'Winter Solstice' excerpts from 'Spirit Talk':

      

Excerpts from 'Spirit Talk':

Winter Solstice: By the calendar of the natural world, the winter solstice marks the ingress into the profound precincts of the deep Mother Earth Womb, the original confirmation point of all seed soul, sprout, and rootlet growth. The days and nights of silent contemplation and Quiet Time observances have served to quiet the mind and prepare the body, much as the field is prepared to receive the new seed. Winter means that much of the northern hemi-turtle shell of this hemisphere is blanketed by the purifying powers of Snow Woman’s gifts and freezes … We live always within the Sacred Rainbow Hoop. This hoop of life is a threshold of all the moments of the eternal present. The eternal present we now find ourselves within and contemplating is the first of the White Plains of Spirit, others will follow in succeeding seasons, each with basically the same purifying intent. The winter solstice, embedded within the purifying power of the cold, cloaked with the white plain of purity, located in and upon the wisdom body of the original gift, represents the core wisdom quality of winter … Conscious arrival and acquaintance with the Winter threshold of the Sacred Medicine Wheel Hoop of Life is a primal renewal experience, made ceremony. If this is a new concept to you, trust that you have entered into one of the most beautiful and comprehensive systems in this galaxy and beyond for containing, supporting, and interpreting life in a sacred way. Best wishes upon this journey. The winter solstice is a naturally occurring station within the year and, as such, has accrued a long history. The holy days, holidays, are usually grounded in natural phenomena that grew out of the Creative Mind and manifested in the first, most beautiful and enduring gifts of our Mother Earth, our Father Sky-Sun and the myriad of clustering entities we call the powers and fixtures of the natural world … This then, is the sacred charge: to bring oneself forward in all possible wholeness, mindfulness, and beauty, and to conceive of and design ceremonies of personal meaning, fulfilling the sacred charge to be happy and enjoy life. This winter solstice is our time to unite with the natural world. Take these long nights to rest, tell stories, celebrate, and dream deeply of life before the stronger suns call us forward once again to grow and to labor. But for now, enter into and be one with the conceptual Return of the Light.

Ancestral Thanksgiving Ceremony

THANKSGIVING

The Gratitude Principle and a four-day Indigenous Ancestral Thanksgiving Ceremony suggested outline follows. Remember, this is a personal ceremony so feel free to add or subtract elements. Watch and endeavor to cultivate awareness of every little thing and remember that gratitude mindfulness is a proven and worthy tool by which to live and thrive. If you do not have a cultural song to sing, and many of us do not, just be willing to step out and 'raise a voice'. Your song will come. And it will be YOURS. This is how ceremony has always been kept fresh, personal and healthy. Do not be afraid or hesitate too long to step into this new spirit space, sacred beings that we are. AHO!

The indigenous Thanksgiving ceremony is a harvest and seasonally oriented honoring of the ancestors spanning four days ... which may be selected at your choice ... but should be concurrent.

The four days of activities are:

Prepare by the 'fanning off' of the selected grounds, yourself and any/all participants.

Day 1: invitational feasting and offering plate

Day 2: you may compose an original song or bring forward an honoring song

 ... with drum ... this may be a solitary activity

Day 3: dance and drum to honor the ancestors ... again, may be solitary

Day 4: feasting, offering plate and prayers of gratitude for all of beingness

Excerpts from 'Spirit Talk':

Excerpts from Spirit Talk:

This beautiful creation of Mother Earth and Father Sky-Sun offers each of us an opportunity to walk, always, in balance and harmony by remembering them as our elemental parents. We remember … we have access to an orderly and supportive life view within the context of the Sun, Moon, seasons, the natural world, and the elementals of wind, earth, fire, water and the directions of the Medicine Wheel … Universally, the traditional view of life is one of a sacred nature. Myriad helpers and companions accompany each person, and these helpers may be recognized through vision, dream, inspiration, or experience. Vision, dream, and inspiration are personal and vital connections to enhanced understanding, experience and attunement with the Spirit World. In this way, we honor ourselves as Sacred Beings and begin, or continue, to participate as co-creators in a living world. And so, we move in wholeness and beauty.

May we have a strong body

May we have a good mind

May we have a heart full of love

And know no fear.

Aho!

-- Minisa Crumbo

Of all the paths and choices and histories, the energetic pathways of the directions and elementals are the most real and vital … I think they are only found by mind-oriented persons who comprehend the true energetic, light components of the Medicine Wheel … fuse, merge, again and again with the strips, rays, fibers, and channels of light … Find places of being that are lighter and broader … just make sure that once the light paths open up, and you know it, that some mental program stores it 24-7, making awareness and experience of the light never far from surface consciousness, making the full experience known, close and available, as soon as possible. Form new habits of association … linking the moments like beads on a string until they can be slipped over the head and worn … Our thoughts are our reality. We must think better, smarter, longer, and deeper about ourselves, our world, and what we really want that to look, feel, and be like. Be it. Do it. Don’t let up.

Ancestral Thanksgiving Ceremony

THANKSGIVING

The Gratitude Principle and a four-day Indigenous Ancestral Thanksgiving Ceremony suggested outline follows. Remember, this is a personal ceremony so feel free to add or subtract elements. Watch and endeavor to cultivate awareness of every little thing and remember that gratitude mindfulness is a proven and worthy tool by which to live and thrive. If you do not have a cultural song to sing, and many of us do not, just be willing to step out and 'raise a voice'. Your song will come. And it will be YOURS. This is how ceremony has always been kept fresh, personal and healthy. Do not be afraid or hesitate too long to step into this new spirit space, sacred beings that we are. AHO!

The indigenous Thanksgiving ceremony is a harvest and seasonally oriented honoring of the ancestors spanning four days ... which may be selected at your choice ... but should be concurrent.

The four days of activities are:

Prepare by the 'fanning off' of the selected grounds, yourself and any/all participants.

Day 1: invitational feasting and offering plate

Day 2: you may compose an original song or bring forward an honoring song

 ... with drum ... this may be a solitary activity

Day 3: dance and drum to honor the ancestors ... again, may be solitary

Day 4: feasting, offering plate and prayers of gratitude for all of beingness

'Winter Solstice' excerpts from 'Spirit Talk':

      

Excerpts from 'Spirit Talk':

Winter Solstice: By the calendar of the natural world, the winter solstice marks the ingress into the profound precincts of the deep Mother Earth Womb, the original confirmation point of all seed soul, sprout, and rootlet growth. The days and nights of silent contemplation and Quiet Time observances have served to quiet the mind and prepare the body, much as the field is prepared to receive the new seed. Winter means that much of the northern hemi-turtle shell of this hemisphere is blanketed by the purifying powers of Snow Woman’s gifts and freezes … We live always within the Sacred Rainbow Hoop. This hoop of life is a threshold of all the moments of the eternal present. The eternal present we now find ourselves within and contemplating is the first of the White Plains of Spirit, others will follow in succeeding seasons, each with basically the same purifying intent. The winter solstice, embedded within the purifying power of the cold, cloaked with the white plain of purity, located in and upon the wisdom body of the original gift, represents the core wisdom quality of winter … Conscious arrival and acquaintance with the Winter threshold of the Sacred Medicine Wheel Hoop of Life is a primal renewal experience, made ceremony. If this is a new concept to you, trust that you have entered into one of the most beautiful and comprehensive systems in this galaxy and beyond for containing, supporting, and interpreting life in a sacred way. Best wishes upon this journey. The winter solstice is a naturally occurring station within the year and, as such, has accrued a long history. The holy days, holidays, are usually grounded in natural phenomena that grew out of the Creative Mind and manifested in the first, most beautiful and enduring gifts of our Mother Earth, our Father Sky-Sun and the myriad of clustering entities we call the powers and fixtures of the natural world … This then, is the sacred charge: to bring oneself forward in all possible wholeness, mindfulness, and beauty, and to conceive of and design ceremonies of personal meaning, fulfilling the sacred charge to be happy and enjoy life. This winter solstice is our time to unite with the natural world. Take these long nights to rest, tell stories, celebrate, and dream deeply of life before the stronger suns call us forward once again to grow and to labor. But for now, enter into and be one with the conceptual Return of the Light.

Ancestral Thanksgiving Ceremony

THANKSGIVING

The Gratitude Principle and a four-day Indigenous Ancestral Thanksgiving Ceremony suggested outline follows. Remember, this is a personal ceremony so feel free to add or subtract elements. Watch and endeavor to cultivate awareness of every little thing and remember that gratitude mindfulness is a proven and worthy tool by which to live and thrive. If you do not have a cultural song to sing, and many of us do not, just be willing to step out and 'raise a voice'. Your song will come. And it will be YOURS. This is how ceremony has always been kept fresh, personal and healthy. Do not be afraid or hesitate too long to step into this new spirit space, sacred beings that we are. AHO!

The indigenous Thanksgiving ceremony is a harvest and seasonally oriented honoring of the ancestors spanning four days ... which may be selected at your choice ... but should be concurrent.

The four days of activities are:

Prepare by the 'fanning off' of the selected grounds, yourself and any/all participants.

Day 1: invitational feasting and offering plate

Day 2: you may compose an original song or bring forward an honoring song

 ... with drum ... this may be a solitary activity

Day 3: dance and drum to honor the ancestors ... again, may be solitary

Day 4: feasting, offering plate and prayers of gratitude for all of beingness

Excerpts from 'Spirit Talk':

Excerpts from Spirit Talk:

This beautiful creation of Mother Earth and Father Sky-Sun offers each of us an opportunity to walk, always, in balance and harmony by remembering them as our elemental parents. We remember … we have access to an orderly and supportive life view within the context of the Sun, Moon, seasons, the natural world, and the elementals of wind, earth, fire, water and the directions of the Medicine Wheel … Universally, the traditional view of life is one of a sacred nature. Myriad helpers and companions accompany each person, and these helpers may be recognized through vision, dream, inspiration, or experience. Vision, dream, and inspiration are personal and vital connections to enhanced understanding, experience and attunement with the Spirit World. In this way, we honor ourselves as Sacred Beings and begin, or continue, to participate as co-creators in a living world. And so, we move in wholeness and beauty.

May we have a strong body

May we have a good mind

May we have a heart full of love

And know no fear.

Aho!

-- Minisa Crumbo

Of all the paths and choices and histories, the energetic pathways of the directions and elementals are the most real and vital … I think they are only found by mind-oriented persons who comprehend the true energetic, light components of the Medicine Wheel … fuse, merge, again and again with the strips, rays, fibers, and channels of light … Find places of being that are lighter and broader … just make sure that once the light paths open up, and you know it, that some mental program stores it 24-7, making awareness and experience of the light never far from surface consciousness, making the full experience known, close and available, as soon as possible. Form new habits of association … linking the moments like beads on a string until they can be slipped over the head and worn … Our thoughts are our reality. We must think better, smarter, longer, and deeper about ourselves, our world, and what we really want that to look, feel, and be like. Be it. Do it. Don’t let up.