Good morning … a number of people have written asking about all the spheres and why such a large gathering of these items? And then of course Jim Rubino, mafiosi godfather pictured below in a sphere, offered the possibly that all this actually had to do with a past life of mine involving bowling or maybe that I had a bowling ball fetish or that these spheres reminded me of giant meatballs? Jim is a very odd man so we just kind of ‘roll’ with the old goombah when he speaks up!! Actually, Jim is one of our highly respected fire keepers, lives in Alabama, and is one hell of a kind, funny, generous and nice man. Miss you Rubino.
Below are some of the spheres that Jimmy ‘the Ginny Midget’ Rubino is referring to in his commentary about bowling. (He got that moniker long before ‘Ginny Little Person’ became correct. There is so much wrong about Jim.)
The altar that came my direction all those years ago is a Star Stone Altar. The first stone an Iyeska receives is called a Pejuta Wapahkta. This is actually a small white spherical solid stone (smaller than a marble) wrapped in a piece of leather. This special sphere comes from the Black Hills and is placed there by the Spirit World to be used as the conduit for the Iyeska to communicate with the Spirits of the altar. You will see this Pejuta Wapahkta placed on the Center Stick at Lakota Ceremonies. If there is no Pejuta Wapahkta then the person leading the ceremony is questionable.
Over this past year I have written about my change in responsibility in life both professionally and as a yuwipi man. Amelia has assumed the role of healer now in our tiospaye and my role has changed a bit. This past year or more the altar has guided me to look more deeply and to listen more deeply. The masks were an important aspect of this change and then the spheres became an important aspect that I have begun to understand.
Every day at 3:00 or 4:00 AM I rise and greet the day … and pray with and through these spheres. It seems the Mother Earth mask has called these spheres from literally around the world into this room. They are from China, India, Madagascar (Africa), Afghanistan, Australia, The Americas and Europe. They are of various types, sizes, colors and vibrations. When meditating with them in the morning one can feel them vibrating.
And … And … there is more here than meets the eye. That is what any visitor must realize. At first it could seem like a bowling ball fetish. Or a collection gonna out of control. An old man having lost his mind … an eccentric who has lived alone too long and gone over the edge. But I need my tiospaye to look more deeply … inward and outward … in time to understand what this is because in these spheres lay the answers to our many questions about climate crisis, sixth extinction and such. These spheres speak if we listen. We must establish relationship.
I’m being drawn to work again because of finances and I hate that because this winter I want to sit all day with these spheres and listen … I don’t want to counsel 24 troubled people again for 80K a year or work in a classroom for 35K a year 40 hours a week … but that is where I’m headed … distraction keeps us from what must be done … this world of distraction … killing me…. I digress…
These spheres … on the micro level are molecules Jim …. molecules that can tell a story. On the macro level are planets Jim of other worlds … that can tell a story. Are the eyes of Spirits that wish to talk to us. Are portals to other places that have answers. Are worlds within worlds … are door ways to greater more expansive worlds … are oxygen cells … are the glint in people’s eyes … in groupings they can be a Constellation of Stars ….
What rests on my floor is not a crazy man’s whim or odd ball collection but is the material essence now of the Star Stone Altar … and will help us decipher the stone from the cave. I haven’t even shared with you about the stones from the cave. I can only do that in person when you visit. There is so much to share with you and sometimes I fear I’m running out of time …
Time
and money
what an insane world….
I have to surrender and trust now is the time to just sit with these spheres …
These bowling balls…..
Mitakuye Strike
Rags
Tom did the new sphere of red jasper arrive yet?
Breaks my heart to hear you have to do things for financial reasons only. The beauty displayed by the spheres and your alter are beyond this world and beyond beauty. Thank you for sharing. ❤️🌈