The World Drum

The morning had arrived, The World Drum was at our place “Akasha Keep”, Lynn handed me the drum in its protective case. Upon opening the case I could immediately feel the energy from the drum. Before taking out her out of the case, I unpacked the cloth which the drum sits on when not in use. This in itself had great energy and was beautiful in its simple design. As I held the drum for the first time I could feel lots of positive energy from all who had held it before us. It was a privilege and an honour to hold the drum and have her at our centre and home.

As I handed the drum to Ron, you could sense that he was already picking up on her energies by the way he handled her with great respect and an appearance of wonder. “This is indeed a powerful drum,” he said.

It was time to start our first drumming circle. As always, we started the proceedings by smudging everyone with white sage to ‘wash off’ all our negative energies and to help put us in the right place to get the most from the event. As each person was smudged they went into the healing circle. We began with Lynn explaining all about the drum, its purpose and the journey so far. This was followed by some chanting which raised our energy. It was now time to sit quietly in meditation, after which we gave and received drum healings. Time had come to close this circle and have some food and drink to help keep us grounded. Some stayed on, as they did not want to part company with The Drum.

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Before we knew it, it was time for our second drum ceremony for the day. This one was a bit different as it was now night time. The fire was burning well. The torches surrounding the circle were glowing brightly, the sky above was filled with stars and we had a bigger excited group of people ready to meet the drum. We started the same way with smudging, followed by chanting. We sat in our circle in meditation and  then enjoined in some more chanting. During the night several people heard our horse (he passed away a few months ago) have his say and felt his presence. We also saw several shooting stars – messages from the universe to say all is well. We ended the night with a peace pipe ceremony to close our circle.

After a cuppa it was time for the drum to leave our place. It was a short but beautiful and memorable visit. After having held the drum, we now feel a connection with the world wide drum family and all it stands for.

Sue.

The World Drum Project is all about uniting the world in a call to save our environments and ultimately to save ourselves. Founded in a shamanic view of life, the aim is to bring attention to the critical situation for Mother Earth – The web of life is coming undone and will bring catastrophic consequences.

Starting from Whitecougar’s vision and participation between several people, The World Drum has been created by Birger Mikkelsen, the Sami medicine man and drum maker, and sent on a spiritual journey to participate in worldwide ceremonies. And two of these will be held at Akasha Keep, Lowood, Qld on the 12^th November: One at 2pm and another at 7pm.

The aim is that through ceremony and participation, people may awaken to the plight of Mother Earth and humanity, and wake from their lethargy and indifference. People need to see that we have to make drastic actions to reduce and stop pollution and poisoning. We need a bountiful harvesting of resources, today we “shit in our own nest” and ruthlessly exploit all of natures resources.

Scientific facts, signs and tendencies in nature are all pointing to an accelerating catastrophe.

A call has gone out for all environmental organizations, groups and people who want a better world, to cooperate and unite their force by participating in ceremony and then drawing attention to this plight.

The thought behind the project is that the participant brings attention to the critical situation for Mother Earth. There is striving to keep the drum in motion – riding on a wave of force. This includes a strategic and further view than just until the next ceremony. It will weave a thread throughout the world, which will bind us together in dynamic cooperation for a better world.

So far more than 25 countries have been visited since the drum started its journey from Norway.

We hope that by informing you about this project and inviting you to participate, you will gain a spiritual view on the most important struggle in our lifetime, the struggle for our own life as humankind.

The vision behind the project is to bind people together across borders, distance, race and religion in a common struggle for Mother Earth. As the drum travels from people to people, from land to land and from hand to hand its heartbeat will get stronger each day. It is a wakeup call for us to reinstate our spiritual relationship to Mother Earth. As we move further and further away from nature, we have lost this relation and look at nature as something we must fight, exploit and destroy. It is important for us to understand that without Mother Earth and all that lives on her, there is no humankind. We are dependent on her!

If you want to be a part of this vision, or if you are just curious, or you would just like to participate on the day, or perhaps you would just like to meet The World Drum, then please let us know and we will hold a spot(s) for you. Please let your friends know that they are welcome also.

Numbers will have to be limited, so bookings will be essential and you will need to bring a seat. You are welcome to stay for supper afterwards, so please bring a plate, tea and coffee will be provided. Funding for this event will be by donation.

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