In Lakota tradition, à  kaà  is the Motion of the universe. The Great Spirit, WakÃÂÃ¡à  TÃÂáà Âka, reflected upon himself and created the four Superior Spirits, Wi (the first to be created, bringing light to the world), Skan, Maka (Mother Earth) and ÃÂà Âyaà  (the solid support of the Earth or the rock associated with the natural forces of the Earth). In the beginning, WakÃ¡à  Taà Âka, The Great Mystery, reflected upon itself and created the four Superior Spirits. The first was Inyan, the Rock. ÃÂà Âyaà  created a companion, Makhá, the earth. Then Sky, or à  kaà Â, was created to wrap around the first two. All was still dark, so lastly WÃÂ, the Sun, was created to give light.
à  kaà  is the source of all animated life. All things have a spirit, and this spirit is given to it by à  kaà  when the thing is created. These spirits come from the stars. When a thing dies, the spirits return to Skan and the stars.