Rainbow Legends

Discovering Rainbows--Legends and Quotes

I am sorry that the webpage has been lost..or removed from my original search
for the Warriors of the Rainbow Lore:

Warriors of the Rainbow
(Cree? / Cherokee?)

There was an old lady, from the "Cree" tribe, named "Eyes of Fire", who prophesied that one day, because of the white mans' or Yo-ne-gis' greed, there would come a time,
when the fish would die in the streams, the birds would fall from the air, the waters would be blackened,
and the trees would no longer be, mankind as we would know it, would all but cease to exist.
There would come a time when the "keepers of the legend, stories, culture rituals, and myths, and all the Ancient Tribal Customs" would be needed to restore us to health.
They would be mankind's key to survival, they were the "Warriors of the Rainbow".
There would come a day of awakening when all the peoples of all the tribes would form a New World of Justice, Peace, Freedom and recognition of the Great Spirit.
The "Warriors of the Rainbow" would spread these messages and teach all peoples of the Earth or "Elohi".
They would teach them how to live the "Way of the Great Spirit".
They would tell them of how the world today has turned away from the Great Spirit and that is why our Earth is "Sick".
The "Warriors of the Rainbow" would show the peoples that this "Ancient Being" (the Great Spirit), is full of love and understanding, and teach them how to make the "Earth or Elohi" beautiful again.
These Warriors would give the people principles or rules to follow to make their path right with the world.
These principles would be those of the Ancient Tribes.
The Warriors of the Rainbow would teach the people of the ancient practices of Unity, Love and Understanding. They would teach of Harmony among people in all four comers of the Earth. Like the Ancient Tribes, they would teach the people how to pray to the Great Spirit with love that flows like the beautiful mountain stream, and flows along the path to the ocean of life.
Once again, they would be able to feel joy in solitude and in councils. They would be free of petty jealousies and love all mankind as their brothers, regardless of color, race or religion. They would feel happiness enter their hearts, and become as one with the entire human race. Their hearts would be pure and radiate warmth, understanding and respect for all mankind, Nature, and the Great Spirit.
They would once again fill their minds, hearts, souls, and deeds with the purest of thoughts. They would seek the beauty of the Master of Life - the Great Spirit! They would find strength and beauty in prayer and the solitudes of life. Their children would once again be able to run free and enjoy the treasures of Nature and Mother Earth. Free from the fears of toxins and destruction, wrought by the Yo-ne-gi and his practices of greed.
The rivers would again run clear, the forests be abundant and beautiful, the animals and birds would be replenished. The powers of the plants and animals would again be respected and conservation of all that is beautiful would become a way of life. The poor, sick and needy would be cared for by their brothers and sisters of the Earth. These practices would again become a part of their daily lives.
The leaders of the people would be chosen in the old way - not by their political party, or who could speak the loudest, boast the most, or by name calling or mud slinging, but by those whose actions spoke the loudest. Those who demonstrated their love, wisdom, and courage and those who showed that they could and did work for the good of all, would be chosen as the leaders or Chiefs. They would be chosen by their "quality" and not the amount of money they had obtained. Like the thoughtful and devoted "Ancient Chiefs", they would understand the people with love, and see that their young were educated with the love and wisdom of their surroundings.
They would show them that miracles can be accomplished to heal this world of its ills, and restore it to health and beauty.
The tasks of these "Warriors of the Rainbow" are many and great.
There will be terrifying mountains of ignorance to conquer and they shall find prejudice and hatred.
They must be dedicated, unwavering in their strength, and strong of heart.
They will find willing hearts and minds that will follow them on this road of returning "Mother Earth" to beauty and plenty - once more.
The day will come, it is not far away. The day that we shall see how we owe our very existence to the people of all tribes that have maintained their culture and heritage. Those that have kept the rituals, stories, legends, and myths alive.
It will be with this knowledge, the knowledge that they have preserved, that we shall once again return to "harmony" with Nature, Mother Earth, and mankind.
It will be with this knowledge that we shall find our "Key to our Survival".
This is the story of the "Warriors of the Rainbow" and this is my reason for protecting the culture, heritage, and knowledge of my ancestors.
I know that the day "Eyes of Fire" spoke of - will come! I want my children and grandchildren to be prepared to accept this task. The task of being one of the "Warriors of the Rainbow".
******
Lelanie Fuller Stone "The Cherokee Lady", relates the above story
that her grandmother told her when she was a young girl.

Return Home to MOONSUNEARTH

This link takes to legend about Rainbow people:
http://www.twinrocks.com/stateartist/legends/rainbowpeople.html

http://mypage.direct.ca/k/kenbinns/legends.html

Ngalyod, the Rainbow Serpent

Courtesy of Steve Albers

Ngalyod, also known as Almudj, the Rainbow Serpent was a major creator being. It forced passages through rocks and created more waterholes. It is still a great creator. It brings forth the wet season, causing all forms of life to multiply. It appears in the sky in the form of a rainbow. But it is also one of the most feared. Anyone who has broken any law can be drowned in floods. The Gagudju believed the Rainbow Serpent still lives in the pool under the waterfall...*

http://members.tripod.com/~catland/lending.html
A whole web page devoted to Rainbow Legends

Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist Over a rainbow trail
-- Navajo song

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/somewhere.htm

The lyrics to Somewhere Over the Rainbow and a sound clip can be heard at this site

Somewhere Over the Rainbow
by Harold Arlen (music) and E.Y. Harburg (lyrics)

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?

From "The Wizard of Oz," 1938

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License

Rainbows
by Eileen Nauman, March 2003

" ......When you mix water with air, at the highest, most pure level, you get a RAINBOW. A rainbow
where I come from, is a high sign from the Cosmos that you did it right. It's a pat on the head. It's a "well done!" It's a blessing commemorating your hard work, struggles, tears, facing your challenges and trying. Doesn't mean you have to be successful or win. It does honor your trying and that's all that is really asked of us--it to try."

Return Home to MOONSUNEARTH

The Legend of NIRU
by Eileen Nauman, Copyright 2003
Do you have a passion for rainbows? Do you love pearls? Maybe have a pearl necklace and earrings? A bracelet perhaps? Or even if you can't afford them, you've pined away for having pearls someday? Have a great love of the rainbow colors contained within the Abalone shell? Are drawn to shells, in particular, Conch, Abalone, Periwinkle or Spirals? Or you love to wear shell jewelry? Have a deep, abiding love of Dolphins? Whales? You are drawn to Kwan-Yin, the Chinese goddess of Compassion? Well, if you do, then Niru is calling you. The ancient daughter of the Ocean is trying to connect with you....read on.....

Back when the land of Mother Earth was first formed, all continents were ONE. The oneness was symbolic on all levels; a oneness with the Great Spirit, with all living things. That meant that there was respect between the four-legged, the two-leggeds, the winged ones, the little people (insects), and harmony with all the living things that surrounded them: sky, ocean, rock, trees and flowers.
Read the rest of the story at www.moonsunearth.com/Niru.html

The Rainbow
by D.H. Lawrence
http://www.sfheart.com/rainbow.html