Black Elk Quotes about Vision

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It is not enough to have a vision. In order to have its power, you must enact your vision on earth for all to see. Only then do you have the power.

It is not enough to have a vision. In order to have its power, you must enact your vision on earth for all to see. Only then do you have the power.

Black Elk

Order, Vision, Earth

It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among those men get lost.

Black Elk

Men, Darkness, Vision

Black Elk (2000). “Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux”, Bison Books

When a vision comes from the thunder beings of the west, it comes with terror like a thunder storm; but when the storm of vision has passed, the world is greenier and happier; for wherever the truth of vision comes upon the world, it is like a rain. The world, you see, is happier after the terror of the storm.

Black Elk

Rain, Vision, Storm

"Black Elk Speaks : being the life story of a holy man of the Ogalala Sioux" by John Neihardt, 1961.

I cured with the power that came through me. Of course, it was not I who cured,it was the power from the Outer World; the visions and ceremonies only made me like a whole through which the power could come to the two-leggeds. If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through. Then everything I could do would be foolish.

Black Elk

Two, Vision, Would Be

To use the power of the bison, I had to perform that part of my vision for the people to see.

Black Elk

People, Vision, Use

I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it.

Black Elk

People, Vision, Might