Bears Denthe Eccentric Moon No Wolf In Sheeps Clothing
Ahh, the Eccentric Moon. Thats what my Shawnee people call this lunar orb, and it can be strange. Traditional American Indians are a spiritual people, and each full tepekikiisthwa (moon) of the year is pretty special to us for this reason. The Creator sends all two-leggeds signs some consistent and some new and we need to know their true meaning if we are to know His true message. So while one Indian title for the January moon may be Wolf the reason for the naming may not be what you think. To be sure of the Great Mysterys meaning, a two-legged must look closer than first glance. First glances are what many of us do when we are harried and hurried. Yet, not paying close enough attention can cause us more harm than we know. This is why the Great Good Spirit wants us to meditate and pray each day, so that we see beyond the first glance.
Now, according to Merriam-Websters Dictionary, the definition of eccentric is a: deviating from an established or usual pattern or style b: deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways. Well, for me, thats January in spades. Its often this way, sometimes January dumps oodles and oodles of freezing conee (snow) on one day. Then, the Kiisthwa (Sun) busts out into a flat-out thaw the next, melting all of the snow. This is why we Shawnee call this Moon Eccentric see? But all 12 moons of the year have varying names given them by other Woodland Indian nations and that brings me to a question from an old buddy of mine.
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