Crosslin Smith on Balance, Two Spirit People and Women's Bodily Autonomy

Cherokee Nation Spiritual Advisor Crosslin Smith discuss how ancient Cherokee culture approached issues relevant in modern times.

[@PHDWhom]

Siyo Grandfather, and Wa'do for your work, your words, your wisdom. You've walked on now, dear elder, and you can rest assured that you've planted seeds and you will never be forgotten.

[@sheltonrusie7117]

Osiyo! Your spiritual teachings constantly help me to see conflict with compassion instead of agression and fear. To seek balance in all aspects of life. As a result I feel more fullfilled and at peace with my place in the world. Wado to you and your spiritual medicine Crosslin. Hope to see more interviews.

[@donnaanderson5529]

Wado dear Grandfather Crosslin… Your words are such a good restorative medicine and healing to our spirits and shine a light within our hearts and minds for humble self examination and remembering the ancient way that mingles with our DNA… so blessed to hear your words … Wadoh🌻🙏🏼☝🏼🪶

[@dawnenasquirrel5111]

Wado for watching everyone!

[@gedeonmcbain1737]

This message is so important ᏩᏙ

[@ggbythesea9231]

Beloved Teacher. Crosslin Smith, much Respect & Gratitude for You 🕊🤲🏼 Wado! Blessings on You, always. ALWAYS. A'ho

[@oldschool8292]

Wado Crosslin. Great appreciation for your teachings.

[@donnielynn9458]

Thank you so much for this. This is exactly who and what I needed to hear today. Wado sister and brother

[@cynthiataylor2597]

Yes that is a great name for him.

[@morgainedepolloc4161]

Thank you Dawni. Sometimes as I share Crosslin's videos, I will call him Beloved Man. My family is from near Qualla Boundary in NC, so it is familiar to me. My apologies if I have used the honorific incorrectly. I use it with much love and respect.

[@raphaelsanluis9711]

This is very nice .

[@deborahmcsweeney1650]

Wado for the beautiful words to remind us of who we really are. It helped my heart today! Wado!

[@cynthiataylor2597]

He is very correct. Ty for sharing. I wish they would listen even myself. Of the difference between us. Know yourself. Sending love light and prayers as well. I wish people know how important it is. When you lose yourself, in such a way sometimes it can become quite a mess. Ty

[@Essesurveillance]

Love and Respect

[@caseyj1144]

Wado Crosslin ❤

[@shannonstamper1581]

Love this dude

[@warriorsoftheheart]

You are stronger than I am, that is why I am here.. How you can love mankind and not be a misanthrope takes strength especially when you see how mankind treats one another. I am a westerner and I take no comfort, no strength, no love from those around me. I surround myself in eastern culture. True love is rare to find, who cares how it is wrapped up. ❤

[@jroberts-918]

I was always told any man who takes money to help you out with the creators medicine is not the man to go to that will help you in your personal problems remember that people you give tobacco or coffee for help never money or it’s weak

[@crystalbelle2349]

Thank you for helping me to understand my grandfather, who was a Cherokee Medicine Man who accepted barter for healing but no cash. He was not a man of wealth, so your words helped me understand his ways at age 61. As an elder myself now, I sure miss him & those like him in my environment. GBU for your precious words. ~

[@gretafields4706]

My grandpa was both a Cherokee medicine man and also a university trained doctor. He was 100% dedicated to helping people. When I was 16, I was at his house when a crisis occurred: He discovered that a woman who had worked as his nurse \ receptionist had charged patients. He was devastated. He was very old then, but still working despite physical problems. I will never forget that day. He did not charge anybody, and his sisters and other relatives gave him food. His wife made money by leasing out rooms, which were above his office. They lived in a small apt. and never had much. When I stayed with them that summer, we never ate. That's a fact.

[@xepheru3067]

Aho from the north! Thanks so much great elder!

[@LittleRedRideMeGood69]

I'm 50/50 Native, I'm two spirited who follows shamanism.

[@nativeseneca7181]

He said nothing about 2 spirit people.... just to treat everyone with kindness. I think the 2 spirit thing is being manipulated to sound like something it's not.

[@rachelallen5534]

He did speak to it. She asked and he answered.

[@nativeseneca7181]

@@rachelallen5534 yeah keep telling yourself that... Your brainwashed or apart of the brainwashing if you think the 2 spirits has anything to do with made up trans ideology.

[@jasonpearce46]

It is. Two spirit means hermaphrodite not trans.

[@zanthornton]

Wado!

[@andrewtyler6075]

Wado.

[@vickielucas5320]

Don’t justify taking a “life” that the creator created ever.

[@brianalanreed5766]

Osiyo, Brian Reed here Cherokee descent. My gramps father was Native but they came west after the Trail of Tears. I wen't albino in my 30's and have gradually gained a supernatural appearance and after many years of being sacrificed and been turned into something. No group will accept me anywhere. I don't think this is a good idea not to include me in your common lore along with Native American History since I was redacted on national TV shortly before the insurrection I think was it in Nov. about one week of coverage demanding the freedom of one to free creation, to honor the treaties and finally to remove the nuclear codes as nuclear war was immanent. Unfortunately only the supernatural is what is holdin it back. They would have pressed the button already. Who would hold such power and act as an eye for God? This calms even the sun and can make it live virtually forever rather than attracting another Nazi green gas giant that can make the sun go supernova or another giant meteor like the Dead Comet which may be preferable rather than letting a mad scientist in a lab make the biggest hottest mini-sun as hot as a quasar and fuze the atmosphere leaving this world looking very much like Mars. Some say on Venus there was just too much Penis and this story keeps repeating. You know according to the, :"Law of Attraction." Now they say there's a brown dwarf sun right next to our star. "Manifest Desinty" is becoming Manifest. And as I tell the story it will become true. A Hopi sun lives forever. Very few worlds make it out of this period of time. But we are being given back a Hopi (red) star. A golden sun which is still yellow but with more color!

[@azurephoenix9546]

Sex is a ritual act of creation with the creator. To reject the creation is to reject the creator, literally to rebuke both creation and creator and creative force. I find his teaching on this to be shocking and a tacit acceptance of destruction.

[@kriskabin]

Another words, you're going against this Elder's teachings so you can hang onto your homophobia. Making love isn't exclusively for creating a new life. It's about sharing love & pleasure with our chosen partner.

[@azurephoenix9546]

@oak My comment has nothing to do with gay people at all. I never even brought it up. What I said is that intentionally destroying life goes against the creative force, so they need to be more explicit on what they mean when they say when it has to be done" because people will justify anything anyway they can when they want to do something unjust. I'm not going against the elders teaching by telling you that abortion is killing another human being. That's facts, and it has nothing to do with being gay, so I'm not even sure why you brought that into it. Maybe you should look at that in yourself, since you are the one who seem Hung up on homophobia

[@dr.alaricshawncastleberry6789]

This is wrong teaching. If it goes against the word of God it is wrong. We can love others, but homosexuality is an abomination and goes against the word of God. Abortion is also wrong. I am Cherokee and I do not agree with this man’s teachings. I agree with the word of God.

[@AuntieBunny-mi8vg]

Then you turned your back on your people and mankind.

[@jamesgibbs7933]

Wado.