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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 10:32 AM

She found a new danger
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This is a better outcome than my first attempt, in the comments. [more]

@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 10:00 AM

A new place of their own
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From a prompt share by @tischeins.bsky.social

@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 1:16 AM

#QP Red Hair
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 9:26 PM

From a book about the Sioux tribe of the American prairie
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A short explanation from Gemini in the ALT

Me: This was a description of the Sioux tribe's spirituality.

Gemini: That context frames the quote perfectly. This concept captures the core of Wakan Tanka, often translated as the "Great Spirit" or, more accurately, "The Great Mystery."

Scholars and practitioners of Lakota/Sioux metaphysics point out that Western observers often miscategorized their spirituality. Christian missionaries tried to fit it into strict "monotheism" (one God), while early anthropologists labeled it "polytheism" or "animism" (many spirits). The quote solves this misunderstanding by showing that both exist simultaneously:

The Multiplicity (The Many): The Sioux recognize a vast array of distinct spirit beings, or wakanpi—including the spirits of the four directions, the sun, the earth, animals (like the buffalo), and ancestors. Every creature and object has an individual aspect that is wakan (sacred/holy).

The Unifying Principle (The One): These individual spirits are not independent, competing deities. Instead, they are localized expressions, manifestations, or "faces" of Wakan Tanka. Wakan Tanka is the ultimate, omnipresent life force and creation energy that flows through all things, binding them together.

As the quote notes, acknowledging the specific spirits of the natural world does not "militate against" (contradict) the ultimate reality. For the Sioux, the many are simply how humans experience the overwhelming mystery of the One. This is why their worldview emphasizes Mitakuye Oyasin—"All my relations"—expressing a deep, sacred kinship with every part of existence.

@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 9:26 PM

From a book about the Sioux tribe of the American prairie
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There is piece about the quote in the ALT of the picture in the comments. [more]

@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 3:40 PM

A self-aware young lady
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 3:15 PM

An image I found on X and animated it ... carefully.
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 3:10 PM

She sees an old dear friend
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 3:09 PM

River fairy nymphs riding on hippos on a foggy morning, with fireflies leading the way
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 1:20 PM

Her tattoo comes to life when she meditates
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 1:18 PM

A toga party requires careful movement
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 1:17 PM

1889 Paris, she isn't a fan of the tower.
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 12:52 PM

The beauty of life on a farm
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 12:42 PM

Say No to hate
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 12:04 PM

The heat dome still lingers
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 12:03 PM

A last walk on the beach
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 8:55 AM

Amazing Backflip Friday
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 7:57 AM

The new Eiffel tower
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Grok Imagine prompt: 1889 Paris

@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 7:50 AM

A happy new homeowner.
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@carlbetheav.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 7:47 AM

Good #Caturday morning!
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