Sunday, March 22, 2009

3 eagles came to bless us on this special day...

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Dearest ayllu...

This past Saturday... many of us gathered to honour the 8000 Sacred Drums here in Vancouver... and what a beautiful sunny day it was...

We all met at Victory Square at Hasting and Cambie... drumming together with many elders teaching us much... for the healing of our blessed earth mother... all in community together...

We heard a beautiful song... Amazing Grace sung by a beautiful 7-year old... listened to an elder chant from the core of the mother... and heard many sacred songs and prayers offered freely...

and we all cheered when 3 eagles blessed us by flying overhead for quite some time... what a blessed site it was... right in the middle of the downtown eastside of Vancouver!

...we are sooo blessed...

it was a good day... and such good medicine...
with much gratitude and thanks to have this opportunity to be a part...

below... a youtube video with an honouring and remembrance of the missing women of the DTES... the women's warrior song...

Monday, March 9, 2009

8000 Sacred Drums Gathering again this Spring Equinox....

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8,000 Sacred Drums Annual Global Ceremony

- Every Spring Equinox on March 21, 2009 - 12 noon Central Time
- 11 am Pacific (OUR TIME) for more info, see below...

"When 8000 sacred drums sound together,
an intense healing of Mother Earth will commence."
- 500 year-old Otomi Prophecy

more updates here...Again, the Otomi elders of Mexico will be holding annual ceremonies to gather as many sacred drummers together all around the globe to continue the fulfillment of their 500-year old prophecy with the powerful intention to open healing of our blessed earth mother - please join us by gathering together and/or drumming wherever you are at this time!

Let us join together with all indigenous nations around the world in calling for justice - for healing.

** According to a Sacred Prophecy revealed at the Otomi Ceremonial Center by Otomi Elder Sages, the day when the sounds of 8,000 Sacred Drums join together is the beginning of the healing of Mother Earth. It is time to unify ourselves to rediscover the seeds of the Four Directions - to reactivate cosmic energy, heal historical wounds. It's time to respect life, liberty and the dignity of Our Peoples.

The first great ceremony was held March 21, 2004 in Temoaya, Mexico. Drum circles joined around the world on the Spring Equinox. This will continue each year until 2012.

Sacred Principles:
- Seal and heal the wounded vertices of Mother Earth.
- Identify and activate the Indigenous energy centers at sacred places, this is our duty.
- Plant and strengthen consciousness of love and respect for our Mother Earth. This is everyone's work.
- The Indigenous ancestral recommendation to create and practice our cullture of Peace and Life is fundamental.
- Recognition of the use of the energy and healing are the properties of our sacred instruments

** More info about the 8,000 Drums Global Ceremony at the International Indigenous University >>


VANCOUVER, BC EVENT...

Honouring the 8000 Sacred Drums Global Ceremony...

In Vancouver, Saturday March 21, 2009
from 2 pm - 4 pm
@ Victory Square 250 W Pender St. Vancouver, BC

- East Hastings and Cambie Street Vancouver, BC
More info, email: powwowlistings@gmail.com

** EVENTS ALSO in - Kamloops, Oliver, BC; Kelowna; Prince George, Victoria, Toronto, Campbell River, T'slalah, Splatsin, Darcy, Winnipeg; Mikmaq Territory, Montreal, Cyprus, Texas. Main Event: Mayan Territory.

Organize in YOUR area! It doesn't take much.. just pick a spot to meet and invite people to bring their drums.. and after a prayer or a smudge:
1) Sing a prayer song, honor song for our people, our earth and environment, our children
2) or, if there's just a few of ya, each person can share a prayer and a song
3) or, on your own? Just say a prayer and then drum with a prayer in your heart
4) At pow wows, organizers can pick a time for all drums to come together. You can use sweetgrass, sage, juniper, tobacco, cedar, water, incense, light a candle..

it's your choice... Many of us will attend the smudge ceremony before heading over to set up for 8,000 Drums.

We'll join indigenous nations around the world in calling for justice - for healing- you can also do one for your area there too! It's open to everyone... every organization.. every band/tribe/first nation, school, native housing complex, friendship centre, street, house, park, community centre, pow wow...

Looking forward to drumming with you all again...

with light and love, weaver (((o)))