Posted by:
icedtea
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Date: October 24, 2014 09:46PM
"He is an Anikutani Priest of The Ancient Cherokee Church of the One God, Yohewaah."
Um, NO. There is no "Ancient Cherokee Church." Cherokees, like other Native Americans, practiced earth-based spirituality. They did not believe in the "One God" concept, nor did they ever use the word "church" to describe their spiritual practices and beliefs.
Not only that, Cherokee spirituality does not have a "priesthood" (a Judeo-Christian concept). Important to their belief system are the four cardinal directions (with their representative colors), the seven clans (each represented by an animal), the owl and cougar, and the sacred trees. Medicine people exist, but they are not priests as Western religion understands the term. Medicine, conjuring, and witchcraft (NOT Western-style European witchcraft, however) are also important.
As a child, I learned about Cherokee spirituality from my grandfather, who was Cherokee and grew up on the reservation in Oklahoma.
(For more info, see
http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/Culture/General/TheTraditionalBeliefSystem.aspx )
Rogers' website looks unprofessional and even fraudulent. The fact that he's telling outright lies about the spiritual path is a huge red flag.