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Mis Misa - The Power Within Akoo-Yet That Protects the World by Darryl Wilson (7 pages)
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MAIS MAISA
THE POWER WITHIN AKOO-YET THAT PROTECTS
THE WORLD
Darryl Babe Wilson
In the legends of my people there are many
events of “our history” that have precise
meaning and are completely understandable
in our society. Our lessons are from oral “historians.” As a people we have been taught,
for all seasons, to listen to these stories and
to apply the lessons within the stories to
everyday life. This is one way to gather
Spiritual and mental “power” and to maintain emotional as well as physical human ¢
strength—to somehow balance our being )
with the awesome velocity of the churning, .
continuous universe.
Mis Misa is the tiny, yet powerful spirit
that lives within Akoo-Yet (Mount Shasta)
and balances the earth with the universe and
the universe with the earth. Its assigned duty
makes Akoo-Yet the most necessary of all of
the mountains upon earth, for Mis Misa
keeps the earth the proper distance from the
sun and keeps everything in its proper
Place when Wonder and Power stir the universe with a giant yet invisible ja-pilo-o
(canoe paddle). Mis Misa keeps the earth
om wandering away from the rest of the
Wes Misa The Power within Akoo-Yet That Protects the
tive Cal by Darryl Wilson, as appeared in News from Natight ce (Spring 1992), Special Supplement. CopyWith 2 by News From Native California. Reprinted
Permission.
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universe. It maintains the proper seasons
and the proper atmosphere for life to flourish as earth changes seasons on its journey
around the sun.
The lesson establishes that Akoo-Yet was
the first mountain created long ago and that
it is a seat of power, a spiritual place. It is a
mountain that must be worshipped not only
for its special beauty and its unique power,
but also because it holds Mis Misa deep
within it. My old people of wisdom may
have identified the mountain as wiumyoji sela elam-ji (living place spirit), or wiumtjoji
elam-ji se-la (living spirit place).
In the “old” lessons and according to the
“old” laws, to ascend this mountain with a
pure heart and a real purpose, and to communicate with all of the lights and all of
the darkness of the universe is to place
your spirit in a direct line from the songs of
Mis Misa to hataji (the heart) of the universe. While in this posture, the spirit of
man/woman is in perfect balance and harmony. Few people are able to accomplish
this mission. The person must be born for
making and maintaining the “connection”
between his/her nation and all that there
is—and for no other purpose. This is one
way nature has of ensuring the health of
the whole earth.