On the Native Front

I am an assistant manager for a native website and have been given the official title of "Scholar and Gatekeeper". What it really amounts to is me helping out in the decision making process, but mostly it is to write all the legal stuff associated with this lodge and say whatever needs to be said to the members. Today was very interesting as a number of us got together for a chat. I was appalled at the dramatics employed, especially those from the "elders", that I now stand believing that it is totally impossible to make these web groups work as far as spirituality is concerned. I am excited that Theo has a good chance at a job on a reservation for the fall, close to where we want to live. I believe that will be the imputus for me to actually learn face to face which really is the only way. I begin to understand why it is an oral tradition and not a written one. Words can be so beautiful, soulful, poetic etc... but it is next to impossible to convey a spiritual event in words. So much feeling cannot be written.