Wolf

Wolf Country

If we could open our minds

and open our hearts

They could enter our lives

Instead of living apart.

What we don't understand we destroy

What we know we embrace

Please let us come to "know" the wolf.

The spirit of the wolf lives in us all.

To look in their eyes will tell the tale

of thousands of years.

Their courage and endurance through time,

shine through these majestic creatures.

We will be known by the tracks

We leave behind....

WOLF; THE LEGEND AND THE MYTH

Over the centuries, wolves have come to mean

different things to different cultures.

Revered as deities or revled as devils, wolves

have often paid with their lives for

crimes they did not commit. The wolf is a

dangerous animal, but that can't be the

only reason to why the aniaml is one of the

most hated throughout the world. In our

century there hasn't really been that many

wolves around the world, so the fear and

the hatred can't build on what people has

actually experienced, but from what they

have heard and read about woif. The attitude

towards wolf seems to be decided by

culture.

The people of North America

both admired and emulated

wolves. At a tribal level, the respect

for wolves lived was powerful.

The Native Americans perceived

that wolves lived in ways that made their packs strong.

Wolves provided food that all, even the sick and old could

eat. What wolves didn't eat themselves was easily fed

upon by the largre communities of ravens, foxes, coyotes

and bears. Wolves say to the education of their young,

and defended their territory from other wolves.

For some Native Americans, wolves were personal

totems because the individual understood the important

qualities that made the single wolf stand out within its

pack; stamina, the ability to track well and to go without

food for long periods.

The wolves of the Native American were not the same

wolves of the European imagination. During the Middle

Ages, a belief in werewolves was widespread. The legends

of werewolves also support the false beliefs that wolves

are vicious, savage beasts. The belief in werewolves is

connected with the believe that souls can take from as the

shape of an animal. That can be caused by a spell or you

can be borned with it. He who has these "powers" is a

normal person during daytime, but at night he turns into

a terrifying wolf. If you're bitten by a werewolf, you

become one.

What European settlers arrived in America, they brought

the dark wolves of their imaginings with them.

Famous fairy tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood,"

and "The Three Little Pigs," depict wolves as bloo-thirsty

beasts that use lies and cunning to fill their

bellies with innocent victims. These faiey

tales contribute to the misconception that

it is morally right to kill wolves. The desire

to destroy the "Big, Bad Wolf" was fueled

by hate, fear and misunderstanding; it helped

to create one of the most devastating extermination

programs ever devised against a single species.

Occasionally the wolf is portrayed as the

hero of the tale, as in "The Jungle Book"

or the legend of Romulus and Remus, in

which orphaned children are adopted and raised by wolves.

Movies has also influenced mans opinion of the wolf.

Wolfhowls used as soundeffects is an effective way to

compensare scary movies. It can be a thrilling scene

when a pack of wolves suddenly appears from out of the

forest. But it seems like the focus on the dark side of the

wolf is on its way out. In newer movies, f.ex." Dances with

Wolves" the wolf stands out as a wise and faithful friend.

Most folkore and fairy, however, tell us that wolves kill

humans yet wolves are extremely shy and fearful of people

ever when in the company of a large pack. Humans have

never been one of the items found on the menu at any

'wolf cafe'.

May the Wolf Spirit touch your heart & soul

May the Wolf Spirit guide you on your path

May his howls be heard thru the valleys and farests

And carried like whispers on the wind.

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