Rock style medicine Crow
by Angela Swedberg
Among Native Americans there were several fingers of "bags" or enclosures of medicine (medicine bundles), and each nation had to details. As observed by Anna Maria Paoluzzi in its analysis on the topic: "Those containing rocks are perhaps the magical" medicine bundles "more popular among the Crow, for some of these rocks was given a sacred power that put them on the same level, or higher level of "medicine bundles" used in the Sun Dance Apsaalooke The term "Bacoritse" sacred rock or rock is magical generally attributed to any particular form of rocks, especially the fossil and the sacred character of the rock remains, even if the rock has no magical power. When one comes across a bacoritse Crow, the prays, invoking its own luck, health and happiness. It can also pick it up, hoping in this case that the same rock him in a dream. If this happens, the rock becomes a "magic" and is made to a "medicine bundle." Otherwise, the rock is still sacred, but not attributed any specific powers. Visions related to bacoritse can also occur in human form: the person appearing is the personification of the rock itself, or the supernatural being appears bacoritse holding in his hand. In the vision we disclose other details: the exact location of the rock, sex, ritual that must accompany the discovery, his powers and taboos that its discoverer must observe to ensure the maa'xpé. At the end of the vision, we must immediately put in search of rock, which will be recognized by its smell of sweet grass (botanical name: Hierochloe odorata, but refused to use the horrid translation "oats odorata) and osha (botanical name: Ligusticum porter). The bacoritse can be male or female. Those women are egg-shaped, or gastroliths or fossil ammonites, the men are sections of bacula fossil, rocks where you can see cracks forming human faces, or more generally the rocks to a point. According to Apsaalooke, if these rocks are left undisturbed, mate and produce smaller rocks, even those with maa'xpé, whose power is proportional to the one already owned by the parent-rock and that will eventually be increased by the success of the owner . The rocks "daughters" inherit from their parents too taboo to them connessi.Le bacoritse are inherited by the son or the eldest daughter of the owner if they do not have children, the packet is passed with the magic rocks the closest relative with a special ceremony and exchange of four gifts. If a married woman has a vision that gives it the possession of a bacoritse, this is given to the husband. "
The full text of Anna Maria Paoluzzi analysis can be found at:
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Among the Native Americans Were there different types of " medicine bags "or medicines bundles, and Every nation HAD one of it.
As Anna Maria Paoluzzi observes in her analysis on the matter:" Those That Contain magic rocks are Perhaps the "medicines bundles" more diffused Among the Crow, to burdens of These rocks such a sacred power was attributed to put them on the same level, or to superior level, of the "medicines bundles" used in the Dance of the Sun. The Apsaalooke (Crow) term "Bacoritse", sacred rock or magic rock, is generally attributed to all the rocks with a particular form, particularly to the fossils; the sacred character of the rock remains however, even if the rock doesn't introduce some magic power. When a Crow comes upon a Bacoritse, it turns her a prayer, invoking for itself fortune, health and happiness. He can also pick up it, hoping in this case that the same rock appears him in dream. If this happens, the rock becomes "magic" and is done from there a "medicines bundle." In contrary case, the rock is sacred however, but it's not attributed to it any particular power. The tied up visions to the bacoritses can also present in human form: the appeared person is the personification of the same rock or the being supernatural. In the vision other details are also revealed: the exact location of the rock, his/her sex, the ritual that must accompany the discovery, his/her powers and the taboos that his/her discoverer must observe for assuring him of it the maa'xpé of it. At the end of the vision, it will immediately owe to search the rock, that will be recognized by his/her odor of sweet grass (botanical name: Smelled Hierochloe ) and osha (botanical name:Ligusticum porteri)
The bacoritses can be of masculine or female sex. Those female are to form of egg or gastroliti or fossils admonished; the masculine ones are sections fossils of baculiti, the rocks in which cracks can be perceived that form human faces, or more generically the rocks to point.
According to the Apsaalookes, if these rocks are left unmolested, they will join him and they will produce smaller rocks, also these endowed with maa'xpé, whose to be able will be proportional to that already possessed by the rocks parents and that can eventually have increased from the successes of their holder. The rocks "daughters" they also inherit from their parents the taboos to them connected.
The bacoritses are inherited from children or from the most elderly daughter of their holders; if these doesn't have children, the bundle with the magic rocks has passed on to the next with a Particular ceremony and exchanges with four gifts. If a married woman has a vision That the possession of her attributes to bacoritse, this is given to her husband. "
The complete text of the analysis by Anna Maria Paoluzzi can be Consulted to this address:
http://win .farwest.it / forum / topic.asp? topic_id = 3778
a "rock of medicine" in the form of a bear made by me
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