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Earth Medicine Alliance Conference, October 22

 

I am honored to be invited to be on a panel of speakers talking about “Honoring Ancestors as Spirits of Place”  of the Earth Medicine Alliance Conference. 

 

I invite you to join us in this special weeked of dialogue and ritual around the theme of Honoring Spirits of Place.

 

For more information on the Earth Medicine Alliance, visit their website:  http://www.earthmedicine.org/

Rare visit & talk by Toltec-Mexica elder October 22nd in Berkeley, CA

 

On October 22nd, esteemed elder and Sundance chief, Tlakaelel from Teotihuacan, Mexico, will make a rare appearance in the Bay Area.  Tlakaelel has been teaching about the great Meso-American cultures for over 50 years.

 

He will be speaking about 2012, Myth and Reality at the Ohlone Center of Herbal Studies in Berkeley.  For more information, see our Circle of Ancestors website.

Didjeridoo Sound Healer, Friday June 17 in Berkeley

 

Spiritual Heritages of Ancient Europe Web Class

A woman I greatly admire and respect, feminist historian Max Dashu is offering a very exciting on line course about the Spiritual Heritage of Ancient Europe. She will be teaching from her upcoming book, The Secret History of the Witches and will include many of the thousands of images she has collected over the past thirty years. Max’s work is an important contribution to all people, but especially women of European descent who are working to remember/recover/heal their indigenous roots.

Max is the founder of the Suppressed History Archives which “aims to uncover the realities of women’s lives, internationally and across time, asking questions about patriarchy and slavery, conquest and aboriginality. About mother-right, female spheres of power, indigenous philosophies of spirit– and the historical chemistry of their repression. Even more important, their role in resisting oppression.” She has created a DVD on Women’s Power in which she presents images and stories of the women who have been omitted from history- the women healers, shamans, leaders and priestesses from around the world.

Fire the Grid July 28th

So, I admit, it is a pretty far out premise (message from extraterrestrials), but it does seem to resonate with a lot of people. Plus, it could only be a good thing to participate in the biggest global moment of meditation and healing.

And on youtube:

Psiber Dreaming Has Begun: Online Conference!

I want to invite all Dreamers of the world to join this amazing on-line psiberdream conference. Attend presentations on all aspects of paranormal, lucid, healing, and spiritual dreams. My friend and colleague from the Indigenous Mind Program, Teresa MacColl, will be presenting on Dreams and the Ancestors.

Other workshops include: Healing the Wounds of Your Dream, Dreaming Well, Intuitive Dreaming, Visitations and Inner Level Communication.

I highly recommend the conference. It takes place over two weeks and people from all around the world participate. It’s pretty affordable ($40 US dollars) and it’s worth every cent and more! It’s a wonderful feeling to be part of a global dream circle. Magic happens and the ancestors do indeed show up.

Here’s the link:

http://www.asdreams.org/psi2008/index.htm

Global Medicine Review

I want to give a shout out to one of my favorite podcasts, Global Medicine Review, which comes to us from Pacifica station WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City. Global Medicine Review is hosted by Dr. Kamau Kokayi and Faybiene Miranda. Dr. Kokayi is a medical doctor who honors and promotes wholistic and indigenous healing perspectives. Faybien Miranda is a poet, performer and community activist who adds her creative beauty and spiritual perspective to the mix. They explore many topics in health and healing and often from an indigenous perspective. They also share with their listeners important information on health issues, such as diabetes, detoxification, nutrition and HIV/AIDS. They recently interviewed Dr. Malidoma Some for their fundraiser show. You can find their podcast on ITunes or download shows from their website.

Oscar the Cat who Predicts Death

For many years, I have observed the spiritual gifts of cats. My cat Maya loves to come in the room whenever someone is receiving hands-on healing work. She’ll often jump on the massage table, so she can assist in the healing. My other cat, Paco, always shows up when there’s a ceremony occurring. I found out about this amazing cat in Rhode Island, Oscar, who lives in a nursing home and has the ability to know when people are going to die. For 25 times in a row, he has shown up 2-4 hours before a patient is about to die. He often senses death even before the doctors. His ability to predict death is so accurate that the staff at the nursing home now make it a policy to notify the family when Oscar shows up at a patients bedside. An article about Oscar has been written up in the New England Journal of Medicine and he has received an award from a local hospice organization for his outstanding service. I am glad that Oscar found a place where he can use his special gifts to help people cross over to the other side.

Flower Healing Part 2

In March I made a journey to the Anza Borrego Desert, outside of San Diego. The desert wildflowers were in full bloom. I was joyful to be around the plants of my desert dwelling ancestors. Here is one of the important flowering plants that I encountered:

Chaparral is one of the oldest living plants on Mother Earth. Some chaparral plants living in the California desert are over 9,000 years old. Chaparral, which is also called Greasewood, was considered a panacea for the native people that lived around it. As an herb, chaparral is powerfully cleansing to the body and it has been used for many illnesses, including cancer.

As a flower essence, chaparral is a powerful emotional cleanser. It helps us to release old, toxic emotions that we have stored deep in our body. Once, when I was sitting in meditation with a chaparral plant, she showed me how my emotions vibrated in the cells of my body. Later, when I took the flower essence, I went through a healing phase where for many days I released old feelings of sadness and anger. Chaparral also helps to connect us to our own ancestors. In this way, it helps to root ourselves into our own genealogy. Connection to ancestors has always been an integral part of indigenous cultures. Many modern people suffer from disconnection to their ancestors. This creates many other issues, including loneliness and a sense of not belonging. If you wish to connect to your ancestors, begin by making a prayer and offering to let them know your request. Then take the flower essence of chaparral, or take a small piece of the plant and put in on your altar or carry it on your body.

Flower Healing Past and Present

This is a good time of year to learn about the healing power of flowers. Flowers have been and continue to be a significant medicine for all traditional peoples. Flowers are used for spiritual cleansing, for blessings, for celebration, and for mourning. Flowers are an important part of ceremonies all throughout the cycle of life, from birth to death.

In modern times, flowers have been incorporated into a system of healing called flower essence therapy. Flower essences are a subtle, yet profound system of healing. As a form of vibrational healing, flower essences do not work directly on the physical body or issues of physical disharmony. Instead, they work on our energetic or etheric bodies. As the flower essences help shift our energy fields, they reach the emotional and spiritual roots of physical illness. In this way, flower essences can be a catalyst for deep healing within our mind, body and spirit.

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