medicine wheel

medicine wheel

December 15, 2009

      I have returned from the Q’ero lands. This photo is of the Medicine Wheel I built for you. I went down my list and visualized your face as I chanted prayers for you. Then I did some toning that was inspired by the land itself.
     The llamas roam freely in the area. The houses in the background are Juan Gabriel’s community. I used the nice new camera Sue gifted me to take photos of the people inside their houses. They rarely see themselves and I quickly made friends with everyone. I will try to download some and add them to my web site. Photos are expensive to send with my Blackberry so please check there for future postings.
It was deeply meaningful for me to build the wheel and to do a chanupa (pipe) ceremony with his relatives and neighbors. He has done pipe ceremonies in the US and felt blessed to connect the eagle and the condor in his home.
     My traveling companion, Sophia, pours water for the Inipi (sweat lodge) ceremony at her home in France. She was trained by a Dutch man who hosted Denver’s Grandpa Wallace Black Elk. I frequently had experiences with him as a teacher and always was moved by him in ceremony.
     So strange to feel the connection between she and I. The web is extensive. Seems like every time I mentioned something about my life she said, “Me too!” She is involved in translating the book written by the Thirteen Grandmothers and participated in their gathering in Spain.
She runs a womyn’s drum circle and we have shared purpose in helping womyn journey through menopause.     
     She initiated me in a form of energy healing called, Ilahinoor brought forward by a man named, Khara. It is associated with whales and dolphins and calls in Divine Feminine energy. It shifts the DNA and balances the left and right hemispheres of the brain. It is a world wide movement that I will be excited to share with you when I return. In my session a white eagle came and said “My wings were open wide and I was flying my life” sitting at the Medicine wheel and looking out on another world it did feel like it took wings to get there.
     I pray that you are able to feel the deep appreciation I feel for each one of you and that many blessings come from our connection through this sojourn. You live in my heart and share in each step with me.