
SHAMANS GATHERING
August 14 - 23, 2009
The Call
Please join us this year for yet another amazing spiritual retreat. Come find solitude & serenity in the rustic desert mountains
& savanna forests of the Zuni Mountains. Join with other herbalists, healers, light workers, Faerie Shamans, wizards, witches,
& culinary masters. Teach & share your gifts; learn different healing modalities; connect with friends & lovers.
What to expect: mud, sweat, crying, laughter, dancing, dreaming, experiences, enveloping, exercising your powers of psychic intuition, cooking, cleaning, building,
revision, restore, & replenish your natural sanctified Being.
This Year's Prospectus Thus Far:
Opening Circle - Friday August 14th
Altar Tour - explore the many magical scenes hidden throughout the land in the many cardinal directions.
Wildcrafted Incenses - Learn basic techniques for harvesting & manifesting incenses from your backyard!
Chi Gong 101 - study basic chi-building exercises
Trani-Festing Vision – Forging What One Sees With The Third Eye – Facillitated workshop & discussion on methods and modalities which animate (in this paradigm) those visions we yearn to take shape. Offered by Joe Birdsong
Reiki I & II – Learn to use the Universal Healing Energy of the Cosmos. Separate classes offered by Starchild.
Herbal Medicinal Round Table Discussion - Gather together for a collective share exchange of herbal knowledge, medicinal uses & skills. Facilitated by DreamEagle
Sustainable Living Round Table Discussion - Share knowledge & permaculture skills with others who are living sustainably or moving towards sustainability. Facilitated by DreamEagle.
Faerie Shamanism 101 & 401 - An introduction to Walks-Between Ways: Queer Mystery, Magic, & Medicine. This Day-long workshop will cover a variety of perspectives, histories, stories, songs, dances, & journeying techniques. At the heart of this explanatory experience is the Walks-Between's Path of Direct Communication & Dance with Spirit.
-Course offered by Vanguard Balance (ThunderHeart RavenWolf),
Artist-in-Residence, Raven's Wing Monastery & School of Mystery, Medicine, & Magic.
Movement as Medicine - Using Nia technique & other dance modalities, this ecstatic style conditions the nervous system & awakens lost somatic wisdom. Morning classes offered by Guava Soliel.
5th Annual Positiv-i-Tea - Originally started at Wolf Creek during a time when several individuals had sero-converted, this Tea Ceremony is a group share experience regarding HIV positivity & the affect it has on our lives. Please come to share your experiences, struggles, & joys. You do not have to be positive to attend. Afternoon Tea & Snickerdoodles.
Faerie Magic - A critique asking what Faerie Magic is, and how much magic we actually do. Hosted by Cyrwyn
Shamanatrix Pageant Year II - Begun in 2008, this pageant has only winners. Prospective Shamanatrixes must perform displays of woo, reveal what is in their woo-bag, & answer a series of questions. Celebrity guest-judges.
Faerie Auction & Raffle - Many delectable presents are available during both a silent & regular auction. Check the auction / raffle page for more information
Know Your Talent Show - Share your Talents whatEver they May be.
Herbal Tinctures, Salves, Decoctions, and Brews - Facilitated by Jinn
Salvia Divinorum Salon - hosted by Vine
Out of Body Travel - With Moon. Private Sessions, sign up and see Moon to schedule. Up to 2 people per session. This is a reading/session for deepening your awareness of the dreamworld, and gaining a better understanding its influence in your life. We will discuss unfolding the spiritual gifts of perception in both the awake and sleep states, visions, hearing, lucidity, vibrational frequencies, purifying the spiritual body, and dream interpretation. You will learn several methods of increasing awareness, gain the ability to recognize different levels of consciousness, and how to open yourself up to having an out of body experience. Session may conclude with a brief card reading. Moon does not teach techniques for inducing out of body travel.
Exquisite Lunches & Dinners (please sign up early for food orders)
Labyrinthe Ceremonies - Journey deep into the heart of a living Mysterious Being.
Closing Circle - Sunday August 23rd
Plus, more Workshops to be announced by You!
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