In the beginning, Gichi Manidoo made the mide manidoog. He first created two men, and two women; but they had no power of thought or reason (old humans before the Flood of Noah). Then Gichi Manidoo made them rational beings (humans after the Flood). He took them in his hands so that they should multiply; he paired them, and from this sprung the Anishinaabe (civilization started from the Middle East, therefore the first new humans after the Flood could have been the Anishinaabe). When there were people he placed them upon the earth, but he soon observed that they were subject to sickness, misery, and death, and that unless he provided them with the Sacred Medicine they would soon become extinct.

Between the position occupied by Gichi Manidoo and the earth were four lesser manidoog with whom Gichi Manidoo decided to commune, and to impart to them the mysteries by which the Anishinaabeg (the use of "beg" is very Turkish, and this can be further proof of a connection between Native Americans and the Middle East. In fact many of my ancestors have the "beg" at the end of their names) could be benefited. So he first spoke to a manidoo and told him all he had to say, who in turn communicated the same information to the next, and he in turn to next, who also communed with the next. They all met in council, and determined to call in the four wind manidoog. After consulting as to what would be best for the comfort and welfare of the Anishinaabeg, these manidoog agreed to ask Gichi Manidoo to communicate the Mystery of the Sacred Medicine to the people.

Gichi Manidoo then went to the Sun Spirit (Sun Rays: They sent the knowledge of the healing power of the sunrays - Light or Fire) and asked him to go to the earth and instruct the people as had been decided upon by the council (the secrets of medicine and how to heal oneself would be revealed to humans). The Sun Spirit, in the form of a little boy (innocent, like a child), went to the earth and lived with a woman who had a little boy of her own.

This family went away in the autumn to hunt, and during the winter this woman's son died. The parents were so much distressed that they decided to return to the village and bury the body there; so they made preparations to return, and as they traveled along, they would each evening erect several poles upon which the body was placed to prevent the wild beasts from devouring it. When the dead boy was thus hanging upon the poles, the adopted childwho was the Sun Spiritwould play about the camp and amuse himself, and finally told his adopted father he pitied him, and his mother, for their sorrow. The adopted son said he could bring his dead brother to life, whereupon the parents expressed great surprise and desired to know how that could be accomplished.

The adopted boy then had the party hasten to the village, when he said, "Get the women to make a wiigiwaam of bark, put the dead boy in a covering of wiigwaas and place the body on the ground in the middle of the wiigiwaam." On the next morning after this had been done, the family and friends went into this lodge and seated themselves around the corpse.

When they had all been sitting quietly for some time, they saw through the doorway the approach of a bear, which gradually came towards the wiigiwaam, entered it, and placed itself before the dead body and said, "ho, ho, ho, ho," when he passed around it towards the left side, with a trembling motion, and as he did so, the body began quivering, and the quivering increased as the bear continued until he had passed around four times, when the body came to life again and stood up. Then the bear called to the father, who was sitting in the distant right-hand corner of the wiigiwaam, and addressed to him the following words (seems to be translated literally from the original Native American language):

"My father is not an Indian not, I am a spirit son. Insomuch my fellow spirit clearly now as you are. My father, now tobacco you shall put. He mentions of that only once to be able to do it why he shall live here scarcely he lives thus here; my fellow spirit clearly now I shall go home."

The little bear boy was the one who did this. He then remained among the Anishinaabeg and taught them the mysteries of the Midewiwin; and, after he had finished, he told his adopted father that as his mission had been fulfilled he was to return to his kindred manidoog, for the Anishinaabeg would have no need to fear sickness as they now possessed the Midewiwin which would enable them to live. He also said that his spirit could bring a body to life but once, and he would now return to the sun from which they would feel his influence (the sunrays has healing powers and He taught them this - also I think Zoroastrians, by keeping fire burning, kill many germs and so sickness will subside or at least will not be as bad).

Seven prophets came to the Anishinabe. They came at a time when the people were living a full and peaceful life on the North Eastern coast of North America. These prophets left the people with seven predictions of what the future would bring. Each of the prophecies was called a fire and each fire referred to a particular era of time that would come in the future (as the Bible also calls them: Candlesticks). Thus, the teachings of the seven prophets are now called the "Seven Fires".

The first prophet said to the people,

"In the time of the First Fire, the Anishinabe nation will rise up and follow the sacred shell of the Midewiwin Lodge. The Midewiwin Lodge will serve as a rallying point for the people and its traditional ways will be the source of much strength. The Sacred Megis (seems to be referring to the Persian priests in the Zoroastrian religion, Magis) will lead the way to the chosen ground of the Anishinabe. You are to look for a turtle shaped island that is linked to the purification of the earth. You will find such an island at the beginning and end of your journey (if you draw a line from Persia, or the beginning of the journey, to the Bering Pass, through Canada, and to the northeast of America, the end of the journey, it will be an arc, like the back of the turtle). There will be seven stopping places along the way. You will know the chosen ground has been reached when you come to a land where food grows on water (the place they will end up to live in is surrounded by water. Eastern Canada and northeastern US is surrounded by water. Of course water is also the symbol of consciousness! Their consciousness will expand in this new land). If you do not move you will be destroyed (there is so much water that if you stay in one place you might drown! Or, if you do not progress you fall!)."

The second prophet told the people,

"You will know the Second Fire because at this time the nation will be camped by a large body of water. In this time the direction of the Sacred Shell will be lost (apparently their journey will take place when there is no Bering Strait any longer. They will have to camp "by a large body of water" before passing over that body of water - where the Bering/Chukchi seas meet or where the Bering Strait used to be. Passing over this body of water, which will be a very difficult task, will completely separate them from where they have come from. The direction to go back will be lost. The risk of passing over that body of water will be too great to even try to return. They will also lose their traditional ways and the memory of this journey - "direction of the Sacred Shell..."). The Midewiwin will diminish in strength. A boy will be born to point the way back to the traditional ways. He will show the direction to the stepping stones to the future of the Anishinabe people."

The third prophet said to the people,

"In the Third Fire the Anishinabe will find the path to their chosen ground, a land in the west to which they must move their families. This will be the land where food grows on water." (again there will be much water with fish and other seafood. Northeast of the US is surrounded by much water - Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Lawrence, Great Lakes, etc.)

The Fourth Fire was originally given to the people by two prophets. They come as one. They told of the coming of the light skinned race (it was after Islam - Fourth Fire - that the white man came to the West. However, the Fire with two prophets was the Fifth Fire (Baha'i Faith), not Fourth. Apparently there is some misunderstanding from the original Revelation - or maybe some part is forgotten as it originally was revealed. It also could be that these Seven Fires are different than the Seven Angels in the Bible!).

One of the prophets said,

"You will know the future of our people by the face of the light skinned race wears. If they come wearing the face of brotherhood then there will come a time of wonderful change for generations to come. They will bring new knowledge and articles that can be joined with the knowledge of this country. In this way, two nations (red and white races) will join to make a mighty nation. This new nation will be joined by two more (black and yellow races) so that four will form the mightiest nation of all. You will know the face of the brotherhood if the light skinned race comes carrying no weapons, if they come bearing only their knowledge and a hand shake."

The other prophet said,

"Beware if the light skinned race comes wearing the face of death. You must be careful because the face of brotherhood and the face of death look very much alike. If they come carrying a weapon ... beware. If they come in suffering ... They could fool you. Their hearts may be filled with greed for the riches of this land. If they are indeed your brothers, let them prove it. Do not accept them in total trust. You shall know that the face they wear is one of death if the rivers run with poison and fish become unfit to eat. You shall know them by these many things."

The fifth prophet said,

"In the time of the Fifth Fire there will come a time of great struggle that will grip the lives of all native people. At the warning of this Fire there will come among the people one who holds a promise of great joy and salvation. If the people accept this promise of a new way and abandon the old teachings, then the struggle of the Fifth Fire will be with the people for many generations (it was after the Baha'i Faith, the Fifth Fire, or after 1800, that Native Americans started leaving their old ways and joining the promises of better life by the white man). The promise that comes will prove to be a false promise. All those who accept this promise will cause the near destruction of the people."

The prophet of the Sixth Fire said,

"In the time of the Sixth Fire it will be evident that the promise of the First Fire came in a false way. Those deceived by this promise will take their children away from the teachings of the Elders. Grandsons and granddaughters will turn against the Elders. In this way the Elders will lose their reason for living ... they will lose their purpose in life. At this time a new sickness will come among the people. The balance of my people will be disturbed. The cup of life will almost become the cup of grief." (it was after the Sixth Seal, 1940, that the emptiness of the false promise was understood. The new sickness is the greed that will destroy the communities, as it has already happened to NAs. So elders become useless and there is no purpose for them to continue to live! Also, it was Baba, the Founder of the Sixth Fire, who brought the importance of social service combined with meditation and the Mystical Paths of India. Escaping this world to go to God is a false promise - this is also taught by our teachings)

The seventh prophet (the Seventh Angel) that came to the people long ago said to be different from the other prophets (He will not bring a new and conflicting religion, He Unifies Them!). He was young (Vigi, also search this page) and had a strange light in his eyes. He said,

"In the time of the Seventh Fire New People will emerge (Elects, Paravipras). They will retrace their steps to find what was left by the trail (it is now that those whom these prophecies are given to will realize where they have come from and why). Their steps will take them to the Elders who they will ask to guide them on their journey (the system will be re-established and people will again have Guides - Elders - to return Home - to God). But many of the Elders will have fallen asleep (however, many will not answer the Call - that is why this life is the life of the thief of the night). They will awaken to this new time with nothing to offer (many of them may even fall). Some of the Elders will be silent because no one will ask anything of them (people are so materialistic that they do not listen to the Call and so Elders are not approached for questions, so they are silent). The New People will have to be careful in how they approach the Elders. The task of the New People will not be easy (no kidding :) ).

"If the New People will remain strong in their quest the Water Drum of the Midewiwin Lodge (sound of many waters - Bible, or OM) will again sound its voice. There will be a rebirth of the Anishinabe Nation and a rekindling of old flames (many will be Saved and become One, their Salvation will be assured). The Sacred Fire will again be lit (Zoroastrians keep fire lit all the time as they consider it Sacred/Purifying! The Sacred Fire is the Symbol of Inner Fire or the Third Eye).

"It is this time that the light skinned race will be given a choice between two roads (with this - our teachings, Revelation - everyone, including the white race, is given two choices). If they choose the right road (Mission), then the Seventh Fire will light the Eighth and final Fire (Kingdom will come), an eternal fire of peace, love brotherhood and sisterhood. If the light skinned race makes the wrong choice of the roads (rejects the Mission), then the destruction which they brought with them in coming to this country will come back at them and cause much suffering and death to all the Earth's people (tribulation will come)."