The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character.
Charles Alexander EastmanIndian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning.
Charles Alexander EastmanNearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.
Charles Alexander EastmanBut to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man!
Charles Alexander Eastman