In only nine days I'll be off to Mexico for three weeks. So, the packing has begun.
In these days of expensive flights, and added fees for luggage, I'm trying to get it down to one checked bag and one carry on. Not an easy task for a three week trip.
I usually pack in the stages method.
Stage one was a few days ago. In stage one, I take out all the things I think I will need and all the clothes I want to take with. I put all of this in my suitcase and find out it doesn't all fit. So I bring our another suitcase and stuff it all in. Of course, this doesn't include things I still need to wear until leaving such as underwear, shoes, toiletries, etc.
Stage two was yesterday. In stage two, I take everything out of both suitcases and go through what I picked. I take out what doesn't work and ask the question, "do I really need this?"
Stage three will be in a few days. In stage three, I again look at everything, and take out some more. I may add in something I forgot the first time, but by now I should be down to one suitcase.
In stage four, a few days before leaving, I start to pack my carry on bag. Now, I can take a few things out of the main suitcase and put them in the carry on bag such as one swimsuit, underwear, and one change of clothes. Now, there's more room left in the main bag for shoes and other essentials that go in at the last minute.
When I'm packing to go to a place warmer than Wisconsin, it gets tricky. Because I have to have the clothes I wear to the airport and back home. I know that it can still snow in May around here so I at least need a light jacket, a pair of jeans and some closed shoes.
I've been checking weather.com to see what the temperatures will be like in Tulum. So far, 80s during the day and 60s at night. A friend said all you need is a swimsuit and a sarong. So far I have three swimsuits and four skirts, two dresses, and five sarongs, three pair of shoes, a sweater, five long sleeve shirts, a couple of t-shirts, light pajamas, a few scarves.....
I'll probably be wearing about five layers on the plane to keep my luggage from being too heavy.
I think that's why they call it a vacation, because all the stress is in the planning!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Just when you thought...
your horse was starting to warm up to you, something happens.
Last night I spent some time out in the pasture with the horses, reading, hanging out, brushing off shed hair, etc. It was early evening, nice out, I was starting to get blissed out. Standing in the grass, reading a book about writing.
Reina (my problem child horse) slowly creeped closer to me, nibbling on small shoots of grass, and ended up standing right next to me. I made the mistake of becoming excited about this, she is usually more standoffish. I turned to look at her and say hello. She didn't want to be acknowledged, pinned her ears back, and swirled her butt towards me.
Instinctively, I step back, not wanting to be kicked, and start to trip on a hole in the grass. This is where you wish you had a video. I did one of those things where you try to catch your balance, and it just gets worse. Finally, I landed in the grass and the book I was holding hit me in the eye. It hurt. I lay in the grass, holding my eye and wondering how this went so wrong.
Now, my eye physically hurts, inside I'm feeling hurt because my horse turned on me, and I'm still laying in the grass. Does the horse care? No, she's grazing, thinking she won that round.
I felt like crying, but that doesn't come easy for me. So, I got up, shook off and tried to go on from there. But, after years of spiritual training, I know it's not good to leave things buried. I needed to get this out. So, I sat back down in the grass until I could muster up a good cry and got it done with.
Now, what about the horse? I got back up, now back in my center, and took her territory from her, three times. Then I waited a bit and went back in a big circle to say hello to her. Imagine my surprise when she pivoted to face me all along the circle. Respect granted, I said hello and left for the stable.
Today, I have red bruises on my eye, but not a full black out, thank you.
The continuing saga of Reina, and I still love her.
Last night I spent some time out in the pasture with the horses, reading, hanging out, brushing off shed hair, etc. It was early evening, nice out, I was starting to get blissed out. Standing in the grass, reading a book about writing.
Reina (my problem child horse) slowly creeped closer to me, nibbling on small shoots of grass, and ended up standing right next to me. I made the mistake of becoming excited about this, she is usually more standoffish. I turned to look at her and say hello. She didn't want to be acknowledged, pinned her ears back, and swirled her butt towards me.
Instinctively, I step back, not wanting to be kicked, and start to trip on a hole in the grass. This is where you wish you had a video. I did one of those things where you try to catch your balance, and it just gets worse. Finally, I landed in the grass and the book I was holding hit me in the eye. It hurt. I lay in the grass, holding my eye and wondering how this went so wrong.
Now, my eye physically hurts, inside I'm feeling hurt because my horse turned on me, and I'm still laying in the grass. Does the horse care? No, she's grazing, thinking she won that round.
I felt like crying, but that doesn't come easy for me. So, I got up, shook off and tried to go on from there. But, after years of spiritual training, I know it's not good to leave things buried. I needed to get this out. So, I sat back down in the grass until I could muster up a good cry and got it done with.
Now, what about the horse? I got back up, now back in my center, and took her territory from her, three times. Then I waited a bit and went back in a big circle to say hello to her. Imagine my surprise when she pivoted to face me all along the circle. Respect granted, I said hello and left for the stable.
Today, I have red bruises on my eye, but not a full black out, thank you.
The continuing saga of Reina, and I still love her.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Spring is for the birds
The robins are back, the swans are back, the bird song begins each morning. Spring is hopefully here.
For those of us who like to craft, here's an idea to share with our feathered friends, and maybe some others.
If you have small pieces of leftover yarn, cut the pieces into lengths of about 5-10 inches. Use multiple colors, bright, shiny. Spread these pieces around your yard, in bushes, in trees, where the birds will find them. When they birds begin to make their nests, you will see brilliantly colored reminders of your gift all summer.
Longer pieces may be too large for the birds to handle. Five inches is a good length for the bird to transport and to weave into the nest.
Use all weights of yarn as some birds like large, strong nests, and others like small and soft nests.
Then in summer, be on the lookout for presents the birds give back to you, like feathers, egg shells, etc. Good inspiration for summer art.
If you have a lot of small animals in your area, leaving pieces of fiber, small pieces of batting, or even little balls of fiber around outside will give them something to play with when they build their dens and nests as well. Think of the things that mice love to get into, and we hate to have them in, and that is the sort of thing you can leave for them. It's a way of saying, "I don't really like it when you make a nest out of my grandmother's antique quilt, so here is some extra batting you can use instead."
The birds around my barn love to use tail hair from my horses to augment their nests. One summer a barn swallow built a nest right over the door to the stable and hanging from it was a long piece of my belgians white tail hair. I smiled every time I went through that door.
For those of us who like to craft, here's an idea to share with our feathered friends, and maybe some others.
If you have small pieces of leftover yarn, cut the pieces into lengths of about 5-10 inches. Use multiple colors, bright, shiny. Spread these pieces around your yard, in bushes, in trees, where the birds will find them. When they birds begin to make their nests, you will see brilliantly colored reminders of your gift all summer.
Longer pieces may be too large for the birds to handle. Five inches is a good length for the bird to transport and to weave into the nest.
Use all weights of yarn as some birds like large, strong nests, and others like small and soft nests.
Then in summer, be on the lookout for presents the birds give back to you, like feathers, egg shells, etc. Good inspiration for summer art.
If you have a lot of small animals in your area, leaving pieces of fiber, small pieces of batting, or even little balls of fiber around outside will give them something to play with when they build their dens and nests as well. Think of the things that mice love to get into, and we hate to have them in, and that is the sort of thing you can leave for them. It's a way of saying, "I don't really like it when you make a nest out of my grandmother's antique quilt, so here is some extra batting you can use instead."
The birds around my barn love to use tail hair from my horses to augment their nests. One summer a barn swallow built a nest right over the door to the stable and hanging from it was a long piece of my belgians white tail hair. I smiled every time I went through that door.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
What was that sound?
Yesterday, I was out checking fences in the north pasture. The deer reek havoc on the electric fence over the winter and this year was no exception. It's a near do-over.
Walking the fenceline was a mucky and snowy experience, so I decided to walk back in the middle of the pasture where the snow had melted. As I walked, I could hear a strange sound. The best way to describe it would be the sound that ice makes when you walk across it and you can hear millions of tiny cracks forming. Now multiply that sound by an exponential power and you have the sound I was hearing. I stopped walking to listen and the sound was still there, so it wasn't my shoes in the wet earth. I listened for a few minutes because the sound was very mesmerizing. After a bit, the sound began to subside.
I began to walk again and the sound picked up. So, I stopped and it went down again. I did this several times. The sound was not just where I was walking, it went out through the whole pasture.
What was that sound?
Hint, there were also tiny piles of wet dirt all over the place.
Give up? The sound was the nightcrawlers. They were coming up to the surface now that the top layers are melted. As I walked, I disturbed them and they were slipping back into the earth with millions of tiny sucking sounds.
This earth is amazing!
Walking the fenceline was a mucky and snowy experience, so I decided to walk back in the middle of the pasture where the snow had melted. As I walked, I could hear a strange sound. The best way to describe it would be the sound that ice makes when you walk across it and you can hear millions of tiny cracks forming. Now multiply that sound by an exponential power and you have the sound I was hearing. I stopped walking to listen and the sound was still there, so it wasn't my shoes in the wet earth. I listened for a few minutes because the sound was very mesmerizing. After a bit, the sound began to subside.
I began to walk again and the sound picked up. So, I stopped and it went down again. I did this several times. The sound was not just where I was walking, it went out through the whole pasture.
What was that sound?
Hint, there were also tiny piles of wet dirt all over the place.
Give up? The sound was the nightcrawlers. They were coming up to the surface now that the top layers are melted. As I walked, I disturbed them and they were slipping back into the earth with millions of tiny sucking sounds.
This earth is amazing!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Bookmaking 103
I went to the local frame shop and asked about scrap mat board. They had a box of scraps for free, great! I have found that mat board is the best thing to use for making a hard cover book. It is strong enough not to bend and thin enough to not get in the way of the spine.
So, yesterday I went to another frame shop and asked again. This time she said they sell scraps by the bag and she brought out a bag for me. These scraps weren't free, but at $7.50 for a bag, I got plenty of them and they were larger sizes, so it was a good deal. I now have enough mat board to make plenty of hard cover journals.
So, the next trip was to the local library where they have a place called the Book Bin. In the Book Bin, people donate old books and the library sells them for $.25 each or a bag for $2 as a fundraiser. I found some great, old hardcover books that I can take apart and use the covers as a base. (This idea from my sister)
I found some old text books about computers that are so outdated, they can only be considered history books. Therefore, I don't feel too bad about taking them apart.
Side bar: I love books so originally, taking a book apart and throwing part of it away seemed like a sacrilege to me. However, I'm looking at this as recycling now.
One of the old books I found was a perfect size for a little journal. It was a novel from the 1960s by a French woman, telling the story of her mother's death. At first, I planned to throw out the text, but then I thought, why not try it. So, I took the cover off and began to recycle it. Then I took the text part to bed last night and began to read. It's actually an interesting read. It tells the story of her mother's death from cancer from a 1960s perspective. Medicine is so different now. It's a short book, so I plan to finish it before recycling the text.
The moral of the story: Be open to all possibilities, expand your spectrum of choice and honor the ancestors.
Yes, I'm still planning to post pictures of the books I am making, but I'm having so much fun in the process, I forget to take my camera out with me.
So, yesterday I went to another frame shop and asked again. This time she said they sell scraps by the bag and she brought out a bag for me. These scraps weren't free, but at $7.50 for a bag, I got plenty of them and they were larger sizes, so it was a good deal. I now have enough mat board to make plenty of hard cover journals.
So, the next trip was to the local library where they have a place called the Book Bin. In the Book Bin, people donate old books and the library sells them for $.25 each or a bag for $2 as a fundraiser. I found some great, old hardcover books that I can take apart and use the covers as a base. (This idea from my sister)
I found some old text books about computers that are so outdated, they can only be considered history books. Therefore, I don't feel too bad about taking them apart.
Side bar: I love books so originally, taking a book apart and throwing part of it away seemed like a sacrilege to me. However, I'm looking at this as recycling now.
One of the old books I found was a perfect size for a little journal. It was a novel from the 1960s by a French woman, telling the story of her mother's death. At first, I planned to throw out the text, but then I thought, why not try it. So, I took the cover off and began to recycle it. Then I took the text part to bed last night and began to read. It's actually an interesting read. It tells the story of her mother's death from cancer from a 1960s perspective. Medicine is so different now. It's a short book, so I plan to finish it before recycling the text.
The moral of the story: Be open to all possibilities, expand your spectrum of choice and honor the ancestors.
Yes, I'm still planning to post pictures of the books I am making, but I'm having so much fun in the process, I forget to take my camera out with me.
Been riding?
Yesterday I was again in WalMart, this time buying metallic paints, when I saw someone I know from the horse world. We hadn't talked for a while and I asked how his horses were. He said his wife, the primary horse person, hadn't been riding much since she lost her job. This perplexed him. He said she doesn't have anyone to ride with and he isn't a horse person.
It got me thinking of perceptions. Often when two horse people meet, they ask, "Been riding much?" It can be a measure of their horse life, how much they ride. I think this is a measure that needs to be refocused.
Riding a horse is only part of the world of being a horse person. As anyone who has their horses at home knows, taking care of the horses often takes more time than riding. Feeding, grooming, mucking out stalls and pastures, making hay, fixing fences, all take up time. Even when you have your horse boarded, there is still cleaning tack, nutrition evaluation, and drive time to consider.
But, apart from the time spent caring for and riding horses, one of the most important measures of the horse life can be evaluated by a different question, "Have you spent much time with your horses lately?"
In Equine Relationship Training, time spent with your horse is one of the most important measures of your relationship. Whether it be time spent cleaning, grooming, feeding, or pasture management, if you are in the presence of your horse, your are spending time.
Carolyn Resnick tells the story of a horseman she knew who had a difficult horse to train. The horseman spent time in the corral with the horse, fixing the fences. This went on for a period of time until the horse realized that this human wasn't there in disrespect. The time spent being in the presence of the horse, without asking anything of him, was the key to building the relationship which led to successful training.
The more time we spent doing nothing with our horses, the more better our relationship will be.
Many people think that spending time doing something other than training or riding is time wasted. Think of it this way, taking your horse to a trainer, or taking lessons, or trailering to a show, or trail riding with a group of friends takes time, and it's expensive. Spending time doing nothing with your horse doesn't cost you a thing. In this era of economic woes and uncertainty, doesn't something that improves your relationship with your horse, and is free, sound great?
Okay, if you don't believe that something that doesn't cost anything can be of benefit, go ahead and send me a check for whatever you want, and I will tell you to go out and spend time with your horse. Then you can think of it as a lesson that you have paid for.
The next time you see a fellow horse person, ask, "Been spending time with your horses lately?"
It got me thinking of perceptions. Often when two horse people meet, they ask, "Been riding much?" It can be a measure of their horse life, how much they ride. I think this is a measure that needs to be refocused.
Riding a horse is only part of the world of being a horse person. As anyone who has their horses at home knows, taking care of the horses often takes more time than riding. Feeding, grooming, mucking out stalls and pastures, making hay, fixing fences, all take up time. Even when you have your horse boarded, there is still cleaning tack, nutrition evaluation, and drive time to consider.
But, apart from the time spent caring for and riding horses, one of the most important measures of the horse life can be evaluated by a different question, "Have you spent much time with your horses lately?"
In Equine Relationship Training, time spent with your horse is one of the most important measures of your relationship. Whether it be time spent cleaning, grooming, feeding, or pasture management, if you are in the presence of your horse, your are spending time.
Carolyn Resnick tells the story of a horseman she knew who had a difficult horse to train. The horseman spent time in the corral with the horse, fixing the fences. This went on for a period of time until the horse realized that this human wasn't there in disrespect. The time spent being in the presence of the horse, without asking anything of him, was the key to building the relationship which led to successful training.
The more time we spent doing nothing with our horses, the more better our relationship will be.
Many people think that spending time doing something other than training or riding is time wasted. Think of it this way, taking your horse to a trainer, or taking lessons, or trailering to a show, or trail riding with a group of friends takes time, and it's expensive. Spending time doing nothing with your horse doesn't cost you a thing. In this era of economic woes and uncertainty, doesn't something that improves your relationship with your horse, and is free, sound great?
Okay, if you don't believe that something that doesn't cost anything can be of benefit, go ahead and send me a check for whatever you want, and I will tell you to go out and spend time with your horse. Then you can think of it as a lesson that you have paid for.
The next time you see a fellow horse person, ask, "Been spending time with your horses lately?"
Monday, March 8, 2010
A new topic
Looks like it's time to start talking about horses. Hi Ruella, nice of you to be here.
We've been experiencing some amazing warm weather lately. In the upper 40s and not even freezing at night. Very unusual for this time of year. So, my horse's winter pasture has become a lunar landscape.
The snow is melting off the top, leaving behind the brown piles left over through the winter. And underneath them is more snow, so the brown piles stick up. Rivulets of water run between them, creating small crater lakes.
The horses are sticking to the paths because the rest is ice. Freeze and thaw is the motto around here.
Not being one to believe very highly in feeders, I like to put the horse's hay on the ground. It seems a more natural position for them to eat in. So, now I try to find patches of clean snow to put the hay on and I'm having to pull the sled of hay farther and farther out each night. I guess I'll get my exercise.
Tonight Reina followed me from one spot to the next, snitching hay bites from the sled. We've come to an agreement. She can do this as long as her ears are up.
We haven't had any snow or rain, so it's amazing how dry the roads are. A nice comparison to mud season when you get stuck more often than in winter.
Even my dog, Lisha, who is normally the fastest thing on four feet, isn't running out there. She is stepping carefully on the ice.
Can I wish for spring yet? Probably not in northern Wisconsin. Perhaps this is our January thaw we never got!
We've been experiencing some amazing warm weather lately. In the upper 40s and not even freezing at night. Very unusual for this time of year. So, my horse's winter pasture has become a lunar landscape.
The snow is melting off the top, leaving behind the brown piles left over through the winter. And underneath them is more snow, so the brown piles stick up. Rivulets of water run between them, creating small crater lakes.
The horses are sticking to the paths because the rest is ice. Freeze and thaw is the motto around here.
Not being one to believe very highly in feeders, I like to put the horse's hay on the ground. It seems a more natural position for them to eat in. So, now I try to find patches of clean snow to put the hay on and I'm having to pull the sled of hay farther and farther out each night. I guess I'll get my exercise.
Tonight Reina followed me from one spot to the next, snitching hay bites from the sled. We've come to an agreement. She can do this as long as her ears are up.
We haven't had any snow or rain, so it's amazing how dry the roads are. A nice comparison to mud season when you get stuck more often than in winter.
Even my dog, Lisha, who is normally the fastest thing on four feet, isn't running out there. She is stepping carefully on the ice.
Can I wish for spring yet? Probably not in northern Wisconsin. Perhaps this is our January thaw we never got!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Bookmaking 102
I've been inspired lately to make my own journals by hand. I started out with a few prototypes but couldn't get the spine right. I did a few with foam poster board and handmade paper for the cover, but I couldn't get them to open flat without ripping the covers in the corners.
Last night I figured out what I was doing wrong. The poster board was too thick, so I cut up a SmartWool gift box and it was great.
I work at a newspaper and today I went in the back room where they put all the recycling things and found large flat sheets of thin cardboard. I love recycling. So back to the Bear Den to do some more prototypes. When I get it right, I'll post photos, I might even show photos of the one's I did wrong. They are still pretty.
I also have access to end rolls of newsprint from work. Any ideas on uses for that? Get creative and post your ideas here.
Last night I figured out what I was doing wrong. The poster board was too thick, so I cut up a SmartWool gift box and it was great.
I work at a newspaper and today I went in the back room where they put all the recycling things and found large flat sheets of thin cardboard. I love recycling. So back to the Bear Den to do some more prototypes. When I get it right, I'll post photos, I might even show photos of the one's I did wrong. They are still pretty.
I also have access to end rolls of newsprint from work. Any ideas on uses for that? Get creative and post your ideas here.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Invitation to a special journey
The Art of Peace Journey 2010 - 2012
Medicine Wheel, Potter’s Farm
In our world today, millions of people are calling out for Peace. Our voices connect with others who share a vision that we could live together in a way of wholeness and balance, in respect for all other humans, for all of nature, for the Mother Earth herself.
We know in our own wisdom that Peace begins inside the Self.
Journey with us over the next two years, in quarterly weekend teaching ceremonies of “The Origin Teachings of the Delicate Lodge”, an ancient pre-Mayan bundle of wisdom tools, of consciousness development practices… old knowledge of how we can come to live in balance and beauty, deeply honoring the self and all of life. This can also be thought of as leadership training from the inside out.
In between each Teaching Ceremony you will integrate your learning through shared practice in communication with your training mates, receiving regular feedback and guidance in the application of these powerful Medicine Wheels from your Guides.
Your Guides will be Patrick BlackWolf and Paula DancingEagle Coyne, who have been trained as Guides by RainbowHawk, WindEagle and WhiteEagle, Keepers of this oral tradition. WhiteEagle will be with us for the Ceremonies of Year Two.
Locations:
For the 8 quarterly ceremonies, we will be at Potter’s Farm Retreat Center, our ceremonial home in the Midwest (Washburn, Wisconsin, near Bayfield).
For the final Blessing Ceremony, we will journey together to Tulum, in Yucatan, Mexico. This is sacred ancestral land for this Bundle of Teachings, and we will experience pyramids, cenotes, the turquoise mother ocean, and the beauty of the jungle.
Dates of the Two-Year Journey:
2010 March 19-21, June 11-13, Sept. 10-12, Dec. 10-12
2011 Feb. 4-6, May 6-8, Aug. 12-14, Nov. 11-13
2012 Blessing Ceremony, Tulum, Mexico; Feb. 26- March 1
*Cost of the Two -Year Journey:
$2250 per year, which can be paid in advance, or in quarterly or monthly payments.
This covers tuition for the 8 quarterly ceremonies, and all of the medicine guidance in between as we work closely together throughout the two years.
Lodging, Food, Venue costs at Potter’s Farm: $160 per ceremony.
(www.pottersfarm.org)
$60 per year for our “Virtual Lodge” fee, the protected website where we do all of our between-ceremony communications throughout the 2 years.
2012 Blessing Ceremony in Tulum:
Cabanas Copal is a beautiful beachside eco-resort (www.CabanasCopal.com), reasonable in cost, and they are accustomed to hosting us for our 5 day ceremonies by the sea. Current costs for airfare, food, lodging, ground travel, ceremony fees = $1500.
*MOST important is to listen to the call from one’s heart. We are always willing to sit down and negotiate an exchange that works for each individual.
The circle is gathering for this journey of transformation. We begin soon! Contact us to claim your space.
With love and respect,
DancingEagle and Black Wolf
To register and for more information contact: DancingEagle@comcast.net; 612-703-4785, or 612-824-2466
“If there is to be Peace in the world, … there must be Peace in the Heart.” Lhao Tse, 6th century BC
We refer you to the websites of the three Keepers of this Tradition, if you are interested: WhiteEagle (www.Dancehammers.com) Rainbow Hawk and WindEagle (www.Ehama.org)
Medicine Wheel, Potter’s Farm
In our world today, millions of people are calling out for Peace. Our voices connect with others who share a vision that we could live together in a way of wholeness and balance, in respect for all other humans, for all of nature, for the Mother Earth herself.
We know in our own wisdom that Peace begins inside the Self.
Journey with us over the next two years, in quarterly weekend teaching ceremonies of “The Origin Teachings of the Delicate Lodge”, an ancient pre-Mayan bundle of wisdom tools, of consciousness development practices… old knowledge of how we can come to live in balance and beauty, deeply honoring the self and all of life. This can also be thought of as leadership training from the inside out.
In between each Teaching Ceremony you will integrate your learning through shared practice in communication with your training mates, receiving regular feedback and guidance in the application of these powerful Medicine Wheels from your Guides.
Your Guides will be Patrick BlackWolf and Paula DancingEagle Coyne, who have been trained as Guides by RainbowHawk, WindEagle and WhiteEagle, Keepers of this oral tradition. WhiteEagle will be with us for the Ceremonies of Year Two.
Locations:
For the 8 quarterly ceremonies, we will be at Potter’s Farm Retreat Center, our ceremonial home in the Midwest (Washburn, Wisconsin, near Bayfield).
For the final Blessing Ceremony, we will journey together to Tulum, in Yucatan, Mexico. This is sacred ancestral land for this Bundle of Teachings, and we will experience pyramids, cenotes, the turquoise mother ocean, and the beauty of the jungle.
Dates of the Two-Year Journey:
2010 March 19-21, June 11-13, Sept. 10-12, Dec. 10-12
2011 Feb. 4-6, May 6-8, Aug. 12-14, Nov. 11-13
2012 Blessing Ceremony, Tulum, Mexico; Feb. 26- March 1
*Cost of the Two -Year Journey:
$2250 per year, which can be paid in advance, or in quarterly or monthly payments.
This covers tuition for the 8 quarterly ceremonies, and all of the medicine guidance in between as we work closely together throughout the two years.
Lodging, Food, Venue costs at Potter’s Farm: $160 per ceremony.
(www.pottersfarm.org)
$60 per year for our “Virtual Lodge” fee, the protected website where we do all of our between-ceremony communications throughout the 2 years.
2012 Blessing Ceremony in Tulum:
Cabanas Copal is a beautiful beachside eco-resort (www.CabanasCopal.com), reasonable in cost, and they are accustomed to hosting us for our 5 day ceremonies by the sea. Current costs for airfare, food, lodging, ground travel, ceremony fees = $1500.
*MOST important is to listen to the call from one’s heart. We are always willing to sit down and negotiate an exchange that works for each individual.
The circle is gathering for this journey of transformation. We begin soon! Contact us to claim your space.
With love and respect,
DancingEagle and Black Wolf
To register and for more information contact: DancingEagle@comcast.net; 612-703-4785, or 612-824-2466
“If there is to be Peace in the world, … there must be Peace in the Heart.” Lhao Tse, 6th century BC
We refer you to the websites of the three Keepers of this Tradition, if you are interested: WhiteEagle (www.Dancehammers.com) Rainbow Hawk and WindEagle (www.Ehama.org)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
another photo
This is am amazing piece. I believe the technique is called Tamari. Each ball is made by wrapping string and adding the image. It is called "The Universe and all my relations" and is by fiber artist Christine Hensholt from Solon Springs.
Photos from Creating Peace
Here are some photos from the CreatingPeace art exhibit. Not the same as being there, but gives you an idea of some of the art. It is marvelous in person.
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