I have been searching for my community of healers and I
found it in the Nemenhah/ITO religion! And I am now a Medicine Woman in the
Nemenhah/ITO (Indigenous Traditional Organization).
Nemenhah is a haven of support for alternative healing
practitioners. All religions are seen as sacred and the individual brings their
current religious beliefs to Nemenhah as a foundation. The Nemenhah religion is
focused on the practice of healing ministry and the right to the healing way of
life. It offers legal protection in the USA under the right to freedom of
religion.
The Nemenhah religion is a restoration of an ancient Native
American teaching in which healing is a spiritual pillar of the church. Sadly,
there are groups of people that find this restoration threatening to existing
religious, cultural, medical and legal power structures.
I studied with Phillip R. "Cloudpiler" Landis who
is leading this restoration. He is the President and Presiding High Priest
(Tehk Tiwehkthihmpt) of the Native American Church of Nemenhah (NACNEM). The
Nemenhah were an ancient, indigenous people. There are no current Native
American Tribes called Nemenhah.
According to Chief Cloudpiler, the Nemenhah people were an
ancient, indigenous people who lived in parts of Central America, North
America, the Pacific Islands, Japan, Korea, China and Tibet. These peoples left
evidence and writings of their ancient sacred ways so the Nemenhah might be
restored in the future.
The writings are called the Mentinah Archives and are the
sacred histories of the people known anciently as the "Nemenhah"
(people of the truth). The stories trace their history and journey into the
land now known as the "four corners" area of the USA.
According to greaterthings.com, the histories were allegedly
written upon plates of various metals, processed animal hides and paper
velum. Allegedly, the records were archived in several locations in North
and Central America anciently. The only surviving copies of the Nemenhah histories
are strictly guarded in libraries at a non-disclosed location in Sanpete
County, Utah.
I joined the Nemenhah/ITO through the ancient covenant of
Spiritual Adoption. This Ceremony of "Making of Relations," is the
process for taking initial orders and is the essence of Nemenhah Ministry. I
choose to participate in an intensive weeklong study culminating in status of
Nemenhah Medicine Woman and minister of the church.
The Five-Fold Mission of the Nemenhah is the healing of
individuals, healing of families, healing of communities, healing of society,
and the healing of the planet through the use of natural healing methods,
natural materials, and the guidance of spirit (Wayaykihn). This is the Sacred
Sahaptan Healing Way; so all people may become healers through Wayaykihn.
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