WATER RELEASING CEREMONY

Day 1. Go to the water. Put down your tobacco and call on in the Water Spirit to come and help you. Introduce yourself by your name or Spirit Name if you have one. Tell the Water Spirit why you are there and begin to talk about your problems from the past.

Day 2. Go to the water. Put down your tobacco. Introduce yourself and call in the Water Spirit. Continue talking about your problems from the past and what hurts you.

Day 3. Go to the water. Put down your tobacco. Introduce yourself and call in the Water Spirit. Continue talking about your hurts and suffering. On this day, something will catch your eye like a stone, feather, or stick. Pick this item up and take it home with you as a helper to help you with your problems until no longer needed.

Day 4. Go to the water. Put down your tobacco. Introduce yourself and call in the Water Spirit. Continue talking about your problems as far back into the past as you can remember. Once you have finished walk away and don’t look back. Leave your problems behind with the Water Spirit to take care of.

Note: The Water Releasing Ceremony need not be done in 4 consecutive days.