Rumbling like thunder o’er the prairie,
Great herds of abundance, sharing with man,
I need your knowledge to meet life’s challenges,
To survive and move on with my plans.
Buffalo/Bison’s medicine includes manifestation, protection, earth creativity, feminine courage, abundance, knowledge, generosity, hospitality, sharing work, courage, strength, challenge, survival, giving for the greater good, formulating beneficial plans.
Those with buffalo as power animal must walk a sacred path, honouring every walk of life. Buffalo will assist you in establishing a deep connection with Mother Earth and Father Sky. and will ask that you help the endangered species in the world. Pray/meditate/focus on harmony and peace amongst all beings. Ask the universe for help, and be thankful for the gifts brought to you. Don’t be forceful or pushy, follow the easiest path. Buffalo will bestow you with strength of character and an free independent spirit.
Buffalo teaches us that true prosperity comes when we are grateful for what we have and when we live in harmony and love with every body and being contained within the universe. You will live like buffalo when you know that abundance is present and when ALL relations are honoured and known as sacred, when you express gratitude for all parts, all aspects of creation.
The story of the White Buffalo Woman originates from the Lakota people, she taught them that all things are inter connected and that it is not necessary to struggle to have abundance. The one thing that is necessary, however, is to be connected with Spirit. Buffalo’s relationship to the Native American People of the USA highlights these lessons. Every part of this animal was used, right down to the hooves, which were used to make glue. Buffalo gave others the gift of life by sacrificing its own. Food and hides for clothing and shelter were provided. Prior to a buffalo hunt, prayers of gratitude were offered up to great spirit by the tribes. Post hunt, ceremonies were performed that honoured the buffalo’s spirit. Without the buffalo these tribes would not have survived the harsh winters. This is just one lesson of abundance – use whatever resources are available. On a deeper level, one must appreciate what one already has. How often do you focus on what is lacking in your life rather than counting your blessings? How much richer are our lives when we are truly thankful MEANINGFULLY for what we have? This sends out a powerful message to the universe.
Our beliefs and attitude towards our connectedness to every-thing also sends out powerful messages to the universe. When we realise that we are all part of a One, each individually unique, each absolutely necessary for the whole, but a drop in the ocean, we will realise that abundance – which refers not only to health, happiness, friendships, and much more – does not have to come from our individual striving. Once we are open to receive, miracles can come from the most unexpected sources. Buffalo shows us how to stop focusing on problems and how to instead concentrate on how much we have and on how rich we are in terms of our connectedness to every-thing.
Buffalos have large heads that symbolise intelligence of a higher order, their strong bodies ground them to the earth. They are the uniting force between things earthly un un-earthly. Both the male and female buffalo possess horns and humped shoulders. In humans, the shoulders store our personal energy which expresses itself through our hands. Anything we physically touch or hold on to is linked to our personal energy. Shoulders bear responsibility as well as positive or negative emotions. Whatever is felt inside is projected to the outside. Im sure you are familiar with the saying, and maybe have even said it yourselves – ‘I feel like im carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders.’ There is often truth in old sayings… buffalo will show you how to free yourself from your burdens by focusing your energy in a balanced way. The horns grow toward the sky, hinting at a connection with a higher intelligence. Humps are often symbolic of stored energy kept within the body.
When protecting themselves against danger, the females will form a defensive circle around the calves, and the males will form a circle around the cows. This symbolises the buffalo’s mutual respect for all, their communal family sense, and their natural instinct to protect, defend and honour life.
When provoked, the buffalo can be unpredictable and dangerous. Buffalo people need to be reminded to see the good in all things and not to let their frustration store up inside of them. Tai Chi or martial arts would be beneficial on a daily basis to let of steam, de-stress, maintain balance, find focus and peace of mind. I know martial arts used to help me de-stress and find inner peace. After a 4 year break after travelling and my daughter being old enough, I am looking forward to taking up kick boxing again. CANT WAIT 🙂 I have also done some Tai Chi. Personally I prefer the hands on side of Kick Boxing, although Tai Chi speeded up is great for self defence…
I urgently need the Buffalo / Bison’s medicine now. How can I get it?
Ask and yea shall receive
After everything I’ve experienced over the last two years this card is very well welcomed. The entire world can use this magnificent card right now!
Thank you so much for sharing. It has enriched my life. I connected with bison today, and this is one of my poems that arose from doing ritual with them:
White Buffalo Calf Woman.
The giver of Seven Sacred Gifts
and the two Paths:
one of desire,
the other,
a Sacred Path –
the Red Road.
You who consumes desire,
beckoning us forward,
humbly we approach,
in awe and respect
we open.
You brought us together:
black
red
yellow
and white.
Encircling the Four Directions,
From North
to South,
East
to West:
the Sacred Hoop is Unbroken.
We call the Four Nations 2-gether
The Burrowing Ones (Earth)
Those that run across the land (Fire)
fly in the heavens (Air)
and swim to life’s depths (Water):
we R 1.
You great Embodiment of the Spirit,
Wakan tanka,
thank you,
thank you for these Sacred Gifts,
thank you,
thank you for this Sacred Pipe —
this Sacred Herb,
that we might commune
connect
take in
give out
breathe in
2 B.
Thank You.
By labeling us as colors you yourself are dividing us wether you realize it or not. We are not red black white or yellow we are not from the United States Europe Mexico or Asia we are Humans from earth..
I disagree the colors are mentioned to give the reader understanding of all who are united.
There is no color. It is a construct of exvlusivity and seperation. If there is no color then we are one in our connectedness. Indoctrination can be illusive even to our own reflection.
You understand the movement of life past and future fairly well dear relative. The colours also speak visually of the life of all things in the universe not just races of human but all that is! In old age if you found much of it but not all, then you are truly a wise person! This is the complexity of the sacred hoop!
So keep meditating and living this sacred life! One day to be gone, forever! Make the most of it! Oh and then the study of the every other part of this hoop? Your studying from two years to ninety years and just got a glimpse!
Fair well….,
Thank you for sharing this. Your words touched my essence.?
this is so beautiful. so honest and clear. I have just started exploring buffalo medicine after knowing that it is my totem to the North, and was called back today to explore and was brought to page first. which is obviously not an accident:) Thank you sister for sharing <3
Beautiful!! Thank you!!!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
This explains a part of who i am and why my life has gone in the direction it has. why i have taken care of so many people and where life takes me now. thank you mother earth , father sky and my great grand mother spitit guide. it explains why i word my prayers as i do.
I had a dream. I was in a cave. I saw drawings. On one side I saw animals, on the other I saw people. The animal who stood out most was a buffalo. The people on the other side were either going up or down, as I saw them in layers. Any ideas ? I’ve never had a dream like this. Thank you
Oh,by the way, I’ve also saw a forest.
You accessed the Realm of Universal Archetypes in your dream. Keep dreaming…. Study the old Native legends about how the first people of this world came here. Layer upon layered worlds.
Forest, spirit mother of Wakinyah, white buffalo child
My partner and I saw three sets of buffalo horns as drawings or real horns on cars in three days. What message is this for us please? We cannot work it out. Thank you for any advice 🙂
Thank you for sharing this information. I am a channel of Source energy and being empathic, some days are a challenge. During this transition period, I have been releasing a lot of old to allow myself to receive new. It has triggered a lot of old pain issues. So this morning, I did a healing meditation. I open myself up to the Archangels and all other energies that need be there.
I always see the messages in color and animals. It started out with pink, then blue, then green. My black wolf showed up. Then the bear and I thought tiger. I saw some weird shaped horses. They were a bit agitated with each other. I approached to calm them down.
All of a sudden, I was standing in this huge golden field. I looked like a very tall being that had a bit if a rock/crystal formation. My head was like points reaching for the sky.
Then, a herd of bison were running towards me. As I stood there, they started to circle me. The numbers were never ending. Once the circle was joined, they kept circling until they stopped to allow a white horse with black spots to approach. The circle was opened. It was a straight line from the bottom up to the middle to reach me.
Then, I got pictures of a polar bear and the dolphin. There were a few other images that I don’t clearly recall.
I am now smuggling in a salt bath to ensure I cleanse my aura to bring forward all the messages that I received.
I thought it was beautiful. And again, I thank you for sharing your message. <3. Jynderyl, Guardian of the Earth Star
The early evening before the new moon I smoked and went outside to walk my dog…… and I became a buffalo, I embodied a buffalo or Bison, in spirit and I was seeing things through buffalo eyes. I was this grand creature.
I felt holy. It was a twilight like.
Could anyone give any insight into this experience?
Thank you!
Today in a session I had the Buffalo came in .Thank you for your guidance. Makes so much sense to me
I asked a moon woman what my totems were. She said what animals are u connected to the most. I have a white Buffalo on my wall.
I have gained alot of insight on my role here on earth, and what Wanka Tanka expects of me.
Still learning about me.
Dreamt…myself and husband, and behind us stood a tall male guide. The male guide said calmly “watch the buffalo.” We were standing at a cliff, an saw two buffalo fall down the cliff. I felt in aww of such beauty and sadness for its loss. The meaning of this? Thank you
Why did I dream about buffalo bison and what is my dream trying to tell me or show me.
only you will know
Yesterday was a strange day; we had to go 2hrs out of town and on our way back we decided to stop at a buffalo sanctuary. The first stop the pastures were empty, we were directed to another a mile away, there they were all 30
We made our way back to the car to just relax and breathe.
There were no noises to alert but the whole herd had come to the fence behind us. After awhile the mom’s let us see their calves. It was one perfect moment that lasted 1 hour.
Hello & peace to all! A friend of mine has lived on her property in rural MS for several years but only recently, during the past winter months of 2018, noticed that one of her trees had a definite face & upper body of a Buffalo. She sent photos & it is a very extraordinary, dimensional likeness. So I went there to see the tree & the Buffalo image was beautiful. We performed a ceremony of thanks for the recently born white buffalo calf. We offered tobacco, sage & oats; then I placed my hands on the tree after our ceremony & it rocked my world….such a powerful feeling overcame me that it reduced me to tears. Several days later I was working outdoors on my own property & while thinking about the Buffalo Spirit Tree, these words came very clearly to me: “Saukee Wakan”. I knew what “Wakan” means but had never heard the word “Saukee” before. So when I took a break, I used the Internet to research the word & read that the Saukee/Sauk (or Sac) & Fox Nation were forcibly relocated to Oklahoma in the 1870s. (Having words come to me in languages I do not know happens quite often for me, forcing me to do the research (which I enjoy). I found a Sauk language dictionary online & saw that their word for Buffalo is PEKHINENOTHWA. So I thought in a synchronistic way, Buffalo was communicating with me. I went back to working & then a bit later, I distinctly heard these words: “You Acknowledged Me”. I stopped what I was doing & said “Yes I did, & said you were beautiful.” That little interchange made my heart smile. After I loaded the last load of branches for the burn pile, & as I was walking back toward the area where I had been working all day, the next thing I saw was a single yellow daisy in the grass, where I had not seen any wildflowers or any kind of color all day long, despite having worked the entire area all afternoon. Maybe it was a gift from Pehkinenothwa. What do YOU think? 3-28-2019
Thank you for this beautiful story!!
When you cook a human, you’ll find we are all white meat 😀