A Holy Man Called Cheveyo

A Holy Man called Cheveyo
Now I will tell the story of how a Holy Man, the greatest in the tribe, called Cheveyo, made mystery-power in days of old.
The people were encamped in a circle with the opening towards the east, The way of the Creator. In the middle of the circle they set up a great tipi made of several tipi's put together. The people sat inside this great Tipi and they made ready a great feast. Beyond the central fire, opposite the doorway, the Holy Man made mystery. With a stick like an arrow he made a line of holes in the ground, a finger's length deep. Then he placed a burning stick in each of the seven holes and came back to the doorway and sat down. He bade the people to take their places to either side of him; So they took their places and sat quietly watching Cheveyo. When they had done this the Holy Man touched the ground and then stood up and raised his face and arms to the sky. He began to speak in a language that no one present had ever heard. Cheveyo walked to each of the seven burning sticks and paused while he continued his chanting. Then he went to the doorway and He faced the east and stood looking out at the great sky. He raised his arms and again spoke in this unknown language. After some time he turned and walked to each person, touching them. When he touched them he told them to open their mouths and to begin to make noise, but not to speak their language. He told them if they did this they too would talk to the Creator. It was as He had said, when he touched them, they too began to stand and raise their arms and let strange sounds come from their mouths, then slowly each one began to speak in the unknown language.
When Cheveyo had touched all that were present, and all were speaking in the unknown language, he took his place in the center of the Tipi and everyone formed a circle around him.
Then he spoke. He said, "Now I will tell you what I have seen, I have journeyed beyond the sky into the world of the Creator.
I have seen the mysteries of all that is. We may walk upon Mother earth but there are others beyond that which I can say.
What you see with your eyes is not real. You must see into your self and into what you cannot touch, with the eyes of your heart.
The people did not understand what had happened to them or what Cheveyo was telling them. They begged his forgiveness for their lackof understanding and ask him to explain.
He told them that he would show them and he did.
Cheveyo took up his Spirit stick and held it toward the sky, he began to speak in the unknown language and the stick began to float from his hands. As Cheveyo continued to chant, the stick turned red and glowed bright, as if on fire. Then the stick slowly drifted back to the ground and the people could see an image standing before them briefly, before it faded away. Then the people understood what Cheveyo was trying to tell them. The people from that day on began to seek the unknown and to speak to the Creator in their language and in the unknown language. They learned how to walk in the spirit world and to believe in what they could not see.
So have I told of how a Holy Man called Cheveyo made mystery to help the people.