Talking with Sacred Stones

A boulder at the Hackettstown site


I think I'll start putting quotes on here, especially those about rocks and stones or certain sites and their spiritual significance in different world views, starting with native American peoples.

This one is part of a longer quotation by a Teton Sioux elder, Okute:

"The stones and minerals are placed in the ground by Wakan Tanka, some stones being more exposed than others. When a medicine man says that he talks with the sacred stones, it is because, of all the substance in the ground, these are the ones which most often appear in dreams and are able to communicate with men."