Heyoka

The term Heyoka was first used by the Native peoples to identify those that showed another way that went beyond the taboos and conventions of tribal society.

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A Heyoka is the sacred clown or the contrarian of the plains Indians.

Heyoka's Guide to Earthly Living 2009

Heyoka was playfully called Heyoka Moka Toka, Toka, or The Kid.

When Animals Speak Penelope Smith 2009

The plains Indians believed that if you dreamt or had a vision of the great bird then you were a Heyoka or a contrary.

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I also believe that the Thunder Beings are presently calling all those that have the hearts to hear to become more holy (whole) and to be a contrarian or a Heyoka.

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But the Heyoka spirit opens us to the Great Mother.

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Those in touch with the Heyoka spirit look for ways to benefit others.

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A Heyoka must, above all, be concerned with the welfare and the benefit of others.

Heyoka's Guide to Earthly Living 2009

Being nourished by the Great Mother makes the Heyoka, the sacred clowns of life seem different and even funny.

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It may mean that we appear funny, odd, or even foolish, but it is the Heyoka spirit that must be embraced now for the benefit of our world.

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