For the most part, any religious belief is more of a result of brainwashing, either self induced or done by others. If one seriously sits down and thinks logically about the matter of their own existence, etc., they are not likely to come up with the fairy tale type beliefs and doctrines we see in most religions today. These were pretty well formulated from "visions" that men supposedly had long ago, but were not necessarily meant for all people. Black Elk had many visions that related to himself and his people, but no one has written them down in a "sacred" book that is supposedly the word of Goddess/God.

Blessings,

Rick