[Sdpg] The Gathering: An Alliance Of Elders, Healers And Wisdomkeepers Alpine Meadows Camp, Big Bear, California September 9 - 12, 2004

Fri Aug 27 08:26:51 PDT 2004

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The Gathering:
An Alliance Of Elders, Healers And Wisdomkeepers
Alpine Meadows Camp, Big Bear, California
September 9 - 12, 2004
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"One of the great truths of our time is this hunger deep in people all over 
the planet for coming into relationship with each other". Mary Caroline 
Richards.

There was a time when the Earth was revered. When we honored and gave 
thanks for what we took and did all we could to stay in balance. We used to 
know, inherently, that we are all related. But then we forgot. The old ways 
are dying and with them the stories, ceremonies and sacred traditions.

Over the years, The Gathering has evolved from an event centered around 
healers or medicine people working with individuals to a more community 
-based event. We work to promote cross-cultural awareness and to provide a 
space for sharing knowledge across borders. We assist seemingly divergent 
communities around the planet to help toeach other work with hunger, 
alcoholism, loss of land rights , or illness.

It has long been prophesized by nearly every indigenous community that , as 
the Bushmen say , the "little people" will gather and dance around the 
fires ; that rather than continuing to look at differences, we will start 
to see that we have more in common than we thought. In fact, in order for 
us to address the issues that are plaguing the world today we will have to 
put aside our differences and work together. Illness of the individual is 
seen as a symptom manifested out of the bigger social and global ills of 
the community or planet. Healing is done with the aid of the community and 
treating the individual brings healing to the community.

We think of ourselves , particularly in the west , as separate individuals 
not as individuals within a universal context. We are interrelated to all 
life. Peace cannot happen if we defend our separate ways. Peace will happen 
when we know the deep interconnectedness of all life. We will no longer be 
able to harm one another. The indigenous people of this planet know this 
inherently. Despite our best efforts to change them, convert them, relocate 
them , and generally take without asking from them, they have continued to 
survive and are willing to share their knowledge. They carry the earth 
wisdom that we have forgotten. If we are willing to listen we can begin to 
learn how to work together as a global community.

The Gathering provides neutral ground for all of us to come together for 
all of our relations, to insure that we do not lose the stories, myths, 
healing traditions and ceremonies that are an integral part of the each 
village, tribe or nation. This is the common thread that holds these 
cultures together. We are blessed to have many wonderful organizations who 
on a daily basis are doing wonderful, hard , and sometimes thankless work 
on our behalf. There are people who work to save the rainforest, the 
whales, eagles and the ocean. But what about the people who are the true 
caretakers of the plants, animals , and the land? They are the keepers of 
the wisdom and sacred medicine. They are asking to be heard.

"May we all trace our roots to the great Tree of Peace. May we honor the 
wisdom of our grandparents and caretake that wisdom for our grandchildren 
unto seven generations. Let us recognize the sacredness of this time of 
transformation and choice, that we may truly manifest the beauteous family 
of humanity." Dhyani Ywahoo

Travel arrangements are provided by Karen Spignola of Brookhaven Travel.
Contact Karen at brookhaventravel at aol.com or by phone at 630.971.1414

THURSDAY SEPT. 9

8-12 REGISTRATION

12-2 LUNCH/INTRODUCTION/OPENING CEREMONY

2 - 3:30 DONNA AUGUSTINE/MATT MCGEE - MIG MAG TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS/KAMASQA 
TEACHINGS

3 - 4:30 LAURO HINOSTROZA GARCIA - PERUVIAN TRADITIONAL WISDOM

4:00 - 5:00 - ANANK NUNIAK - WISDOM FROM THE ECUADORIAN JUNGLE

5:00 - 6:30 VIRGINIA RATHELE - ZULU TRADTIONAL HEALING

6:30 DINNER

7:30 ASH DARGAN - DIGERIDOO FROM AUSTRALIA

9:00 OVE SVENNSON - LODGE IN THE SWEDISH TRADITION

FRIDAY SEPT. 10

PRE-DAWN YOGA WITH BOE GLASSCHILD - CHOCTAW

DAWN PRAYERS WITH GRANDMA CONNIE -  HOPI

7:30 YOGA

8:30 BREAKFAST

9:00 - DREAM CIRCLE WITH VALERIE WOLF - NEZ PEARCE

9:15 - 10:45 LAURO HINOSTROZA GARCIA - TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN THE CONTEXT 
OF A GLOBAL AND MODERN WORLD

10 - 11:30 MELVIN BETSELLIE - DINE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

11- 12:30 PAULINE TANGIORA -  INDIGENOUS RIGHTS OF THE MAORI

12:30 LUNCH

1:00 - 2:30 MANDAZA KANDEMWA - NGANGA FROM ZIMBABWE

2:30 - 4 BENNIE LEBEAU - SHOSHONE TEACHINGS

4 - 5:30 LONE EAGLE - LAKOTA TEACHINGS

5:30 DINNER - EVENING WITH THE BUSHMEN OF THE KALAHARI

7:00 - 10:00 JOHN KETARKUS/RICHARD GROSSMAN  - HEALING WITH ENERGY AND SOUND

SAT SEPT 11

PRE DAWN YOGA WITH BOE

DAWN PRAYERS WITH GRANDMA CONNIE

7:30 YOGA

8:30 BREAKFAST

9:15 DREAM CIRCLE

9:15- 10:45 FLORDEMAYO - MAYAN TRADITIONAL HEALING

10- 11:30 CAROL ANAMIZU AND ROBERT ALCAIN - HAWAIIAN TRADITIONAL HEALING

11 - 12:30  RAMALIBA - VENDA TRADITIONAL HEALING FROM SOUTH AFRICA

12:30 LUNCH

1:15 - 2:45 THAAY OTOMI NATION -MEXICO - ANCESTRAL WISDOM

2 - 3:30  MASAI TEACHINGS

3 - 4:30 VEN. DHYANI YWAHOO - CHEROKEE

4 - 5:30 CRISTO ADONIS - CARIB INDIAN TRADITIONS (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

5:30 DINNER -

6:30 - 8 WALTER NOORLANDER - PRE-CELTIC TEACHINGS (ENGLAND)

8 KAJANGU KYKOSA WISDOM POETRY OF BASHI PEOPLE

    FRANCIS AWE - NIGERIAN DRUM CIRCLE

SUNDAY SEPT 12

PRE DAWN YOGA

PRAYERS WITH GRANDMA CONNIE

YOGA

8:30 BREAKFAST

9:15 DREAM CIRCLE

9:15- 10:30 LEWIS MEHL-MADRONA

10 - 11:30 GRANDMA AURELIA MEXICO

11 - 12:30 BOE GLASSCHILD - TAWEPIKI - LIGHTNING DANCE

LIGHT LUNCH AND CLOSING CEREMONY - TREE PLANTING CEREMONY

PLEASE NOTE:  THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.  WE WILL POST 
A DAILY SCHEDULE ALONG WITH LOCATION WHER