Elk Spirit

"Wind Whisperer" Elk Spirit 36" x 60"

Acrylic and Mixed Medium on Canvas $3800 plus shipping

The elk spirit of Lost Lake is a Native American legend: In the days of our grandfathers, a young warrior named Plain Feather lived near Mt. Hood. His guardian spirit was a great elk. The great elk taught Plain Feather so well that he became the most skilled hunter in this tribe and always knew the best places to look for every kind of game.

Again and again his guardian spirit said to him: "Never kill more than you can use. Kill only for your present need. Then there will be enough for all."

- Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest by Ella Elizabeth Clark

Elk spirit stands for stamina, strength, nobility, pride, and survival. It also tells us to be aware of subtle changes around us and to be ready for a quick response.

Wind Whisperer

"The Presence of Spirit-

Naturally magnanimous and open minded, we have always preferred to believe that the spirit of God is not breathed into humans alone, but that the whole created universe shares in the immortal perfection of the Maker.

The elements and majestic forces of nature– lightning, wind, water, fire and frost–are regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character. We believe that the spirit pervades all creation and that every creature possesses a soul in some degree, though not necessarily a soul conscious of itself. The tree, the waterfall, the grizzly bear, each is an embodied Force, and as such an object of reverence.

We Indians love to come into sympathy and spiritual communion with our brothers and sisters of the animal kingdom, whose inarticulate souls hold for us something of the sinless purity that we attribute to the innocent and irresponsible child. We have a faith in their instincts, as in a mysterious wisdom given from above; and while we humbly accept the sacrifice of their bodies to preserve our own, we pay homage to their spirits in prescribed prayers and offerings."

–Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman

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