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Calendar of Events

Greetings all,

Here at last is the information you wanted about the fantastic upcoming weekend with Rick McBride, about experiencing a true Native American sweat lodge and Medicine Wheel.

Bill

Gossamer Wood Healing and Retreat Center Newsletter

July 10 thru 13, 2008

Native American Lifeways and Spirituality, a lecture

July 10, 7:00p.m.

We begin on Thursday evening with a three hour lecture, which will touch on:

Prayer as Commitment

Inipi (sweatlodge)

Sundance

Creating Sacred Sites Today

The Medicine Wheel

We will also teach the Hollow Bone and the Relationship Exercise. Donations accepted.

Sweatlodge

July 11, 'long about early ev'nin time

Be on the grounds by 4:00p.m. when the fire it lit. Appropriate dress required; women, full coverage; men, conservative shorts acceptable t-shirt okay. Bring water for the lodge (gallon), tobacco for the firekeeper and water pourer, material for prayer ties, towel, change of clothes, good attitude.

NO CHARGE: We do not charge for ceremony. Your right to donate, or to not donate, is honored.

Lodge is OPEN to all who come in a good way and is not a consideration or part of any lectures or workshops. Bring food to share after. Absolutely no drugs or alcohol 24 hours prior to ceremony, please keep cigarette smoking away from the lodge area. Women on their moon are already in powerful purification ceremony and are asked to participate when they are clear of that time.

Teachings of the Medicine Wheel, a workshop

July 12-13

9:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.

The Medicine Wheel is perhaps the most intriguing, but least understood gift of the Ancient Americas. It is a powerful tool with diverse applications, ranging from that of celestial calendar to personal Lifepattern guide, which is the area of the Wheel we will focus on. These are not "new age" psycho-babel ideas, but the deepest teachings of an ancient system rarely shared with the general public. Given to the ancestors by the Spirits so distant in the past nobody can say, the Wheel has helped countless generations of Indigenes navigate, survive, and ultimately prevail in a world cut deep by the fear and war and greed of the so-called civilized nations.

We must pull together and draw on every resource available to us in order to institute real, substantive lifestyle change. It is irrational to think or believe we can actually reverse environmental degradation while maintaining the same mindsets and lifestyle demands. We only deceive ourselves and any actions we take with the same mentality that created these problems are little more than a band-aid applied to a shattered body. Our Vision is of a time when people circle together to work with the Medicine Wheel on Global Issues. This is not a casual exercise. It requires knowledge, commitment, and focus.

You will also learn Free Form Wheels, which are fun and powerful tools that can help manifest your dreams. So, if you are ready to dedicate those few precious days you have on this incredible planet to restoring balance in human race consciousness while creating the Life you want, rich in every way yet independent of the materialism that is killing the Earth Mother, then please give serious consideration to learning the Wheel.

July 10- thru 13 in general:

Bring: Something to take notes, but there are some 35 handouts, so you will not be spending all your time missing the presentation because you are taking notes. Please, NO Tape recorders in the workshop.

Camping: You may come for the entire four days and camp on the grounds. A donation of $10.00 per night is requested. You may also sleep on the floor or couches inside at $15.00. There are also motels in abundance in the area.

Food: We really encourage you to bring a lunch to eat on the premises, to not only hold the energy of the Circle, but you will also be given an assignment to do during lunch break (1 hr.). Also, bring snacks and drinking water as there will be a morning break and afternoon breaks.

Registration: $250.00. You may register with Bill Dewey by calling 585-394-9114 or online at http://mxdblood.com PayPal accepted on the website, early registration encouraged as these workshops fill up fast.You can also reserve your place in the Circle with a deposit. Go to the website for details or contact wopela@earthlink.net.

Presenter: Rick McBride is a mixed-blood Tsalagi (Cherokee) who has been active ceremonially for well over twenty years. He is a sundancer and water pourer and will be coming directly from a sundance to the lecture and workshop. The workshop may be recorded for his own information (not for publication or production) as he will still be in that "zone" and is anticipating a very powerful experience.

Native American sweat lodges will continue here approximately every full moon. Contact Michele Cleavesfor details 585-256-1651

REJUVENATION CLASS

ESSENTIALOILS, Native American style...with Bevonne Birch

Sept. 6 and 7, 2008 back again by popular request

7 - 9 PM Friday evening Introduction to healing use of oils and natural extracts

9 AM - 4 PM Saturday details of oil use and demo.

Relax, Rejuvenate and Renew Yourself with Essential Oils

Author of “Your Guide to Essential Oils, Minerals and Nutrition”, she has enjoyed sharing her knowledge of the therapeutic uses of liquid copals (essential oils) for over 14 years.

8:30 – 9:00…………..Registration

9:00– 12:00…………Welcome; History of Liquid Copals (Essential oils); Discover why you need to know about liquid copals? How to use them to oxygenate your body and mind, strengthen your immune system, change your moods, heal emotions, raise your frequency; and the Vita Flex application. (Break about 10:30)

12:00 – 1:00…………Lunch

1:00 – 3:00…………..Rejuvenation Technique and Application

3:00 – 3:15…………..Break

3:15– 4:00………..…Questions and Answers; Information on Health Quest Liquid Copals; Present Certificates; Books and products available for sale

Liquid copals open your mind in a special way. Hoard your knowledge of them and you lose it. Share it and the very essence of the plants flows naturally from you. Liquid copals are a gift from God to be used to bless lives.

Bevonne’s Bio

Bevonne Birch is a medicine woman in the Nemenhah Band and Native American Traditional Organization. She has studied and worked with herbs for over 40 years. Her knowledge has grown through numerous classes, hands-on experience, and self-education. In 1992 she was introduced to the liquid copals (essential oils). In addition to fifteen plus years of personal use and experience with the liquid copals, Bevonne has attended over 400 hours of workshops, seminars, and conventions.

Bill Dewey, BSME, CBP
Intuitive Visionary Energy Healer

The BodyTalk Health Research Center at the
Gossamer Wood Healing and Retreat Center
2235 County Road 28
Canandaigua, NY
14424

585-394-9114
wdewey@rochester.rr.com
www.bodytalkrochester.com

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Page updated 6/12/08

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