The White Buffalo Drum Circle and Despacho Ceremony for unity was a powerful event this weekend, many people traveling far and wide to be there.

White Buffalo Woman took us on a deep , gentle healing journey through the power of her voice, medicine drum and beautiful indian flutes. We all drummed together to raise the vibration of the ceremony , which took several hours to complete. Needless to say, much healing happened in a short space of time. Spirit medicine was strong, being channelled through White Buffalo Woman as the wise words of Sitting Bull – a famous sioux chief. White Buffalo Woman also sang some of the chants that she had previously been given from the 21 Native american chiefs. Please see Theresa’s website for more details:  http://www.radiantsounds.org.uk/

After a short break, the circle continued with a Despacho ceremony with Ali for unity consciousness and also for people’s personal healing, for the healing of our friends and family and for the healing of our community. The Despacho ceremony is a very important component of the Andean Medicine Tradition and helps us to re-connect to Pachamamma (Mother Earth) and all of nature, including the Apu’s (Mountain spirits) and the stars (Chaska).

We hope to carry this circle on  as part of  The Wild Star Gathering on 18 August in Stanmer Park. Please contact Ali for more details.

The picture below shows the despacho wrapped in a medicine blanket. This is then used to cleanse the energy field of every participant at the end of the ceremony, before it’s burnt in a fire ceremony outside.

Neil Brocklehurst and Ali Rabjohns present

A Residential Weekend Workshop At Whaley Hall, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire 23rd to 24th June 2012

 Inka Prophecy

The Inka prophecies speak about six men and six women coming together at this time in history to herald a radically new era some call a “Golden Age”. Step with us into an unprecedented opportunity to move away from old and dying structures, rules and institutions and emerge into a new relationship between men and women.

      Aims of the Workshop

This workshop will explore in detail the underlying cosmology and Inka prophecies of this beautiful and rich spiritual tradition from the South American Andes. What does it mean for us here in the West? we will explore this through sacred drama, movement, art and ceremony how these ancient traditions can help us make a radical shift into a new way of men and women co-existing together.

      About the Workshop Facilitators

Neil Brocklehurst and Ali Rabjohns are experienced practitioners of Andean Energy Medicine, training with the Four Winds Society and Alberto Villoldo.  They are also initiated into the 4^thlevel of the Inka mystical tradition under the tutelage of Professor Emeritus and Mystic Juan Nuñez del Prado, Cusco, Peru and his son Ivan.  They’ve both spent time in Peru working with a range of medicine men and women, participating in Amazonian medicine plant ceremonies and in Inka ceremonies in the High Andes. Neil has a background in public and mental health practice within the NHS and Ali is an accomplished artist, healer and teacher.  Both work with a variety of clients and groups using their shamanic and Andean knowledge.

Costs and how to book

Total £220, (early bird offer – £200) – this includes one night’s accommodation and all meals from lunchtime Saturday to lunchtime Sunday.  A further night’s stay on Friday 22nd is possible at extra cost.

N.B Please note that course fees must be paid in full in advance.

Please contact Neil Brocklehurst at n.brocklehurst@yahoo.co.uk for further information and to book your place.

Workshop Overview

Please contact Neil if you would like more detailed information about the workshop or the theories behind it.

• Friday 22^nd June (optional):  5.30 pm onwards,

For those wishing to register and acclimatize to the beautiful surroundings of the Peak District. There will be an evening meal and introductory talk on the Inka path and the “Golden Age”.  According to the Andean traditions we have been experiencing a major transition since 1993 they call the “Taripaypacha” or the time of meeting ourselves again.

• Saturday 23^rd June: Registration at 9.30am to start at 10 am til early evening.

We start with an Andean ceremony called a “Despacho”.  This event is a core part of the ancient and modern Inka healing practice .We will hold a fire ceremony to burn the despacho.

We will explore the Andean cosmological understanding of the Universe and the centrality of a mystical union between the sacred masculine and feminine.

Finally, we will create sacred ceremony, to gain a visceral and energetic understanding of the totality of the Inka cosmological map and create Ayni – the Inka law of reciprocity.

• Sunday 24^th June (early morning until after lunch)

Guided morning meditation (optional), fire breathing and breakfast We will focus on the sacred masculine using universal archetypes in order to honour and understand one half of the mystical couple. We will also focus on the Sacred Feminine and explore this through Pullkyu (Sacred play). We will weave all these elements together via a series of sacred Inka-inspired ceremonies and creative processes for a powerful enactment of the mystical union between the Sacred Feminine and Sacred Masculine.  We will use the talents of the group to ensure we remain open to something radically new and we will look for clear signs of how the Mystical Union is likely to unfold as we enter the final stages of the “re-birth” and “return” of the Inka.

We will gather for a final time for a special Andean closing ceremony as we each set off on our individual and collective mystical journeys back to our loved ones, work and homes.

Thank you, we look forward to seeing you there. 

 Tuesday 20 March was a special day. It was labelled the International day of Unity, with many labyrinths being created all over the world. Earthkeepers created their own shamanic ceremony and labyrinth for those interested on Cissbury Hill. We drummed as the sun went down, a perfect antidote to stressful lives. The banners were made for another purpose , but in fact I realised their real place was amongst the trees to symbolise infinity.

There was an incredible amount of energy in the centre of the labyrinth and a fast flow as you walked around the path into the centre. I almost danced all the way out again!

These photos were taken by  Graeme Telford , a local photographer and we planted our seeds for the year yet again.

Spring blessings,

Ali

Walking the Labyrinth on Cissbury Hill

The oak tree at twilight

Radiant Sounds and Lucid Healing present:

WHITE BUFFALO DRUM CIRCLE AND DESPACHO CEREMONY

Weaving the Native American Indian and Inca sacred paths for unity.

15 April 2pm – 5pm . Please bring your drums and rattles

Come and join the sacred hoop for a special ceremony , experiencing chants of the 21 Chiefs with White Buffalo Woman.(See www.radiantsounds.org.uk for more details).Adespacho and fire ceremony will be offered by shamanic practitioner Ali Rabjohns, helping us dream a new world into being for our children’s children.(See www.lucidhealing.co.ukfor more details). A despacho is the ancient Andean practice of creating a celebratory ceremony to the mountains (the Apu’s), Mother Earth (Pachamamma) and other nature spirits in reciprocity, reverence and thanksgiving. A Despacho brings us into alignment with our personal intent, our group intent and immense gratitude for the earth.

TO BOOK: Contact ali@lucidhealing.co.uk or call Theresa Matthew on 01622 817136. A DONATION OF £5 IS SUGGESTED, REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED

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‘Who will have the courage in twenty-five years time to tell their children, “Yes – we could have solved this problem, but it was too expensive?” Herman Scheer

On Sunday I was invited to view a film called R-evolution the movie, It was 65 minutes long.

It was a bold, upsetting and encouraging film, aimed specifically towards building bridges with the western business world. The intention of the maker was to inform and share possible ways forward through the sometimes chaotic situations we find ourselves in the community.

Highlights were for me a portrayal of the ‘Values’ education system in Australia. Schools under this umbrella teach the children words like ‘integrity’ (it’s when people do the right thing, even when no one is watching). Also Egypt and how they coped during the last revolution by coming together as a nation in the streets.

I question whether a busy corporate executive would find the time to watch this the whole way through and I hope smaller bite sized chunks will be edited for easier consumption.

Please watch it.

On 8th January I went to Stonehenge, to a beautiful ceremony amongst the stones with fellow Earth keeper’s. We performed a water blessing with water from Glastonbury springs and then a despacho ceremony. We’re not allowed to publish the photo’s we took for publicity – needless to say we were blessed with a beautiful sunrise. There were 26 of us connecting with the Mayan Itza Council, who were focusing their intent on Stonehenge for 2012. Here is a link that tells you more about the Mayan Elder prophecies and what they feel will happen.

I feel that this year (of the water dragon no less) will be full of surprises. My prayers are that we come together in unity, creativity and create a strong vision for our children’s children. Heaven on earth could be digging the garden more, or baking your own bread, it doesn’t have to be an earth shattering change:).
I’m planning a community arts outdoor project with Earthkeepers in Stanmer Park called ‘The Wild Star Gathering’, if you would like to be involved in any way please get in touch.

Do you know any artist’s who work with natural materials or textiles who live locally? (S.E England) if so, let me know.

I will post some more information once I know whether our funding bids have been accepted.
Blessings

Free Talk at Equilibrium Health Centre

The talk will be an introduction to these beautiful Munay Ki Rites of initiation and my work as a healer.
The 9 Rites of the Munay-Ki transform and upgrade your luminous energy field. They are energetic transmissions that heal the wounds of the past-your karmic & genetic inheritance.
They re-inform your DNA, enabling you to grow a new body-one that ages, heals, and dies differently. The Munay-Ki is your invitation to dream an entire new world into being.

These 9 rites can be passed on and exchanged without a huge amount of formal training, they are transmissions of light. These RITES can be passed as attunements which create a shift in frequency in your energy field activating your rainbow light body, so that you become HOMO LUMINOUS Living, ageing and Dying Differently.

In the Inca tradition, these energy medicine practices have been handed down orally for over five thousand years. Alberto Villoldo PhD, a medical anthropologist who trained with the Native American people in the Andes and the Amazon, researched the training that I received on the ‘Healing the Light Body’ programme. Please visit the Four Winds society website http://www.fourwinds.com for more information.

Visitors will go away with a clearer picture of what the Munay Ki Rites are and how I practice as a healer.

If you have any more questions, there’s a fantastic website called www.munay-ki.org

I am currently fascinated with labyrinths. A single spiraling path that leads to a central area. You walk the same path back out returning to the beginning. The labyrinth is often referred to as an archetypal image as it emerged in different cultures 4000 years ago and is thought of as a mirror or metaphor for the spiritual journey and the evolutionary spiral of life.
This year I visited Chartres, where there is a 12th century labyrinth in the centre of the cathedral. An immense energy flows right through the centre of a six petal rose, each petal refers to a quality of love needed. Service, surrender, forgiveness, faith, overcoming and abundance. Standing in the centre of this labyrinth is pure bliss, I thoroughly recommend going.
There’s a book by Kathleen Mcgowan which explains the labyrinth and the Magdalene line. It’s called ‘The Source of Miracles, Seven steps to transforming your life through the Lord’s prayer’.

I have also walked the All Saint’s Labyrinth as part of the Brighton Arts festival in May, during a Vision Quest and a shamanic retreat this summer. Each time I walk to the centre it’s timeless and unique. Someone may be drumming or it could be silent, I always make sure I have an intention or question. As I walk to the centre I release and let go of what I no longer need.

At the centre is a place of meditation and prayer, a place to be open, to listen and sense what needs or wants emerge within me or within the issue I’m reflecting upon.

Whilst walking back I crystallise the idea and return renewed and empowered. The return path embodies this new way of being.

There is no right or wrong way to walk the labyrinth, I hope I’ve inspired you to try it !

‘As you start on the way, the way appears’ Rumi

This film is an hour long, but well worth watching and suggests that significant events might start happening as early as next month, until the 28th of October this year.

This video sums up how I feel about the coming of 2012. I will be giving some free talks over the next few months at Equilibrium about the Munay Ki rites, 2012 and a new years Despacho blessing for the earth. Watch this space for dates.
In Munay