Birthing Easy October 14, 2012 As we approach and enter this time in humanities evolution, the cosmos and prophecies of potent spiritual cultures say that we are stepping into our fullest potential of who we are to become. All that … Read More
I recently traveled to Mexico to sit, journey and remember my true potential. In the months preceding, fear had taken me and thrown me into submission….a place where I cried out for help to never return. While in Tequisquiaspan, Traditional … Read More
I find it quite uncanny that the coulds seem to roll in when I soak a full elk or deer hides in water in preparation for making drums. The process begins with i immersing an elk or deer hide into … Read More
April 2011 Newsletter Greetings! At Bonita Domes we are practicing living a life of sustainability within community. We are living and working together using the two trailers for our kitchen and community dining. An outdoor hot shower is the best … Read More
During a week-long workshop at Cal Earth, growth and insight emerged through pangs of emotional movements. My partner and I found ourselves in the midst of tension as we presented our points of view about how we were communicating. Ok….REALLY…..We were arguing. Defensive/Offensive conversations flew around our field just like the clothes in the dryer at the laundromat. Yes, we WERE actually at the laundromat.
Eventually we found peace and resolution and returned to the workshop to begin a project with the group. My partner went ahead as I lagged for some unknown reason. I took the moments of solitude to meditate briefly to be awaken by a call from my medicine bag. Corn Meal…”Take the corn meal!” I checked my bag and it was wet. Upon further investigation, my small bottle of collected and blessed Lightening Water had let loose in my bag and saturated most of its contents.
I pondered briefly of the mornings events with my partner, set out the contents of my bag to dry and returned to the group with corn meal in my pocket. The group had begun to build a wall with Earth and I gave offering to dig.
Then just a few moments after my arrival back to the group a pvc line for water burst through Mama Earth just like the water breaks in a swollen womb before a birth.
I taught drum making a few weekends ago and I feel that I have arrived a place where my mastery of drum making is evident. The new technique I’ve been working with, is easy to teach and has greatly narrowed … Read More