Thursday, September 27th 2:00- 5:00 pm Arrival , registration, orientation @ Dining Room 5:00- 6:30 pm Dinner @ Dining Room 7:00- 9:30 pm Opening Circle and Cultural Ceremony Shamanic Grandmothers Introductions Logistics Music Transition into silence Lighting the Sacred Fire … Continue reading →
FEELING DRAGON–FREEING DRAGON Facilitated by Eileen O’Hare (IIOI) Join Eileen O’Hare (IIOI) as she guides us through our own visceral experience of ‘Dragon’. We intend to cultivate our awareness of ‘Dragon’ as individuals and as a collective. We will … Continue reading →
Brian “Ahynx” Olynek and Annette Boelman are a “dynamic duo” that have created together Quantum Leaps Lodge in Golden, BC. www.quantumleaps.ca Quantum Leaps Lodge is a Retreat Centre on the western edge of the Rocky Mountains and is a “safe sanctuary for inner and outer explorations”. Together on … Continue reading →
There will be both a Native American sweat lodge ceremony and a Celtic sweat lodge ceremony. Our intention in the sweat lodge ceremonies is to purify and pray together. Clear instructions will be given on procedure before you go in. … Continue reading →
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: Program Information: Shamanic Convergence 2012 programs contain activities that can be physically and emotionally demanding. We will try to accommodate people regardless of physical disability whenever possible, but we must have full discloser of all physical and … Continue reading →
Blogroll Dorje Denma Ling In the Press Shamanic Practice Meets Shambhala Culture Shamanic resources Caitlín & John Matthews David Cameron David Hickey EarthSea Interpretations Eliot Cowan-Blue Deer Eliot Cowan-Plant Spirit Medicine Nancy "Dancing Light" Sherwood
Continue reading →4th Annual Shamanic Convergence Ignite and reclaim your passion September 27-30, 2012 @ Dorje Denma Ling Retreat Centre, Tatamagouche, N.S. ~ where we are privileged to continue our Shamanic/Shambhala connection. From 2009 “Returning to Our Roots” (Air), 2010 “Returning to … Continue reading →
2011-Plant Medicine shaman Eliot Cowan introduced us to the Huiochl Sacred Fire. and his history of involvement with plant medicine. We also enjoyed presentations by Eileen O’Hare and David Hickey. Eileen is returning for the 2012 Convergence. Presentations by local … Continue reading →
Dear Ones, I am reading a wonderful book, The Raven’s Gift, on a scientist’s journey through Siberia; Jon Turk encounters a century old shaman and her reindeer tribe and goes back many times to see what the shamanic viewpoint is … Continue reading →
Armand DeGrenier, Nova Quest, Nova Scotia. I have been guided in spiritual practice in this incarnation following the instructions of the pre-birth council of coherence … after meeting and studying the path of “Core Shamanism” with Michael and Sandra Harner … Continue reading →
2010 Convergence Programs: Awakening the Dreamer – Changing the Dream of the North with Leila Bruno. Based on our own experience, and according to a majority of the world’s social, political and scientific experts, there is now overwhelming evidence that … Continue reading →
Opening eco-program “Awakening the Dreamer” Part 1, with Leila Bruno is an initiative of The Pachamama Alliance. Conference opening with Mi’kmaw Elder Ellen Hunt, to honour historical aboriginal stewardship of this land and bless the gathering. Caitlin Matthews, The Perpetual … Continue reading →
2010-Turning from the ocean waves of Convergence 2009, to inland quiet waters for 2010. A black mink roadkill was discovered by a presenter on her way to the Convergence site. A live mink swam under water in front of beach-trolling … Continue reading →
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: 1. Is this convergence more experiential or more of a lecture style conference? We intend for it to be as experiential as possible. This event is a very intentional and energetic convergence of shamanic cultures and traditions. … Continue reading →
This is my story. Just before the shamanic convergence of 2009 we had a visitor from Britain that stayed with us at Serenity. Tina Cockett and I had done shamanic work together when I was invited to Britain. Tina, another … Continue reading →
Much happened! Great mysteries: an eagle “nearly big as a man” perched on the big rock; woodpecker medicine (see that page) ; the Acadians gather for ancestor work with Nova (unplanned but it became apparent during Nova’s Ancestor workshop that … Continue reading →
Caitlin Matthews is acknowledged as an authority on Celtic wisdom and the ancestral shamanic traditions of Britain. Born of British and Irish parents, she has explored the ancestral heritage of these beautiful islands, finding practical ways that help us maintain … Continue reading →
This was our program for 2011. Eliot Cowan Are We The Weavers? A boy who suffers from hay fever can grow up to be an herbalist. An isolated brainiac can grow into a community leader. An agnostic rebel can become … Continue reading →
shamanic convergence story This is my story: while reading the ”Gaia Atlas of First Peoples” on Spring Equinox, 1992, at the Ovens Park, NS, I went into an altered state: I “saw” that first peoples could not bring the medicine … Continue reading →
