The Wisdom of Thomas One Wolf
Spirit Walk celebrates the life of medicine man Thomas One Wolf, who touched many lives with his ceremony and wisdom. For Thomas, spreading the message of hope, compassion, and love for Mother Earth was crucial. He hoped that humanity would become “the good united tribe of the two-legged,” unified by our intrinsic relatedness, embracing of our differences, and caring for each other and our planet first and foremost. He felt that these ancient, symbiotic principles of life were the only sustainable basis for humanity’s future.
In the pages, you will find more than one life. Thomas believed that the all is alive with sentience—the mountains, the trees, the rivers and all walking, flying, swimming, crawling, and slithering beings—every being related in a beautiful, colorful web of life. His love-filled, and often humor-filled words meet images of sacred places most meaningful to him, and beings he considered bearers of medicine wisdom. This exploration contemplates Nature’s deep wisdom that arises out of the creativity that animates all places and beings, and the ancient connection to that wisdom and creativity conveyed through powerful indigenous teachings.
As you turn each page, may you know the beauty, peace, grace and wonder that Thomas One Wolf brought into my life, and that I now share with you…
- Julie J. Morley
In the pages, you will find more than one life. Thomas believed that the all is alive with sentience—the mountains, the trees, the rivers and all walking, flying, swimming, crawling, and slithering beings—every being related in a beautiful, colorful web of life. His love-filled, and often humor-filled words meet images of sacred places most meaningful to him, and beings he considered bearers of medicine wisdom. This exploration contemplates Nature’s deep wisdom that arises out of the creativity that animates all places and beings, and the ancient connection to that wisdom and creativity conveyed through powerful indigenous teachings.
As you turn each page, may you know the beauty, peace, grace and wonder that Thomas One Wolf brought into my life, and that I now share with you…
- Julie J. Morley
Julie Morley is a writer and researcher on complexity, consciousness, and deep ecology. She studied Classics at the University of Southern California and Columbia University, and she is currently studying Transformative Inquiry at California Institute of Integral Studies. Julie is also an environmental educator, and enjoys spending time creating opportunities for kids to connect with their sense of wonder about the natural world. She lives in California with her family: two two-legged beings, one four-legged being, and one finned being |