Exploring Celtic
Spirituality
A Series of
Classes and Ceremonies Celebrating the Celtic Wheel of the Year
with Edie
Stone, MA
2027 Broadway, Suite H, Boulder,
Colorado 80302
303-415-3755
January 31 - Imbolc: The Festival Of
Brigid, Celtic Goddess and Saint
- Sunday, January 31, 2010.
- 3 to 4:30 pm
- Labyrinth Room in the First United Methodist Church
- 1421 Spruce Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302
- Donations appreciated. $10 to $25 range, for those able to
give.
- No one turned away for lack of funds.
- RSVP if possible to Edie at 303-415-3755 or
estone@ediestone.com
Come join us in celebration of the beauty,
inspiration, and healing energy of Brigid -- Brigid who is an ancient
and timeless triune goddess of the Celtic spirit, and Brigid, who is
the beloved saint of Ireland and Scotland.
In our ceremony, we will have an opportunity to walk the lovely
13-circuit labyrinth in quiet contemplation. We will also share
stories, music, and poetry inspired by Brigid. All participants will
have an opportunity to receive a small candle infused with the Flame of
Brigid, and a blessing from her healing well.
The qualities and symbolism of goddess and saint overlap and merge in a
lovely way, making it difficult to tell where the myth of one ends and
the legends of the other begins. But I will soon share on this page
more information about both aspects of this inspiring figure....
Well of St. Brigid in Kildare, Ireland
For more information on this event or on the Exploring Celtic
Spirituality series, visit:
http://www.ediestone.com/ExploringCelticSpirituality.html
SEE EDIE'S OTHER EVENTS
Exploring
Celtic Spirituality
Edie's events in Wales and
England, 2008
Couples Classes
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The events below have already
taken place. Please contact me if you are interested in individual work
or a presentation to your group. Edie Stone, 303-415-3755,
EStone@shamanicjourneys.net
Portal to a Greener Future
Photo©Edie Stone 2008
Testimonials
"Edie is a gifted teacher who is
incredibly open to sharing all of her
talents. Thanks for sharing your gifts with me!"
workshop
participant, Boulder
"Thanks much for everything, I had a
wonderful experience."
workshop
participant, Boulder
"I
went to one of her evening presentations on the 2012 Mayan-Celtic
connections and weaving all these signs of doom
and gloom into something healing and positive for ourselves and Gaia,
and I found it to be truly inspirational. I can't put into words what I
have been thinking and pondering over since the talk at the Morris
Hall, but it was just FAB and so I urge people to grab Edie, go to a
workshop or presentation while she's in the UK and be inspired!"
participant, Shrewsbury, England
Merlin's
Prophecies,
Peruvian
Shamanism, and the
Mayan Calendar
with Edie Stone, MA
Friday, June 19, 2009, 7:30 pm
- Evening Presentation on
2012:
Merlin's Prophecies, Peruvian
Shamanism, and the Mayan Calendar
- Rainforest Sanctuary
Benefit
- Free-will donations gratefully received
to benefit The Heart of the Healer's Earth-stewardship program.
- Presentation details below.
Sunday, June 20, 2009, 10 am to 5 pm
- Workshop
$85 ($75 if paid before June 12)
See
Exploring Celtic Spirituality, 2009
See Complete Events
List, 2010
See Edie's Presentations
in
Wales & England, Summer 2008
See Oscar-Miro-Quesada's
workshop in Logan, UT, Sept 5-7, 2009
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2012: Co-Creating a
Conscious Future
You may have heard dire predictions
about year 2012, but in this
workshop we will explore paths to a positive future, with the goals of
contributing to an awakening of consciousness and creating a global
shamanic, Earth-honoring culture.
Evening presentation --
2012: Merlin's Prophecies, Peruvian
Shamanism, and the Mayan Calendar
Friday, June 20, 2009,
7:30 pm,
Private location, call
303-415-3755 for directions and carpooling info
A Rainforest Sanctuary Benefit
A short overview of the astronomical
alignments in 2012 and themes from
the Mayan calendar. We will also compare Merlin's prophesies and
other Celtic legends about this time of change. Then we will
explore positive views of the future from Andean mystical traditions
and Peruvian shamanic practices.
Donations
will be gratefully received to benefit:
The Rainforest
Sanctuary Initiative. The Heart
of the Healer Foundation (THOTH) has designed this Earth stewardship
program to ensure the preservation of Amazonian biodiversity and the
protection of threatened indigenous cultures. It already includes two
sites:
The
Rios Las Piedras Rainforest Sanctuary. 15,000 acres of
pristine rainforest in Peru on Rio Las Piedras. This project combines
exceptional bio-diversity, support for the local
community, and educational outreach. THOTH has already secured 90% of
the land, and needs funds to complete the purchase of the last 1375
acre parcel, and for improvements and upkeep.
La
Torre Land. The future home of
THOTH's Sipapu Center. This will be a
self-sustaining, eco-restorative world wisdom center sited on a 100-acre parcel
on the Tambopata River.
For more
information on this vital effort, visit
http://www.heartofthehealer.org/programs/rsi.php
http://www.heartofthehealer.org/programs/rio-las-piedras.php
This is a
free will offering. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Saturday Workshop -- 2012:
Co-Creating
a Conscious Future
June 20, 2009, 10 am to 5 pm. Private location, call 303-415-3755 for
directions and carpooling information.
In this experiential workshop we will:
• Learn Earth-honoring practices for personal and planetary healing
from Peruvian
shamanic traditions
• Cultivate sacred reciprocity: Rituals for Mother Earth
• Receive luminous energy rites of the Q’ero Indians
• Rebalance polarities: mansculine/feminine, mind/body
• Explore remedies for cultural soul-loss
• Re-vision the future
The workshop will focus on Peruvian shamanic traditions, but we will also honor the native
wisdom material of ancient
Britain, with focus on the life and prophetic visions of Merlin.
This
is not the familiar Merlin of Authurian romance, but the primal Merlin,
the Welsh Merlin, who emerges from the writings of Geoffrey of
Monmouth. We will also listen to the ancient wisdom embedded in
the Welsh folk tale of the
Marriage of Eagle and Owl.
Optional activities following the
workshop include a solstice fire
ceremony Saturday evening, and a hike to a local apacheta and/or a mesa teaching
about manifesting prosperity on Sunday. These activities will give you
an opportunity to meet local members of the Pachakuti Mesa community
who study with Peruvian shaman Oscar Miro-Quesada.
Teacher Information
Edie Stone, MA, is a Pachakuti
Mesa teacher and a Level IV Apprentice of don Oscar Miro-Quesada.
She has been studying with don Oscar since 1999, and with other
indigenous teachers from North and South America over the past 30
years.
Edie also values the wisdom and vision of her Celtic ancestors. She has
studied with Frank Owen MacEowen, Tom Cowan, Mara Freeman, Geo Cameron,
and is currently studying Celtic and British mystical traditions with
R. J. Stewart at The StarHouse near Boulder.
Edie is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Shamanic
Journey Guide. She has a private practice in Boulder, Colorado,
specializing in Soul-Centered Counseling, Holistic Psychotherapy, and
Heart-Vision Shamanic Journeys.
She is also a member of the Colorado Welsh Society.
Registration
- Friday
evening - please
RSVP if possible:
- Location:
Private location north-east of Boulder
- Please carpool. Contact Edie to arrange rides:
303-415-3755.
- Easy access but limited parking, so carpooling is a must
- Saturday
workshop
- Call 303-415-3755 or email Guide@shamanicjourneys.net
to register
- $85 ($75 if paid before June 12)
- Mail check to 2027 Broadway, Suite H, Boulder, CO 80302 by June
16
- or pay on Friday night
- Credit cards accepted for advanced registration
- Same location, please carpool.
- Individual sessions with Edie
Stone can be scheduled at 303-415-3755
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Supply list for Saturday workshop
Participants should bring the following items to create their
personal mesa (floor altar):
- A special cloth, approximately 1 foot to 2 feet square, to serve
as their mesa cloth.
- "Special" can mean beautiful, magical, ancestral, Peruvian,
Celtic, etc.
- Objects that embody the Sacred Directions and Elements:
- a stone
- a shell and/or bowl for water
- feathers
- a white candle (and adequate drip plate!)
- An object for the Sacred Center: a personally meaningful
sacred object.
- Other objects such as crystals, votive candles, and personal
sacred objects or medicine pieces that you have created, been given, or
found in nature are also welcome.
For the Despacho (a mandala offering) that we will create for
Pachamama/Mother Earth.
Any of the following that you can bring will be appreciated. We
will share, so no one needs to bring everything:
- Flowers.
- Dried herbs (e.g. sage, sweetgrass, tobacco, lavender, rose
petals, other sacred herbs).
- Bay leaves.
- Corn meal.
- Seeds and beans.
- Chocolate, sweets, cookies/biscuits, honey, sugar, etc.
- Butter, animal fat
- Small candles of various colors.
- Tiny crystals or small shells.
- Origami or other paper offerings.
- Someone needs to bring a large piece of white paper,
approximately 3x3 feet.
Are you interested in other aspects of Celtic spirituality? Visit Exploring
Celtic Spirituality
Are you interested in an individual shamanic journey? Visit ShamanicJourneys.net
Are you interested in Soul-Centered Counseling or Psychotherapy? Visit EdieStone.com
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Information from The Heart of
the Healer (THOTH) website about Rio Las Piedras
http://www.heartofthehealer.org/programs/rio-las-piedras.php
It's a jungle out there! . . . But
not for long.
90% of the Earth's remaining
rainforest is predicted to disappear by the year 2020
With your help we can reduce that
number by over 15,000 acres immediately
Through our relationship with Robin
Van Loon in Puerto Maldonado, serendipitous events have converged in
the opportunity to purchase 15, 224 acres of endangered rainforest on
the Rio Las Piedras in the Peruvian Amazon. This offer is available to
THOTH until the end of October. After that the owners will potentially
have to sell to those uncommitted to maintaining an ecologically
mindful approach to conservation, eco-tourism and the preservation of
indigenous cultures. Add in the trans-oceanic highway cutting through
this area and you can count on its destined demise. The cost to
transform the situation from destruction to restoration: $105,000. A
very reasonable price to pay considering the Amazon rainforest
generates over 20% of the oxygen you breathe.
After a visit to the land Robin
reports, "I saw a greater diversity and density of animals here than
I've ever seen along the Tambopata River. Going out into the jungle,
spider monkey sightings are almost a given, even within 100 meters of
the lodge. Howler monkeys wake you up out of bed in the morning with
their eerie alien chant. We saw tocon monkeys feeding on fruits at the
edge of the lodge's clearing. We saw jaguar tracks, wild pigs clicked
their jaws nearby, and macaws and parrots were a common sight flying
overhead in pairs at sunset." You can feel yourself there looking
through Robin's eyes. Yet do you know 137 species of plants and animals
go extinct every day.
All is not lost. You continually
demonstrate your commitment to the restoration of our planet through
your support of our earth stewardship programs. We thank you from the
depths of our heart for your generosity. So it is imperative, in humble
service, that we make this urgent appeal for your assistance to
purchase and protect the rare biodiversity of the Rio Las Piedras
environment. Your much needed contribution to Pachamama's protection is
greatly appreciated. We can co-create a destiny of hope with your
support.
It is highly unlikely that another
opportunity of this scope and at a cost that is within our grasp will
be found. As founder, Oscar Miro-Quesada frequently says: "Now is the
time and the time is now". Let us join together in this great
undertaking and bring into being our vision and our destiny: Preserving
Indigenous Cultures, Restoring our Earth!
Please call Cindy at 877-314-3778 for
additional information. Rainforest Sanctuary Initiative donations can
be made on-line at www.heartofthehealer.org or mailed to P.O. Box 1458 Old Chelsea
Station, NY, NY 10113. Indicate "Rio Las Piedras" on your check.
Land composition
Parcel #1 71 acres. Existing
twenty-bed eco-lodge.
Parcel #2 2278 acres. Brazil Nuts.
Parcel #3 1375 acres Conservation.
Parcel #4 11,016 acres. Ecotourism.
TOTAL 15, 224 acres
From http://www.heartofthehealer.org/programs/rio-las-piedras.php
UPDATE on Rio Las Piedras, May 2009:
Generous contributions from the community have
allowed The Heart of the Healer Foundation (THOTH) to complete
the purchase of 90% of the Rio Las Piedras land, including the
eco-lodge. They still need funding to secure the remaining 1375
land concession and upkeep of the land. One of the members of the
Pachakuti Mesa community is currently in Peru at Rio Las Piedras,
connecting with the local community and learning about the land. THOTH
plans a trip to Rio Las Piedras in Sept.
Thank you!
¡Muchas gracias!
Diolch yn fawr!
SEE EDIE'S OTHER EVENTS
Exploring
Celtic Spirituality
Edie's events in Wales and
England, 2008
Couples Classes
Are you interested in an individual shamanic journey? Visit ShamanicJourneys.net
Are you interested in Soul-Centered Counseling or Psychotherapy? Visit EdieStone.com