Date: Saturday March 26, 2022 ****

Time: 7pm - 10pm

Country: Canada ****

Region: Duncan BC

Venue: Lila Music Centre

Location: 3228a Gibbons Road

           Duncan

Pre-registration is appreciated! See all details below.

Roots, Ancestors, Identity—Finding Place in a Collapsing World

From an indigenous perspective, returning to the ground of purpose involves coming to terms with the raucous voices of the ancestors. If it is true that the “global village” is bringing everyone closer, then the issues of all ancestors are our issues. We will hear, and work with, one of the old myths that are surprisingly instructive and helpful to our current situations.

The roots we may be truly looking for under the dressing of civilization might be deep . . . or even deeper. A kind of native, and original, spirituality connects us, welcomes us, can bless us. These renewable energies are found in myth, ritual, the elements.

Through working ritually with a traditional myth and some poetry, we will demand a redemption of woundedness, into its mature form of advisory capacity. The ancestral ghosts that are passing down through lineages do know things, have sensitivities, carry intelligence and love. It is when they are left unfed that they become disfigured spectres and vampires that continue to drain life out of the living. Yet these very ancestors are the ones we need to work with to guide us on the unstoppable journey of healing. Redemption is a vital prescription and a necessary action. If this sounds like the medicine for your heart, please join us.

OUTLINE

Gather and be present a few minutes early so we can begin promptly. See the detailed directions below. After a short talk about this approach of working with myth and indigenous wisdom, a story will be told, and then we will work with the story in the large group and smaller groups.

WHAT TO BRING

A cushion, and yoga mat and blanket for comfort . . . and a notebook if you wish. Wear clothes that are comfortable to move in. Otherwise, just come as you are!

TUITION

FULL tuition $40

SCHOLARSHIP rate tuition $25 (by request)

FACILITATION

Randy Jones is the author of "Medicine Without an Expiry Date: Indigenous Remedy for Modern Times." He brings a unique “trickster-wisdom” blend of facilitation influenced by the teachings of Malidoma and Sobonfu Somé, Michael Meade, Daniel Deardorff, and David MacMurray Smith, amoung others. In the words of Malidoma Somé, Randy is "dedicated to teaching others by encouraging them to expand their horizons, explore their inner emotional depths and transform their way of being in the world.”