Load more comments. Search Search. Home United States U. Africa 54 - November 11, VOA Africa Listen live. VOA Newscasts Latest program. VOA Newscasts. Previous Next. January 09, PM. Cecily Hilleary. Starting more exercise and better planning of meals. Maybe this drastic hair change will help me break for the old habits. I commend you for the perhaps difficult decision that you made regarding cutting your hair. As you already know new changes and fresh beginnings will spring forth once again.
The most beautiful girl in the world is from South Africa and she keeps short hair. Ugh talking about power yet?? My best friend is from there. It is a hard life for women there. I just cut my long, beautiful hair off.
I felt pulled to do it. Right now, after cutting it all off, and feeling better for it, I understand why. I have dreams of doing it. I lost my favorite, best friend uncle. My fater. Then, a best friend. All within the past 3 months. I did it. Then, researchered. Makes it All make sense. In my youth I had long beautiful hair. After having my first child I chopped it real short because it felt natural and the right next thing for me to do. Looking back it represented my initiation and step forward into womanhood and motherhood.
Chopping off the old hair was like chopping off my youth and the past choices I no longer wanted to carry. Over the years I grew it out and cut it and and was always content with my hair because I just let it grow organically and rarely applied any chemicals or products to it … until I entered a Karmic soulmate relationship that would change my entire existence.
It was a dark and toxic relationship I endured and as of right now a few months post breakup my hair is about armpits length and artificially colored black. I colored it dark once just to change it up from my natural brown hue and since then I could never get it lighter with at home treatments. All the money and energy I put into the relationship I can finally put back into myself and I will finally be getting some much needed help by a professional who understands my deep desire to refresh and reset my hair to as natural as possible.
We plan to cut off enough to collarbone length and get it looking brown again…to match my brown eyes. I am ready for change and ready to release the old and darkness. As far as my gifts… I can honestly say since having my child and deciding to breakup with the guy my senses and gifts are heightened.
Because I Believe I set the intention for my intuition to be stronger and practice being with my soul and higher self everyday. I do believe I will feel much more invigorated after my hair appt next week and my gifts of knowing and visions will only get stronger as will my esteem and confidence.
In mind, body, heart and soul I believe I will be lighter and brighter. It takes a physically strong man to wear long hair. Tell me, what does it mean when he shows his hair to a woman?
There is a Rastafarian practice or belief is that his head is to be covered by a turban of sorts and the only person that is to be allowed to see his locks is his woman wife. Long hair gives me a headache, neck ache, oily face, and it knots so easy around my neck. I feel tired and lethargic even depressed with long hair. When my hair is short bob to chin with shag layers then I feel energized and creative and full of life.
It is our responsibility to connect heaven and earth with our hair and bodily energy systems. Do we each take our part in that through grooming styles? I love my long hair and love how it looks but I feel so bad with it. Am I supposed to? That is just ego. So I keep it short-shag-style and do my job here on earth for heaven to unite and the universe to be balanced. I keep my knee length braids in honor of the ancestors and for those whom had their hair cut in the residential schools.
Aboriginal blood will never be silenced! I understand. My mom harped on me as I turned 20 and married that it was time for my to start wearing my hair short. I would wear it up anytime I visited my folks. My dad liked it long. Anytime it was just him and I would let it down. Upon visiting mother in the hospital, I made the deal with her to cut my hair when she was discharged. I had received a call that if I wanted to visit and tell her good bye I needed to come.
I had not the understanding the doctors has just brought her in from placing a pacemaker. She was discharged the next morning. Within the hour of being home she called her hair stylist. That afternoon I was sitting in a chair having 24 inches of hair cutoff. My God played a trick on my mother, who always had to perm her hair. My hair is curly. As the lady cut it at my shoulders, it curled up and was 3 inches shorter than planned. My mother found she did not like my new short hair.
I like that you do it in honor of the ancestors and for those who were oppressed while in the residential schools. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. How we relate to our hair is a constant reminder of our connection to our culture and a distinct worldview grounded in the sacredness of relationships. While each culture and belief is distinct, many are strangely similar.
Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Popular articles What does long hair mean to natives? Popular articles. Esther Fleming May 21, Table of Contents. When this cultural practice was common in most Native communities, it was easy to recognize when someone in the community was grieving or experiencing a significant change in their life, because their long hair was no longer.
With our hair embodying so much of who we are, boundaries are important. Some even find that asking permission is a form of disrespect, especially with children and elders. Does your family or tribe have special teachings about hair? We would love to hear and learn from you.
Thank you for this story about hair; it helps me understand myself and others better. The time has come to not only study native ways and customs but to live it. Start collecting all seeds in your fruits and vegetables. Time to learn about medicinal weeds,plants,flowers for there is a medicine Not drugs for every ailment. Learn the ediblelants in your area and around your house especially the ones that pop up through concrete nature always finds a way. Yet these indigenous peoples have prevailed and survived atrocities beyond description.
Technology could be used to help instead of harm which it is currently doing. No man is equal as long as one man has authority over another. You failed to mention the most important reason for not cutting their hair. An Indians hair is like antennas. Almost everything written regarding Native culture has either been totally eradicated or watered down.
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