The red road

The red road, also called the red path, is a concept in Native American spirituality of the right path of life.In the traditional worldview of many Aboriginal people, the red road is a spiritually balanced, harmonious, respectful, fulfilling, meaningful, respectable life of growth and progression into wisdom and maturity. Black Elk saw himself under obligation to, "help to bring my people back into the sacred hoop, that they might again walk the red road in a sacred manner pleasing to the powers of the universe that are one power".

Stemming from traditional spirituality of the North American prairies, the red road concept is becoming used widely in contemporary pan-Aboriginal beliefs to signify personal development in a positive direction regarding addictions, self-sufficiency, mental health and participation in traditional ceremony.

[ [http://www.think-aboutit.com/native.htm Think About It web site] . Accessed July 8, 2008.] [ [http://www.benmarra.com/ Ben Marra's web site] . Accessed July 8, 2008.] [ [http://www.nativeradio.com/ Native Radio] . Accessed July 8, 2008.] [ [http://home.earthlink.net/~jandsgordon/ The Red Road Journalism Website] . Accessed July 8, 2008.] [ [http://users.ap.net/~chenae/spirit.html Native American Spirtuality website] . Accessed July 8, 2008.]

ee also

* Tao
* Medicine wheel
* The Sacred Tree
* Four Worlds Institute
* The Four Agreements

References

External links

* [http://www.whitebison.org/store/store.php?crn=180&rn=386&action=show_detail The Red Road to "Wellbriety" website]