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GATHERING:
The Sacred Breath By Brooke Medicine Eagle I add my
breath to your breath that our days may be long on the
Earth, that we
may finish our road together. My
continuing intention is to nurture the flowering of the
world through the transmission of harmony. All around me,
I see disharmony – destruction, disease, and loss of
life force. I came to Earth this time to bring ancient
and future ways of making a difference. I asked my
guides how to bring more harmony into my life and that of
the world. They said “SING — vibrate yourself
and the world with HARMONY.” That transmission of
harmony is the intention of this album. As always with my
music, this album is an opportunity to give-away to the
world songs that are meaningful to sing. Music must again
become something people do and find joy in, rather than
just something they watch on TV or listen to on a CD. This
CD was in my heart for many years before my apprentice
and musical partner, Niles Urry, helped to make it real.
His prodigious talent helped create the depth of vocal
harmonies that characterize this album, as well as the
layers of moving percussion rhythm and soaring flutes
which invite you to dance as well as sing! I have joined
with him at TribaLove Records with the intention of
producing music with indigenous instruments, rather than
studio / computer generated sound. This album is
truly a gathering — songs that have come to
me, my vision questers in the wilderness of Montana, and
others inspired by Spirit. Gathering
— coming together, breathing together, using our
sacred breath in song — is the creation of magic.
Coming together with unified intent, we breathe the
breath of life into our dreams and visions. This is one
of the great powers we are learning to use as we face the
tremendous challenges of our time. Creator has given us
the opportunity to find potent ways other than money and
force to accomplish the renewal of our sweet Earth and
our own holiness. Gathering together is a central way,
whether it be working in cooperation, singing together,
or joining our consciousness with a global community in
prayer. This
first volume of our Gathering of songs is an invitation
to come together and sing with others– to sing
unity, wholeness, joy, upliftment, and renewal. Some of
these songs are layered in many parts that allow you,
without any special talent, to experience a complex
interweaving of sound and breath — the beauty of
harmony. My intention is to encourage you to come
together with those of your own community to create
harmony together, in many parts from high soprano to
beautiful bass! As
we come to understand that the vibratory essence, the
feeling energy, we carry moment to moment, day to day, is
what returns to us in the unfolding of our lives, we
realize the importance of carrying harmony as the
baseline of our experience – the experience of
sharing sacred breath. We can draw inspiration from the
practice of tribal peoples who sing at every
opportunity, turning even the dullest work into joy
through unified breath and harmony. The choral harmonies
in these songs represent the beneficial sharing of our
sacred breath, which is a powerful healing practice for
this time of conflict and disharmony! The
individual practice of gathering helps us to bring
together the shattered parts of our beings and our
scattered daily energy. It brings about a remembrance of
wholeness that allows us to open our breath into
summoning true Oneness with All Things. It is the
conscious coming together with All That Is that gives us
true power. In the space of that true power, magic and
miracles take place. I
chose this image for the cover art because the buffalo
nation gathers naturally together in great herds to move
across the land, creating abundance of body and spirit
for all. The White Buffalo represents the unification of
all our rainbow colors into one being, one unity, that my
people call ‘holiness’. White Buffalo Calf Pipe
Woman urges us to remember ourselves as One, held within
the womb of creation — each one united with Creator
through the breath of life, made visible by the smoke of
the sacred pipe, the Chanupa. From this holy place, we
walk a sacred path into the future by making decisions
that honor not only the whole Circle of Life present, but
also the lineage of spirit from our ancestors down to the
children of seven generations. I
invite you to become a part of this Gathering, the
sharing of Sacred Breath, which my friends Niles Urry,
Ani Williams, Blythe Klein, and Kevin Hansen shared with
me as we created this offering of love for you.
Love
and blessings, Brooke Medicine Eagle
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ GATHERING:
The Sacred Breath, Brooke’s beautiful new CD, is now
available. The songs go far beyond simple Native American
chants: they include rich and transformative music that
people from all avenues of life will enjoy—a unique
blend of sound, brought to life with driving dance
rhythms, soaring flutes, and swirling choral harmonies,
that will lift your spirit and fill your heart with joy!
http://www.MedicineEagle.com/gathering.htm THE
LAST GHOST DANCE: A Guide for Earth
Mages—Brooke’s new book offers profound
information for living well in this challenging time, and
for doing your part in creating a Golden Age on Mother
Earth. Click here for more information, and to order your
copy!
http://www.MedicineEagle.com/the_last_ghost_dance.htm You are invited to explore our extensive web site that includes Brooke’s powerful FlowerSong trainings; our Rainbow Trading Post with her books, music CDs and teaching cassettes; a calendar of Brooke’s events and gatherings; Friends and Family letter; What’s New; and more. http://www.MedicineEagle.com Advertising Deadline for the February, 2004 issue is January 19, 2003 For More Information call (505) 471-5177 or (505) 747-0589 CAMINO DE PAZ MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION/REGISTRATION: PATRICIA PANTANIO (505)747-9717
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Inside This About the Cover....... 3 Ad Sales Person Wanted.... 2 Armada of Terror...... 6 Book Reviews............... 15 Gathering: The Sacred Breath...... 5 GE-Free Northern California. 4 Good Sayings6 Homeless Assistance Monies...... Inside the Camper Shell............... 10 Local Organic Profiles... 12 Mad Cow Disease... 11 Movie Making in NM...... 7 No Child Left Behind..... 1 North Central NM Events 3 Pregnancy Q and A...... 15 Testing Faith............... 14 Urban Legend............... 14 What Bush Wants, Bush Gets........ 14 “What Does Love Mean?”.... 8 Why Can Tattoos Kill............... 11 |
