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FREEING THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE

TANKAWA INDIAN

The hallowed ground of the departed Tankawa

Indians.

Their home was in the hill country of Texas between

present day San Antonio and San Marcos

scattered about as nomads near the

Balcones Escarpment.

This is a retelling of a myth that follows the Balcones

Tankawans through the grave and into possible

freedom.

Two important events took place as the land and homes

were taken away from the Tankawa.

The soul and heart of this Texas Indian is fabled in myth to

have been completely seperated from one

another do to perfect sorrow.

The Tankawan soul itself is believed to have materialized into a

crystal stone; a quartz like brilliant stone that has been

given the name "gypsum" meaning: "Night Wanderer".

Before this stone crystalized it is also told that it covered the Earth

in liquid form before calcifying into its permanent state.

The hearts of these Tankawa upon death were turned into a

lucite calcified stone that attained a chalky, limestone

constitution.

A perfect heart shaped stone that is stained blood red.

The myth goes on to state that these two, now Earthen elements,

will rarely be found together sharing the same general space

at the same time.

It is recounted in folklore that Destiny wishes them to be separate.

In your travels should you ever be fortunate enough to come

across these two powerful elements together

Know that the departed soul of the Tankawa shall appear and

you alone will have set his soul free from its captivity.

He will appear briefly, smile silently, then walk slowly away

never to be seen by human eyes again.

He will no longer be chained to the mountain.

The blood-red heart and the quartz stone will remain with you

as his gift.

This gift a token of your own new found freedom.

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