The Integrity the Moon Teaches

​In the Indigenous knowledge tradition, which sits closer to the naturalistic paradigm versus the humanistic paradigm, we are reminded to turn to the natural world to guide our behaviours and practices.
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Although the moon comes and goes, or alternatively said waxes and wanes, she always returns. She is consistent in her path; She always wears the same face of bright reflected light; and She always provides us with love in our darkest hours. She is never two faced. This is what She teaches humans.

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​© Lynn Gehl, Ph.D. is an Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe from the Ottawa River Valley. She is a published author of Claiming Anishinaabe: Decolonizing the Human Spirit and The Truth that Wampum Tells: My Debwewin on the Algonquin Land Claims Process. You can reach her and see more of her work at www.lynngehl.com.

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