![]() The Great Spirit is no old man with a beard.” 1 The concept perhaps resembles the elohim of the Jewish Genesis, the plural form of eloi, usually mistranslated as “God,” as though it were singular. The Lakota medicine man Lame Deer says that the Great Spirit “is not like a human being. ![]() Third, the agents of creation are seldom pictured as human, but are depicted instead as “wakan” (holy), or animal-like (coyote, raven, great white hare, etc.), or as forces of nature (such as wind/breath). Second, it is common to have a source of creation that is plural, either because several entities participate in creation or because the process as it unfolds includes many sacred actors stemming from a First Principle (Father/Mother or Grandfather/Grandmother). First, it is common to envision the creative process of the universe as a form of thought or mental process. Still, several characteristics stand out. Each nation and community has its own unique traditions. The cosmic visions of indigenous peoples are significantly diverse. ![]()
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