"When a vision comes from the thunder beings……" — Black Elk
"When a vision comes from the thunder beings of the west, it comes with terror like a thunder storm; but when the storm of vision has passed, the world is greenier and happier; for wherever the truth of vision comes upon the world, it is like a rain. The world, you see, is happier after the terror of the storm."
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Black Elk
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75 Quotes by Black Elk
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