"A person’s purpose is energetically inscribed in their bones and its actual translation into work should agree with the message engraved in these bones. The question is, what happens when what you do does not align with who you are? It means that you are likely to experience low self-worth, a lack of enthusiasm about what you are doing, and above all, a nagging sense of inner emptiness; In short, an identity crisis. Indigenous people recognize that when the individual does not remember, gradually it is the culture, the society, that forgets.”
Malidoma Patrice Some´
You are invited to participate in a
Mineral Ritual
as introduced to the West by Malidoma Somé and led by graduates
of Indigenous African Spirit Technologies
Date: March 8 from 1-4 PM
Where: 151 West 26th Street, 5th floor, between 5th & 7th Avenues
Near subway stop on the IRT at 7th Avenue
Parking on the street or parking garages at 6th Avenue end of the block, and on 27th Street near 7th Avenue
www.theaterworksusa.org/chelsea.cfm
Cost: $10. Nobody will be turned away, however, the space is limited, so please register in advance by calling:
(616) 712-1384
or emailing us at:
info@eastcoastvillage.org
In the Dagara tradition each year is designated as one of the five elementals that fill out the cosmological wheel: Earth, Water, Fire, Nature and Mineral. 2009 is a Mineral year. A Mineral Ritual invites us to remember who we are and why we are here. A mineral ritual can help us begin to unlock the mysteries that we carry in our skeletal structure. It can awaken and communicate our awareness of the purpose we have come to fulfill in this lifetime.
Bring stones for the ritual, ones that you are willing to give away. Stones are the keepers of records, the grandfathers and grandmothers of the earth. They have observed the passing of time and witnessed many comings and goings. Like the skeletal structures of our bodies, they contain the energies of the Ages. Mineral is the element of communication, at a time when we need to put away our differences and regain our purpose.
