SOUTHEAST FLORIDA DRUM/DANCE CIRCLE NEWSLETTER
FULL MOON EDITION
Tuesday, 27 November 2007

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TWO CORRECTED LISTINGS:

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1. OUR ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE MARVELOUS, QUARTERLY TEQUESTA DRUM CIRCLE
HAD THE WRONG DATE AND TIME. HERE IS THE CORRECTED INFORMATION:


SPECIAL DRUM CIRCLE - OF INTEREST TO ALL THREE COUNTIES

*** FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21ST ***

Tequesta Drum Circle (around a huge bonfire!) - Winter Solstice

Every Solstice & Equinox - at the start of each season, 6-11pm

$5 entrance fee per adult (kids under 10 free if accompanied by an adult),
fee goes toward event costs (insurance, hiring park rangers for the night,
etc.) - any money remaining is donated to the citizen support organization
Friends of Birch State Park, Inc.

* Includes: a roaring bonfire; a big (optional) potluck feast - if you
plan to partake, please bring a dish or drink that would be enough
for yourself. Bring water - none is available at the site. Perform-
ers are very welcome - fire-dancers/spinners/breathers will have a
special area set aside.

* There will be music and centering and ceremony around 8pm to honor the
multi-cultural expressions of this season, and to give reverence to the
Earth and universe.

* "People of all life-affirming spiritual and philosophical paths are in-
vited to come together under the beautiful canopy of the sky, in a
preserved 'native Florida coastal habitat' It's an opportunity to
align our thoughts and energies with our own core of being, with the
seasonal shifts on our planet (Earth), with the energy effects of our
star (the Sun), and with the powers of the universe that form all
things (which you may call God/Goddess, Spirit, Nature, laws of evo-
lution, etc.). The Tequesta (tuh-kes-tuh) Drum Circle is named after
one of the ancient tribes who inhabited lands around SE Florida prior
to European and Seminole arrival - and gives us an opportunity to re-
member that legacy. Ceremonial dress is welcomed, but not required."

"This is a family-oriented celebration for those who hold the impor-
tance of our relationship to our home planet, the Earth. Come be a
part of the celebration, look up into the night sky, breathe, and re-
member our intrinsic connection to both planet and universe."

"Every 90 days or so our planet transits a key point on its journey
around our parent Star which shifts the balance of light entering into
our world. This light continually feeds a tremendously complex array
of living systems that have co-evolved for billions of years. The shift
creates a cascading ebb and flow of cycles in each hemisphere creating
what we know as Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall, and inspires us to
observe these natural transits of our planet as Sacred Days."

* NO random photography. Respect privacy!
NO drunkenness or intoxication. Moderate yourselves.

* Editor's note: This is one of the biggest and best drum circles in our
area. It only happens four times each year (at the changes of season -
the solstices and equinoxes), bringing together drummers and dancers
from four counties for one big unified celebration. Don't miss it!
You don't have to be a good dancer or drummer - everyone is lovingly
welcomed and appreciated. You can drum (or play any percussion gadget
that you have), dance, or just watch and socialize.

* Hosted by Moon Path Circle, Inc., http://moonpathcircle.org/index.htm,
Mark 954-655-7182, Sophia <sophialinus@...>,
SpelCastor <spelcastor@...>

* Held at: Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Ft.
Lauderdale FL, 954-468-2791, 954-564-4521. This is a primitive camp
setting, with outhouse-style bathrooms.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/hughtaylorbirch/

Directions:
1. Take I-95
2. Exit east on Sunrise
3. Cross the Intercoastal Waterway bridge
4. Make the last left turn before A1A (turning into the park entrance)
5. Follow the circular drive about 2/3 of the way around to the "Primi-
tive Camp Area - Tequesta Bonfire Stone Circle"

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2. OUR ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE FLOATING DRUM CIRCLE IN MIAMI MISNAMED
IT 'THE COCONUT GROVE DRUM CIRCLE', AND HAD SOME MISINFORMATION ABOUT
THE DAY/TIME/LOCATION. HERE IS THE CORRECTED LISTING:

*** SATURDAY*, DECEMBER 1ST*, 8TH*, 15TH*, 22ND*, 29TH* ***

The Floating Drum Circle

* NOTE:
ALTHOUGH THE DAY/TIME/LOCATION WE'VE LISTED IS FREQUENTLY WHEN THIS DRUM
CIRCLE OCCURS, THE ORGANIZER WANTS IT KNOWN THAT HE ACTUALLY DECIDES WHE-
THER THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD, WHEN, AND WHERE, DURING THE WEEK BEFORE
EACH EVENT, AS IT BECOMES CLEAR HOW THIS DAY/TIME/LOCATION RELATES TO
OTHER EVENTS, WHETHER SOMEONE IS AVAILABLE TO LEAD THE EVENT, ETC. THAT'S
WHY IT'S CALLED A 'FLOATING DRUM CIRCLE'. FOR ACCURATE INFO, PLEASE WATCH
FOR OUR SPECIAL UPDATES, OR CHECK HIS WEBSITE:
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MiamiDrum

Every Saturday*, 5-7pm*, free

Hand drums only please; some extra drums may be available; please bring
your own seating.

Held at: Peacock Park*, Coconut Grove FL
In the park next to the playground swings; or on the porch of the park
office higher up in the park if it threatens to rain.

Info: Mark Richards <bloodthump@...>

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Michael Dean Goodman
Publisher: Southeast Florida Drum Circle Newsletter
SoutheastFloridaDrumCircleCommunity-owner@yahoogroups.com
561-350-3930