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#1719 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:07 am
Subject: Monthly Bonfire Drum Circle/Party/Dance/Potluck - West Palm Beach, 11/28/2009, 7:00 pm
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Title:   Monthly Bonfire Drum Circle/Party/Dance/Potluck - West Palm Beach
 
Date:   Saturday November 28, 2009
Time:   7:00 pm - 1:00 am
Repeats:   This event repeats every month on the last Saturday.
Location:   The home of PremShakti & Michael Dean Goodman: 4855 Belvedere Rd., Haverhill (West Palm Beach) FL - 2 blocks west of Military Tr., just west of the Palm Beach Airport, 5 minutes west of I-95, 5 minutes east of the Florida Turnpike - accurate directions in 'Notes'.
Street:   Info: Michael 561-350-3930, tantra@...
City State Zip:   This event is for people 16 years and older - please don't bring children. The Full Moon Drum Circle, 8pm-midnight on the Lake Worth beach north of the pier, is much more appropriate for kids. Map
Phone:   To subscribe to the SE Florida Drum Circle Newsletter, and hear about all the drum circles in SE Florida, send any e-mail to: SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Notes:   Please join the famous monthly gathering of our 'conscious tribe' - 150+ folks celebrating personal growth, love, consciousness, radiance, expression, creativity, freedom, community, peace, & bliss!

LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH!
(Except December when it's on NEW YEAR'S EVE)
$5/person to cover event expenses
In case of rain - the drumming moves indoors!

ENJOY 4 GREAT EVENTS ROLLED INTO 1!

(1) BONFIRE TRIBAL DRUM & DANCE CIRCLE - 9pm-midnight
For our neighbors we stop outside noise at midnight & move the festivities inside

• DRUM JAM - great live world rhythms
• RADIANT DANCERS - enjoy a loving, appreciative atmosphere
• PERFORMERS - fire-spinners, poi-twirlers, etc.
• BODY PAINTING - by Carl Flick
561-844-2223, synergistic@..., http://carlflick.com/bodypainting
• CELESTIAL CIRCLE - 8000 lights twinkling in the trees
• BRING -something to sit on; your drums

(2) HOUSE PARTY & POTLUCK FEAST - 7pm-1am

• POTLUCK FEAST - bring main dish, dessert, or beverage
• GREAT CONVERSATION - network with conscious people
• SING-ALONG at the piano - sing or play along
• PERFORMANCES - bring your instrument or voice & entertain
• READERS, ENERGY WORKERS, ARTISTS WELCOME
• BODY WORK EXCHANGES on our massage table

(3) PARTNER DANCE - 7-9pm (lesson at 7:30pm)

• ON OUR WOOD FLOOR - Latin, ballroom, swing, disco, tango
No partner needed.
• GREAT DJ'd MUSIC - music that makes you want to dance

(4) THE 'PARTY AFTER THE PARTY' - midnight-1am
When the outdoor circle ends, the inside celebration begins!

• BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
• MUSIC/DANCE PERFORMANCES - great local/visiting artists
• MUSIC & DANCE JAM

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Keep the City & neighbors happy - DON'T PARK ON OUR NARROW STREET (Park Ln.)
1. Park the 1st 30 cars on our property
2. Then park on the street east of us (Concord) - 1/2 city block away, north of Belvedere
3. Then park in the Episcopal Church lot - NW corner of Haverhill & Belvedere Rd. - 1/2 city block west of us (NOT the church on the SE corner!)
 
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#1718 From: Uforic Dancer <NaughtyGirl.K@...>
Date: Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:01 pm
Subject: The Official Last Full Moon Celebration of 2009 --- Hollywood Beach!!
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Hello There,

You are cordially invited to the official last Full Moon celebration of 2009 on Hollywood Beach!!!  Our gathering has been growing for the past year and keeps getting better and better.  Drummers, percussionists, dancers and enthusiasts from various parts of South Florida have been joining together to make the best "free for all" Drum Circle party on Hollywood Beach celebrating our Full Moon!

For Details, stop by: http://www.FullMoonHollywood.t35.com 


We look forward to having you!!

Much Love & Blessings,

Kirsten


Hollywood Beach Full Moon Drum Circle

This lovely event will be at the lifeguard stand across from the Ocean's Eleven On The Beach.  The management was kind enough to let us use their restrooms and park in their lot for free. For their kindness, it is recommended, though not obligated, to at least purchase a soda or drink to show some love:)
______________________________________________

Where: Scott Street & N. Surf Road, Hollywood, FL 33019
From Sheridan Street, go South on A1A until you reach Scott Street and take a Left, big lot on right (by Ocean's Eleven).
From Hollywood Blvd, go North on A1A until you reach Scott Street and take a Right, big lot on right (by Ocean's Eleven).
________________________________________________

 
When: Thursday, December 3, 2009 9PM - 1AM (Maybe Later)

Bring your Children, Any Instrument, and Good Vibes!!
The weather should be lovely, so let's Drum, Dance & Jam under the beautiful Moon!!!

More Info, Call: Kirsten 651-808-3400 (Cell)
Website For Updates: www.FullMoonHollywood.t35.com

#1717 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:26 pm
Subject: 2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle, 11/28/2009, 2:30 pm
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Title:   2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle
 
Date:   Saturday November 28, 2009
Time:   2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Repeats:   This event repeats every week.
Location:   Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
Street:   201 Lyons Road South
City State Zip:   Coconut Creek, Florida
Phone:   954 984 4183
Notes:   Notes: Rain or Shine
What: Drum Circle
When: 2:30 PM - Every Saturday afternoon
Where: Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
201 South Lyons Road
Coconut Creek

(West side of Lyons Road just south of Atlantic Blvd.)

The park closes at 5 PM. We will be druming about two hours and will be in the pavilion on the right side just before the first parking lot. Park your car and walk to the pavilion. Listen for the drums. Bring a drum or percussion if you can.

Fern Forest is a small park and parking is limited so car pooling would be a good thing to do. We must be out of there before the park closes.

Fern Forest rules: no advertisements - no money changes hands
No Alcohol - No Drugs - No Fire


Contact: Sophia Letourneau sophialinus@... 954 984 4183
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#1716 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:11 am
Subject: Full Moon Drum Circle on Pompano Beach, 12/2/2009, 8:15 pm
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Title:   Full Moon Drum Circle on Pompano Beach
 
Date:   Wednesday December 2, 2009
Time:   8:15 pm - 12:15 am
Repeats:   This event repeats every month.
Next reminder:   The next reminder for this event will be sent in 5 days, 3 minutes.
Location:   Pompano Beach
Street:   North side of Pompano Beach Pier
City State Zip:   222 N. Pompano Beach Blvd
Phone:   954-984-4183
Notes:   What: Full Moon Drum Circle on Pompano Beach
Where: 222 N. Pompano Beach Blvd. Pompano Beach, Fl
Two blocks north of Atlantic Blvd
North side of Pompano Beach Pier
When: 8:15 PM - Midnight - Full Moon Ritual at 10 PM

Note:
Walk the path to the beach on the north side of the Pier.

Drums and other Instruments are allowed -
No Alcohol - No Drugs - No Fire

Rain or Shine - If cold or rain then we drum in the Pavilion near the street north of the Pier at NW 3rd Street


Contact: Sophia Letourneau sophialinus@... 954 984 4183
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#1715 From: Sophia Letourneau <sophialinus@...>
Date: Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:44 pm
Subject: Sophia Letourneau sent you a Care2 eCard!
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#1714 From: "thethewitchsgarden" <thewitchsgarden@...>
Date: Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:29 pm
Subject: Moonfaire Yule Celebration At The Coral castle
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Hello, we would love to invite you to our Moonfaire spiritual event at the beautifull Coral Castle in Homestead, Fl. Where you will find a great village atmosphere with drumcircles, free workshops, psichic readings, great hollyday shopping with a spiritual/ethnic flavor and even a cool rock concert from Witchs Mark, a local pagan/spiritual band (http://www.witchsmark.com/) . This is a great quarterly event fit for the whole family to enjoy. The Moonfaire is free with your paid Coral Castle reg. admission.

 

When: Saturday 12th December

Time: 10 am to 8pm

Location: Coral Castle Museum

          28655 South Dixie Highway

          Miami, FL 33033

         (305) 248-6345

          www.coralcastle.com

More info at: www.thewitchsgarden.com

The Witch's Garden Tel:305-953-5546

 

COST OF ADMISSION to The Coral Castle

Adults: $9.75 each

Children, under 6: No charge

Children, ages 7-12: $5.00 each

Senior Citizens, 62+: $6.50 each

 

 

GROUP RATES

Adults

10-39 people: $7.75 each

40+ people: $6.50 each

 

Seniors

10-39 people: $5.00 each

40+ people: $4.00 each

 

Children

10-39 people: $4.00 each

40+ people: $3.50 each

 

 

 

DIRECTIONS

From the West:

Take I-75 or Route 4I to Route 997 (US 27).

Go South to SW 288th Street, turn left and go to 157th Avenue, turn

left.

 

.

 

From the Northeast:

Take turnpike extension to Homestead, take exit #5 (288th Street).

Go right for 2 miles to SW 157th Avenue, turn

right.

 

.

 

From the South:

Go North on US Highway 1, turn right onto SW 157th Avenue.


#1713 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:10 am
Subject: Monthly Bonfire Drum Circle/Party/Dance/Potluck - West Palm Beach, 11/28/2009, 7:00 pm
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Reminder from:   BrowardDrumCircle Yahoo! Group
 
Title:   Monthly Bonfire Drum Circle/Party/Dance/Potluck - West Palm Beach
 
Date:   Saturday November 28, 2009
Time:   7:00 pm - 1:00 am
Repeats:   This event repeats every month on the last Saturday.
Next reminder:   The next reminder for this event will be sent in 3 days, 23 hours, 49 minutes.
Location:   The home of PremShakti & Michael Dean Goodman: 4855 Belvedere Rd., Haverhill (West Palm Beach) FL - 2 blocks west of Military Tr., just west of the Palm Beach Airport, 5 minutes west of I-95, 5 minutes east of the Florida Turnpike - accurate directions in 'Notes'.
Street:   Info: Michael 561-350-3930, tantra@...
City State Zip:   This event is for people 16 years and older - please don't bring children. The Full Moon Drum Circle, 8pm-midnight on the Lake Worth beach north of the pier, is much more appropriate for kids. Map
Phone:   To subscribe to the SE Florida Drum Circle Newsletter, and hear about all the drum circles in SE Florida, send any e-mail to: SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Notes:   Please join the famous monthly gathering of our 'conscious tribe' - 150+ folks celebrating personal growth, love, consciousness, radiance, expression, creativity, freedom, community, peace, & bliss!

LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH!
(Except December when it's on NEW YEAR'S EVE)
$5/person to cover event expenses
In case of rain - the drumming moves indoors!

ENJOY 4 GREAT EVENTS ROLLED INTO 1!

(1) BONFIRE TRIBAL DRUM & DANCE CIRCLE - 9pm-midnight
For our neighbors we stop outside noise at midnight & move the festivities inside

• DRUM JAM - great live world rhythms
• RADIANT DANCERS - enjoy a loving, appreciative atmosphere
• PERFORMERS - fire-spinners, poi-twirlers, etc.
• BODY PAINTING - by Carl Flick
561-844-2223, synergistic@..., http://carlflick.com/bodypainting
• CELESTIAL CIRCLE - 8000 lights twinkling in the trees
• BRING -something to sit on; your drums

(2) HOUSE PARTY & POTLUCK FEAST - 7pm-1am

• POTLUCK FEAST - bring main dish, dessert, or beverage
• GREAT CONVERSATION - network with conscious people
• SING-ALONG at the piano - sing or play along
• PERFORMANCES - bring your instrument or voice & entertain
• READERS, ENERGY WORKERS, ARTISTS WELCOME
• BODY WORK EXCHANGES on our massage table

(3) PARTNER DANCE - 7-9pm (lesson at 7:30pm)

• ON OUR WOOD FLOOR - Latin, ballroom, swing, disco, tango
No partner needed.
• GREAT DJ'd MUSIC - music that makes you want to dance

(4) THE 'PARTY AFTER THE PARTY' - midnight-1am
When the outdoor circle ends, the inside celebration begins!

• BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
• MUSIC/DANCE PERFORMANCES - great local/visiting artists
• MUSIC & DANCE JAM

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Keep the City & neighbors happy - DON'T PARK ON OUR NARROW STREET (Park Ln.)
1. Park the 1st 30 cars on our property
2. Then park on the street east of us (Concord) - 1/2 city block away, north of Belvedere
3. Then park in the Episcopal Church lot - NW corner of Haverhill & Belvedere Rd. - 1/2 city block west of us (NOT the church on the SE corner!)
 
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#1712 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:27 pm
Subject: 2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle, 11/21/2009, 2:30 pm
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Reminder from:   BrowardDrumCircle Yahoo! Group
 
Title:   2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle
 
Date:   Saturday November 21, 2009
Time:   2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Repeats:   This event repeats every week.
Location:   Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
Street:   201 Lyons Road South
City State Zip:   Coconut Creek, Florida
Phone:   954 984 4183
Notes:   Notes: Rain or Shine
What: Drum Circle
When: 2:30 PM - Every Saturday afternoon
Where: Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
201 South Lyons Road
Coconut Creek

(West side of Lyons Road just south of Atlantic Blvd.)

The park closes at 5 PM. We will be druming about two hours and will be in the pavilion on the right side just before the first parking lot. Park your car and walk to the pavilion. Listen for the drums. Bring a drum or percussion if you can.

Fern Forest is a small park and parking is limited so car pooling would be a good thing to do. We must be out of there before the park closes.

Fern Forest rules: no advertisements - no money changes hands
No Alcohol - No Drugs - No Fire


Contact: Sophia Letourneau sophialinus@... 954 984 4183
http://browarddrumcircle.webs.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/browarddrumcircle/

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#1711 From: Sophia Letourneau <sophialinus@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:52 am
Subject: Ft Lauderdale Winter Solstice Tequesta Drum Circle
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Corrected Monday, December 21, 2009

Winter Solstice Tequesta Drum/Dance/Fire Circle Celebration
     Named in honor of those who came before
 
            We gather at Solstice and Equinox to honor the Earth.  
 
Monday, December 21, 2009 ...  6 PM - Midnight
Gates Open at 6 PM - Gates close at 10 PM
No one admitted after 10 PM
You must arrive before 10 PM or you will not be allowed entrance.
 
Quiet drumming after 11 PM
 
Fire Eaters and Spinners must have proof of their own Insurance.
 And will get in free with proof of insurance.
   No Insurance = No Spinning
No Pets, No Photography/Video.
No Alcohol, No Drugs, No playing in the fire.
No Unsupervised Children - Under 18 must have an adult with them.
 
$7 entrance fee goes toward the event costs which include:
Insurance, hiring the required park rangers/police for the night, and a Portable Handy Cap Restroom.
 
Profits will be donated to the:
Citizen Support Organization - Friends of Birch State Park, Inc.
http://www.friendsofbirchstatepark.org/
 
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park,
3109 E. Sunrise Blvd.,
Ft. Lauderdale FL. (954) 468-2791 (954) 564-4521
http://www.floridastateparks.org/hughtaylorbirch/
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#1710 From: Sophia Letourneau <sophialinus@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:47 pm
Subject: Ft Lauderdale Winter Solstice Sun Celebration
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Press Release and information  
http://moonpathcuups.webs.com/yulewintersolstice.htm
 
The Moon Path Chapter of
 Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) will host a
  Winter Solstice Sun Celebration
 
  7:00pm, Saturday, December 19, 2009
   Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft. Lauderdale,
    3970 NW 21st Ave. (between Commercial and Oakland Park),
      Ft. Lauderdale, Florida  33309.954-484-6734 Free.

Bring non-perishable food items and clothing, (or cash donation)
 to be donated to the Cooperative Feeding Program of Broward County. 

Bring food and drink to share as well as your drums and percussion
 instruments for the feast and drum circle to follow the Celebration.

The public is invited to attend the Winter Solstice Sun Celebration
 which will conform to, and celebrate, the Ancient Tradition.

There will be drumming, dancing, chanting, and feasting. 
 Feel free to come dressed in garb or costume. 

Visit the CUUPS Moon Path Chapter website for details on pagan activities.  
 http://MoonPathCUUPS.org .

This year the Winter Solstice is December 21, 2009 17:47 Universal Time,
 when the Sun enters zero degrees Capricorn.

The full moon in the month of December is called the Long Nights Moon. 
 This year the Long Nights Moon is December 02, 2009 7:30 Universal Time
  and/or December 31, 2009 17:47 Universal Time.

The Winter Solstice is a festival of Rebirth of the Sun, the shortest day
 of the year, the official first day of winter and marks the division of the
  year and the lowest power of the Sun.  Just as the dark or waning half of
   the year began at Summer Solstice with the longest day, the light or waxing
    half begins now at the Winter Solstice with the longest night.  It is also
     considered by some to be the start of the new Wheel of the Year and is the
      start of the Chinese Solar Year.  It is the time to look on the past year's
       achievements and to celebrate with family and friends.

The word "Yule" is believed to derive from the Norse, Jul, meaning "wheel."

Four thousand years ago or so, ancient Egyptians celebrated the rebirth of the
 sun at this time of year.  They set the length of the festival at 12 days, to
  reflect the 12 divisions in their sun calendar.  They decorated with greenery,
   using palms with 12 shoots as a symbol of the completed year, since a palm
    was thought to put forth a shoot each month.  In ancient Egypt there was
     the Dejed-piler resembling a stylized tree.  The Djed pillar (pronounced Zed)
      is a khemetic hieroglyphic symbol which stands for stability.  It
       represents the backbone of Osiris which is the greek form of the Khemetic
        Asir.  The Djed was raised at various times, during the end of the
         A'aperti's reign & the coronation of a new one, and also during the
          Winter Solstice.  The common people  raised the Djed pillar during
           times of failing crops to ensure fertility which has to do with Asir
            being a Netjer of resurrection.  During the 'Raising of the Djed
             Festival' the A'aperti or the pharaoh would run a certain course
              to prove that he was still fit to rule. The Djed was decorated
               with a Tet Knot (bow) and Dejeds (flanges) to represent
                the union of Isis and Osiris.

The ancient Egyptians had both a lunar calendar, and a solar 365 day calendar,
 which was divided into three seasons of four months each. Each month consisted
  of 30 days (3 weeks of 10 days per week). At the end of the year,
   five additional 'Heriu-renpet' days were added to the solar calendar
    for the birth of the Goddesses/Gods. An extra day would be added as needed.

The heliacal rise of Sirius just before dawn was an extremely important event
 for the Ancient Egyptians.  The first visibility of the star Sirius on the
  morning sky, called heliacal rising, fell close to the Inundation of the
   Nile and was the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian solar year. 
    
The first new moon after the heliacal rising was the begining of the lunar year.
  3,000 years ago the heliacal rising was in early July, currently it is around
   August 1st.  Each lunar month was named after an Ancient Egyptian Goddess,
    God, or major festival.  In a year with 13 new moons, the 13th lunar month
     was added to the end of the year.

The Ancient Egyptian fourth lunar month from
 November 16, 2009 to December 15, 2009 is Ka-Hr-Ka/Ka-Hr-Ka/Choiak(Choiach).
  Sacred to Sekhet/Sekhmet/Sekhtet, the lion headed sun Goddess of sunset,
   destruction, death, ending, wisdom, sexuality, transformation, magick, healing,
    surgery; wife of Ptah and mother of Nefertem.  Day one is the Feast of Re
     and Sekhmet. Feast for all gods is day two.  Feast of Sekhmet-Bast-Re is
      day fifteen.  The Mysteries of Isis and Osiris were celebrated through a
       series of elaborate rituals. In these the Lamenting of Isis over the death
        of Osiris, the resurrection of Osiris through the power of Isis, and the
         impregnation of Isis are all reinacted in symbolic terms.

 The Ancient Egyptian fifth lunar month from
 December 16, 2009 to January 14, 2010 is Sf-Bdt/tA-aAbt/Tybi.
  Sacred to Khopry/Menu/Amsu, the winged beetle God that appears from the mud flats
   arising out of the Nile's inundation.  Day one is the Feast of Re, Feast of Bast,
    and The Heb-Sed (Jubilee) Festival.  The Feast of Sekhmet Placing the Flame Before
     the Great Ones is the day seven.  Day eighteen commemorates the going forth of
      the Netjeru of Abydos.

 The Navigation festival of the Distant Goddess Sekhmet (the Eye of Ra) from the
 southern lands starts on day 19 and is celebrated over several days.  After the
  Winter Solstice the Sun (representing the Eye of Ra) is seen as turning and
   beginning its annual journey to the north.  Sekhmet begins Her transformation
    back into the beautiful Goddess Hathor/Hwt-Hrw.

 On the 23rd day is the Festival of Goddess Neith - revered Mother of the Gods and
 personification of the ancinet waters from which creation arose.

The Ancient Egyptian fifth solar month from November 29 to December 28
 is Peret I (emergence), when crops were planted, cultivated, and maintained.

The Ancient Egyptian sixth solar month from December 28 to January 27
 is Peret II (emergence), when crops were planted, cultivated, and maintained.

The ancient Hellenic lunar months would start on the new moon and a
 new day would start at sunset.  The new year would start on the new moon
  before the Autumn Equinox.  Except for Athens which used the new moon
   following the Summer Solstice.  I use the Autumn Equinox and the lunar
    month of Boedromion for my calculations for the new year.  In a year
     with 13 new moons, the 13th lunar month (Poseideon II) was inserted
      between the 4th (Poseideon) and 5th (Gamelion) lunar months around
       December/January.  A different Goddess/God was honored for the
        full moon of the month.

The ancient Hellenic fourth lunar month from November 16, 2009 to December 15, 2009
 is Poseideon and the full moon is dedicated to Hephestus (Vulcan), the god of fire,
  smithing and artifice, who MADE the thunderbolts FOR Zeus.  In the month of Poseideon
   there was a festival held to honor Poseidon on the 8th;  The Country Dionysia
    festival was held sometime during the period from the 15th to the 29th
    (determined by each farm) and the Haloa was held on the 26th in honor of
     Demeter and Dionysos.

The ancient Hellenic thirteenth lunar month from December 16, 2009 to January 14, 2010
 is Poseideon II and full moon is dedicated to Hephestus (Vulcan), the god of fire,
  smithing and artifice, who MADE the thunderbolts FOR Zeus.  In the month of   
   Poseideon there was a festival held to honor Poseidon on the 8th;  The Country
    Dionysia festival was held sometime during the period from the 15th to the 29th
    (determined by each farm) and the Haloa was held on the 26th in honor of
     Demeter and Dionysos.
Greek legend has a story of the Kallikantzaroi--ugly monsters of chaos who,
 during most of the year are forced underground.  During the 12 days of Yule, the
  Kallikantzaroi are said to roam freely on the earth's surface.  They are known more
   for malicious practical joking than any real harm.  To scare them away, the Greeks
    kept their Yule log burning.   Any child born during the twelve days was in danger
     of becoming a Kallikantzaroi. The antidote? Binding the baby in tresses of garlic
      or straw, or singeing the child's toenails!  The signal for their final departure
       does not come until the Epiphany, when the "Blessing of the Waters" takes place.
        Some of the hallowed water is put into vessels, and with these and with incense
         the priests sometimes make a round of the village, sprinkling the people and
          their houses.
 
The Roman calendar was originally lunar.
 The first days was the kalends (from which the modern word calendar is derived),
  the first quarter was the nones, and the full moon was the ides. 

A crown of flowers was hung over the hearth, and sacrifices were made to the
 Lares, or household gods on the kalends, nones, ides, and all feast days.
  The waning moon was the unlucky part of the month and had no name. 
   The days were numbered backward from the first of the next month.

The ancient Roman solar calendar consisted of 10 months in a year of 304 days.
 The Romans seem to have ignored the remaining 61 days, which fell in the middle
  of winter, the unmarked "Terror Time". The 10 months were named Martius,
   Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November,
    and December.   The year began with Martius "March".  Numa Pompilius,
     the second king of Rome circa 700 BC, added the two months Januarius "January"
      and Februarius "February". He also moved the beginning of the year from Marius
       to Januarius. This made the Roman year 365 days long.
 
The first day of December is the Festival of Neptune, the god of the sea and water. 
 Neptune was known to the Greeks as Poseidon.

Saturnalia was the feast at which the Romans commemorated the dedication of the temple
 of the god Saturn, which took place on December 17. Over the years, it expanded to a
  whole week.  Saturnalia was marked chiefly by having masters and slaves switch places,
   which led to widespread drinking and debauchery.  The people gave themselves up to
    wild joy.  They feasted, they gave gifts, they decorated their homes with greenery.
     In the Roman calendar the Winter Solstice fell in this period; in imperial times the
      event was celebrated in honour of Sol Invictus, the "Invincible Sun".

In the third century the Roman Emperor Aurelian established December 25, as the birthday
 of the "Invincible Sun" as part of the Roman Saturnalia (Winter Solstice) celebration/festival.
  The Roman Saturnalia festival went on for 12 days till January 6th.

The fourth century Roman emperor Constantine, moved the celebration of Christmas to
 December 25.  In 567 AD, Christians adopted the 12 day festival.  Church leaders
  proclaimed the 12 days from December 25 to Jan 6th as a sacred, festive season.

Winter Solstice observences, fesitvals, and/or celebrations in December are:
 Christmas (Christian),  Hanukkah (Jewish), Las Posadas, Ta Chui, Alban Arthan, Finn's Day,
 Festival of Sol, Yuletide, La Festa dell' Inverno,  Great Day of the Cauldron,
  and Festival of Growth.

The Winter Solstice festivities celebrates the rebirth of the Sun, and honors the birth of
 the Sun God/King.  The Goddess gives birth to the Sun Child, the Sun of God, and hope for
  new light is born.  This is when we celebrate the coming light, and thank the Goddesses
   and Gods for seeing us through the longest night.

Also at this time of year was Sacaea or Zagmuk, the annual renewal festival of the Babylonians
 which was adopted by the Persians.  One of the themes of these festivals was the temporary
 subversion of order.  Masters and slaves exchanged places.  A mock king was crowned.
  Masqueraders spilled into the streets.  As the old year died, rules of ordinary living
   were relaxed. 

There's the Julbock or Julbukk, or Yule goat, from Sweden and Norway, who had his beginnings
 as carrier for the god Thor.  Now he carries the Yule elf when he makes his rounds to deliver
  presents and receive his offering of porridge.  The Yule elf is called Jultomten in Sweden,
   Julesvenn in Norway, and Jule-nissen in Denmark and Norway.

Yule is a time to look on the past year's achievements and to
 celebrate with family and friends.

The Yule log and tree, mistletoe, holly, pine, cedar, juniper, spinning wheels, the colors
 red and green, and gift giving are all part of the Yule celebrations.  Red candles are used
  to symbolize the fire and heat of the returning sun as the days beginto lengthen.  The tree
   also dates from old European or pagan rituals. It was the time to celebrate the renewal of
    the earth, and greens were used as the symbol.

The yule log is the counterpart of the midsummer bondfires, which are held outdoors on
 Summer Solstice (Litha) to celebrate the shortest night of the year. It is also customary
  to place mistletoe around the fire, which is the plant that grew on the oak tree, sacred
   to the Druids, the priests of the old Celts.

In Europe the yule log is brought in and placed on the hearth where it glows for the twelve
 nights of the holiday season. After that, it is kept in the house all year to protect the
  home and its inhabitants from illness and any adverse condition.

Goddesses associated with the winter solstice are: All Goddesses whose worship continued in
 Christian times under the name Mary, Tonantzin (Native Mexican corn mother),
  Holda (Teutonic earth goddess of good fortune), Bona Dea (Roman women's goddess of
   abundance and prophecy), Ops (Roman goddess of plenty), Au Set/Isis (Egyptian),
    Lucina/St. Lucy (Roman/Swedish goddess/saint of light),
     and Befana (Italian Witch who gives gifts to children at this season).
Gods associated with the winter solstice are: Saturn (Roman agricultural god), Janus (Roman),
 Cronos (Greek god, also known as Father Time), the Holly King (Celtic god of the dying year),
  Father Ice/Grandfather Frost (Russian winter god), Thor (Norse sky god who rides the sky in
   a chariot drawn by goats), Odin/Wotan (Scandinavian/Teutonic All-Father who rides the sky
    on an eight-legged horse), Frey (Norse peace/fertility/prosperity God of Yule born on the
     Winter Solstice), and the Tomte (a Norse Land Spirit known for giving gifts to children at
      this time of year). Santa's reindeer can be viewed as forms of Herne, the Celtic Horned God.
 
The Year is divided into Quarters by
 the Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, and the Autumn Equinox. 
 
Halfway beteen the Solstice and and Equinox is the Cross Quarter.  
 These Quarters and Cross Quarters are called
  the Wheel of the Year of the Sun. 
Winter Solstice (Yule) is one of the 4 Quarter Sun Celebrations in the wheel of the Year. 
 It is halfway between 2 Cross Quarter Sun Celebrations,
  November 1st (Samhain) and February 2nd (Imbolc). 
   Exactly opposite Summer Solstice (Litha) on the wheel of the year. 
The eight Pagan Sun Celebrations in the Wheel of the Year are:
Wiccan name:         Druid Name
Samhain  November 1        (Cross Quarter)
Yule     December 20-22    (Winter Solstice) Alban Arthan
Imbolc   Feburary 2        (Cross Quarter)
Ostara   March 20-22       (Spring Equinox)  Alban Eiler
Beltaine May 2             (Cross Quarter) 
Litha    June 20-22        (Summer Solstice) Alban Hefin
Lammas   August 1          (Cross Quarter)
Mabon    September 20-22   (Autumn Equinox)  Alban Elfed
                           Samhain
                     Mabon         Yule
              Lammas                    Imbolc
                     Litha         Ostara
                           Beltaine
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#1709 From: Sophia Letourneau <sophialinus@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:45 pm
Subject: Ft Lauderdale Winter Solstice Tequesta Drum Circle
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Winter Solstice Tequesta Drum/Dance/Fire Circle Celebration
     Named in honor of those who came before
 
            We gather at Solstice and Equinox to honor the Earth.
                To some this is God's Creation. To some, it is the Earth, our Mother.
 
Sunday, December 21, 2009 ...  6 PM - Midnight
Gates Open at 6 PM - Gates close at 10 PM
No one admitted after 10 PM
You must arrive before 10 PM or you will not be allowed entrance.
 
Quiet drumming after 11 PM
 
Fire Eaters and Spinners must have proof of their own Insurance.
 And will get in free with proof of insurance.
   No Insurance = No Spinning
No Pets, No Photography/Video.
No Alcohol, No Drugs, No playing in the fire.
No Unsupervised Children - Under 18 must have an adult with them.
 
$7 entrance fee goes toward the event costs which include:
Insurance, hiring the required park rangers/police for the night, and a Portable Handy Cap Restroom.
 
Profits will be donated to the:
Citizen Support Organization - Friends of Birch State Park, Inc.
http://www.friendsofbirchstatepark.org/
 
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park,
3109 E. Sunrise Blvd.,
Ft. Lauderdale FL. (954) 468-2791 (954) 564-4521
http://www.floridastateparks.org/hughtaylorbirch/
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Winter Solstice is the beginning of the Wheel of the Year -
 Winter Solstice; Vernal Equinox; Summer Solstice; Autumn Equinox
  Winter Solstice 2005 was the first Tequesta Drum/Dance/Fire Circle Celebration.
    The energy we stirred at the 2005 Winter Solstice was a beautiful beginning.
 
There will be a 'lighting of the bonfire' ritual honoring the earth-and-cosmos.
 
In honor of the Winter Solstice , A creative earth based ritual will be held.
 We will honor the majestic Life Force Energy we are all a part of.
  This Life Force Energy may be represented by God, Goddess, and/or Spirit.
    This is a community celebration to Nature.
     We will be raising community energy, awareness, and intention for individual potential.
 
It is a good way for different groups, teachers and ideas to inter-relate with one another.
To share, compare, learn, grow, or just chill out and have a relaxing time.
 
We welcome a broad-spectrum spiritual community, Including the Earth-based,
 the Yogis, the Church of Religious Science, Unitarian,
  Unity, private covens, solitary individuals, environmentalists ..etc..
 
There will be an alter available to place your treasured items for charging with energy.
 
Dress ceremoniously for this special day.
 
Drummers, dancers, musicians and just sweet,
spiritually-inclined earthy and holistic people are welcome.
 
You don't have to be a good dancer or drummer - everyone is lovingly welcome and appreciated.
You can drum, play any percussion gadget that you have, dance, or just watch and socialize.
 
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#1708 From: Sophia Letourneau <sophialinus@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:57 pm
Subject: Ft Lauderdale Last Quarter Moon Drum Circle date change
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 The December Drumming has been rescheduled from Tuesday to SUNDAY December 6th.
 
 Last Quarter Moon Drum Circle
 
Ft Lauderdale: Monthly Last Quarter Moon Drum Circle with Fire to
 Celebrate Last Quarter Moon.
 
Sunday December 06, 2009  7:30 PM - 9 PM
 
 Sponsered by UUCFL Membership
 
Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft. Lauderdale
 3970 NW 21st Ave. (between Commercial and Oakland Park)
   Oakland Park, Fl 33309  954-484-6734
 
Rain or Shine there will be a Drum Circle
 
The fire tender will build an awesome fire
  in the fire pit in the back yard.
 
Drumming wil be around the fire - BYO seating.
    
Bring your Drums, or any Percussion/Musical instrument
 (bucket, can, wooden spoons whatever you have).
BYO snacks and drinks of your choice.
Bathrooms are available inside the Church.
If there is rain we will be drumming inside the Sanctuary.
 Sorry... no fire inside the Sanctury
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#1707 From: Sophia Letourneau <sophialinus@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:31 am
Subject: FW: Talking Drum Newsletter
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Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:47:31 -0800
Subject: Talking Drum Newsletter

 
Talking Drum Newsletter 

Number 22, Fall 2009

 

FEATURES

 

Healing Power of the Drum Circle
by Michael Drake, Sacred Hoop Magazine, Issue 40
Indigenous cultures have been practicing community percussion for thousands of years. Now people all over the world are taking up drumming in astounding numbers. At a grass roots level, small community drum circles are springing up. While some drum circles are content to jam and make a lot of rhythmic noise, others prefer to explore shamanic drumming. Read More

 

Waking the Drum
by Sarangerel Odigon, Sacred Hoop Magazine, Issue 53

The ‘Hese Amiluulah’ ritual is a Mongolian way of dedicating a shaman’s drum. Mongolian shaman Sarangerel Odigon shares a simple way that you can perform the ceremony yourself. Read More

Jaguar Medicine

by Alberto Villoldo, PhD
Shamans say that the soul has such a longing for wholeness that it will recreate the conditions that caused the soul loss, because it hopes that another opportunity for healing will result in our integrating these fragmented aspects of the self. Unaware of their soul’s wounding, the person will change jobs but end up with a similar boss, move to another city and wonder at how she ended up with neighbors who are just like those she left behind, or divorce the abusive spouse and end up in an identical marriage. If the shaman can discover the source of the original wounding, he can heal it, and break the self-destructive patterns. Read More

 

Drum Therapy is Hard to Beat: Kids in Special Education Flourish amid Power of Percussion

by Maria Giordano, Staff Writer The Tennessean
The Rhythmic Arts Project was founded in 1997 by Eddie Tuduri. The project is essentially an education program utilizing drums and percussion to address many basic life skills in the field of developmental disabilities. Though applications work very well in other health care situations, we have made significant progress in this population and are for all intent and purposes working most diligently in this area. Read More

 

Shaman’s Drum Speaks

by Rowland Anton Barkley
The fact that Shamanic drumming has already evoked ecstatic consciousness shifts for thousands of years, means that when a Master Shaman drums, all those who have drummed before him, stand behind and drum. Those thousands past, present and future drummers from across the ages, all focused into a present moment, can easily carry a roomful of trainees into trances in seconds. Read More

 

10 Billion Beats

by Carlisle Bergquist
Maybe it is ridiculous to think we can change the world. We know it is ridiculous not to try. Are we simply victims of fate, or are we creating a fate that will victimize us? This is a Global Experiment that will use drumming to focus a collective positive intention, and then send it around the world in a continuous wave to improve our relationship with each other, and with a living planet upon which we live, breath, and have our being. Read More

 

FROM THE EDITOR

 

Greetings fellow drummers,

 

I am pleased to announce the launch of ShamanicDrumming.com, a website devoted to shamanic drumming as a vehicle for healing, consciousness expansion, and community building. Read More

 

FEATURES: 

 

Healing Power of the Drum Circle
© 2003 by Michael Drake, Sacred Hoop Magazine, Issue 40

 

Indigenous cultures have been practicing community percussion for thousands of years. Now people all over the world are taking up drumming in astounding numbers. At a grass roots level, small community drum circles are springing up. While some drum circles are content to jam and make a lot of rhythmic noise, others prefer to explore shamanic drumming.

 

Shamanic drumming is a time-honored method of healing and helping others. Shamanic drum circles provide the opportunity for people of like mind to unite for the attainment of a shared objective. There is power in drumming alone, but that power recombines and multiplies on many simultaneous levels in a group of drummers. The drums draw individual energies together, unifying them into a consolidated force. Synchronized drumming is the most effective, so individuals should alternate the responsibility of setting the tempo and leading the group. The basic steps that I describe here I have found most effective.

 

1: Form a Circle

Simply join together, forming a circle. By creating a circle, you are structuring an energy pattern that will contain, focus, and amplify the power generated by drumming.

 

2: Cleanse the Space

Next, you should smudge the space and all participants. Smudging cleanses the mind and environment in preparation for spiritual or inner work. The sacred smoke dispels any stagnant or unwanted energy and opens the energy channels of your body. Sage, cedar, and sweetgrass are traditionally used for smudging, but any dried herb is acceptable. Light the herbs in a fire-resistant receptacle and then blow out the flames. Then use a feather or your hands to draw the smoke over your heart, throat, and face to purify the body, mind, and spirit. Next, smudge your drum by passing it through the smoke. The drummers can then smudge themselves and their drums by passing a smudge bowl clockwise around the circle. Conclude the smudging by thanking the plant whose body made the cleansing possible.

 

3: Call to the Directions

At this point, you may wish to invoke the powers of the Four Directions. This is an ancient shamanic rite practiced cross-culturally to access and honor the powers of creation. The facilitator can lead the group in this process. I like to have the participants stand and face each Direction in unison. Rotate clockwise, facing first the East, then South, then West, then North, inviting each Direction to participate and assist in the ceremony. If you wish, you can include Father Sky above and Mother Earth below as the Fifth and Sixth Directions.

 

4: Form Your Intent

Having invoked the Four Directions, it is important to form the group’s collective intention—what you desire or expect to accomplish. Intent is a kind of decision making that directs the focus of our attention. It is through our attention that we influence and direct the aspects of our experience and the world around us.

 

5: Prayer Round

The next step is to commence the first or prayer round of drumming. All participants should focus their attention on the group intention or goal during this round of drumming. It is the responsibility of the facilitator to set the tempo. A steady, metronome-like pattern with precisely regular intervals, at around three beats per second, is the most effective. This rapid ‘eagle-beat’ creates the sensation of inner movement, which, if you allow it, will carry you along. It is projective in nature and carries your intention, prayers, and awareness into the spirit world that underlies and sustains our physical reality.

 

6: Finding Unison

The time-frame for this varies from ceremony to ceremony. It is best to trust your intuition in this process. When leading a group, I move the beater around the drumhead until I find the sweet spot and my drum begins to sing and hum. Eventually, I can hear the sound of my drum moving around the circle, resonating through each person’s drum. The drums begin to sing in unison and the experience is indescribable. I sense that each person is connected to the spirit world. I try to hold this energy dynamic for as long as possible. This climactic phase eventually wanes and the drums start doing their own thing again. This is usually the point where I signal the end of the first round of drumming with four thundering beats. 

 

7: Healing Round

Once the group intention has been introduced, commence the second or healing round by drumming the pulsating lub-dub, lub-dub of a heartbeat rhythm. Stroke a steady heartbeat rhythm at around two beats per second. This magnetic pulse draws power from the spirit world into the drum circle. Each participant should clear his or her mind of everything. You must surrender all attachment to the desired outcome to achieve success. It is best to close your eyes and focus on the sound of the drums. Let the drums do the healing. The drums will shape available energy into a powerful vortex that will spiral out into the fibers of Mother Earth’s web. When you feel the power ebbing, signal the end of the healing round with four booming beats.

 

8: Giving Thanks

Commence the final or thank you round of drumming with the even cadence of the eagle-beat. Sustain a tempo of three beats per second for one to five minutes. Participants should give thanks for the needs met and the needs they are asking to be met.

 

9: Closing the Circle

Finally, signal the end of the drumming with four resounding beats. It is important to conclude the drumming circle by rotating counterclockwise, thanking each of the Directions for their participation and assistance. This counterclockwise movement will close the energy vortex and signal that the sacred time of focus is ended.

 

I have found these basic steps to be very effective in a myriad of situations. Feel free, however, to adapt them to serve your own needs. Rhythm is a very personal thing. Experiment with different tempos and rhythms. My intention is to provide a foundation upon which the reader can then build.

 

Michael Drake is a nationally recognized writer, rhythmist, and shamanist. He is the author of The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming and I Ching: The Tao of Drumming. Michael's journey into rhythm began under the tutelage of Mongolian shaman Jade Wah'oo Grigori. For the past 20 years he has been facilitating drum circles and workshops nationwide. To learn more, visit http://ShamanicDrumming.com

 

Waking the Drum
© 2006 by Sarangerel Odigon, Sacred Hoop Magazine, Issue 53

The Drum (hese hengereg) is the most well-known tool of a shaman, for its sound drives the shamanic journey1 and its rhythms represent the hoof beats of the shaman’s magical mount.

Siberian drums tend to be relatively large, twelve to twenty inches in diameter on average with the drumhead decorated both inside and outside in a way that has spiritual significance for the shaman. It is customary among Mongolian and Siberian shamans to attach bells to the inside of the drum so that the drum can be shaken as well as struck.

Shamans recognize certain parts of the drum as being the top, bottom, left, and right sides.  Ribbons and hadags2 are tied to the top, left, and right sides of the drum to represent the crown and ears of the drum.

The drumstick, or orba, is also a significant tool. In fact, it has certain independent uses. A Siberian or Mongolian drumstick is usually rather spoon-shaped. It is six inches to a foot long, with a distinct front and back side. Fur or soft leather covers the striking side; while the back side has rings attached that jingle with the motion of the drumstick. Usually the rings are strung on a wire, but they may be stapled to the drumstick in a way that allows them to jingle against each other so the drumstick can also function as a type of rattle. The drumstick is also usually decorated with streamers to match the drum.

AWAKENING OF THE DRUM RITUAL (HESE AMILUULAH]

I present this ritual here as a good example of how shamans connect with the spirits of their instruments so that they can be used more effectively. Many of you are probably using, or will be using drums in your shamanic work, so this should be especially relevant for you. Once you become familiar with this procedure, you can adapt it easily for the awakening (amiluulah) of other shamanic implements, such as rattles, staffs, and ritual weapons. Remember, the chief aim of awakening rituals is for the shaman to connect with the ezen3 of the object being awakened so that it will become a helper spirit.

Before you awaken the drum, spend some time meditating on it and where it came from. What is the head made out of? Is it artificial, or is it skin? If it is skin, what kind is it? What kind of wood is it made out of? Do you know where it was made? If the drum has a head or rim made of plastic, consider how plastic comes from petroleum, which is the essence of many animals and plants that lived in ancient times. After all, unless your drum is made out of metal, its parts all come from things that were alive at one time.

An important part of this ceremony will be the visualization of the living things from which the drum was made, so thinking about it beforehand will make this part of the awakening of the drum much easier. As I mentioned above, the ezen of the drum enters at the time of its making. It is especially magical if it happens that you made the drum yourself, for the ezen would have passed through your hands into the drum as you made it: both the time of creation and the time of awakening are one, even if they seem separated in our perception of linear time.  In Siberia it is traditional for a drum to be given to a shaman rather than for a shaman to buy it, although there are exceptions. A drum is usually given to a shaman by clients or family members in honour of, and gratitude for the work he is doing. Indeed, a drum that is gifted is a great blessing, for it is a sign that the spirits have selected a specific drum for a shaman and brought it into his possession.

It is not unusual for a shaman to have multiple drums; after all, with the passage of time, drums become worn out and need to be replaced with something that has a better sound and a tighter head.  If you bought your drum, this does not lessen the effectiveness and power of this ritual; outside Siberia shamans tend to serve much smaller groups of people and are not often compensated for their work with shamanic instruments, as is the custom among Buryat shamanists. Also, it is customary to paint the head after the awakening of the drum, but if your drum has already been painted, do not worry about it.  Another interesting custom is to have children play with the drum before its awakening. The spirit of the drum seems to enjoy being played with by people other than the shaman before the awakening ritual. When I do the drum awakening in workshops, I fulfill this custom by allowing the participants to pass their drums around the ritual circle. Everyone drums on each of the drums a little before passing it on to the next person. It is fun, and the joy of the drum spirits in being handled in this way is great - the energy is palpable as the drums go around the circle. The playing with the drum or drums is the first part of the ritual. If you have children, let them play with the drum a little, then let others who will be in the ritual circle play.  Apparently the happiness that comes out of play is stimulating to drum spirits. Incidentally, this ritual action is not done in the awakening of other shamanic instruments; although it could probably be done with rattles or bells (it would be unthinkable, after all, to have a child play with ritual weapons!).

THE AWAKENING CEREMONY

To prepare for this ceremony, meditate on the drum. Have someone else play the drum before you do the journey.

Needless to say, this should be done in a ritual space indoors or outdoors - I sometimes do this ceremony by a campfire.

Once you have made invocations to the spirits you normally honour in your work, be sure to make an invocation to the drum spirit and ask it to come to you and become your ally. Now, if you have not had the drum played in advance, have somebody else play your drum before it becomes bonded with you.

When you awaken the drum you should play alone, or if you are doing this with other people, you set the speed and rhythm of the drumming. As you become more focused, ask the drum spirit to show you the place where the animals who provided the skins lived, what they looked like, how old they were when they were taken. Ask the drum spirit to show you the tree from which its wood was cut. If you have plastic parts to your drum, ask the drum spirit to show you what kinds of animals provided the essence for the chemicals that the plastic is made of. If the drum has metal parts, imagine the place from which the metal was mined and smelted. Close your eyes. Imagine yourself on a mountaintop, waiting for the drum spirit to come to you.

 

Allow the rhythm of the drum to become as natural as your breath, your heartbeat. Allow the drum spirit to merge with you so that the speed and rhythm of your drumming will be controlled by it as you become ongod orood4.

 

Do not be surprised by the appearance of the spirit of the drum. Perhaps it will appear as a heroic steed, but remember, the shamanic mount can manifest itself as any kind of natural or fantastic creature. Let it show you the places where its components came from, what forest the wood came from, what kinds of animals gave themselves to the making of the drum.

 

You may even have a vision of when the drum was being made and the spirit entered into it. The spirit may teach you some special ways you can use the drum for your shamanic work that you did not know before - your drum spirit and your udha5 together are instructing you in powerful ancient shamanic knowledge when this happens!

 

As you continue to drum, you will become more ecstatic and the spirits will create new rhythms and perhaps cause you to sing. You are now stepping into a higher level of shamanic consciousness and skill. At some point in your journey, you - like other shamans of the past - will realize that all your helper spirits and power animals are traveling at your side and rejoicing that you have merged with the spirit of the drum. Now you have obtained the power to do much greater things than you were able to do before. You will not realize the full magnitude of this change until a few days or even a couple of weeks afterward.

This kind of initiatory ceremony called shanar (best translated as increase in ability’) and it is a time of great celebration.

When this is performed as a ritual with many participants, the ceremony is followed by a festive meal in which the shaman or shamans are honoured and the people rejoice that the spirits have brought the blessing of greater power to the shamans for the benefit of the community and of mankind.

NOTES:

1: A shamanic journey is an altered state of consciousness where the shaman’s spirit leaves their body in order to fly to other worlds in the shaman’s cosmology. 
2: Hadags are silk offering scarves.
3: Ezen are the spirits of a place or of an object.
4: Ongod orood is an altered state of consciousness where a shaman’s spirit helper takes possession of a shaman’s body.
5: The udha are shamans’ chief helper spirits who will generally assist shamans as well as teaching and instructing them.

Sarangerel Odigon was an American of Mongolian descent. As an adult she returned to live in the place of her ancestors and studied Mongolian shamanism for many years. She was the author of two books on Tengerism (Mongolian shamanism). She traveled across the globe passing on the teachings of her people to all who wanted to learn them. Sadly, in 2006 she passed into spirit.

A tribute page can be found on the Circle of Tengerism website, http://www.tengerism.org/Sarangerel.html

Sarangerel loved all Mongols no matter what country they lived in. One of her causes was to bring awareness of the plight of the Hazara Mongols under the reign of the Taliban in Afghanistan. About 20% of the population of Afghanistan is Hazara Mongol. They have suffered greatly under the Taliban, being tortured and murdered for who they are. Sarangerel thought that this was not only a Mongol tragedy, but a human one that needed to be addressed. For more information on the Hazara people and their plight, please visit http://www.hazara.net

 

Jaguar Medicine

Copyright © 2007 by Alberto Villoldo, PhD

It was late in the spring of 1979, and I was an eager young man with a fresh PhD looking for an unexplored niche in anthropology; I had already spent nearly six years traveling to the Peruvian Andes and Amazon. During these years, I came across the opportunity to study with many shamans and healers. Many of them were masters who worked with the ayahuasca vine, a plant with hallucinogenic qualities that is used ritualistically in their culture, which fascinated me. I remember observing one of these shamans, don Ramon, during his nighttime healing ceremonies, as he would load his pipe with jungle tobacco and turn to one of his patients and “sing his jaguar down from the tree.” I asked him what he meant and he explained that like many people, the patient lived in constant fear, and that this fear was the result of a trauma experienced early in life that had not healed. He said, “This man’s soul is like a terrified cat who escaped danger and quickly clambered up a tree, where it remains, hissing at anyone who comes near. The cat must come down, relax, and resume walking on the terra firma of the rainforest, or there will be no healing of the illness this fear has engendered in him.”

 

As he worked with his patients, don Ramon would speak to them softly, reassuring them that their family was safe, that they were safe. Sometimes, he would massage a patient’s belly, explaining to that “here is where the jaguar resides within each of us.” I told him that in the west, we call the primitive, fearful response to trauma the “fight-or-flight” response, because it causes a creature to run away from danger or lash out in self-protection. The old shaman nodded, and said, “Yes, but when the danger has gone, an animal no longer holds on to its fear, while people will often remain in this state for many years.”

 

The more I thought about it, the more excited I became about the potential of don Ramon’s jaguar medicine. His explanation made total sense. Resetting a fight-or-flight response could free a patient from the devastating physiological effects of stress. While the fight-or-flight response can save our life in an emergency, we know that it is damaging to remain in that state for an extended period. During fight-or-flight the body produces and releases cortisol, adrenaline, and norepinephrine, hormones that shut down noncritical functions in favor of high energy bursts, enhanced alertness, quickened reflexes, and faster blood clotting, all of which are needed in times of danger.

 

The danger is that our physiological response to chronic stress is the same as during instances of danger. Our fight-or-flight hormones continue to wash through our system, and we soon have an oversupply of cortisol and adrenaline. Excess levels of cortisol break down tissues in virtually every corner of the body, accelerating the aging process. High cortisol levels weaken ligaments, muscle, blood vessels, and bone and can cause elevated blood sugar levels and high blood pressure, eventually leading to easy bruising and thin, nearly transparent skin that we associate with the elderly. Abnormal function of the fight-or-flight system has also been correlated with inflammatory diseases and deficient immune function. While in this state, the body suppresses the healing hormones we need to recover from stress. And while most animals have systems that allow them to shake off the fight-or-flight response as soon as danger has passed, we humans seem to have lost that ability.

 

I watched don Ramon and other shamans “bring the jaguar down from the tree,” during their healing rituals and saw the immediate difference in their patients, who were visibly more relaxed and energized. Later, the healers would employ certain core processes including what they called “extraction” and “soul retrieval.”


The extraction process draws out the “heavy” or noxious energies that have settled in the patient’s body or his “luminous energy field” (LEF): the energetic envelope, or information field, that surrounds the physical body. This is the detoxification stage of healing, and it sometimes also involves ingesting plants that induce vomiting or herbs that cleanse the GI tract. The shamans explained to me that these illness-causing, energies were often the result of envy or anger that had been directed at the patient by someone else. When lodged in the LEF or in the outer layers of the skin, these energies had to be sucked out of the patient. The shaman would place his mouth over the affected area of the body, suck audibly, then turn and spit out the invisible poisons. Sometimes, the shaman would even vomit fiercely as his physical body rejected the noxious energies he had removed from his patient. Other times, the shaman would using a stone or crystal to extract and contain them.

 

Many of the shamans I studied during my tenure in the Amazon, and later in the Andes, explained to me that the (LEF) contains a blueprint for how we will age, how we will heal, and how we might die. Encoded within this matrix are all the gifts and ailments we inherit from our parents, as well as data from all the traumas we have suffered in our lifetimes. Stories of betrayal, abandonment, and loss are stored in a holographic fashion in the tides and streams of life-force swirling about in the luminous field, creating dark, heavy spots among the whirls of lighter energy. If we have a family history for heart disease or breast cancer, this information is encoded in our LEF until we are healed of this legacy. In the Amazon, they refer to such legacies as “generational curses” handed down from parent to child to grandchild. The shamans explained to me that when a sorcerer wants to inflict harm on a victim, he merely needs to activate the codes in the LEF to manifest a generational disease in that person. Conversely, a healer could also trigger the gifts latent within a clients LEF. In effect, these shamans believe that the LEF provides instructions to our DNA to express certain genes.

 

For many years, I considered their stories about creating health or disease in others to be implausible, but then I wondered, if diet, exercise, meditation, and stress can inform gene expression, couldn’t intention do the same? What about the well documented power of prayer to heal? Could someone with a malevolent intention send that toxic desire to exploit another’s weaknesses, in the same way that a benevolent prayer could heal?

 

After the resetting the fight-or-flight system and the detoxifying the patient, the shaman practices what is called “soul-retrieval.” This process summons the parts of the self that the patient has lost as a result of previous traumas. Don Ramon believed that these events, which the shaman called susto or “fright,” may have split off parts of the patient’s soul when she was an infant, or even in utero. Jealous spouses or competitors could also have stolen these soul parts—the confident self, the trusting self, the self who loves freely and feels worthy of being loved in return—in the patient’s adulthood.

 

To retrieve these talents, possibilities, and potentials that have retreated to the hidden recesses of the patient’s psyche, the healer will enter a trance state and allow his consciousness to temporarily depart from his body and journey to the “lower world,” or what we might identify as the collective unconscious. There, the healer can discover and bring back those qualities of the personality that have been disowned, and that will allow a patient to embark upon their destiny. At this stage of the healing, the shaman will also prescribe certain herbs and foods that will help the body to rebuild and restore physical health.

 

Shamans say that the soul has such a longing for wholeness that it will recreate the conditions that caused the soul loss, because it hopes that another opportunity for healing will result in our integrating these fragmented aspects of the self. Unaware of their soul’s wounding, the person will change jobs but end up with a similar boss, move to another city and wonder at how she ended up with neighbors who are just like those she left behind, or divorce the abusive spouse and end up in an identical marriage. If the shaman can discover the source of the original wounding, he can heal it, and break the self-destructive patterns. He does this by recovering the quanta of life force that was lost and returning it to its rightful place in the patients LEF.

 

Shamanic medicine is not a panacea, and shamans themselves will go to the emergency room when they have an acute condition. Western medicine remains the best trauma medicine that we know. Yet shamanic healing, with its emphasis on treating the body, mind, and soul as inseparable and continually influencing each other, can offer us fresh perspectives on dealing with the chronic conditions that afflict so many.

 

Alberto Villoldo, PhD is a medical anthropologist who has spent the last 30 years investigating the healing practices of the shamans of the Amazon and the Andes. He is the founder of the Four Winds Society, an organization dedicated to the bridging of ancient shamanic traditions with modern medicine and psychology; and is the author of over 10 books, including Shaman, Healer, Sage; Mending the Past and Healing the Future with Soul Retrieval; The Four Insights and Yoga, Power and Spirit. His next book, Courageous Dreaming will be available in bookstores March 2008 and has already been chosen as a One Spirit selection of the month. The Four Winds Society, Healing the Light Body School provides a scientific framework through which it is possible to learn the ancient healing practices that can be "known but not told." For more information visit www.thefourwinds.com

 

Drum Therapy is Hard to Beat:

Kids in Special Education Flourish amid Power of Percussion

Copyright © 2007 by Maria Giordano, Staff Writer The Tennessean

 

Fairview, Tennessee

Peering over his wire-rimmed glasses, Eddie Tuduri gently coaxed a group of Fairview Middle School students to bang out their feelings on African-style drums.

 

At first, the students were reluctant to take out their emotions on the drums. After all, most kids aren't encouraged to make excessive noise in class. 

 

Nevertheless, Tuduri gave the drum a few whacks, and then the 10 special-education students each took a turn, showing what anger or nervousness might sound like.

 

It was only a matter of time before Tuduri had the students using the drums to pound out more than their feelings, including multiplication problems that made up complicated rhythms. They even chanted a little in Swahili.

 

"You can do anything you put your mind to," Tuduri told the students.

 

Tuduri should know. About 10 years ago, the California man was in a surfing accident that snapped his neck and left him a quadriplegic — a major life change for the well-known drummer who has toured with the likes of The Beach Boys and Engelbert Humperdinck.

 

Tuduri said his doctors told him he would never walk again, but during his recovery and rehabilitation, he slowly began to regain the use of his limbs. He started first tapping the side of his bed with drumsticks, and at times would have his whole ward joining in the percussion, he said. Today, Tuduri walks with a cane and still drums.

 

Beat sparks learning

 

There's more than one silver lining to this story. Tuduri's successful rehabilitation led him to recognize that others might benefit from his own style of healing. He saw that people — especially developmentally delayed individuals — responded almost immediately to the drumming. Today, his method of teaching percussion instruments reaches a range of people, from students with developmental delays to Alzheimer's patients and stroke victims. He calls his program The Rhythmic Arts Project, or TRAP.

 

Through the use of various drums and other instruments, Tuduri is somehow able to reach individuals many professionals cannot.

 

He says the action is instinctive, but the actual act of banging on drums helps to enhance basic life skills such as focus, eye contact, using memory and following instructions.

 

Although studies are under way to determine how this works, Tuduri said the physical action of looking at notes and banging them out helps to make connections with real-world actions.

 

"It empowers them," Tuduri said. "I'd like to give them skills for the typical world."

 

Fairview is first

 

Fairview Middle School is the first public school in the country to employ the TRAP method, Tuduri said. The Meyerson Foundation, which provides money for programs to assist children with developmental disabilities, funded the program, including the instruments.

 

Tuduri trained the school's special-education teachers last week, and local Nashville drum company the Pearl Corp. helped to provide the percussion instruments the students will use in class.

 

Mike Lawson, a music publisher and the parent of one of the students, had a hand in connecting TRAP with the Myerson Foundation. Lawson said that the foundation called him to help locate a place to start up the TRAP program and he knew exactly where to go.

 

It was music therapy that helped get his highly functioning autistic daughter, who was nonverbal until she was 3 years old, to speak, Lawson said. He thought the program would be perfect for Fiarview.

 

"I'm thrilled the school was receptive to the program," Lawson said. He wants to bring the TRAP program to other Williamson County schools.

 

Teacher Kathy Stevens says the school will use the method weekly, working with the school's music teacher and Fairview High School's band director.

 

"These kids are so nurturing to one another," Stevens said. "This will allow them to be a part of pep rallies and concerts. It will make them feel more a part."

 

Fairview Middle School's principal, Brian Bass, sat in on the class last week and said he was pleased at how the kinesthetic and auditory learning came together to make learning fun for the students, who laughed regularly and stayed engaged throughout the lesson.

 

"One thing that's hard to put down on paper is their expressions, and how proud they are of themselves," Bass said. "You can make it more challenging or bring it down. Every kid can be successful with this."

 

To learn more about visit The Rhythmic Arts Project visit:  http://www.traponline.com/

mailto:eddie@traponline.com

 

The Rhythmic Arts Project was founded in 1997 by Eddie Tuduri. The project is essentially an education program utilizing drums and percussion to address many basic life skills in the field of developmental disabilities. Though applications work very well in other health care situations, we have made significant progress in this population and are for all intent and purposes working most diligently in this area.

 

The project brings together percussionists and drummers and other volunteers in concert with administrators, activity directors and aids at various facilities, now growing in popularity throughout the United States. The Rhythmic Arts Project is meant to enhance existing therapeutic modalities. By integrating drums and percussion into proven methods of healing and teaching, this innovation has spawned a new and enjoyable learning curve. The application varies depending on the population served yet remains simple and basic in its presentation.

 

Eddie Tudurdi's professional drumming career began when he was only 14 and he landed his first record deal at 16.  He's recorded and toured with a host of famous talents including the Beach Boys.  In 1997, he broke his neck in a body surfing accident.  "Rhythm Therapy figured considerably in my recovery," he said.  He went on to found TRAP and sign on corporate sponsor Pearl Drums in NashvillePearl's TRAP package includes 30 some professional quality percussion instruments at a fraction of its retail cost.

 

Shaman’s Drum Speaks

Copyright © 2009 by Rowland Anton Barkley

 

The drum is the principal vehicle the shaman rides across the dimensions.

There are many existing theories as to how the Shamanic Drum alters consciousness:

 

Association with the mother's heartbeat in the womb

This theory would suggest the instinctive mind has the archetype triggered of the journey in the womb towards life, and the lighted spaces within the Labyrinth in which we journey are morphologically similar to lifetimes and the learnings of each.

 

High component of Delta brain frequencies

The Delta brain frequencies are between ½ Hz to 4Hz, and commonly occur during deep hypnosis accompanied by strong visualizations, and various other deep states of consciousness, including Superlearning states, where music is played at 1Hz to enhance learning,. The rhythm of the shamanic drum is within this frequency, and a good shamanic drum also emits a high component of such frequencies. Such frequencies are not in the theoretical range of human hearing, but they do have many strong effects upon the human body.

 

Drowning out regular senses by overloading

The “rational” self is a web of almost unlimited fixed ideas that bear little relationship to present reality. So some means of drowning this out can be vital to explore different and more useful ideas. A monotonous drum beat can be very effective for this.

 

Resonance with electromagnetic pulses of the Earth

Each lightning strike reverberates around the Earth several times, and in every instant, lightning is always striking somewhere. This is a continual resonance, and a skilled Shamanic drummer will easily beat exactly in time to this rhythm.

 

These theories, however correct they all my be, leave out the Shaman's and the drum's realities: that the drum is alive, sentient, and is professional in carrying out his job in transporting the Shaman. The Shamanic drum maker builds not only a physical object, but a character web (morphogenetic or telesmatic field) that keeps the drum focused on it’s created purpose, and a drum spirit incarnates into a drum that matches that spirit’s life purpose.

 

Even if a particular drum was not fully alive as an individual consciousness, the principle of morphological resonance between the character of the drum and the intentionality of the drummer, is a much more significant factor than all merely mechanical factors. The fact that Shamanic drumming has already evoked ecstatic consciousness shifts for thousands of years, means that when a Master Shaman drums, all those who have drummed before him, stand behind and drum. Those thousands past, present and future drummers from across the ages, all focused into a present moment, can easily carry a roomful of trainees into trances in seconds.

 

Powerful drumming is best with a male/female pair of Shamans, each experiencing their drum as macrodimensional, and the room they are in as being contained microdimensionally within each of their drums. This begins the Shamanic Journey fourth-dimensionally, or with three drummers each with awake drums, starting in fifth dimension....

 

The first time I experienced the presence of a Stradivarius violin was entering an elevator. I saw a man with an oblong case, and even though I didn't know violin cases could be oblong, I went into awe, a state of absolutely stunned amazement at the power of his violin, hardly able to stand up near it. Getting upstairs, we went into the violin makers where I worked, and he took out a Stradivarius, now worth $6,000,000.

 

Intentionality of a master craftsman, and audiences over a period of centuries enhancing that energy, creates a powerful energetic aura around a master instrument.

 

I have had relatively conservative psychologists, with no knowledge of Shamanism, spontaneously go into "daydreaming" and imagining my drum talking with them, and explaining its job to them. The interesting part is how similar their "imagined" explanation was to how Samuel Oshodi, the drum's Nigerian maker described its function to me. This happened one time when it was officially an Ericksonian Hypnotherapy workshop, and I hadn't even played the drum. I guess she didn't want to be only an audience, so she thought she'd teach the students as well as me!

 

The drum comes alive as an individual soul as when the soul enters the child in the womb: when it starts drumming, kicking in its own rhythm. The soul incarnated in the drum during its making. Some students ask questions like "Do the straps connecting the skins represent the dimensions?" The consciousness of the drum is way beyond "representation". If while spinning the straps for the drum, one's consciousness is in nine dimensions, they don't represent those 9 dimensions, they are in 9 dimensions, and can carry people there.

 

For most Shamanic journey and training purposes, we only use 3 simple beats. A monotonous beat about 4 Hz for most journeys, a monotonous beat at around .9 Hz for some power journeys, and a heartbeat for more heart or Great Mother oriented Journeys.

 

For calling in certain Orishas or powers of nature there are also a variety of rhythms, each calling the power to us.

 

And then my drum responded:

 

"All the above theories about how I function are simultaneously true, yet all have the same logical flaw of most human perception: anthropomorphisation, thinking the world is about yourselves. The theories all say something that happens in your own biological makeup, dismissing non-human consciousness as irrelevant.

 

Contained within each of my molecules is a reflection of the Future Self of all in the room journeying upon my sounds. As my ecstasy rises, I leap open with joy into the next dimension and the next, yearning, calling, summoning your own power to your own body. I call your blockages and limitations to be sacrificed on the altar of Olokun, the most mysterious and deep dark and ancient Goddess, for I have the sacred task of revealing you to you! Oh how I love to play the drummer as the drummer plays me!

 

The air within me is tuned to the pulse of the universe, my wood to your bones, and my skins to the dance of life within your blood, and the cords holding my skins in perfect resonant tension sing within your Spiritual DNA Strands, that which links your consciousness between the dimensions."

 

To learn more about Rowland Barkley visit http://rowlandbarkley.com/ and http://www.tranceform.org/

 

10 Billion Beats

Copyright © 2009 by Carlisle Bergquist

 

The beat returns - Friday Sept. 17, 2010, 7:00 PM

Maybe it is ridiculous to think we can change the world. We know it is ridiculous not to try. Are we simply victims of fate, or are we creating a fate that will victimize us? This is a Global Experiment that will use drumming to focus a collective positive intention, then send it around the world in a continuous wave to improve our relationship with each other, and with a living planet upon which we live, breath, and have our being. 10 Billion Beats started in Sept. 2009. It grew and grew until nearly 200,000 people participated around the globe. In 2010 the grassroots movement will be even bigger and we invite you to be a part of it.

 

"It is quite true that in the history of human thinking the most fruitful developments frequently take place at those points where two different lines of thought meet..."

Werner Heisenberg

 

Sound - vibration - frequency - beat has for millennia been an avenue for outward creation and inner exploration. When we listen to the lilt of a mountain brook, or the rhythm of a human heart, sound provides us a pathway to the subtle energies in the deep reaches of our psyche. When we attune with the rhythm of those around us we join in the harmonious dance of life. Sound interconnects us with others and transports us to consciousness states where we encounter insight, healing, growth, and our highest creativity. So what might happen if we use the sound of drumming—like a physical prayer or meditation—to help balance our relationship as a human family and with the Earth itself?

 

The human heart beats billions of times in a life. The human brain has about 10 billion cells that connect our nervous system and exchange innumerable signals every moment to create our thoughts and direct life functions. While 10 billion seems like a huge number, to be human is to engage grand scale operations each time we simply take a breath. We have overlooked the magnitude of what it takes to be human and as we approach 10 billion humans on this earth, we have underestimated the effects of our existence on the planet. With, or without, our cooperation, nature will bring balance to the relationship.

 

This is an intention experiment.

It seems that somewhere deep within our collective psyche, for as long as humankind has been able to voice it, people have been predicting a world-ending catastrophe accompanied by a last minute rescue from some higher source. Gifted seers like early warning radar, have predicted that some enormous change will occur in this creation. Shamans have prophesied this "great turning" in indigenous villages, every religious tradition has recorded some description of it in their scripture, and like a weather-change many sentient beings that walk this planet sense something in their bones. 2012, Rapture, Earth Changes, Ascension, The End of Days, we don't know what is coming. For many it is a cause for alarm, for others a reason for joy. It is not our wish to challenge your religious beliefs or question that which brings you solace. Whatever the case turns out to be, in this coming period more will be asked of us. Whether it is in a New Heaven, on a New Earth, or walking more miles in the same pair of shoes, we should be asking, "How can we help create the world we all can live in, now, and come 2013?"

 

We will use positive intention to affect the uncertain times we sense and benefit every life on the planet.

 

The Theory

The connection between Mind, Body, and Spirit is probably familiar to anyone reading this page. Many research studies have demonstrated that prayer improves healing. Perhaps you know that in your own life. Other researchers have shown the benefits of meditation, and several studies have validated that a group meditation can affect change, even reducing the incidence of crime in several major cities. There are two key elements in these methods that greatly improve success.

  1. One should achieve a deep, calm, state of awareness.  (trance-like)
  2. It's most effective to focus the intention with the heart, on a purpose greater than one's self.

A prime principal of systems theory says that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts." This applies to all systems whether they are human organizations, computers, machines, living organisms, and a living Earth. This experiment will focus intention on the "whole" using sound to achieve a deep collective state of awareness.

 

Why 10 Billion

In The Global Brain, author and researcher Peter Russell shows how during the development of life on this planet a dramatic shift took place each time specific elements reached a critical mass. Amino acids formed from less complex molecules, proteins formed from amino acids, single cell life from that and complex life forms developed from them. This is not an attempt to argue for or against any creation theory. I see it as simply following the hand of the Divine in the process of creation. The key element here is that the critical mass—at which a new "whole" came into being—seemed to be about 10 billion. When the population density of any of these elements approached this critical mass, the whole became something more than the sum of its parts. Human life on Earth is rapidly approaching this critical population threshold! We are seeing a shift in the connection between people (as you using the internet right now demonstrates) and a shift in the spiritual, mental, and physical paradigms that have served us in the past. This intention experiment is to assist the emergence of a human family at peace with the Earth and itself.

 

All that is required from you is your participation.

 

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FROM THE EDITOR

 

Greetings fellow drummers,

 

It’s hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since emailing my last newsletter. I apologize for my tardiness. A lot has happened in the last year. I moved from Mt. Angel to Salem, Oregon. I have been diligently working on some new projects. I am writing a new book on shamanic drumming and recording a companion CD, which I hope to complete early next year. I have also collected some great articles on shamanic drumming, which I am sharing in this newsletter.

 

I am pleased to announce the launch of ShamanicDrumming.com, a website devoted to shamanic drumming as a vehicle for healing, consciousness expansion, and community building. My new website has all the features of the old site plus new content. You can read informative articles on shamanic drumming, download free shamanic music, find a drum circle in your area, consult the I Ching, and much more. This website is my invitation to all who wish to experience the power of rhythm.

 

Michael Drake

Salem, Oregon

November 2009

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Many Blessings,
Michael Drake

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Date:   Sunday November 8, 2009
Time:   7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Repeats:   This event repeats every month.
Location:   Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft. Lauderdale
Street:   http://sites.google.com/site/browarddrumcircle/Home/links/lastquartermoon
City State Zip:   http://browarddrumcircle.webs.com/lastquartermoondrumcircl.htm
Notes:   Ft Lauderdale: Monthly Last Quarter Moon Drum Circle with Fire to
Celebrate Last Quarter Moon.

Sponsered by UUCFL Membership

Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft. Lauderdale
3970 NW 21st Ave. (between Commercial and Oakland Park)
Oakland Park, Fl 33309 954-484-6734

Rain or Shine there will be a Drum Circle

The fire tender will build an awesome fire
in the fire pit in the back yard.

Drumming wil be around the fire - BYO seating.

Bring your Drums, or any Percussion/Musical instrument
(bucket, can, wooden spoons whatever you have).

BYO snacks and drinks of your choice.

Bathrooms are available inside the Church.

If there is rain we will be drumming inside the Sanctuary.
Sorry... no fire inside the Sanctury

Sophialinus The Drum Lioness
 
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#1702 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:30 pm
Subject: 2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle, 11/7/2009, 2:30 pm
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Title:   2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle
 
Date:   Saturday November 7, 2009
Time:   2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Repeats:   This event repeats every week.
Location:   Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
Street:   201 Lyons Road South
City State Zip:   Coconut Creek, Florida
Phone:   954 984 4183
Notes:   Notes: Rain or Shine
What: Drum Circle
When: 2:30 PM - Every Saturday afternoon
Where: Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
201 South Lyons Road
Coconut Creek

(West side of Lyons Road just south of Atlantic Blvd.)

The park closes at 5 PM. We will be druming about two hours and will be in the pavilion on the right side just before the first parking lot. Park your car and walk to the pavilion. Listen for the drums. Bring a drum or percussion if you can.

Fern Forest is a small park and parking is limited so car pooling would be a good thing to do. We must be out of there before the park closes.

Fern Forest rules: no advertisements - no money changes hands
No Alcohol - No Drugs - No Fire


Contact: Sophia Letourneau sophialinus@... 954 984 4183
http://browarddrumcircle.webs.com/
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#1701 From: Sophia Letourneau <sophialinus@...>
Date: Thu Nov 5, 2009 1:20 pm
Subject: Drum Circle Saturday
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#1700 From: MzMirtha@...
Date: Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:23 pm
Subject: storytelling, laughter, tears, pets, booksigning
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TELLABRATION November 2009
A CELEBRATION OF STORYTELLING
      
 
For more information about Tellabration, or the Palm Beach Storytelling Guild, contact:
Adele Alexandre 754-245-2564, email MzMirtha@...
 
November 16, Monday, 2 pm - Free
Tellabration, A Celebration of Storytelling
Featuring members of the Palm Beach County Storytelling Guild, telling stories for an adult audience at West Boca Branch Library, 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, Fl.  click here for map 561-470-1600
Contact Alena Geidel at alenag@...
 
November 17, Tuesday, 6:30-8pm
Book Publication Party!!! Storyteller/Author: Roslyn Bresnick Perry will discuss her book: I Loved My Mother on Saturdays at Center for the Book, (Affiliate of Center for the Book, Library of Congress), Fort Lauderdale Main Library, 1st Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale   Contact: Adele Alexandre 754-245-2564.   Roslyn received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Storytelling Network. This will be a party and chance to purchase the book. Please come and meet one of the most charming and engaging women in storytelling today.
 
November 19,Thursday, 4 pm.
Tellabration! After School Storytelling for families. Highland Beach Library, 3614 S. Ocean Blvd.  Highland Beach. For more information call the library at 278-5455 or call Adele Alexandre at 754-245-2564.

November 19, Thursday, gather at 6:30, meeting begins at 7pm.
Palm Beach County Storytelling Guild  Meeting at Gizzi's Coffee Gallery, 2275 S. Federal Highway, South of Linton, across from Sherwood GMC. 266-9797 Map   Open to Guild members and guests.
 

November 21, Saturday
Just after the turtle walk/feeding - About 1:00
Tellabration! Nature Stories for families at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd. Boca Raton, 33432 561-338-1473, a donation to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is suggested.


November 21, Saturday 7:30
Tellabration Evening Concert (community version of International Event)
The world wide celebration of storytelling, guaranteed to engage the imagination and touch the heart. Local and regional tellers offer traditional and real-life stories for adult audiences at Willow Theater, Boca Raton
Tickets $7.00 on sale now at box office 561-347-3948 or visit www.SugarSandPark.org
 
November 22, Sunday 11:00
Tellabration! Stories for Little Ones; Mij Byram and Linda Spitzer share amusing, entertaining and interactive stories with children of all ages.
$1.00 per person.
Sugar Sand Community Center, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
 
 
 
For more information about Tellabration, or the Palm Beach Storytelling Guild, contact Adele Alexandre 754-245-2564, email MzMirtha@...
 
 

#1699 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Nov 3, 2009 12:26 am
Subject: Goddess Spirit Drum Circle, 11/3/2009, 7:30 pm
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Title:   Goddess Spirit Drum Circle
 
Date:   Tuesday November 3, 2009
Time:   7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Repeats:   This event repeats every month on the first Tuesday.
Location:   UU Fellowship of South Florida, 1812 Roosevelt Street, Hollywood, FL
Street:   1812 Roosevelt Street,
City State Zip:   Hollywood, Fl
Notes:   7:30-9:00 pm: Goddess Spirit Drum Circle, UU Fellowship of South Florida, 1812 Roosevelt Street, Hollywood, FL. Drum, Sing, Dance & Chant. The circle will be held the first Tuesday of each month at our Fellowship. Bring your drum and/or percussion and join in. There is a limited amount of extras for those who wish to participate but do not have their own. $5 donation requested. Email DEBE24@...
 
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#1698 From: Sophia Letourneau <sophialinus@...>
Date: Mon Nov 2, 2009 1:16 am
Subject: Drum Circle for Peace - Reminder - This Sat Nov 7th @ 7pm
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Subject: Drum Circle for Peace - Reminder - This Sat Nov 7th @ 7pm
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:52:03 -0500

Greetings all,
Spread the word!!! OPU presents the monthly Drum Circle For Peace, Sat November 7th @ 7pm. Hope to see you there.
peace, Jack B

 
 
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#1697 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon Nov 2, 2009 12:26 am
Subject: Last Quarter Moon Drum Circle, 11/8/2009, 7:30 pm
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Reminder from:   BrowardDrumCircle Yahoo! Group
 
Title:   Last Quarter Moon Drum Circle
 
Date:   Sunday November 8, 2009
Time:   7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Repeats:   This event repeats every month.
Next reminder:   The next reminder for this event will be sent in 6 days, 4 minutes.
Location:   Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft. Lauderdale
Street:   http://sites.google.com/site/browarddrumcircle/Home/links/lastquartermoon
City State Zip:   http://browarddrumcircle.webs.com/lastquartermoondrumcircl.htm
Notes:   Ft Lauderdale: Monthly Last Quarter Moon Drum Circle with Fire to
Celebrate Last Quarter Moon.

Sponsered by UUCFL Membership

Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft. Lauderdale
3970 NW 21st Ave. (between Commercial and Oakland Park)
Oakland Park, Fl 33309 954-484-6734

Rain or Shine there will be a Drum Circle

The fire tender will build an awesome fire
in the fire pit in the back yard.

Drumming wil be around the fire - BYO seating.

Bring your Drums, or any Percussion/Musical instrument
(bucket, can, wooden spoons whatever you have).

BYO snacks and drinks of your choice.

Bathrooms are available inside the Church.

If there is rain we will be drumming inside the Sanctuary.
Sorry... no fire inside the Sanctury

Sophialinus The Drum Lioness
 
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#1696 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun Nov 1, 2009 1:12 am
Subject: Full Moon Drum Circle on Pompano Beach, 11/2/2009, 8:15 pm
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Reminder from:   BrowardDrumCircle Yahoo! Group
 
Title:   Full Moon Drum Circle on Pompano Beach
 
Date:   Monday November 2, 2009
Time:   8:15 pm - 12:15 am
Repeats:   This event repeats every month.
Location:   Pompano Beach
Street:   North side of Pompano Beach Pier
City State Zip:   222 N. Pompano Beach Blvd
Phone:   954-984-4183
Notes:   What: Full Moon Drum Circle on Pompano Beach
Where: 222 N. Pompano Beach Blvd. Pompano Beach, Fl
Two blocks north of Atlantic Blvd
North side of Pompano Beach Pier
When: 8:15 PM - Midnight - Full Moon Ritual at 10 PM

Note:
Walk the path to the beach on the north side of the Pier.

Drums and other Instruments are allowed -
No Alcohol - No Drugs - No Fire

Rain or Shine - If cold or rain then we drum in the Pavilion near the street north of the Pier at NW 3rd Street


Contact: Sophia Letourneau sophialinus@... 954 984 4183
http://browarddrumcircle.webs.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/browarddrumcircle/

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#1695 From: Sophia Letourneau <sophialinus@...>
Date: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:17 pm
Subject: Sun Sentinal Article on Witches Ball
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#1694 From: Mercy Medina <mtmedina33063@...>
Date: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:09 am
Subject: Re: 2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle, 10/31/2009, 2:30 pm
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Hi  my friends,  i wont be there this sat, but Monday at the beach, yes, I 'll be there to finish the video tape with the Full Moon and your drums.  I see you,   Mercy
 
Note:  my new email is  mercytmedina@... more with yahoo, is getting too crowded.


From: "BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com" <BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com>
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Sent: Thu, October 29, 2009 2:27:10 PM
Subject: [BrowardDrumCircle] 2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle, 10/31/2009, 2:30 pm



Reminder from:   BrowardDrumCircle Yahoo! Group
 
Title:   2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle
 
Date:   Saturday October 31, 2009
Time:   2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Repeats:   This event repeats every week.
Location:   Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
Street:   201 Lyons Road South
City State Zip:   Coconut Creek, Florida
Phone:   954 984 4183
Notes:   Notes: Rain or Shine
What: Drum Circle
When: 2:30 PM - Every Saturday afternoon
Where: Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
201 South Lyons Road
Coconut Creek

(West side of Lyons Road just south of Atlantic Blvd.)

The park closes at 5 PM. We will be druming about two hours and will be in the pavilion on the right side just before the first parking lot. Park your car and walk to the pavilion. Listen for the drums. Bring a drum or percussion if you can.

Fern Forest is a small park and parking is limited so car pooling would be a good thing to do. We must be out of there before the park closes.

Fern Forest rules: no advertisements - no money changes hands
No Alcohol - No Drugs - No Fire


Contact: Sophia Letourneau sophialinus@... 954 984 4183
http://browarddrumcircle.webs.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/browarddrumcircle/

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#1693 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:27 pm
Subject: 2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle, 10/31/2009, 2:30 pm
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Reminder from:   BrowardDrumCircle Yahoo! Group
 
Title:   2:30:PM Saturday = Broward Drum Circle
 
Date:   Saturday October 31, 2009
Time:   2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Repeats:   This event repeats every week.
Location:   Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
Street:   201 Lyons Road South
City State Zip:   Coconut Creek, Florida
Phone:   954 984 4183
Notes:   Notes: Rain or Shine
What: Drum Circle
When: 2:30 PM - Every Saturday afternoon
Where: Fern Forest Nature Park (in the picnic area)
201 South Lyons Road
Coconut Creek

(West side of Lyons Road just south of Atlantic Blvd.)

The park closes at 5 PM. We will be druming about two hours and will be in the pavilion on the right side just before the first parking lot. Park your car and walk to the pavilion. Listen for the drums. Bring a drum or percussion if you can.

Fern Forest is a small park and parking is limited so car pooling would be a good thing to do. We must be out of there before the park closes.

Fern Forest rules: no advertisements - no money changes hands
No Alcohol - No Drugs - No Fire


Contact: Sophia Letourneau sophialinus@... 954 984 4183
http://browarddrumcircle.webs.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/browarddrumcircle/

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#1692 From: Michael Dean Goodman <Tantra@...>
Date: Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:46 pm
Subject: Halloween Bonfire Drum Circle & Party - this Saturday
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Halloween Bonfire Drum Circle
Plus Party / Dance / Potluck

Bonfire drum circle!
Fire-performers!
Henna artist!
Healers, readers, body workers!
Musicians jamming!
Costumes!

It's Halloween - let's have some fun!
Create a costume (optional), wear a mask,
reveal a hidden side of yourself - light
or dark!  Be whatever you want to be...

Halloween • SATURDAY, OCT 31st, 7pm-1am

(Held the last Saturday of every month - mark your calendar!
Except in December when it shifts a to New Years' Eve.)

Please join the famous monthly gathering of our 'con-
scious tribe' - 150-200 folks celebrating personal growth,
love, community, consciousness, radiance, expression,
creativity, freedom, peace, and bliss!


Hosted by Acharya PremShakti & Michael Dean Goodman
at our home in West Palm Beach, 4855 Belvedere Rd.,
just west of the Palm Beach Airport, 2 blocks west of
Military Tr., on the NE corner of Belvedere & Park Ln.
(directions below)



IMPORTANT NEW PARKING INFO:

The staff of the Abundant Life Church has asked us - quite firmly -
NOT to use their parking lot on the SE corner of Haverhill and Bel-
vedere.  If you park there, you risk getting towed away.

Instead, you can park in the lot of St. Christopher's Episcopal
Church
, kitty-corner from the Abundant Life Church, on the NW
corner of that same intersection, and still just a 3-minute walk to
our house (we are 1/2 block east).

You can also continue to park on the wide, grassy shoulders of
Concord
(the next street east of Park Ln., running north off Bel-
vedere).  Please angle park (pull in nose first onto the grass) -
do NOT parallel park!


Enjoy 4 Great Events Rolled Into 1!

(1) BONFIRE TRIBAL DRUMMING & DANCING CIRCLE
     9pm-midnight

Held outside - around the fire circle
• 9:00pm: brief drum lesson to get the circle started
• 9:00pm-midnight: Community drum circle
  (Out of respect for our neighbors we stop outside
  noise at midnight - and move the festivities inside.)


DRUM JAM: GREAT LIVE RHYTHMS - African, Latin,
  Middle-Eastern, Native
American, World, Tribal ... start
  any rhythm that you'd like the group to play
.
RADIANT DANCERS - bellydancers, free-form dancers,
  contact dancers, trance-
dancers.  Enjoy a loving, appre-
  ciative atmosphere in which to let the rhythms
move you!
PERFORMERS - fire-performers, poi-twirlers...welcome
PROFESSIONAL BODY PAINTER - we are often bless-
  ed by Carl Flick's presence.  His work (body painting &
  photography) is beautiful!  Please visit his website below.
  If you'd like to experience being painted, he can design a
  session at our party that pampers your 'exhibitionist' ten-
  dencies & yet respects your 'exposure limits'.  You can
  be as revealing or covered as you wish.  He's available
  for private work, parties, events. 
     Body Painting by Flick & Flick Photography
     PO Box 432, West Palm Beach, FL 33402 • 561-844-2223
     synergistic@..., http://carlflick.com/bodypainting

CELESTIAL CIRCLE - 8000 lights twinkling in the trees
BRING - Something to sit on for the drum circle (chair,
  stool, blanket); your drums or other rhythm instruments

IN CASE OF RAIN - the drumming & party CONTINUE
  indoors!


(2) HOUSE PARTY & POTLUCK FEAST
      7pm-1am (all night!)

Held inside the house

POTLUCK FEAST - bring something to share (main dish,
  salad, dessert, or beverage) if
you want to partake
GREAT CONVERSATION - satsang with conscious peo-
  ple

SING-ALONG at the piano - oldies, Broadway, rock, pop,
  spiritual - make requests, bring music, sing & play along

PERFORMANCES - bring your instrument or voice & en
  tertain

READERS, ENERGY WORKERS, ARTISTS - welcome!
BODY WORK/HEALING EXCHANGES on our massage
  table


(3) PARTNER DANCE
        7pm-midnight (group mini-lesson at 7:30pm)

Held inside, in the big 'yoga room'

ON OUR WOOD DANCE FLOOR - Latin, ballroom, swing,
  disco, tango)
No partner needed - we switch around.
  Please bring comfortable dancing shoes: not recommend-
  ed are:
  (1) sandals & open-back shoes - your feet can slip out and
  you could hurt yourself;
  (2) gripping rubber soles - you'll try to spin but your shoes
  will resist & you'll hurt yourself.

GREAT DJ'd MUSIC - music that makes you get up and
  dance


(4) THE 'PARTY AFTER THE PARTY'
        midnight-1am

Held inside, in the 'yoga room'
When the outdoor circle ends, the inside celebration
begins!


BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS - for anyone with a 'nearby'
  birthday

MUSIC/DANCE PERFORMANCES - great local & visiting
  artists

MUSIC & DANCE JAM
PERSONAL CONNECTION - some people say the inti-
  mate, loving, spiritual atmosphere
of these late-night cele-
  brations is their favorite part of the evening!  Stay and see
  why.


INFO
Michael 561-350-3930, tantra@...

DIRECTIONS
1. From I-95, exit at Belvedere Rd.
2. End of the exit ramp, turn left onto Belvedere westbound
3. Pass the airport on the left, round the big 'S' curve
4. Pass Military Trail (stoplight, 7-11, Walgreens, KFC)
5. At the 2nd street past Military Tr. (Park Ln.) turn right
    (1 block before Haverhill)

6. We're on the NE corner of Belvedere Rd. & Park Ln.
    ('4855' on the mailbox).


1. From the Florida Turnpike northbound, exit Southern
    Blvd.

2. End of exit ramp, turn left on Southern Blvd. eastbound
3. Go about 2 miles and exit at Military Tr.
4. Turn left/north on Military Tr. and go 1 mile
5. Turn left/west on Belvedere Rd. (stoplight, 7-11, Wal-
    greens, KFC)

6. At the 2nd street past Military Tr. (Park Ln.) turn right
    (1 block before Haverhill)

7. We're on the NE corner of Belvedere Rd. & Park Ln.
    ('4855' on the mailbox).


1. From the Florida Turnpike southbound, exit at
    Okeechobee

2. End of exit ramp, turn left on Okeechobee eastbound
3. Go about 2 miles and turn right/south on Military Tr.
4. Go 1 mile & turn right/west onto Belvedere Rd. (stop-
    light, 7-11, Walgreens, KFC)

5. At the 2nd street past Military Tr. (Park Ln.) turn right
    (1 block before Haverhill)

6. We're on the NE corner of Belvedere Rd. & Park Ln.
    ('4855' on the mailbox).


PARKING

1. 1st 30 cars - park in our front & back yards (on the
    grass).

    If you know you're staying late, please pull forward &
    let
    someone park behind you.

    Please do not park in either driveway - leave that
    free for
    people to get in and out of the
parking spaces (on the
    grass).

2. After our yard is full, don't park on our street (Park Ln.)
    The neighbors have been complaining to the City.  The
    street is not wide enough for 2-way traffic when cars are
    parked on the street.  To continue having the drum cir-
    cle parties, we promised the City the following park-
    ing changes:


3. First, drop off heavy objects (drums, food, etc.) - tem-
    porarily pull into our concrete driveway (marked with
    "loading zone" signs).

4. Then move your car out of the loading zone & park:

    a. 1st - park on both the east & west sides of Con-
        cord
(the next street east of Park Ln., runs north off
        Belvedere Rd.)
        This area holds 30 cars if we angle-park (nose in).

    b. 2nd - park on the south side of Charlotte (the 1st
        street intersecting Concord north of Belvedere).
  Don't
        park in front of the homes on the north side. 
        This area holds 22 cars if we angle-park (nose in).

    c. On both of these streets -
       • Park on wide grass shoulders - not on pavement. 
         That way you won't impede 2-way traffic.
       • Adjacent to the grass shoulders there are no homes
         to be bothered.  Don't park in front of any homes.
       • Angle park (pull in nose first) - do not parallel park.
       • It's a 3-minute walk to our home - shorter than park-
         ing way down our street (Park Ln.) as many people
         often had to in the past.  Plus the walk is safe & well-
         lit.

    d. When both those streets are full, park in the parking
        lot of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
on the
        NW corner of Belvedere Rd. and Haverhill Rd.
, 1/2
        city block west of our street (Park Ln.).  Please do
        NOT use the parking lot of the Abundant Life
        Church on the SE corner of that same intersection. 
        If you park there, you risk getting towed away!


5. Of course, when parking anywhere, be smart - don't
    leave valuables sitting in plain view
-
hide them.

6. Please don't pull into any neighbors' driveways or
    yards to turn around, espe
cially late at night when leav-
    ing.  The activity, and bright lights, disturb and frighten

    them, and they complain to the City.


DRESS

Everything from casual to dress-up to fantasy is appro-
priate.  For example, some
women wear shorts, some
wear dresses, some wear 'goddess-outfits' or fantasy-wear,
some wear
bellydance or other costumes.  Dress in what-
ever makes you feel great & special!

CHILDREN
For the comfort of those being body painted (occasional
upper-body nudity), and because of the presence of mild
amounts of unsupervised alcohol, and because of the high
energy intensity of the event, we've changed our guideline
and now ask that you don't bring children under 16 to our
party (without our advance permission).  This affects very
few people, since our event was always adult-focussed and
we've never had more than a couple of younger children
attend with their parents.  Thank you for your understanding
and cooperation.

(The Palm Beach County full Moon drum circle, held each
month at the Lake Worth Beach, just north of the pier, from
8pm-midnight on the full Moon night, is much more appro-
priate for kids.)


SMOKING
We've had many requests to remind smokers to please
move far away (downwind) from the drum circle, so that
the drummers and dancers don't have to breathe second-
hand smoke while they are exerting themselves.  The best
idea would be to step into our driveway (west side of the
house) or our front yard (south side of the house) to smoke. 
Please don't drop your cigarettes butts on our lawn; dispose
of them respectfully in the trash cans.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography is welcome, as long as you follow these
guidelines:
1. If someone requests not to be photographed, please im-
    mediately honor their request.
2. Be discrete with flash photos around the drum circle -
    don't disrupt the atmosphere.
3. If you plan to post photos to the internet, please con-
    tact us (your hosts) to discuss what info to include (or
    not) about the party and the individuals photographed.
4. As a courtesy please e-mail copies of your better pho-
    tos, full-sized, to us (your hosts) with permission for
    us to use them for publicity.


----------------------------------------------------------------------

Namaste,

Michael

Michael Dean Goodman
Publisher: Southeast Florida Drum Circle Newsletter
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561-350-3930

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#1691 From: BrowardDrumCircle@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:11 am
Subject: Full Moon Drum Circle on Pompano Beach, 11/2/2009, 8:15 pm
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Title:   Full Moon Drum Circle on Pompano Beach
 
Date:   Monday November 2, 2009
Time:   8:15 pm - 12:15 am
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Location:   Pompano Beach
Street:   North side of Pompano Beach Pier
City State Zip:   222 N. Pompano Beach Blvd
Phone:   954-984-4183
Notes:   What: Full Moon Drum Circle on Pompano Beach
Where: 222 N. Pompano Beach Blvd. Pompano Beach, Fl
Two blocks north of Atlantic Blvd
North side of Pompano Beach Pier
When: 8:15 PM - Midnight - Full Moon Ritual at 10 PM

Note:
Walk the path to the beach on the north side of the Pier.

Drums and other Instruments are allowed -
No Alcohol - No Drugs - No Fire

Rain or Shine - If cold or rain then we drum in the Pavilion near the street north of the Pier at NW 3rd Street


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Date: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:02 pm
Subject: Monthly Bonfire Drum Circle/Party/Dance/Potluck - West Palm Beach, 10/31/2009, 7:00 pm
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Title:   Monthly Bonfire Drum Circle/Party/Dance/Potluck - West Palm Beach
 
Date:   Saturday October 31, 2009
Time:   7:00 pm - 1:00 am
Repeats:   This event repeats every month on the last Saturday.
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Location:   The home of PremShakti & Michael Dean Goodman: 4855 Belvedere Rd., Haverhill (West Palm Beach) FL - 2 blocks west of Military Tr., just west of the Palm Beach Airport, 5 minutes west of I-95, 5 minutes east of the Florida Turnpike - accurate directions in 'Notes'.
Street:   Info: Michael 561-350-3930, tantra@...
City State Zip:   This event is for people 16 years and older - please don't bring children. The Full Moon Drum Circle, 8pm-midnight on the Lake Worth beach north of the pier, is much more appropriate for kids. Map
Phone:   To subscribe to the SE Florida Drum Circle Newsletter, and hear about all the drum circles in SE Florida, send any e-mail to: SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH!
(Except December when it's on NEW YEAR'S EVE)
$5/person to cover event expenses
In case of rain - the drumming moves indoors!

ENJOY 4 GREAT EVENTS ROLLED INTO 1!

(1) BONFIRE TRIBAL DRUM & DANCE CIRCLE - 9pm-midnight
For our neighbors we stop outside noise at midnight & move the festivities inside

• DRUM JAM - great live world rhythms
• RADIANT DANCERS - enjoy a loving, appreciative atmosphere
• PERFORMERS - fire-spinners, poi-twirlers, etc.
• BODY PAINTING - by Carl Flick
561-844-2223, synergistic@..., http://carlflick.com/bodypainting
• CELESTIAL CIRCLE - 8000 lights twinkling in the trees
• BRING -something to sit on; your drums

(2) HOUSE PARTY & POTLUCK FEAST - 7pm-1am

• POTLUCK FEAST - bring main dish, dessert, or beverage
• GREAT CONVERSATION - network with conscious people
• SING-ALONG at the piano - sing or play along
• PERFORMANCES - bring your instrument or voice & entertain
• READERS, ENERGY WORKERS, ARTISTS WELCOME
• BODY WORK EXCHANGES on our massage table

(3) PARTNER DANCE - 7-9pm (lesson at 7:30pm)

• ON OUR WOOD FLOOR - Latin, ballroom, swing, disco, tango
No partner needed.
• GREAT DJ'd MUSIC - music that makes you want to dance

(4) THE 'PARTY AFTER THE PARTY' - midnight-1am
When the outdoor circle ends, the inside celebration begins!

• BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
• MUSIC/DANCE PERFORMANCES - great local/visiting artists
• MUSIC & DANCE JAM

PARKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Keep the City & neighbors happy - DON'T PARK ON OUR NARROW STREET (Park Ln.)
1. Park the 1st 30 cars on our property
2. Then park on the street east of us (Concord) - 1/2 city block away, north of Belvedere
3. Then park in the Episcopal Church lot - NW corner of Haverhill & Belvedere Rd. - 1/2 city block west of us (NOT the church on the SE corner!)
 
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