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Personal Ceremony

Jun17

monkey-altarGreetings Kin,

During times of significant transitional energy we may find comfort through a practice of sacred ceremony. Minisa shares tradition from the Medicine Wheel path on holding a personal 4-day sacred ceremony.

THANK YOU MINISA!

in lak’ech, Debra

A Medicine Teaching on Personal Ceremony

by Minisa Crumb Halsey

SUGGESTED FOUR DAY PERSONAL FASTING AND CEREMONY…

Optional: partial fast suggestion for four days of A Good Red Road Ceremony of offering our minds, hearts, and bodies upon the Staff of the Good Red Road of the summer-winter axis. Consider placing the spine upon the Mother Earth, floor or bed and surrendering our spinal beingness to the Creator for initiating Unity movements WHILE INTENTIONALLY RECALLING THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS. This activity, when activated in a sacred manner opens the potential of reunification and the re-membering of ancient, lost and disparate aspects of the self, the causes of which are not our fault. Continue reading →

Ceremony Update: Eve of the Monkey/CHUEN Trecena

Jun13

The Birds and Bees of Summer

A Message for the Trecena of Monkey/CHUEN
by Minisa Crumbo Halsey

Let us place some time and attention apart in order to move into and more deeply with the divine and eternal concepts of balance and harmony. Love and the red gifts of the heart are flowering, even fruiting and seeding with those of us who reside in the northern hemi-shell of our beautiful Mother Earth which is in turn, shone down upon and energized by our beloved Father Sky Sun.

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Ceremony Update: Eve of Serpent/CHICCHAN

May18

Adjusting to the Direction of South

The Fine Points and Broad Encompassing Curves of the Medicine Wheel

A Message for the Trecena of Serpent/CHICCHAN
by Minisa Crumbo Halsey

SUMMER

trees5xBy the calendar of the natural world we completed the first quarter of summer sometime within the elastic middle of May, three weeks from the energetic ingress of summer.

Often, the last three weeks of a season and the first three weeks (21 days), will display classic transitional patterns so look for the unusual in everything. The unusual may be connected with completing , seating or initiating both the 21 days marking the ending and beginning of seasonal transitions. There may be a push-pull dynamic which can result in a kind of stasis or stop action so listen to the mind, heart, body and spirit message that may be distracted or feelings of overwhelm… set intention to honor and take mindful care of the whole system. These fine points do require the attention of time, rest and thought. Take refuge in silence and solitude when possible. There may also be concurrent rapid change and growth which can stretch and near exhaust resources and reserves and when the two follow closely upon one another, overlap or stack, it is time to call TIME OUT!  No one can really do this to or for us as well as we can ourselves and often, carefully planned timeouts will not even be noticed. Repair, nourishment of all kind, and restoration are a wise (and enjoyable) course to integrate into the busiest and most demanding season of the year.

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Setting Sacred Intention

Apr14

A CIMI TRECENA MESSAGE by Minisa Crumbo Halsey

Mother Earth Holds Vision of New Life

Mother Earth Holds the Vision of New Life*

Late and heavy snowfalls, rain and floods accompany Cimi the Transformer, bearing the moisture necessary to soften seed skins toughened by the sunlight and heat of three seasons past. No season stands alone and no breath is unlinked to any previous history which give us cause to ‘remember’ this trecena, that the Mayan elders would call upon us to meditate upon ancestral seed, memory and wisdom.

Would we also remember that certain elders have told us that “the calendar did not end in 2012 and that it is ‘up to us’ to begin writing the new Books of Days and calendars”? This then, is the Sacred Charge of OUR time and we need look no further than the first, most beautiful and enduring gift to us from the Creator, Master of All Breath, of our Mother Earth and our Father Sky-Sun for the initial paradigms and original instructions.

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Transformer/CIMI – by Minisa Crumbo Halsey

Apr10

TRANSFORMER

The CIMI glyph appears to float between the worlds in a twilight mist, linking spring to the memory of the autumn mist, to which we are related by virtue of the east-west axis on the Medicine Wheel. The Cimi message is information saturated with the mysterious medicine of transformation all the while offering a smile of encouragement. This very serious trecena possesses potentials scarcely glimpsed, barely sensed and yet palpably felt, helping to retrieve and drive all directional and historic returns back to the origin point of the eternal present. Is this the spring of our evolutionary year of years? I wonder, as walks upon the land are revealing, in this two-leggeds observation, hereto for unprecedented growth patterns among the tree beings.

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1 BEN Evolution of the Spirit Incarnate

Mar28

Ceremony Page Update: March 28, 2016

plantingtimexxFeatured author, Minisa Crumbo Halsey, shares traditional teaching on  the ceremonies of initiation and self recognition as a potent entry way to begin the Reed/BEN trecena.

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Ceremony: For the Trecena of Sun/AHAU…

Mar15

Greetings Kin,

A new article by Minisa Crumbo is published to the Ceremony Page. Minisa brings inspiration for the Sun/AHAU trecena with ceremony and the sacred fires of Spring!

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Minisa Crumbo HalseyFeatured Author: Minisa Crumbo Halsey, is a member of the Citizen Band Potawatomi of the Shawnee, OK agency and Muscogee Creek of the Okmulgee, OK agency. “In the way I was taught, or, ‘helped out’ by my teacher, Marcellus “Bear Heart” Williams, Muscogee Creek, in Indian talk… everything of life, is ceremony. Therefore, it is always about remembering… for the old ones say, “It is not whether you will do ‘it’ but whether you will remember it”, and, at the core of our remembering lives our sacred nature and the sacredness of all creation.” ~Minisa

 

10 Night/AKBAL – Vision Quest: Day 10

Feb27

Greetings Kin,

10 Night/AKBAL

10 Night/AKBAL

Today is a day to dream the dream and explore the experience of its realization. We have to experience what we hope to create as if it has already happened.

Seeking a closer connection with God is our Highest Possible intention. Whatever effort we have made is the most pleasing response we can offer to our Creator.

We have also been all moving toward a same direction together. Surely our collective energy, united in the Highest of all Intentions has manifested a ripple of Love out through the universe.

THE TRECENA OF JAGUAR/IX – VISION QUEST

10 Night/AKBAL (Cherokee, 1 Hearth/O’YA)

Galactic Tone 10: Manifestation. What were once intentions or ideas, hopes or fears become physically present with the energy of Ten. What is focused upon with attention and intention becomes real with Ten. Ten is a powerful energy that carries a great responsibility.

Night/Akbal: Bringers of the Dawn. Dreamers who bring the new sun to clarify and illuminate the road of life. Thus the insecurities and doubts born of darkness of the sub-conscious mind are dispelled. These persons travel the Void. a place where nothing yet exists but all potential dwells, the womb of creation. From this void, Night persons bring forth new solutions and artistic inspiration. Night’s voyages of dreams build confidence and happiness with a sense of well beging. If night does not bravely journey into the void they may find themselves wandering the darkness of self doubt and insecurity.

DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL

Vision Quest: Day 10

The true measure of our journey is beyond our own understanding. Jaguar/IX wants us to look deeper, taking all the evidence into consideration. Night/AKBAL carries messages from the place of the unknown where all potential lies. Akbal may speak to us in our dreams or through our unconscious thoughts. Galactic Tone 10 brings the power to manifest our intentions. We manifest what we focus on.

Akbal is a watersign and is a Day Sign of emotions. We come to an understanding of how we have grown as a feeling in our heart.

The Cherokee description of the Hearth recalls the Fire Keepers who vigilantly and thoughtfully tend the Fires of Sacred Ceremony. The Council Fire was the place where the elders gathered to offer Light onto our path… a place where prayers are released and the seeds of a new dream may be inspired.

To all my relations, may we see the fullness of the beauty in our own creation.

in lak’ech, i am another you

Jaguar Woman, 9 Eagle/MEN

NEW POST: Minisa Crumbo, 1 Wind/IK
For 9 Wind/IK, Minisa Crumbo, 1 Wind/IK, initiates us with a teaching on the Spring Circle of Life.

Visit the 13-Day Trecena Guide for practical suggestions and traditional prayers and ceremony,

I LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
I am always interested to hear how others experience the energy of the day. Energies have been a little chaotic here, which I’m recognizing as an energy that is often going on this time of year. I’m receiving it as the shake-up for new things to settle in. How about you?

9 Wisdom/CIB – Our Spiritual Identity

Jan31

Welcome Kin,

9 cib

9 Wisdom/CIB

Wisdom/CIB offers us a source of knowledge beyond that which our earthly parents were capable to provide. The Divine Spirit made an equal provision for each one of us to receive the wisdom drawn from every ancestor who walked this way before. This Spiritual Gift is real and a source of wisdom our Creator intended for us to use.

The purpose of the Star/LAMAT trecena is to complete us. 9 Wisdom/CIB marks our arrival at the peak experience of this cycle to reveal the very Truth of who we are.

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11 Serpent/CHICCHAN – Ignited by Love

Jan20

Greetings Kin,

11 serpent chicchan

11 Serpent/CHICCHAN

We come to Serpent/CHICCHAN with the Truth of what we’ve accomplished and what is still standing in our way. Bringing in the new requires a sacrifice and the reallocation of our time and attention.

There are times I’ve been held back by believing there was no room in my life for the change that was wanted. I had to become willing to let go of the old to make room for the new. Change calls on our faith and courage, though only through sacrifice and commitment are we able to make things happen.

Galactic Tone 11 asks us to make the necessary adjustments so that change can be established. The Cherokee interpretation of the Serpent is that it “lights the fuse that magnifies and explodes the life force itself.” There’s nothing we’re unable to accomplish when we’re ignited by Love.

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