Native American Prophecies
The Prophecy of
the Seven Fires
| Seven prophets appeared to the people.
The First Prophet told the people that in the time of the
First Fire they would leave their homes by the sea and follow the
sign of the megis. They
were to journey west into strange lands in search of a island in
the shape of a turtle. This
island will be linked to the purification of the earth.
Such an island was to be found at the beginning and at the
end of their journey. Along
the way they would find a river connecting two large sweet water
seas. This river would
be narrow and deep as though a knife had cut through the land.
They would stop seven times to create villages but they would
know that their journey was complete when they found food growing
on the water. If they
did not leave, there would be much suffering and they would be destroyed.
And they would be pursued and attacked by other nations along
the way so they must be strong and ready to defend themselves. |
The Second Prophet told them they could recognize the Second
Fire because while they were camped by a sweet water sea they would lose
their direction and that the dreams of a little boy would point the way
back to the true path, the stepping stones to their future.
The Third Prophet said that in the Third Fire the Anishinabe
would find the path to the lands prepared for them and they would continue
their journey west to the place where food grows upon the water.
The Fourth Prophet was two who came as one.
The first told them to expect a race of people who had light skin.
The future of the Anishinabe would be known by the face the light-skinned
people would wear. If they
come in brotherhood there would be a time of wonderful change.
New knowledge would be joined with the old knowledge and the two
peoples would join to make a mighty nation.
Two other nations would join to make four and they would become
the mightiest nation of all. If
they brought only their knowledge and their good-will they would be like
brothers.
The second being of the Fourth Prophet warned the light-skinned
race might wear the face of death that would almost look the same as the
face of brotherhood. “If
they come carrying a weapon and if they seem to be suffering, beware.
Behind this face is greed.
You shall recognize the face of death if the rivers are poisoned
and the fish are unfit to eat.”
The Fifth Prophet said that in the time of the Fifth
Fire there will be a struggle between the way of the mind of the light-skinned
people and the natural path of spirit of the many nations of natural people.
“As this fire loses its heat there will come among the people those
who promise great joy and salvation.
If the people accept this promise and abandon the old ways, the
struggle will continue for many generations.
This promise is false and it will nearly destroy those who accept
it.”
The Sixth Prophet told them that in the time of Sixth
Fire it would be clear that the promise accepted during the Fifth Fire
was false. “Those who were
deceived by this promise will take their children away from the teachings
of the elders. The elders
will lose their purpose in life and many will become sick and die. Many people will be out of balance and the cup of life will
become the cup of grief.”
The Seventh Prophet was younger than the others who
had come and there was a glowing light from his eyes.
He said that there would come a time when the waters had been so
poisoned that the animals and plants that lived there would fall sick
and begin to die. Much of
the forests and prairies would be gone so the air would begin to lose
the power of life. The way
of the mind brought to the red, black, and yellow nation by the white
nation would bring danger to the whole earth.
In this time there will be a new people who will emerge from the
clouds of illusion. They will retrace their steps to find the treasures that had
been left by the trail. The
stories that had been lost will be returned to them.
They will remember the Original Instructions and find strength
in the way of the circle. Their
search will take them to the elders and the new people will ask for guidance.
But many of the elders will have walked the Path of the Souls to
the Star Web. Many elders
will have forgotten their wisdom and they will not be able to help.
Some of the elders will point in the wrong direction and others
will remain silent because of their fear.
Some of the elders will be silent because no one has asked them
for their wisdom.
If the New People will find trust in the way of all things, in the circle, they will no longer need the selfish voice of the ego and they can begin to trust their inner voice. Wisdom will be once again be found in dreams of the night and of the day. The sacred fire will once again be lit. The Light-skinned People will be given a choice between two paths. If they choose the right path the Seventh Fire will light the Eighth Fire and final fire of brotherhood and sisterhood. If they choose the wrong path, remaining on the path of the mind, then the destruction they brought with them will come back to destroy them. The people of the earth will experience much suffering and death.