Ted's Myth

Light of Day

When they emerged into the light of day, a youth set out upon a quest with the Spider woman sitting on his shoulder.

S He Who Goes Before When the crossof fairly large size it Is sald to represent the four world directions North West East and South When smallstar 4y stan the moming star When emerged into the full lght of day youth heroa quest at set outor upon youth ach dificult dangerous place The Spider Woman siting on shosder his car tho orda hehis and the youth passed by Vutarmed e sacred secreeb wordsthe Speaking Spider Woman had tanght Fuariing mountaln lon Fusrd of the oorway shunk back and otpase Another Incldent in the quest followed by the hero-youth Tho aistance to far mountvastth by weary b stood contempiatng Nowcrom the fach orm ount my back will cary you Tof the nch worm hanahod hix back il the oy astrido and o the hero-youth vis carried ately The tnch worm Atter years of study our father anclents with minds attuned to the comings and goings of the sun taught the diction Our Sun Fathor from bia bighest station or houseteavols of warmth the south poing tarther and farihorto rom witharawing bin wa son travolng lowly down ilreaches towest abode tho SonethohisSouth there resis ho day and then sarts back growing stronser and brighier ever carryi Eroater and greater bukdens of warmtnghM wntl thoof winer fa avercome and summer creata res die eintor Nousethe turaing polat markingfarchest sojours from ua the winter solatice Then it our draina ite sons and roolewo welcomeretorn and accom pany bl it steps which we call Bringing Back tho Sur The sun indownward path to his house in the south and his upward return laden with summer which comes from the Land of South Gur symbols teach Tn accord with our ancient spesch The Sun Father pers downvard and theprojeets bis Barth Mother reicice her belni pvard to meotYYYVYVYVY AddAdAssaa The Sky Banc As amy Fossible mEaning of axt Isolated bear paw what better han to apply Ax siow visdom und as sedate NorthLong it Tal thecreature Mountats of Lice of the WeetSeldon the sedate Black Bear of tho SouthBlack Mark Face Durrowing Badger sssociat4 with the warmeh of South whiehil hesps of warm sarth the Whie who aver 4Bcolor of white sigton th Hght ean comes the sun 1510 the deer Kind sou that upon the droper supDlcation observing the sacred ritust and fortiiod by tho proper fetch got from ho medicine man and approach tho task with heart pore the dee Sives manbody paintul thous it act la that ho may be born agahighor Gstate ransmigration with meritee The Madictne Man of tho atchesthe hunt ts 0thebimkeeper wo sive Day -or part ather masho pay of thefor thebody fetia of tho dier Dower and when desr taln to ou Digital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved