To coincide with 8000 Sacred Drums, Drums not Guns will be co-hosting an
open community drum circle, beginning at 11:30 am at the Bath House, White
Rock Lake. Enter the Lake area at Northcliff and Buckner.

Peace,
HappyShel
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EIGHT THOUSAND SACRED DRUMS
TO CURE MOTHER EARTH AND ENSURE LIFE AND PEACE
Calling the four
directions
To the first nations, people, communities and indigenous organizations of
the
world and to al humanity.

As a prophecy revealed at the ceremonial otomi center by the wise otomi
elders
of the indigenous people and all humanity; as a vision of our honorable
ancestors, the day in which the sound of eight thousand drums come together,
will be the beginning of the true healing of our mother earth and all
species
and the human family -today in total chaos-; to begin sharing the path of
the
sacred peace in harmonious connection with the universe, nature, community
and
family and in our own hearts. It is the time to reunite and remember all the
seeds of the four directions to reactive the cosmic energy, heal old wounds,
heal mother earth respecting life, freedom and dignity of our people.
The otomi nation, through the council of elders and otomi tradition
guardians,
the Danguu Mfadi "Mahki `Ñuu" (the great house of otomi wisdom) and the
international indigenous university invite: a) the Guardians of the
indigenous
ancestral sound, ceremony and medicine of the sacred drums; b)Elders
council,
wise men and women, leaders of all nations, people and indigenous
organizations;
c) Spiritual leaders guides and guardians; d) All humanity, to gather
together
at the great indigenous ceremony of:

Eight thousand sacred drums for the healing of mother earth, for life and
peace.
That will take place at the "Centro ceremonial otomi", in Temoaya, state of
mexico, otomi nation, mexico, as well as other ceremonial centers and sacred
places of the indigenous people of the four directions, on march 21st, 2004
at
12:00 p.m.

Sacred statements
· Sealing and healing the energy vortexes of mother earth is urgent.
· To identify and activate the energy centers at indigenous sacred
places is our
duty.
· To seed and strengthen a consciousness of love and respect to our
mother earth
is our responsibility.
· It is necessary to follow the ancestral indigenous advise or
creating and
practicing a great culture of peace and life.
· To recognize the use of the healing energy of our sacred instruments
is the
principle objective of this indigenous mission.
To all people, first nations, and indigenous organizations that want to
participate in the grand cosmic ancestral ceremony, please contact us as
soon as
possible to establish communication and coordination.
Phone: 011-52-722-291-0748 or 011-52-722-772-2240
E-mail: sacreddrums8000@... <mailto:sacreddrums8000@...> x
or otomi_nation@... <mailto:otomi_nation@...>

Ra zo ga ihmu! Welcome everybody!

Taking Part from your Home Countries.

Another way of participating in this Indigenous Ceremony is to meet with
your Sacred Drums and the drum of your heart at some Sacred Place in any
region or country on the planet. If you do this, we still ask that you
inform us as soon as possible, register your drums and let us know how many
people will be taking part from their home areas so that we can make the
connection and know how many drums are contributing to the Sound of the
8,000 Sacred Drums.
Currently there are events being organized to coincide with this event from
all over the world
such as Japan, France and Canada for example. We are also calling out for
any international film or
sound crews who would be interested in recording the event

This festival is all inclusive as an international expression of healing the
earth,
celebrating life and cultivating peace. Thus meaning if you have a different
instrument to convey this message this would be most welcomed. For example
your instrument may be song, dance, or art. If your specialty is
environmental sustainability you could set up eco villages to convey this
message. You could participate here at the festival or in your own
community. Either way please let us know of the ideas you have.

For logistics reasons, anyone attending - Indigenous Persons and People of
Other Traditions - must register, give a donation or contribution, and
obtain confirmation of their participation. Space is limited. For further
information, please contact us by phone at (722) 2 91 07 48 or (722) 7 73
22 40 or better yet, e-mail us today at:
nacion_otomi@... <mailto:nacion_otomi@...>
otomi_nation@... <mailto:otomi_nation@...>
tamboressagrados@... <mailto:tamboressagrados@...>
sacreddrums8000@... <mailto:sacreddrums8000@...>
tambours.sacres@... <mailto:tambours.sacres@...>





The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral,
begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil,
it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot
murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you murder the
hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases
hate.... Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper
darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out
darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: Only love can
do that. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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