Ymmni
‘Ymnni’: A Twisted Tale of the Moth’s Cocoon, Whirlwinds, Spirals and Vortexes, Bear Stars, Spirit Lights, Wormholes or Tunnels, and a Cosmological Perspective with Parallels in the Quantum Realm
By: HERMAN BENDER – The Lakota term “Ymnni” (sometimes spelled Yumni) meaning ‘twisted,’ connects various Northern Plains Indians natural phenomena with deeply held spiritual beliefs. This word (and concept) encompasses both physical and metaphysical dimensions, linking the natural world of spirals, the moth’s cocoon, whirlwinds and dust devils, severe thunders storms, the stars of the…