Re: FL Metaphysical Church --I am counting to ten...

Eric (edjakubo@garnet.acns.fsu.edu)
Mon, 31 Oct 1994 20:33:59 -0500


>I read a very disturbing article in the Oct. 29 St. Petersburg (FL) Times
>in the Religion section called, "An ancient religion revived."
>It talked about a self-proclaimed "Medicine Chief" Ron Standing Bear,
>who calls himself the "medicine man for the Heart of the Bear Clan, a
>Native American Metphysical Church,"

If you've been living in Florida for any length of time, this ain't
unusual. Seems like the sun and fun attracts them like moths to a lightbulb.

>and claims his heritage is Cherokee. . . .He "[invokes] the spirits at
>the six points of the Medicine Wheel"

Well, anybody with some understanding about southeastern native
cerimonial complex, should know that Cherokees, Creeks, Seminoles, etc
don't do this stuff down here....so for the most part folks down here
just laugh at people like this. Yea, it may be true that his church is
growing, just probably has a congregation of some misguided folks looking
anywhere and everywhere for help. 3:1 this person will fade out in the
near future. . . .sad to see that people who profess to act like a
"human-being (este cati)" think and act like the wachinas :-(!

Okes ce,

ericj--Vbvske