SPIRITUAL
LEADERSHIP
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LONG DANCE 2012 save the date!
22nd annual event
Wednesday - Sunday
Sept 20- 23rd, 2012
see Women's Press: Why Do You Go To Long Dance?
see Hua in the Tribune
www.longdance.org
NEW! Online Registration & Payment via PayPal!
www.circlesofempowerment.org
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Next Sweat Lodge: Family Sweat Lodge Sat February 18th, 12 pm
Next Drum Circle: cancelled for now
Next Full Moon: Spring 2012
RECENT news:
A NOTE FROM HUA for Febuary 2012:
We have several opportunities for ceremony this month that will help us with this internal balance: Sweat Lodge on Saturday February 18th, an Ocean Blessing Ceremony in Cambria on the 21st, and a very special fire ceremony near our territory in Santa Ynez on the 26th with Tata Erick . You are all encouraged to come and weave into this Earth Peoples United community and this fire. And Firekeepers, you really want to see this fire.
Finally, we are joining in an Ocean Blessing Ceremony that is taking place on Moonstone Beach in Cambria on the afternoon of the new moon in Pisces on Tuesday February 21st at 4pm. We will gather to honor the return of the rains, the Salmon, the Steelhead Trout and the Whales as they find their way home in territory we share with them. Please join us energetically as we pray for the return of balance to the habitats and waters of our beautiful Earth Mother.
Blessings, Hua
We have created a new tool to maximize the efforts of our amazing community. Power Circles are being formed for every major hub of activity that falls under the umbrella of Circles of Empowerment.
Power Circles are semi-independent groups that involve our community directly in decision making.
Think there should be a new class? Join the Classes Power Circle.
Want to see different event choices at Long Dance? Join the Long Dance Power Circle.
Want to grow Spirit Dance into a major event on the spiritual calendar? Join the Spirit Dance Power Circle.
Want
to build our permanent Village of Empowerment, an intentional community
based on sustainability & permaculture? Join the Church Power
Circle.
The new Power Circles that are in formation include:
the Long Dance Power Circle
the Spirit Dance Power Circle
the Organization Power Circle
Community Services Power Circle
and the Classes Power Circle.
Please contact Hawk with your interest in volunteering your energetic leadership. Co-creation is more than just a theory - it is a practice! Come get your practice honed by doing some of the most rewarding work you'll ever find.
Call Hawk at 805 801 2911 with questions and get direction based on your areas of interest. You can definitely be part of more than one Power Circle!
No acts of volunteerism are too small, so be bold and step up. You'll be amazed by how amazing you are!
Mark your calendars now for these events that Circles of Empowerment will be offering in 2012:
* Sweat Lodge every month.
* Women's Full Moon ceremony March thru December
* Sacred Pipe Ceremony throughout the year.
* Teaching Circles
* Spirit Dance Ceremony - June 30 & July 1st, 2012 for Men, Women & Children
* 22nd Annual Long Dance - Sept. 20-23, 2012
* Vision Quest in April & May 2012
* Travels to other communities, including Mexica New Year in March 2012, Deer Mountain in August 2012
We who sponsor and offer these Ceremonies and events are passionately committed to serving you in these ways. There are ways that you too can support our vision for community. One big need is through financial contributions. Please go to the Circles of Empowerment website to see how you too can contribute to the vitality of our growing community.
AHO!...................Hua
For more info on Long Dance go to www.longdance.org
Or send a Large SASE to:
Circles of Empowerment
P.O. Box 76
Arroyo Grande, CA 93421
February News
Empowerment through Ritual and Ceremony scheduled for March 3rd & 4th
10 - 5 pm, both days
Throughout the year, Hua offers her class "Empowerment Through Ritual and Ceremony" as an enrichment for the community. Hua's
teachings about sacred plants, the medicine wheel, feathers, shamanic
journeying, shielding, opening the throat chakra and many more juicy and
powerful lessons have been universally called extraordinary by those
fortunate enough to attend.
This is also highly recommended
background and training for those who are interested in deepening their
practice by becoming a Firekeeper, Water Pourer, Pipe Carrier or other
leadership role.
Brothers and Sisters who want a big boost inside of your winter, please join us. Offered at a reduced price of $120 for Long Dancers. All others get the bargain rate of $150 for two full days of material, plus goodies. Open to creative reciprocity. Both days are required. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required to hold your place. Out of towners are welcome to stay on Church grounds.
Contact Hua for more details (805) 481 0892.
See below for Sweat Lodges information.....
INTERVIEW: Hua interviewed by Earth Medicine Alliance. Watch this seven part interview for an hour of teachings and commentary by Hua on the topics of Ritual and Ceremony
FULL MOON CEREMONY:
Our next Full moon ceremony will be in the Spring 2012. The Bear, she sleeps....
This is a women's prayer ceremony. This is a great first time ceremony for anyone wanting to explore our Medicine Way here at the Church. Wear a skirt and layers (for that little nip at night), bring a box of tea, a potluck something to nosh on, water. It will be very good to see and be with all the sisters. Please remember that we always need good drinking water here on the grounds for ceremony and Sisters please also bring a six pack of white flowers for beauty way around the wheel :)
SWEAT LODGE CEREMONY SCHEDULE:
Family/Community Sweat Lodge
Saturday February 18th, 12 noon
Bring a Gallon of water to donate, drinking water for yourself & a potluck item
Sweat Lodges were given to the people all over the world, thousands of years ago to help improve their lives. The Sweat Lodge is a sacred place to explore, develop and enhance our relationship to 'All That Is' and it acts as an accelerator to spiritual growth. The ceremony is a powerful way to pray, and it cleanses us, heals us and helps us to grow.
If you have never attended a Sweat Lodge, or would like more information about how to have a good sweat experience in general, please read this PDF for some helpful info and guidelines.
Hua has been pouring water for nearly 30 years. She is fully qualified to lead a safe, beautiful sweat and she creates a dynamic space of sacred prayer and transfomation with her seasoned, experienced insight into the mysteries and wonders of the Sweat Lodge ceremony.
Men and women are welcome to join us and keep in mind to dress modestly - women dress in a sweat dress or skirt; men wear shorts and a tee shirt. You are welcome to come in an hour early to help with set up. In the event of rain, an indoor ceremony will be offered, with all other details remaining the same.
Wood donations are gleefully appreciated, as are monetary donations towards wood purchases.
There is a Potluck after Sweat Lodge, so bring your favorite dish to share and a gallon of good drinking water to donate!
Giveaway:
For the attendees, it is always proper etiquette to bring giveaway offerings for the 4 to 6 officers of the sweat to acknowledge their efforts on all our behalf. (Giveaway is a gift of your choice and/or tobacco offering showing your appreciation for officers providing services at Ceremonies).
Water:
When having ceremonies here at the church facilities, we require good drinking water for all to drink and for the sweat lodge ceremonies themselves. We are on a well here whose water is not good for drinking. So PLEASE bring a gallon of good water to share.
Vision Quest and Elder Vision Quest
2012 dates TBA
Several questers are already signed up for quests in 2012. They will be questing and fasting four days and four nights.
We ask for support for the Questers, in the form of:
- Energy and Prayers during the Questing.
- There will be a support team there the whole time so food and wood and water will be needed.
- A monetary donation to support this endeavor will be gratefully received. These donations will help to cover our expenses. It can be any amount to show your support for theses relations that are seeking vision for themselves and for the whole community.
Since the beginning of this cycle of time, humanity has returned to nature to connect with spirit and to seek answers to problems of the physical realms, especially in these days when the messages of prophecy reveal themselves to the seeker. In its own way, the vision quest is an Initiation not unlike the days of the ancient mystery school teachings where one learns about themselves and the mysteries of the universe are often revealed to them. Who am I? Why am I here? It is a time of internal transformation and renewal.
A Vision Quest usually lasts two to four days within a circle, in which time the seeker delves deeply into their soul. The physical surroundings will allow the spirit to move into a dimensional reality of total connectedness. In ancient times, the entire clan prepared for the Vision Quest, supporting with food, wood, prayers and other support. The clan watched for the return of the Questers to hear the visions they had received for the well-being of the entire clan.
Getting Ready for the New Year: Readings & Cleansings
Tarot Readings from Hua:
$50.00 Contribution
Tarot Card Readings
I have been reading cards since I was 18, when I got my first deck, and I have been reading ever since. I come from a tradition that allows you to see what Creator wants you to know, in a co-creative manner, what you have conjured up for yourself. It is a wonderful tool that lets you know the potential of what can be happening for you. I use the Ryder-Waite deck and 30 years of reading experience. Please contact me regarding long distance readings as well!
Call to set up appointments. Open from 1 pm to 9 pm. 805.481.0892 International and long distance readings are welcome, and tapes can be mailed per prior arrangement. See my offerings page for other classes and services
$50.00 Contribution
A person may come to me feeling as though they have been psychically or energetically attacked. They may feel as though something negative has been attached, sucking their energies away. We call this feeling being shot with “dark arrows.” I use sacred powerful medicines that have been passed to me through the years, to cut the ties of attachment, the energetic cables and wires which I can see attached to that person. I use special eyes and other clair-senses: guides, listening - my whole bag of tricks - to clean up what is not theirs, that which has gotten in the way, attached to where it does not belong.
Hua invited to speak at local events on the Central Coast and beyond
Hua was honored to be invited as an Elder at the Deer Mountain Youth and Elder Wisdom Fire Council hosted by Earth People's United in August 2010 and again in 2011. She has been traveling and speaking a lot these past couple of years. Locally, Hua has been featured as a guest speaker in multiple venues in the last part of 2009, including the Cambria 350 event to encourage awareness of carbon issues and global warming in October, the Hopedance film screening of the 13 Grandmothers movie in San Luis Obispo September 2010. At another 2010 Cambria gathering in honor of the past Winter Solstice, prayers were exchanged with Mayan spiritual leader Tata OmeAkaEhekatl Erick Gonzalez, with whom she has participated in several events.
In 2011, Hua has been an invited speaker at the Earth Medicine Alliance conference in San Francisco, and returned to Deer Mountain for the sixth annual gathering - an extraordinary event. In the summer of 2010, she spoke at the Salon for the Spiritually Creative Life held at Pasadena's Institute for Art & Philosophy, and will be a featured writer in the upcoming book by Carol Soucek King celebrating the Lessons learned Under the Bridges at the superb Arroyo del Rey location. Hua is available for special talks, teachings and community events. Please feel free to contact her for your event at 805.481.0892.
To make monetary contributions (tax deductible) make your check out to:
Church of Empowerment
PO Box 76
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Hua In the Press:
Hua is in the Tribune August 2010
Hua is in the March/April issue of Women's Press
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