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SciFi and Fantasy Art: 'Soulflight'...A continuing study of Native Spirit guides

This is a chalk pastel study of an elderly Cheyenne (American Indian) waiting for his spirit guide to transport his soul to the next plane. Many American Indian tribes have the belief that each of us have a guide from nature that helps us through life, help us to make the right decisions, and follow the right path for us. Even at the dawn of a new millineum, there are still a few who holds on to this ancient way.
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'Soulflight'...A continuing study of Native Spirit guides - SciFi and Fantasy Art by Robert (Bob) L. Beatley
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Categories: [Angels, Religious, Spiritual, Holy] [Head or Facial Study] [Man, Men] [Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters] [Normal Animals (Cats, horses, fish, etc)] [Wizards, Priests, Druids, Sorcerers...]
Techniques: [Soft (Chalk) Pastels]
DateNameComment 
13 Mar 200045 Little Flute
Uhm... Native American culture is not ancient. I'm 21 and Cherokee and a proud survivor of "Americanism." We're alive and strong - you just have to look for us. =o) Seriously, though, this is an excellent piece. I am touched. Thank you.
4 Jul 2000:-) Tantz Aerine
Very inspirational. Part of my Old Guys tour.
20 Jul 2000:-) Nike Oehme (aka LadyMin)
This is beautiful. I stumbled across it due to the tour, and I am glad I did. There is so much wisdom in his face!
22 Oct 2000:-) Nicole 'Storm-Rider' Fletcher
I love it. I don't know HOW you captured the pose of the raptor (hawk, eagle, falcon???) taking flight perfectly but you did! Wonderfuljob, it goes beyond mere words!
17 Aug 200145 Quarton
Looks like uncle ray from the 'Walker' series(from TV), but still it looks good!
5 Mar 2002:-) Trinton C. Garrett
Oyisò, Very nice job! You have great talent...I also agree with Little Flute, I am 34, Cherokee and Norther Apache and follow my ansestors way and am teaching my daughter to do so also and to be proud about it. Thank you for such a beautiful picture!

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aka: TrinityHawk
19 Jun 200245 zombiexiii
Looks more like an old woman not man
24 Jun 200245 Just Me (Bob)....
In answer to the viewer above, this is actually drawn or was anyway, (he is deceased now) from a real life native American man in Northwest Oklahoma. I am not quite sure how to answer the above comment. His hair was long because of his beliefs, and his face is clean shaven, because as a group on the whole, most pure bred people of all Indian Nations have little to no facial hair. As other blood is added to the genes, this I am sure may change as generations go on. While I guess I am wrong for generalizing here, as a 1/4th Cheyenne... I for one find it hard to grow much over a small moustache, where my grandfather generally never shaved at all. Besides those two possibilities, my only answer is that is the way he looked.
30 Sep 200345 wayne butineau
In western society a spirit Guide is refurred to as a Guardian Angel, how would one find out more on native american beliefs in the spirit world.
P.S. I am trying to trace my native heritage if you could give me some direction I would really appreciate it.
Thank you Wayne
1 Dec 200445 Heather
I have gone through hundreds of "native american" drawings
and I am very happy to see someone who knows what natives
truely look like. I am soooo tired of others who say
something is native when it looks mexican. You truely have a way with art. Thank you for showing the true side of
the native culture.
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