The Circle has healing power. In the circle we all are equal. No one is in front of you, no one is behind you, no one is above; you, no one is below you. The Sacred Circle is designed to create; unity. The Hoop of Life is also a circle. On this hoop there is a; place for every species, every race, every tree; and every plant. It is this completeness of Life that must be; respected in order to bring about health on this planet. Dave Chief (1930-2005); Oglala Lakota