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Welcome to the very first episode of "The Seven Sacred Teachings." I'm your host, Carolyn Landry, and I'm here to share a journey that's not just mine but woven through generations of my family's history. My roots trace back to the Penobscot First Nation and Mi'kmaq ancestors, a lineage rich with resilience, tradition, and a profound connection to the land. This journey of mine takes us back to the nomadic wanderings of my grandparents across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine, through the trials and triumphs of my family, and deep into the heart of the Seven Sacred Teachings that have guided us through it all.
Today, I want to share with you these teachings—Courage, Wisdom, Respect, Love, Honesty, Truth, and Humility—each embodied by a sacred animal that guides us toward living in harmony with ourselves, each other, and the environment. These teachings are not mere words to me; they are the essence of how I strive to live my life, how I've navigated personal challenges, and how I believe we can all find a deeper connection to the world around us.
I invite you on this journey, not as a passive listener, but as an active seeker of wisdom, healing, and spiritual awakening. The Seven Sacred Teachings have been a beacon of light in my life, illuminating the darkest paths and showing me the way to true happiness, fulfillment, and an unbreakable bond with nature.
As we embark on this path together, I encourage you to open your hearts and minds to these teachings. Test them in your own life and discover the transformation they can bring. This is not just my story; it's an invitation for all of us to step onto the red path, to find the courage, wisdom, respect, love, honesty, truth, and humility within ourselves, and to walk forward in a world that desperately needs these principles now more than ever.
So join me, Carolyn Landry, as we explore "The Seven Sacred Teachings" together. Let's take that first step on a journey towards healing, self-discovery, and creating a legacy of balance and harmony for the generations to come. Thank you all. All my relations. I love you all. And until next time.
Today, I want to share with you these teachings—Courage, Wisdom, Respect, Love, Honesty, Truth, and Humility—each embodied by a sacred animal that guides us toward living in harmony with ourselves, each other, and the environment. These teachings are not mere words to me; they are the essence of how I strive to live my life, how I've navigated personal challenges, and how I believe we can all find a deeper connection to the world around us.
I invite you on this journey, not as a passive listener, but as an active seeker of wisdom, healing, and spiritual awakening. The Seven Sacred Teachings have been a beacon of light in my life, illuminating the darkest paths and showing me the way to true happiness, fulfillment, and an unbreakable bond with nature.
As we embark on this path together, I encourage you to open your hearts and minds to these teachings. Test them in your own life and discover the transformation they can bring. This is not just my story; it's an invitation for all of us to step onto the red path, to find the courage, wisdom, respect, love, honesty, truth, and humility within ourselves, and to walk forward in a world that desperately needs these principles now more than ever.
So join me, Carolyn Landry, as we explore "The Seven Sacred Teachings" together. Let's take that first step on a journey towards healing, self-discovery, and creating a legacy of balance and harmony for the generations to come. Thank you all. All my relations. I love you all. And until next time.
Thank you for joining us on this journey through the Seven Sacred Teachings. If you're yearning to delve deeper and embody these teachings in your life, consider joining us for an immersive weekend retreat. We'll share techniques for a profound understanding, honoring, and practical application of these sacred teachings, with guidance at every step. For a transformative experience, visit https://sevensacredteachingspodcast.ca/contact-carolyn to get in touch. Embrace the opportunity to transform knowledge into action. Until we meet again, keep the teachings close to your heart.
Creators & Guests
Host
Carolyn Landry
Carolyn hails from NS and is a mother of three, as well as a grandmother to eight. She is an entrepreneur, cultural advisor, and holds a Master's Degree in Sociology from Acadia University. Despite her various roles and titles, she does not allow them to define her identity. Her ultimate aspiration in life is to become the best person possible by following the Ancestral 7 Sacred Teachings.
What is The Seven Sacred Teachings with Carolyn Landry?
Dive deep into the heart of Indigenous wisdom with "The Seven Sacred Teachings with Carolyn Landry," a transformative podcast that brings ancient knowledge to the modern world. Rooted in the rich cultural traditions of Indigenous peoples, this series explores the Seven Sacred Teachings (7ST) — timeless principles that have guided generations through the laws of the land and the ancient practice of Netukulimk.
Netukulimk, a profound respect for Nature's balance, teaches us to take no more than what we need, ensuring sustainability for future generations. These teachings, passed down from our Ancestors and symbolized by sacred animals, connect us to the Spirit, maintaining harmony with the land and the seven sacred directions.
Join Carolyn Landry as she unfolds the essence of each teaching through engaging oral storytelling, embodying Truth, Courage, Respect, Honesty, Wisdom, Love, and Humility. Discover how committing to these teachings can clarify your mind, heighten bodily awareness, and align your spirit with the ancient path of freedom known as walking the Red Road.
Whether you're seeking to deepen your connection with the earth, understand Indigenous philosophies, or simply embark on a journey of self-discovery, "The Seven Sacred Teachings with Carolyn Landry" offers insights into living a balanced and harmonious life. Embrace the courage to respect yourself and others, live honestly, acknowledge truth, exercise wisdom, recognize the importance of self-love, and live gratefully under the canopy of humility.
Join us on this enlightening path, as we bridge the wisdom of the past with the challenges of the present, empowering listeners to lead a life in harmony with all living beings.
Welcome to the 7 sacred teachings where ancient wisdom meets modern living. Join us as we journey through the timeless teachings of truth, courage, respect, honesty, wisdom, love, and humility, guided by the wisdom of indigenous ancestors and the sacred connection to the land. Every story shared, every lesson learned, is a step towards harmony, sustainability, and the deepening of our spiritual paths. Now, let's walk the red road together with your host, Carolyn Landry.
Carolyn:Hello, everyone, and thank you for tuning in to my podcast. Welcome. My name is Carolyn. I've received these teachings primarily from my mother and grandmother. My grandmother came to Nova Scotia from Maine when she was 15 years old.
Carolyn:Her ancestry was Penobscot First Nation. She met my grandfather who was half Mi'kmaq and half German. They married and had 9 children. Their way of life was rooted in First Nation culture. They camped and moved across the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and visited Maine regularly to work, live on, and with the land.
Carolyn:Eventually, they settled in the small village of Kingston, Nova Scotia. My mother married a non indigenous man and had 6 children, of which I am the youngest. My father left the family when I was 4 years old and he returned 5 years later. My earliest memories are of living with basic and bare necessities and as close to the land that was possible in the 19 sixties seventies. I watched my grandmother, my mother, uncle, and aunt harvest ash trees, making baskets and axe handles.
Carolyn:They harvested medicines from the small forest around our home, and we all gathered together through ceremony and living in a society where where it seemed difficult to be indigenous. Things were rough at times with the influences of alcohol, drugs, illegal activities within the family. But as we move through those difficult times, there was always something present that could not be influenced, tainted, damaged, or corrupted, and that was and still is the 7 sacred teachings. I've come to know that these teachings are inherent in all human beings. The way that I was taught was rooted in the laws of the land that we call Nedugelim, which in a nutshell means simply not taking any more than one needs.
Carolyn:Because Mi'kmaq people live this way for 1000 of years, they reached a plateau in their society and their ancient civilization that reflected peace and harmony, coexistence, and balance, their true nature. The 7 sacred teachings when practiced in daily life, ensures that we walk the red path. A responsibility of each individual to make sure that the principle of nadugaliq is maintained, and by doing so the balance of the environment and the universe will be respected and maintained not only for this generation, but for the next generations, the next 7 generations to come, and so on and so on. While walking the red path, we are able to see clearly without prejudice, to make fair judgments, and live our best life. The teachings are non physical abilities that we all have, so we are able to walk the red path, which means just doing the next right thing.
Carolyn:The 7 teachings are pure awareness, the witness to the human form. The human being has arrogance and that is why we watch the 7 sacred animals and learn how we are like those 7 animals as they are the ones to show us and remind us that we are spirit first experiencing a human existence. When the human violates the 7 teachings, it always happens to self first. We immediately suffer the consequences of these violations to self and then we project our beliefs onto others. I come to know that we can end this type of suffering and that it is completely preventable, but we need to be open hearted and open minded with an earnest desire to be the best human being that we can be.
Carolyn:That is when we are at our happiest, most spontaneous, and most loving state that the human can reach, and this is always a work in progress. I'm bold enough to say that we all want to live in that state. It may seem to some that that state is unreachable, too good to be true, or something that we can never attain because we have looked at life as being hard or the universe throws us us curve balls or it's a cruel world and so on. We believe these things and they are just merely thoughts that we have believed in for years. And sometimes when we believe so hard and believe that it's the truth, it becomes our reality, and then we suffer.
Carolyn:I can only speak of 7 sacred teachings from experience and not opinions. I practice to stay true to myself and speak with honesty and integrity on a daily basis. I ask you not to believe me, but to open your mind and test the 7 sacred teachings. Curit is represented by Muin, the bear. It is the ability to face our fear and not live in it.
Carolyn:Wisdom is represented by Gobek, the beaver. It is the ability to make fair judgments to self. Respect is represented by Diem the most. It is the ability to acknowledge and honor self. Love is represented by Get Bu, the eagle.
Carolyn:It is the ability to connect to self through mind, body, and spirit. Honesty is represented by a Whigalata Mooj, the little people, or our conscience, and it is the ability to be true to self. Truth represented by Mick Geech, the turtle, is the ability to recognize reality, the constant inner life which is unchanging. Humility is represented by baptism, the wolf, and it is the ability to be selfless. I can teach you what the abilities are by definition, and I can tell you stories and guide you through storytelling or give you examples of life experiences.
Carolyn:And then it is your responsibility to turn the teachings into a daily practice. It's simple to do, and we all have the tools within us. The only thing we need to make the leap towards freedom is the desire for ending our suffering. When we change our old ways of thinking and become a seeker of truth with those attachments to our stories, we are stepping onto and into the red path. Please keep in mind that every journey begins with a single step.
Carolyn:Come and take the journey with me. Wlalio, umsuhtinogama gesalulo, namoltis. Thank you all. All my relations, I love you all, and until next time.