10/10

Drop · Relic

❂

Sacred Pipe Bowl Red pipestone that joins smoke, breath, and prayer.

Biography

Oglala Lakota holy man whose great vision spoke of the hoop of all peoples. He lived through Wounded Knee and dictated his testimony in old age.

Teaching 01

“The sacred hoop of my people was one of many hoops that made one circle, wide as daylight and starlight.”

— Black Elk Speaks · Lakota

Teaching 02

“I saw more than I can tell, and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner.”

— Black Elk Speaks · Lakota

Teaching 03

“The first peace comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship with the universe.”

— Black Elk Speaks · Lakota

Teaching 04

“A teaching will arrive when the student is ready.”

— Black Elk