{"id":33529,"date":"2021-01-27T04:47:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T11:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=33529"},"modified":"2026-08-20T06:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:58:03","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-concerns-about-native-shaman-rituals-being-used-in-mission-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/letter-to-the-editor-concerns-about-native-shaman-rituals-being-used-in-mission-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the Editor: Native Shaman Rituals Being Used in Mission in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/bigstock-Beautiful-dream-catcher-on-gre-46137133-377x6001-377x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15625\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dear Lighthouse Trails:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks so much for your ministry; your newsletters have been very informative and a blessing to read. For the past three years, we have been involved in a church ministry in __________, Canada which includes outreach to the Native population. I have found that many in the mission are using or condoning Native shaman rituals in their meetings, such as drumming; using a talking\/prayer stick; eagle feathers; participating in sharing circles; smudging; water ceremonies; prayer circles; healing circles, etc. Some have dream catchers in their homes and vehicles, and some have also attended the sweat lodge ceremonies in the Native community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found all this very disturbing and have shared with a few at length, but to no avail; hence the copies I have ordered of<em> Muddy Waters<\/em> in the hopeful prayer that they might accept Scriptural correction from the author, a Cree Woman, who speaks from personal experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blessings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ralph (not real name)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Ralph,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We share your concerns about these things. Nanci Des Gerlaise, the author of <em>Muddy Waters, <\/em>is the daughter and granddaughter of Native medicine men. Today, Nanci is a committed believer in Christ. Many of these practices you mention are being condoned and used today in many Christian circles. Below are a few articles that contain excerpts from Muddy Waters. Anyone is free to print these articles and share them with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=31275\">Two Sources of Power But Only One Source of Truth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=31013\">Dream Catchers\u2014Those Popular Spidery \u201cSacred Hoops\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=22656\">Can Cultures Be Redeemed? \u2013 Emerging Church Says \u201cYes\u201d \u2013 Bible Says \u201cNo\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=11270\">Native Spirituality \u201cRenewal\u201d &amp; the Emerging Church<\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lighthouse Trails: Thanks so&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":15623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[475,1323,95],"tags":[4440,437,1003,1047,1232,1325,2401],"class_list":["post-33529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-letters-to-the-editor","category-native-spirituality-2","category-the-new-age-movement","tag-circle-making","tag-letter-to-the-editor","tag-native-spirituality","tag-nanci-des-gerlaise","tag-muddy-waters","tag-shamans","tag-dream-catchers","wpcat-475-id","wpcat-1323-id","wpcat-95-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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