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The Sacred Round and the Heart of Everything That Is
Examine the direct correspondence between Lakota constellations, Black Hills geography, and ceremonial life.
“The Lakota stellar theology can be summarized by the quote: 'What is on the earth is in the stars, and what is in the stars is on the earth.' [...] Wakan Tanka intended that we must always hold the Black Hills special to our hearts, so we are reminded every night that we have a sacred home. And all one has to do to be in the Heart of Everything That Is, is to look at a star pattern and be spiritually with the Black Hills. [...] The stars represented places on Earth, the appropriate timing for migration, hunting, gathering and ceremonies, as well as ethical and moral lessons. — Goodman, R. (1992), Lakota Star Knowledge: Studies in Lakota Stellar Theology, Sinte Gleska University Press; quoted in kstrom.net 'Lakota Star Knowledge Book' and starkids.org”