Shamanic Vision: Living Life through the Eyes of the Heart Issue #1, Fall 2016 | Page 19

About Standing Deer
By Paul Hinsberger

In early 2016, I was presented with a gift from Spirit: I was given Guidance
to write a series of short stories based on a young boy named Standing Deer,
who in later life, will become a Medicine Man. He is from the Arapaho
People of Colorado.
The stories are filled with teachings. This is actually the first story—the
gifted story—that I share with you here. The collection is intended to be told
in the oral tradition, or they may be read. Do share this with your children,
grand children and in your places of worship.
May these words fly straight into your heart.
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The Grandfather added another log to the fire; he poked at it with a stick,
resting it just so. The children sat on the floor watching him, the light of the
fire captured in their eyes. Long shadows crossed the room and over the
beamed ceiling.
Satisfied, The Grandfather moved to his seat. His eyes touched the eyes of
the twelve children who sat on the wooden floor. One by one, The
Grandfather saw them, recognizing them. He saw himself in their eyes.
He smiled at the children, a young mix from the reservation. Boys, girls...it
did not matter. The Old Ways needed to be expressed to all.

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