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| Updated Aug. 23, 2008
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River Circle is a circle of friends dedicated to bring love, healing and enlightenment to our community.
You are most welcome to come to our monthly drumming circles where we beat drums and shake rattles to celebrate our connectedness to Mother Earth and each other. We also sponsor full moon fire ceremonies, journey drumming, meditation, earth lodges, book talks and a series of workshops in the principles of core shamanism and spiritual energy work. Our members are seekers, finding their own direct connection to the Divine. Individuals are free to explore different belief systems and practices, and share them with our facilitated groups. Some, but not all, of our groups share an interest in core shamanism. Core shamanism is based on the belief that all things have spirit energy and that we are all connected. A shamanistic worldview sees and understands the sacredness of all life. Core shamanism is a synthesis of what is fundamental to shamanism from all cultures. Journeying, a form of mediation, enables one to access spiritual information and healing for the higher good of the individual and of others. See our Events Page for our latest workshop, and see our Calendar Page for the dates of our monthly activities. New comers are most welcome. Just show up and introduce yourself. However, if you are new to journey drumming or earth lodge, please contact the faciliator in charge before your first meeting. They are listed on the "About Us" page. Please contact us if you would like to learn more about our basic workshops and monthy group meetings. The icons below can lead you to more information about each group. |
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| Some of our groups begin by "calling in the directions" to create sacred space. In shamanistic cosmology, each of the four directions is represented by a spirit animal. In Peruvian tradition, the serpent, jaguar, hummingbird and condor embody the spirit of the south, west, north and east, respectively. Native Americans and other cultures use the spirit of other animals for each direction. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jonny Lipford plays two wooden flutes at his concert July 19 at Singing Bird Nature Center in Rock Island, Ill. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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