The Gi-la-go-ge

The Gi-la-go-ge (The Spring) – The Spring is usually seen as a young girl. She possesses no single form, meaning that her facial features, voice, proportions, and behavior change. In the early 1800’s, she was discovered by the Native Americans that inhabited the modern-day Dunlawton area in a heavily wooded area. She was holding a dead butterfly in her hand when a group of Seminole hunters found her while hunting for deer. She wore a brown cowhide torso that covered her body down to below her knees, and she had dark brown hair. She also had what looked like to be flowers printed onto her hands with the stems going up her arms from her wrists. When one of the hunters asked her what she was doing, she simply replied “Giving him a second chance”. At that moment, she blew air (which sparkled and was light-cyan-colored) from her mouth onto the dead butterfly. Within seconds, the butterfly got back on its feet and flew away. The hunters were awestruck.

           

           The Spring is known to possess the power of revival, reanimation, instant healing, the ability to choose who sees her, and an extreme sense of empathy, being able to sense the physical, mental, and emotional pain of others around her. Although she can reanimate and revive many insects, animals, and plants, she cannot revive human beings. She can only heal wounds of human beings.

            

            She got her name because all of her attributes symbolized the season of spring: her youth, her ability to rejuvenate the living things around her and make them fresh and like-new, and her general friendliness. Around her, the Natives felt happy and refreshed, like they did when the spring came and everything in nature was revived and fresh.            

           The reasons why she sometimes chooses who sees her are unknown, but it is suspected that she only uses that ability when she needs to lead someone or something to a place or to something they are looking for/need to see. When she uses that ability, the people who can see her usually hear her echoing voice, which is usually her laughter. The people she chooses to see her are also the only ones that can hear her. She also represents the values of charity, youth, kindness, and innocence.