Guardians of Creation

“You are our communicator” – “We speak through you”: With this sentence from the mouth of medicine man Archie Fire Lame Deer, Stephan Götze was chosen about a quarter of a century ago to carry the message of the North American Lakota Indians out into the world. This message is simply: “Tell us what you have experienced yourself, how this experience has changed you – and how you and all of us can use it to change the world!”

The mission has a serious background - because the sword of Damocles hangs over all of humanity. Reckless consumption, the merciless exploitation of resources and the thoughtless pollution of our environment are a real threat to our planet; at the same time, people are moving further and further away from their native nature through an inappropriate way of life. It is high time to turn things around.

The Lakota Indians do not live from nature, but with it, feel in harmony with the universe and have developed a deep wisdom from it; this is what makes this Indian people legendary. But these insights and ways of life are not a distant legend, they continue to exist to the present day, are lived and shared.

In the spirit of Crazy Horse, the last chief of the Lakota, this people has not given up its sacred rituals or its claims to the culture and land of its ancestors. It still has a special connection with nature and its phenomena.

In this book, the renowned marketing expert and eco-pioneer Stephan Götze explains why he sees himself in the tradition of the famous Indian chief Crazy Horse. He writes about the history of the Lakota, their traditions and rituals. He not only lets us share in his insights into the rites of the sacred pipes, the sweat lodge and the sun dance, but also shows us how we can take a new, promising path with the help of the spiritual powers of the Lakota.