(Shamanism is deeply rooted in oral traditions rather than written scriptures. Below are foundational proverbs and teachings from Native American and Indigenous traditions reflecting their profound spiritual connection to the Creator and His creation.)
The Wisdom of the Earth
The Great Spirit
"The Great Spirit is in all things: he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us; that which we put into the ground she returns to us."
— Big Thunder (Bedagi), Wabanaki Algonquin
Interconnectedness
"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect."
— Chief Seattle (Attributed)
Respect for Creation
"When a man does a piece of work which is admired by all we say that it is wonderful; but when we see the changes of day and night, the sun, the moon, and the stars in the sky, and the changing seasons upon the earth, with their ripening fruits, anyone must realize that it is the work of someone more powerful than man."
— Chased-by-Bears, Santee Sioux
The Inner Voice
"There is a quiet light that shines in every heart. It draws no attention to itself, though it is always secretly there. It is what illuminates our minds to see beauty, our hearts to love truth, and our souls to turn towards the Creator."
— Indigenous Proverb
Walking in Harmony
"Walk lightly in the spring; Mother Earth is pregnant."
— Kiowa Proverb
"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."
— Ancient Indigenous Proverb