Blue overtone night

Empowering yourself and others to dream your wildest dreams of what you really want!

Guide: play with it, imagine the full details and trust in magic without a doubt!

Challenge: stay awake in NOW too!

Surprises come from reflecting on what life experiences are teaching you about holding your intention strong.

A Festival of Shamans

24^th - 26^th  Feb 2012

The Blue Hippo, Greyton, Western Cape, South Africa 

Join us in shape shifting the dream and a transformative week-end of ceremonies, journey work, sacred breath work, sacred dance, fire ceremonies, water blessings, sound journeys, entity removal, plenty drumming, sweat lodges, trading of shamanic goods, movies, sharing meals, heart space, community and sharing of spiritual understanding…

The Vision

Welcome folks. Two years ago, sitting in the hills of St. Tropez, Mikkal and Lyn began talking about a gathering of Shamans in South Africa. They envisaged sharing the wisdom of the Crows Nest community with medicine people in SA. We all want to learn more and share our teachings and understanding of the Shaman’s way of ”Shape-shifting the Dream”. It is time for the ancient and raw energy on the southern tip of Africa to speak. This festival is what has grown out of that notion.

On Offer

Your entrance fee will give you entry into any of the Crow’s Nest workshops and ceremonies that will be taking place throughout the weekend. There may be a small separate charge for our local facilitators who will be presenting too.There will also be a Shaman Village for traders to sell their wares. If you have any teachings, workshops or shaman goods to sell, please contact us, we would love you to share your wears and inspiration. If you would like to assist us by doing some work, please let us know.

Shaman Village

Please let us know if you would like to join the Shaman Village Traders. We would like you to share your wears and wisdom. You are invited to participate if you would like to have a space or circle under a tree to tell stories, do divination or share the wisdom of your walk. If you have shamanic gear (jewelry, clothing, smudge sticks, rattles, drums, herbs, essences, shamanic art) and you would like to trade please contact us at ShamanFestival@gmail for details. There will be a R100 fee for vendors (additional to general entrance fee).

The deadline for these applications is the January 15th, 2011. However, we encourage you to apply early, as we will then be able to include you in our advertising material.

Festival Information

The festival runs from 2:00pm on Friday till Monday morning.
Non-refundable Registration requested by January 15th, 2012

An early bird discount of 10% will be applied to all registrations received by December 10th, 2011. 

Cancellations can apply the registration fee to subsequent workshops or events.

Entry and Registration

A pass is required for each day that you wish to attend the festival. Daily entry is R600 ($100) per day, except for Friday which R300 ($50). There is a discount for choosing the full plan. Please go to our website registration page to register and for more details.

Sleeping arrangements

There will be the option of tenting available. There will be various fields where tents can be put up. There is also space for the more adventurous to set up their tents wherever they are comfortable (within reason, of course). Tents will be charged at R60 ($10) per person per tent per night. This covers the space for the tent, and not the tent itself. There is an option for those who need tents to rent a tent for R250 ($80).

There is no requirement for anyone to remain at the festival. If you wish, there are many overnight places in Greyton. Click the hyperlink for a number of venues. If necessary, we will organise a shuttle to and from Greyton for those that wish to eat or sleep in this quaint town.

Meals

There will be dinner available on Friday evening. There will also be lunch and dinner offered on Saturday and Sunday. The cost of each of these meals will be R50 ($8). Breakfast will be served on Saturday and Sunday, and the charge will be R35 ($6). We offer a full meal ticket for the 3 days for R300 ($50).
All meals will be vegetarian. Though there will be vegan and other options available if required.

 Please respect that this is an alcohol and drug free event.

We look forward to hosting and sharing this wonderful experience with you! Do share this email with your friends.

Please read more about the festival and registration on our web siteshaman.spazaspace.com

Kind Regards,

Annwen Mazetti

PR for Festival of Shamans

+27(0)84 588 7741

annwenmazetti@gmail.com

http://shaman.spazaspace.com

cid:B68@goomoji.gmail

We invite you to join us!

Youth Dance

On the ancestral land of beloved Elder
Gogo Nomzimane

DATES: ​16-18 December 2011
LOCATION:​ Camperdown KZN, outside of Pietermaritzburg Lynnfield Park N3 off ramp, toward Natal Lion Park

Beloved Elder Gogo Nomzimane has a special passion for children and youth. Through her heart connection with children and youth, her involvement with “For The One” Dances, and her work as a traditional healer, Gogo Nomzimane has received a dance vision that is for healing and well-being of the children and youth. This special youth dance takes place in a three-day ceremony that marks the first of what is envisioned to be many Youth Dance weekends to come on her ancestral land.

CONTACT:​ Jill Harris, a.k.a. Gogo Herman, 083 460 8976, jillmharris@mac.com, to confirm your attendance and for everything not mentioned in this invitation or that needs further clarification… ; )

BASIC SCHEDULE: ​
• Wednesday to Thursday, 15-16 Dec – Land is open for Crew Members to prepare
• Friday, 16 Dec – Youth Dancers and Crew Members arrive for Dance weekend
o 12 o’clock crew meeting
o 1:00-2:00PM lunch
o Afternoon Sweat Lodge
o Late afternoon Start of Dance
• Saturday, 17 Dec – All day Dance and rest
• Sunday, 18 Dec – End of Dance followed by a full and festive meal for all

YOUTH DANCER INFORMATION: ​
• A Youth Dancer is anyone from the approximate ages of 7 to 17, but this is not exclusive.
• Youth Dancers stay in the dance shelter from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning, as that is the sacred and holy space in which the dancing and healing occurs.
• Water and light food are provided to Youth Dancers during the dance, with a full and festive meal of celebration prepared on Sunday.
• Youth Dancers are cared for during the Dance by skilled and trained Crew Members.
• Youth Dancers are asked to participate in Sweat Lodges for cleansing and healing as part of the Dance weekend.
• Each Youth Dancer is asked to come with the following items:
o A pledge of R50 or whatever money is possible to help cover food and miscellaneous dance support costs
o A cup for water and drinks
o Two changes of clothes that are comfortable for dance movement, a dance robe or skirt, a warm layer for cool temperatures, and a wrap around cloth/sarong for the Sweat Lodges
o Bedding and minimal personal belongings for sleeping in the dance shelter. Ground sheets and blankets are provided to all Youth Dancers who cannot provide their own.

CREW MEMBER INFORMATION: ​
• A Crew Member is anyone interested and willing to assist in and support the Youth Dance weekend.
• Crew Members are each asked to come with the following items:
o A pledge of R200 to help cover food and miscellaneous dance support costs
o A white sheet and a dark-coloured facecloth as contribution for the dancers
o A cup, a plate, and eating utensils for meals and drinks
o A large plastic rubbish bag for cleanup assistance after the dance
• Types of Crew Member roles needed include Dance Leaders; Mother and Father Moons that personally assist the Youth Dancers; Drummers; Fire Water Keepers; Dog Soldiers/ Dance Helpers; Head Kitchen Angel / Kitchen Manager; Elders; Supporters, etc.
• Crew Members are envisioned by Gogo Nomzimane to wear three different uniforms during the Dance if possible. Reach into your heart and spirit to see what you see. Gogo Nomzimane will provide additional guidance on this, which will be communicated.
o 1) Sky blue, (specifically silky material), for top and bottom, with a white belt
o 2) Orange for top and bottom, with a green belt
o 3) White for top and bottom, with a red belt
o Men and women are same with shirts on top.
o Men wear trousers on the bottom. Women wear skirts on the bottom.
o All Crew Members wear a Rainbow badge, beaded or in ribbon, on the shirts of all uniforms, at all times.

FACILITIES:​​
The dance is held on rural property with no electricity, limited tank water supply, long-drop toilets, no fixed ablution facility (i.e. no flush toilets or showers), an outdoor kitchen, two rondavels, and a tent camping area. Self-sufficiency is encouraged if possible, in respect of this.

ACCOMMODATION:
Youth Dancers accommodate themselves in the dance shelter. Crew Members may accommodate themselves in the two rondavels or in the tent camping area. The tent camping area is lovely, with limited shade areas.

SWEAT LODGES:
The first Sweat Lodge will be held on Friday afternoon. The intention of the first Sweat Lodge is to cleanse and ready Youth Dancers and Crew Members for the official beginning of the Dance. Youth Dancers should also be prepared for Sweat Lodges during the Dance for ongoing cleansing and healing. Sweat Lodges are modest, meaning private body areas are kept covered, and participants are asked to wear lightweight clothing or cloths to cover themselves while allowing perspiration.

FOOD AND MEALS
Crew Members and Youth Dancers are provided a lunch before the Dance starts. Once the Dance begins, Youth Dancers are provided water, fruit, and light foods to sustain them while they dance. Crew Members are provided breakfast, lunch, dinner, teas, and coffees through the weekend of support. All Youth Dancers and Crew Members are provided a full and festive meal on the Sunday after the Youth Dance ends.

ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR CREW MEMBERS:
Please bring your own drinking water if possible, to limit strain on the water storage system. Keep clean by bringing/using camp showers and basins. Provide your own shade in the camping areas.

THE SPIRIT OF DONATIONS:
Youth Dancers and Crew Members are asked to give what their hearts and means can give, beyond what is asked in terms of a pledges and basic requirements. Indeed, any extra donations from dancers and crew are a personal and private matter. You can be assured that donations will go to manifesting the Youth Dance infrastructure and covering running costs. Excess donations will stay with Gogo Nomzimane for Ancestors’ and mission work.

White self-existing wind

Listening to spiritual inspiration to define the form things can take.

Guide: see the endless possibilities reflected in the mirror of life.

Challenge: influencing others to choose from their higher nature. Surprises come through catalyzing energy to manifest change.

Blue magnetic storm: catalyzing energy of growth and change towards your purpose, the start of a 13-day wavespell of self-generating change.

Yes, stir up that energy full-on!

Challenge: stay in touch with flow of feeling and one humanity. Surprises come when you remember to listen for inspiration from spirit.

Carolyn will be in Jiburg to do readings between 12-20 dec, 0796602429.

People from all cultures all over the world are rebelling against the system.

And it’s mostly non-violently! Yeehah!

From the Arab Spring to Madrid M15 to the Occupy movements to Avaaz to a single demonstration against the South African “Secrecy” Bill, we are becoming increasingly effective- 

both physically and virtually- in raising our voice in protest.

SO WHO AMONG YOU ACTUALLY FEELS HEARD by the powers-that-be?

While many people still believe we can change to world with new political policies and protocols or a different president, more and more people are recognising that the ENTIRE GLOBALISING SYSTEM of financial enslavement, unlimited growth economy and political manipulation is at the ROOT of most of the world’s problems* (war, starvation, environmental degradation, poverty, corruption, declining health… you know, that list that makes us want to change the channel.)

Ironically it’s our dissatisfaction (and disgust) that is bringing us closer together.

As we witness the global escalation of movements that are fighting the corporate-political system, it’s REMARKABLE that nearly all of them seem to be focussing on what we DON’T want.

NOW IT”S TIME TO TAKE THESE GROUND-BREAKING ACTIONS TO THE NEXT LEVEL..

Let us switch from criticism to creativity and come up with some tangible alternatives.

Can humanity now UNITE around a positive outlook that focuses on SOLUTIONS??

The tricky thing is that, fundamentally, the corporate-political system and these solutions cannot co-exist.

The System supports, promotes and is dependent on hierarchy, competition, deception, resource exploitation and world domination.

The solutions, on the other hand, support, promote and are dependent on care for the Earth, equality, cooperation, transparency, and local autonomy & resilience.

The evolution of human consciousness recognises our Oneness, our interconnectedness and our interdependence.

The archaic paradigms of our political and economic structures are in direct opposition to our evolution.

For us to truly realise the transformation we seek we have little choice but to collectively invent a completely new system… (Just as we re-invent our personal and cultural paradigms)

Those with wisdom, hope and vision can lead the way towards a global unity that is positive and co-creative.

We have the solutions… to bring the power back to the People, to rebuild local economies and to re-create Eden on Earth. In theory we can put an end to all the to all the world’s problems NOW. The only question is when will we be humble and courageous enough to rise up in unison to reclaim our sovereign freedom, restore the Sanctity of Gaia and exclaim WHAT WE DO WANT!

Our New Earth (ONE) Vision is a solutions-based initiative for global transformation that needs a core of dedicated team members to co-create.

If you’re up for it please sign up at www.one-vision.us 

Even if we, the People, don’t take back the United Nations, we can still bring word of the solutions to the world as well as the necessity of a fundamental and radical shift in political priorities if these solutions are to be given the urgent attention they deserve.

The realisation of ONE Vision is entirely in the hands of the People…

*While some believe that the ultimate the root cause of all suffering is in the mind of the perceiver, in the context of our broad-scale cultural dysfunction, me being all shanti isn’t really going to have a significant influence on slowing down the Empire of domination, deception and destruction.

Tick, Tock while Gaia bleeds…

Now is the time to balance Inner work with conscious engagement.

Our New Earth Vision
www.one-vision.us

White solar wizard: holding strong intention in your space, receptive 2 right timing.

Guide: heart.

Challenge: keeping definite goals in mind. Surprises come from applying your skills and completing things.