A Comparison of Native American Thought anf Witchcraft1

Final Writing Assignment Native American religions and witchcraft are alike in many ways. First of all, both are nature religions, meaning they both hold nature sacred and many of the symbols and ideas come from nature. Starhawk says that The Old Religion, as we call it, is closer in spirit to Native American traditions.@ Both religions teach its followers the importance of understanding and action. Through reading Starhawk and Black Elk essays in the textbook, …

…saying, don’t just meditate…. Act upon your beliefs, but only if you have a complete understanding of them. Black Elk discusses the unity of nature and man, just as Starhawk does. Both belief systems portray a sincere appreciation for their environment and nature because everything in the cosmos is one. Everything is relative, part of a whole…. “ The Goddess is not separate from the world- She is the world, and all things in it”.