I don't want to write a book in here, but my son (who just turned 7) has been having a lot of past life memories, beginning six months ago when we moved back to the U.S. from Germany. We had moved to Germany when my son was just 2 years old, so it was all he had known until we moved to Maryland six months ago. There are a lot of issues, including a recurrent nightmare, references to three separate lives (one as a man who jumps off a building and kills himself, one as a newborn baby who dies at two days old, and another as an Indian boy who died and never got to be a man), and times when he'll just cry (at bedtime, typically), saying, "I don't want to leave my body so fast again!" and so on.
Anyway, I'm writing now to ask about a phrase he used when recalling his life as a Native American boy. He said that they made their own tools, and he wanted to use the knife very badly, but "the good man" said he could use it when he was older, when he was a man. I asked, "Who didn't let you use it? Your father?" and my son looked at me like I was crazy and said, "No, THE GOOD MAN." He kind of implied that this man was in charge of him or his training to be a man, but then he died before he ever got the chance to use the knife and be a man. He repeated this phrase several times, "The Good Man" but I have no idea what it means or if it has any significance. He may have just been using an adjective, but he said it with an inflection that sounded almost like a proper noun.
Because my son has been distressed by a lot of the memories he's been having, we are getting him some help, but in the meantime, I just thought I'd ask you guys if any of you knew what this phrase might mean in the context of Native American cuture (not sure which time period at this point). I really appreciate any input you may have. Thanks in advance.
Anyway, I'm writing now to ask about a phrase he used when recalling his life as a Native American boy. He said that they made their own tools, and he wanted to use the knife very badly, but "the good man" said he could use it when he was older, when he was a man. I asked, "Who didn't let you use it? Your father?" and my son looked at me like I was crazy and said, "No, THE GOOD MAN." He kind of implied that this man was in charge of him or his training to be a man, but then he died before he ever got the chance to use the knife and be a man. He repeated this phrase several times, "The Good Man" but I have no idea what it means or if it has any significance. He may have just been using an adjective, but he said it with an inflection that sounded almost like a proper noun.
Because my son has been distressed by a lot of the memories he's been having, we are getting him some help, but in the meantime, I just thought I'd ask you guys if any of you knew what this phrase might mean in the context of Native American cuture (not sure which time period at this point). I really appreciate any input you may have. Thanks in advance.
