Choctaw Moon Goddess
Hvashi
Choctaw
Moon Goddess
Hvashi is the Choctaw People's Moon
Mother Goddess. Appearing from nowhere and without a Mother or Sistar
to trace
her through Matrilineal lines as the people did; she came to the people
as a
miracle and shared her wisdom teachings with them. She became the first
wife
and offered the Art of Marriage to the people, however her husband was
not a
Man but the Father Sun itself; the primary God of the Sun worshipping
clan.
Hashtali, the Sun God, was her true love and consort and so it was that
she was
observed to have Union with him together as One each dark of the Moon,
when her
light had disappeared. Together Father
Sun and Mother Moon gave birth to OhoYOCHISBA, the Corn Goddess. It is
said
that this Corn Maiden long ago, was found roaming the lands of the
Choctaw
people, she was disguised as an old woman all alone. As in a fairytale;
the old
hag without family or friends was shunned by the people. It was two
brothers
who were orphaned and also impoverished
and alone who came to her rescue and shared their small meal of hawk
meat and
offered her their poor shelter from the rain. The next day this Corn
Maiden
revealed her true identity as a beautiful woman all dressed in pure
white
shining with the light of the Sun ... she brought then as a gift the
first Corn
seeds and gave them to the brothers and taught them how to sow and how
to reap.
Corn became the Choctaw people's main staple of food from then
on.
Hvashi rode across the night time sky
on her giant Owl in a constant pursuit of her beloved the Sun. She
appeared to
the Choctaw from the Heavens riding down on her beloved Owl without a
sound or
trace from whence she came. She brought the Choctaw Nation many gifts
of song,
dance, and prayer. She was the Mother of Stars and gifted with her
Divine
Groom, The Father Sun... Fire to the people of the Earth. Fire was a
great
blessing of warmth, light, and a way to cook food. Hvashi Seeded
Transformation, Evolution, and Wisdom. Hvashi is the Mother of order
from chaos
and works her craft through the medicine of Love.
Hvashi is needed again in this
Day...May we lift our
hearts and voices to invoke her Saving Grace
Aho Mitak Oyasin
All My Relations
Bestower of blessings and Image
of Love
Great Mother of Stars
Moon Goddess
Above
Fly to Earth on Owl Wings
Teach us your Sacred Songs to
Sing
Show us your Dance your Holy Ways
And open our Eyes to Heaven This Day
Ritual
for Hvashi
The Choctaw People hold 4 as a
very Sacred number
Create a Medicine Wheel
Using Smudge made of 4 Sacreds:
Tobacco, Sage, Sweetgrass, and
Cedar or Pine
Start in
the East, Place a Red Painted Rock down and Call Out:
Deer Creator
Grandmothers Grandfathers
Father
Sun
Mother Moon
I Open the Way For You Hvashi
To bring me the Teachings of
Light and Wisdom Today
Show Me The Way
Bring the Gift of Fire to
Enlighten and Inspire
Now Hold up Smudge and with an
Eagle Feather Spiral
smoke round 3x Clockwise
Go to South point and put down a
Yellow Painted Rock
and Call Out:
Deer Creator
Grandmothers Grandfathers
Father Sun Mother Moon
I open the Way For you Hvashi
To Bring Me the Teachings of
Love and Abundance Today
Show Me the Way
Bring the gift of Corn to feed
and purify my desires
Lifting Me Up Higher and Higher
Now Hold up Smudge and with an
Eagle Feather Spiral
smoke round 3x Clockwise
Go to Western Point and Put Down
a Black Painted Rock
and Call Out:
Deer Creator
Grandmothers Grandfathers
Father
Sun Mother
Moon
I Open the Way For You Hvashi
To Bring Me the Teachings of
Intuition the Power of
the Dream Today
Show Me the Way
Bring the Gift of Sacred Sight
to Clarify What is
Wrong and What is Right
Now Hold up Smudge and with an
Eagle Feather Spiral
smoke round 3x Clockwise
Go to North Point and Put Down
Black Painted Rock and
Call Out:
Deer Creator
Grandmothers Grandfathers
Father Sun Mother Moon
I open the Way For you Hvashi
To bring me the Teachings of
Wise Council and Humility
Today
Show Me the Way
Bring the Gift of Guidance So I
Will Not Lose My Way
Now Hold up Smudge and with an
Eagle Feather Spiral
smoke round 3x Clockwise
Now With Sacred Drum Walk 3x
Counter Clockwise
Starting East
With the Heartbeat Rhythm
Walk and Consciously Let All
That Can Be Let Go Of Be
Released Into The Center of the Wheel
Upon 3x Finish Again At Eastern
Door
Let Out A Call A Cry A Scream
and Let Go
Begin At East Again 3x Clockwise
With the Heartbeat Rhythm
Walk and Consciously Allow All
That Is Being Asked For
In Your Heart of Hearts And Imagine it like Corn Growing From The Center
Upon 3x Finish Again At Eastern
Door
Let Out a Call A Cry A Scream
and Receive
Become Impregnated with Magick.
Now Dance Sing and Celebrate
Feast on Corn Beans and Squash
The Three Sisters and Main Food
of the People
Leave the Medicine Wheel and Let
It Be A Living Altar
Fill It With Many Smaller Prayer
Rocks to Complete The
Wheel And Add To It Blessings
Close The Circle With Gratitude
Say
Great Spirit Deer Creator
Grandmothers Grandfathers
Father Sun Mother Moon
Hvashi
Go If You Must Stay If You Will
Aho Mitak Oyasin
Resources Used
Google Images, all pictures downloaded from
there....
http://mike-boucher.com/wordpress/?page_id=207
http://glitternight.com/2012/06/03/the-top-twelve-deities-in-choctaw-mythology/
There is not much
offered on the Internet
nor are there books upon her...She is deep and a mystery.
This page is the
intellectual and creative property of Avalon Raine
Aug. 2015