ONCE WE WERE ALL SINGERS


In ancient times,
when our mother the Earth was seen as sacred
and all who lived on her
walked gently and spoke softly,
we were all singers.

We sang to greet Grandmother Sun
and we sang songs of love to our sister the moon.
We sang in pure joy
at the sight of a baby dolphin playing with her brothers and sisters
and we sang in harmony with our sisters the birds.
We sang with power to aid a sister in birth
and we sang with gratitude
for a new little one as she took her first breath.
We sang to our crops
and gave thanks for the abundance bestowed upon us
with the sweetest tones of
contentment.

We gathered for the hard times
and mingled our voices with our tears
when one too young had passed over,
or a loved one had to leave us for a long period of time.

Once, long ago,
our voices healed
as we sang over a sick one to help the Spirit and the body to renew,
and we sang for the one who had lost her way
and wandered in confusion and anger.
Our voices soared free at the touch of a long awaited raindrop,
or the meeting of a new love.

We sang alone, our prayers of love and
gratitude
and we sang together in the Temple,
our joy at being one.

We are all singers,
it matters not how we sing,
just that we do.




Do you begin each day with a deep yearning?
Are you seeking something to ease the feeling of disconnection?
Have you ever asked yourself...what is my life about really?

You are not alone. Living in this culture, at this time, as a woman,
is not an easy task.


We are so dis-connected from the Great Mother, the great Creatrix, nature, and each other. This is all by design. The patriarchy cannot afford to lose the enormous store of energy which the female population of this planet represents. Woman, as powerful force in the universe , and the Earthly embodiment of the Goddess, is the best kept secret of this age. And all of us, at some level have taken this situation into our hearts and our beings.

We cannot help but be influenced by our environment, the daily assault of the media and pollution, the destruction of our natural environment, and the de-valuing of women’s lives. We see it all around us, everyday of our lives. Even the strongest among us is affected...and one of the most powerful ways of dealing with this alienation is to gather together as women and do spiritual work. Spiritual work, in a safe, natural environment, in love and trust of each other.



What are the chakras?

There are seven power centres in our bodies located approximately in the same areas as our endocrine systems. So for example the heart chakra corresponds to the area of the thymus and the third eye chakra to the area of the pituitary. These centres are represented in eastern teachings as spinning wheels of light and energy. So each chakra has a colour and a particular type of energy and resonates to a particular musical note.

In eastern traditions, the body is said to be a "body of light" and when all the chakras are in perfect alignment, the body of light visibly glows. I have taken this thinking further and associated a Goddess archetype (or feminine archetype based on Jungian thought) to each chakra. I have also written a chant to each Goddess associated with each chakra. Using the voice to tone and chant stimulates the chakras.

Many of us have begun, or have for many years, worked on our bodies in a variety of ways. We have given up harmful substances, we eat wholefood whenever possible, we limit the intake of preservatives, drink clean water and avoid red meat. We include exercise in our daily routine and make sure we have adequate rest. For many of us, it is a spiritual choice. For others it makes good sense and enhances the experience of our physical bodies. However, we can experience our bodies on many levels. Just as we experience life as physical, emotional and spiritual, so we can experience our bodies at those three levels and also many more.

Working with the chakras opens the way to working with our emotional and spiritual bodies. Doing this work in a group is the most powerful way of learning. It then becomes a simple and joyous experience to carry with us each day. It can even become our daily spiritual practice.

So, we will gather to share information, chant, play our drums, sing, meditate and do sacred work, to re-integrate our beings, clear out the hurt and disillusionment, let go of the false messages, dance out our aches and pains, eat beautiful healthy food, do sacred ritual to invoke the Goddess – within and without us. We will do this to literally save our lives.

We will do this by working with our chakra systems and our voices. We will use an ancient method of clearing our power centres and creating a balanced, clear pathway within us to channel universal energy and power. And at night we will do ritual under the moon and stars.