Last year, I was taught oosimch, a sacred bathing ritual, by
Kauxaht (Daniel Blackstone) of the Saxoa and Mowachat/Muchalt People. Daniel generously gave me permission to teach it to others. The basic form is to go to
the river, remove clothes, and submerge 4 times, once in each direction, during
which prayers are made for men, for women, for our other than human relations, and for ourselves. After each dip, cedar is used as a brush off. One of things
Daniel said was that there can be no wron...
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