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SPIRIT RELEASEMENT THERAPY

A Technique Manual

SPIRIT RELEASEMENT THERAPY: A Technique Manual Second Edition by William J. Baldwin, DDS, PhD ©1992 Center for Human Relations ©2002 Center for Human Relations ©2005 Judith Baldwin, LLC ©2009 Judith Baldwin, LLC ©2012 Judith Baldwin, LLC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reprinted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher, Headline Books. Functioning solely as a publisher, Headline Books is not in a position to and has not sought to verify the author’s data or conclusions. Headline Books therefore disclaims any representations herein and does not in any manner warrant sufficient detail in the Manual to support qualified professionals, both to replicate the procedures and to make informed assessments of the results. The term Spirit Releasement Therapy was trademarked in 1993 by The Center for Human Relations. For convenience and clarity, the superscript ™ is not used in the text of this book. Any use of the term, Spirit Releasement Therapy™, must have written permission by The Center for Human Relations and/or Judith Baldwin, L.L.C.

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Printing History: First Printing February 1991 as: Regression Therapy / Spirit Releasement Therapy A Technique Manual Second Printing: First Revision, May 1992 Third Printing: Second Edition, May 1993 Fourth Printing: Second Edition, June 1995 Fifth Printing: Second Edition, April 1997 Sixth Printing: Second Edition, June 1999 Seventh Printing: Second Edition, January 2001 Eight Printing: Second Edition, June 2002 Ninth Printing: Second Edition, August 2004 Tenth Printing: Second Edition, December 2005 Eleventh Printing: Second Edition, March 2009 Twelfth Printing: Second Edition September 2012

ISBN: 0-929915-16-X ISBN 13: 978-0-929915-16-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009923118 Baldwin, William J. D.D.S., Ph.D. Spirit releasement therapy: a technique manual / by William J. Baldwin, D.D.S., Ph.D. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-929915-16 1. Psychology counseling. 2. Spiritual healing and spiritualism. 3. Spirit possession. 4. Religious studies. 5. Personal transformation. 6. Exorcism. I. Title 2009923118

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SPIRIT RELEASEMENT THERAPY A Technique Manual second edition

REGRESSION lliERAPY PRESENT LIFE RECALL BIRlli REGRESSION PAST LIVES lliERAPY RECOVERY OF SOUL-MIND FRAGMENTATION SPIRIT RELEASEMENT lliERAPY REMOTE SPIRIT RELEASEMENT lliERAPY TREATMENT OF lliE DEMONIC

WILLIAM J. BALDWIN, D.D.S., PH.D.

Table of Contents Dedication .................................................................................... xi Foreword .................................................................................... xv Preface .................................................................................. xvli About This Technique Manual ....................................................... xx The Truth ................................................................................... xxl SEcnON I- INTRODUcnON .............................................................. 1 Introduction ..... ........................... .. ... ...................... ............. .. ... .... . 5 Reincarnation ........................................................................ 6 Spirit Possession Syndrome .................................................. 12 Multiple Personality Disorder ......................................................... 21 Similarities Between MPD and SPS ............................................... 23 Background and History ............................................................... 27 MPD and SPS ...................................................................... 29 Tibetan Book of the Dead ..................................................... 32 The Bible ............................................................................. 32 Middle Ages-Demonology and Mental lllness ........................ 32 Eighteenth Century-The Modern Era Begins ........................ 33 Nineteenth Century-The Spiritualist View ............................ 33 Twentieth Century-Possession and Exorcism Today ............. 36 The Theological View ........................................................... 40 Psychotherapy .............................................................................. 41 Rationale of Regression Therapy .................................................. .48 The Clinical Framework ................................................................ 50 Clinical Framework lllustrated ........................................................ 51 The Therapist .............................................................................. 53 The Client .................................................................................... 58 The Session ................................................................................. 60 SEcnON D- REGRESSION THERAPY ................................................ 65 Regression Therapy ...................................................................... 69 Present-Ufe Recall ................................................................ 75 Birth Regression ................................................................... 76 Past-Ufe Therapy ......................................................................... 86 The· Meaning of Past-Ufe Recall ............................................ 88 The Initial Interview .............................................................. 89 Hypnotic Inductions .............................................................. 96 Incremental Regression ................................................. 97 Contrived ..................................................................... 99

Guided Imagery ............................................................. 100 Direct Suggestion .......................................................... 100 Non-hypnotic Inductions ....................................................... 101 State-Bound Memory .................................................... 101 The Metaphoric Induction .............................................. 103 The Affect Bridge .......................................................... 103 The Somatic Bridge ...................................................... 105 The Linguistic Bridge .................................................... 107 Past-Life Induction ........................................................ 110 Connected Breathing .................................................... 111 The Sequence of a Past-Life Regression ................................. 112 Identification into the Character ..................................... 114 Processing the Conflict .................................................. 114 The After-Death Experience .......................................... 116 Clearing the Death ........................................................ 119 Disidentiflcation from the Character ............................... 120 Connecting Lifetimes .................................................... 121 Additional Techniques .......................................................... 122 Firm Guidance .............................................................. 122 Specific Commands ...................................................... 122 Look at the Feet ........................................................... 123 The Assumptive Question .............................................. 124 The Speculative Question .............................................. 125 The Open Question ...................................................... 125 The Conditional Question .............................................. 126 Mind Merge .................................................................. 126 Resolving the Unknown ................................................ 130 Forgiveness .................................................................. 132 Self Forgiveness ............................................................ 133 Healing the Residue ...................................................... 134 Further Applications of PLT .................................................. 135 Phobia, Fear, Suspicion, Depression .............................. 135 Eating Disorders ........................................................... 137 Recovering Lost Talents ................................................ 137 Historical Exploration .................................................... 138 Tracing Relationships .................................................... 138 Incest ........................................................................... 139 Physical Ailments .......................................................... 142 Animal Lifetimes ........................................................... 144 Finding Purpose In Life ................................................. 145 Exploring the Spiritual Reality ........................................ 146 Hidden Standard of Perfection ....................................... 147 Separation from Source ................................................ 147 Dual Regression ................................................................... 149 Group Regression ................................................................ 158 Future-Life Progression ......................................................... 165

vu SECfiON ill- RECOVERY OF SOUL-MIND FRAGMENTATION ........... 167 Recovery of Soul-Mind Fragmentation ........................................... 171 Fragmentation Categories ..................................................... 177 Subpersonality and Alter Personality .............................. 178 Fragmented Subpersonality ............................................ 181 Submerging .................................................................. 182 Shifting ........................................................................ 185 Fading .......................................................................... 187 Separation .................................................................... 188 Evacuation .................................................................... 190 Physical ........................................................................ 193 Pre-Natal Fragmentation ................................................ 195 Soul Theft ..................................................................... 195 Additional Examples ...................................................... 196 Fragmentation and Holistic Healing ....................................... 197 SECfiON IV - SPIRIT RELEASEMENT THERAPY ................................ 199 Spirit Releasement Therapy .......................................................... 203 Spirit Releasement Therapy-The Name ............................... 207 The Sequence of a Spirit Releasement ................................... 207 Discovery of an Attached Entity ..................................... 210 Past-Life Therapy Techniques ................................ 213 Fragmentation ...................................................... 216 The Direct Approach ............................................ 217 Dreams ................................................................ 223 Organ Transplants ................................................ 226 The Near-Death Experience ................................... 227 Out-of-Body Experience ........................................ 229 Connected Breathing Technique ............................ 232 Body Work ........................................................... 233 Mirror and Body-Scan Techniques .......................... 233 Exploring the Chakras ........................................... 235 The Pendulum ...................................................... 235 The Ouija Board ................................................... 235 Channelling .......................................................... 236 Differential Diagnosis .................................................... 237 Human Entities ..................................................... 238 Earthbound Spirits ......................................... 244 Terminated Pregnancy ................................... 248 Subpersonality .............................................. 249 Alter Personality In MPD ............................... 250 Mind Fragment of a Living Person .................. 255 Walk-Ins ........................................................ 25 7 Soul Merge ................................................... 258 Past-Ufe Personality ...................................... 259 Thought Form ............................................... 260 Inspirational Possession ................................. 261

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Non-human Entities .............................................. 262 Substance Spirits ........................................... 263 Uttle People ................................................. 263 Experiments .................................................. 263 Extraterrestrials ............................................. 264 Spirit Guides ................................................. 265 Implants ....................................................... 26 7 Group Mind .................................................. 270 Electronic Devices ......................................... 272 Dark Thought Form ...................................... 272 The Demonic ........................................................ 273 Treatment of the Entity ................................................. 285 Just Plain Stuck ..................................................... 285 Call on the Ught ................................................... 286 The Reality of Death ............................................. 287 Shared Past Ufe .................................................... 287 Choice to Return .................................................. 289 Saying Good-bye ................................................... 289 Overcoming Resistance ......................................... 290 Unwilling Host .............................................. 291 Unwilling Subpersonality ............................... 293 Unfinished Business ...................................... 294 Conflict Resolution ........................................ 296 Resolution of Conflict with the Host ............... 297 Past-Ufe Regression to Original Event ............ 297 Past-Ufe Regression to Karmic Event ............. 297 Return to the Death Scene ............................. 298 Return to the Planning Stage ......................... 300 Remaining Emotion ....................................... 301 Fear of the Ught ........................................... 302 Addictions .................................................... 305 Fragmentation .............................................. 305 Nested Attachments ...................................... 307 Involvement with the Dark Forces ................... 313 Renunciation of the Darkness ........................ 316 Tempted by the Dark Beings ................................. 319 Treatment of the Demonic ............................................. 323 Sequence of a Demonic Spirit Releasement ............ 324 Release of the Demonic Entity ............................... 325 Group Demonic Entity Release .............................. 335 Release of the Demonic Networks .......................... 340 Spawn of the Demonic .......................................... 341 Fragmentation of the Demonic .............................. 342 Reality of the Demonic .......................................... 342 Overcoming Resistance of the Demonic Beings ...... 342 The Price of Failure-The Pit ......................... 343

The Decoy .................................................... 346 Better Use of Talents and Skills ...................... 346 Calling on the Counterpart .................. .......... 347 Regression to Source ..................................... 348 False Alarm .......................................................... 349 Extraterrestrials and the Dark Forces .............................. 351 Comparison of Treatment-MPD and SPS ..................... 353 The Final Release-Earthbound Spirits ........................... 355 Test the Spirits ...................................................... 357 The Cleanup Teams of Ught ................................. 359 The Healing Tearns of Ught .................................. 360 Group Entity Rescue .............................................. 360 Group Entity Release ............................................. 361 Sealing Ught Meditation ................................................ 361 Remote Spirit Releasement ............................................ 362 Ethics of Remote Spirit Releasement ...................... 363 Indications for Remote Spirit Releasement .............. 364 Technique of Remote Spirit Releasement ............... 365 Posthumous Remote Spirit Releasement ................. 367 Out-of-Body Ministry ............................................. 369 Rescue Work ........................................................ 371 Ongoing Therapy .......................................................... 37 4 Layering ............................................................... 375 New Attachments .................................................. 376 Individu~ Counseling ..................................................... 377 Healing the Grief .................................................. 378 Healing the Vulnerability ....................................... 378 Fragmentation Recovery ........................................ 381 Forgiveness .......................................................... 382 Self-Protection ...................................................... 384 Self-Clearing ......................................................... 385 Clearing Other People ........................................... 386 Past-Ufe Therapy .................................................. 389 Inner Child, Inner Person Healing .................... ...... 390 Child Counseling ........................................................... 390 Couples Counseling ...................................................... 392 Communication Exercises ...................................... 406 Family Counseling ......................................................... 407 The Family Curse .................................................. 408 Putting It All together ........................................................... .411 SECTION V - DISCUSSION ................................................................. 421 Discussion .................................................................................... 423 Afterword .................................................................................... 431 References ................................................................................... 435

Permissions .................................................................................. 445 Dlustratlons: Acknowledgments and Credits .................................... 446 Index ........................................................................................... 449

Dedication To you my beloved Judith, I express my deepest gratitude for your emotional support, your commitment and your faith in me. To you I dedicate this work as an expression of our love.

Acknowledgments I wish to thank all of those who have helped to get this book produced and published, espectally Dr. C. B. Scott Jones, president of the Human Potential Foundation, Inc. who first published the second edition in 1992, and C. Richard Farley, our liaison at HPF at that time, who told Scott, "We can do this." My continuing thanks to Bob and Cathy Teets of Headline Books, Inc. for their tireless efforts in designing and produdng the second edition of the book, their marketing skills and efforts, and for their assistance and guidance in publishing this fourth printing of the Technique Manual. At this time, the book is being used in sixteen countries and is under consideration for translation into at least six languages. The problem of spirit interference is universal in the human condition. Reverent appredation and deep, abiding love also goes to our unseen friends in the spirit world who assist in this work. Though Idon't see them, I have absolute faith and trust in their partnership. Ihave seen the fruits of their efforts. I extend my warmest appredation to our clients who have been the greatest teachers along the way, and continue to be. And to you, my beloved Judith, my partner in this life and many others, my confidant and constant, loving companion, my coexplorer on this journey in consciousness, I again dedicate this volume. W.J.B.

Foreword When Dr. Baldwin asked me to write the foreword for the Spirit Releasement Therapy Technique Manual, I accepted immediately because I have respected his work in this area for years. His Manual is greatly needed to guide therapists new to this material as well as those of us with years of experience in helping people who suffer from the attachment of earthbound spirits. Dr. Baldwin assigned himself a monumental task with his Manual! He covers not only Spirit Releasement Therapy, but Past Life Therapy and therapy for those suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder. Besides carefully and thoroughly detailing the techniques of each, he illustrates his methods with verbatim material from his case files. The student is given the exact wording that can be used in the therapies. When one finishes the Manual, one has at one's fingertips upto-date knowledge of how to actually use the procedures that are described. Besides these invaluable tools, the therapist has been given clear and logical explanations of why they work. Dr. Baldwin includes discussion of the historical background of these therapies from ancient times through the latest literature on the subjects. Dr. Baldwin casts much light on the issue of differential diagnosis, the starting point of any therapy in these fields. Without this, an unsuspecting therapist might go off in the wrong direction. One of the aspects of Dr. Baldwin's work that sets him apart from many of us who work along similar lines is his expertise in the area of non-human entities. His fearlessness and years of experience now offers the reader excellent descriptions of these beings and the various categories involved as well as a step-by-step how-to approach to freeing the client from their grip. The Manual is a true contribution to the field of healing. The reader comes away enriched and with a deep respect for Dr. Baldwin's work, knowledge, personality and spirit. And hopefully it will help thousands of therapists and therefore many thousands of clients. Bravo, Bill! Edith Fiore, Ph.D. Squaw Valley, February 10, 1991

Preface This Technique Manual developed from practical clinical experience. I was encouraged by many requests to produce such a book and compelled by my own inner knowing that the information must be committed to paper. It has been a labor of unconditional love. Many traditional therapists reject the notion of past life therapy, partly because it is based on the questionable philosophy of reincarnation. Both traditional and unconventional therapists, as well as many past life therapists, reject the notion of Spirit Releasement Therapy because it is based on the objectionable and, to many people, frightening possibility of spirit possession. Yet in clinical practice the open minded therapist with an awareness of the spiritual dimension and a working knowledge of these modalities will find evidence of both conditions; past life recall and spirit attachment. The purpose of this Technique Manual is to serve as a guide for those who wish to pursue the possibilities for spiritual healing in a clinical setting. In 197 0 I graduated from dental school and began my career in Southern California. As an adjunct to my dental practice, I pursued several courses of training in hypnosis. This training went beyond the field of dentistry. My experience of past-life regression therapy began when I experienced my first past-life exploration in 1977 and expanded later with group regressions, spontaneous past life memories, and many individual sessions. In 1980 Dr. Edith Fiore gave a lecture at my local Society of Clinical Hypnosis. The subject was past-life therapy. During her presentation Dr. Fiore mentioned the problems caused '.y spirits of deceased human beings interfering with living people. I was incredul. JUS. She was serious. Spirit possession was real and she treated the condition in her psychotherapy practice. She recommended a book by Anabel Chaplin entitled The Bright Light of Death, which described this condition from the viewpoint of a psychotherapist. The book changed the course of my life and my work. I trained with Dr. Fiore and Dr. Morris Netherton and was certified in the Netherton Method of Past Lives Therapy. With this training and my own extensive reading and research, I felt comfortable conducting past-life regressions and I began seeing clients for past-life regression therapy in March 1981. Most of the people I saw in session were dental patients who had enjoyed the benefits of hypnosis in my dental office. I learned a great deal as I conducted these first regressions. There was no way to prove the validity of the past life experiences described, and yet the clients benefited as a result of the sessions. What proved to be true was the fact that thousands of people were able to recall what seemed to be memories of other existences, that is, prior incarnations. Some people interested in research and documentation have been able to verify names and dates of the personalities of earlier lifetimes. Skeptics have put forth various explanations for these memories, attempting to explain away the apparent experience of reincarnation.

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After the first few months of doing past life regression work, I recognized that more than half my clients showed signs of spirit interference. Within a few

years, as I learned to recognize the signs and symptoms of spirit interference, it became overwhelmingly clear that nearly everyone is influenced by non-physical conscious beings at some time in their life, to some degree, for varying time periods. While there were several books on past-life therapy by that time, there were precious few on the subject of a clinical approach to relieving the condition of spirit possession. Religious texts assumed a preconceived notion that all spirits are demonic, and took the classic adversarial approach to exorcism steeped in ritual, fear and superstition. This widely accepted method of exorcism seemed violent and without compassion, thus I rejected the traditional religious approach. As I continued my search for information and precedent in this field, I discovered a book by psychiatrist Carl Wickland entitled Thirty Years Among The Dead which was published in 1924. The discarnate earthbound spirits which afflicted his patients were channeled through his wife, Anna, a gifted trance medium. His conversational approach with these intruding spirits was practical, methodical and compassionate. Invisible helpers from the spirit world assisted these lost and confused souls to find their rightful place in the Light. Wickland's methods became the basis for the techniques I have developed. While perusing a used book store I found a hardcover copy of Wickland's book. Inside the front cover, inscribed in his own hand, were these words: "Truth wears no mask Bows at no human Shrine Seeks neither place nor applause She only asks a hearing." Sincerely, The Author Carl A. Wickland M.D. Los Angeles, Calif. January 26, 1929 These words still thrill me whenever I read them. It feels somehow as if he were reaching out to me across the decades with an invitation to continue the work. I have accepted the invitation. It has become my work. In the fall of 1982 I left the practice of dentistry and six months later enrolled in a doctoral program in clinical psychology. I graduated in 1988. My dissertation was entitled Diagnosis and Treatment of the Spirit Possession Syndrome. The dissertation is the basis of this Technique Manual. The material has been presented in lectures, workshops and training classes across the United States and several other countries. The basic training class offers "hands-on" experience, and demonstrations of the techniques included in the Manual. Psychologists, psychotherapists, mental health practitioners, psychiatrists and members of the clergy have attended the trainings and now use the

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techniques in their private therapy and counseling practices. For many people there is a deep awareness that there is truth in these concepts, and that this is another avenue of healing too long ignored. The subjects covered in the Manual are arranged in a systematic fashion, meant to be read the first time in the order presented, although there is no set order in the clinical application of the techniques. Within some sections there are references to information in prior and succeeding sections. The therapeutic questions presented in the technique sections are to be used verbatim in sessions. The specific wording has evolved and developed in actual practice. It is this specificity which is essential to success with this methodology. It works! The best way to learn the material is firsthand as a subject, then as an observer and finally as a facilitator. In the training classes participants volunteer as demonstration subjects. Observing a number of demonstration sessions gives a working knowledge of the techniques, and how they are used together in an actual clinical session. The case histories in the text clearly reveal that more than one issue may surface in a session for healing. Several techniques may be used together when appropriate. Consequently the therapist must be proficient in all the subject areas and treatment approaches as any or all may be needed in a given session. With practice the therapist will be able to move smoothly from one technique to another as the situation demands in an actual session. As in any learned skill, proficiency and confidence in the work will develop with continued practice. After more than twelve years of pioneer work in this field it has become apparent that the condition of spirit interference, spirit possession, or spirit attachment is almost universal in the human population. Other practitioners of the modality of Spirit Releasement Therapy, or clinical depossession, as it is also termed, have discovered the same prevalence. If spirit interference is a normal condition it must be studied and understood. If it is an actual intrusion into the human system by unwelcome non-physical parasites, then it is essential that people be made aware of it and that more practitioners, both in the mental health professions and in the clergy, be trained to use the appropriate techniques to relieve this affliction. Thus another purpose of this book is to dispel the myth and superstition regarding spirits and spirit possession, more appropriately termed spirit attachment. William J. Baldwin Carmel Valley, California February 14, 1991

About This Technique Manual This manual has developed out of ten years of clinical experience and the Spirit Releasement Therapy Intensive Training, formerly called the Regression Therapy Intensive Training. The training class presents a basic explanation of the subjects and techniques Included In the manual. Some of the techniques are described In various ways and may be found In several places In the manual. The repetition may assist In clarifying some Items. There are many cross references to other sections and techniques, with page numbers. The table of contents and Index provide quick references to topics. Subject headings In the table of contents are not listed specifically In the Index. Beginning with Section I the headers on the even number pages indicate the major section title: Introduction, Regression Therapy, Recovery of Soul-Mind Fragmentation, Spirit Releasement Therapy, and Discussion. The headers on the odd number pages Indicate the subsection titles. The page numbers appear with the headers to allow for quick access to any page or section when "thumbing through" the Manual. The continuing dilemma of which third-person pronoun to use In written text has not been resolved. The pronouns he, she, him, her, they and them are used regularly. Gender bias Is neither intended nor Implied and need not be Inferred. Many people gladly gave permission to use the material of their sessions In any manner. Names and Identifying circumstances have been changed. Session dialogues have been edited for the sake of clarity only. Nothing of value has been changed, deleted or embellished. Many sessions are described rather than transcribed. A two-hour session covers about 45 written pages. The word "therapist" Is used extensively In the text. The terms "guide," "practitioner" or "facilitator" could be used Interchangeably with "therapist." Although the work may be done by many untrained people, the presentation of this book presupposes some training In psychology, hypnotherapy and counseling. The word "light" Is used In several contexts. Ught with a capital letter "L" can be substituted for the name of Jesus Christ, If there is some sensitivity or philosophical or religious aversion to the name. The Ught Is the energy which comes at the time of death. It Is the next step In the spiritual evolution of a being after death of the physical vehicle, the human body. A tunnel, a doorway, a stairway opens toward the Ught, also called heaven. It is the level of the recycling process for the earth-level reincamatlonal wheel of rebirth. Visualizations of light with a small letter "I" are used often for meditation, guided Imagery and self protection. Case histories are set off from the remainder of the text by a one-line space. Descriptions of case histories are not separated from the rest of the text. These cases and descriptions are meant to clarify a part of the text or to exemplify a specific point. However, these brief descriptions lose the subtleties of the actual session. There is no way to capture In writing the Infinite fluctuations of the human psyche that occur in the course of a two-hour session. The richness of the human interaction is left for the practitioner to discover and experience during the practice and application of the techniques described In the manual. The designation Spirit Releasement Therapy Is a registered trademark. Though It Is now used widely, It Is not In any dictionary as yet. The term Is used In

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the Manual without the superscript ™ or® to avoid clutter. There Is one established fact which remains unchangeable: The client has the answers to all of his or her own problems. The solution lies within each person. It Is the therapist's job to assist In the discovery.

The Truth After God created the world and settled Man and Woman there, He wanted to place the Truth somewhere In the world where humans would eventually find It, but not before they attempted to figure It out for themselves. He asked the Archangels for advice. One Archangel suggested that the Truth be placed at the top of the highest mountain. A second Archangel cautioned that man would quickly crown the highest mountain peak. The first Archangel suggested placing the Truth at the bottom of the sea. The second Archangel again cautioned that man would soon fathom the deepest ocean. Suddenly Inspired, the third Archangel enthused "Let's place the Truth deep Inside every person. They won't look there for a long, long time." And that's exactly what He did.

Navajo Creation Myth

"Navejo Creation Myth, • by Rocco Tripodi. Cayote steals fire from the great Spirit and travels around the sun to bring It to the first man and woman. Computer graphics courtesy of the artist.