Pixie Campbell/Pixie Lighthorse

[Madalaine]

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[Epiphany]

Madalaine, Pixie's stuff is all made up, she invented it, based on New Age b.s. that is already out there.

"Bear Who Dances with the Sky" = Irene Skau = another fraud:

Irene is a certified Reiki Master and Ortho-Bionomist. She is a pipe carrier, initiated into this sacred responsibility and prayer practice by her teacher, Blue Bear Medicine Woman. She carries on her teacher's legacy of teaching, healing, and sharing the ancient Lakota and Cherokee tribal medicine traditions with all people. Irene has also studied under Lynn Andrews, Michael Harner, and Timothy "Whispering Eagle" Aguilar.

In addition to one-on-one healing work, Irene offers long-distance healing, Soul Retrieval and Sweat Lodges. She facilitates women's healing circles and hosts weekend medicine retreats and Vision Quests.

https://www.facebook.com/events/298211983539278/

In regards to heritage claim:

The Choctaw Lighthorse were the Tribal Police my grandfather was employed by in the late 1800’s, the appointed peacekeepers on the reservation.

http://www.pixielighthorse.com/hello-world/

Do you know Pixie's maiden name? We can keep researching her, but I believe this is an easy call, Pixie's teachings are fraudulent.

[Madalaine]

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Thank you Piff, your reply is much appreciated.

Unfortunately I don't know her maiden name, I have never heard/seem her mention it. I will see what I can find out.

What you found out about "Bear Who Dances with the Sky" = Irene Skau, is interesting. I did try to find her real name, but had no luck, thanks for that.

It seems so strange to me that either she is not aware of her appropriation or chooses to ignore it. She comes across as someone who is really interested in helping people, I want to believe that she isn't just doing this to make money/fool people...I think she genuinely believes what she is doing is a good thing, fooling herself I suppose?

Anyways, I will no longer be studying her courses that's for sure.

Thanks again!

She could stop with the shamanism  completely, and refocus on art as creative expression for women.

Maybe she likes viewing herself as a woman who helps others and she is not willing to face the fact that she is appropriating.

Even if she has Choctaw heritage, what she is doing is not Choctaw, and is not an excuse for what she is doing.

Glad you are not participating anymore.

I wonder what she would say if asked about appropriation issues.

[Madalaine]

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She also lists Brooke Medicine Eagle and Sandra Ingerman on her "Resources" page:

http://pixiecampbell.com/resources

Brooke has her on thread on NAFPS here:

http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=581.0

Sandra Ingerman is (or was) married to Michael Harner.  They both are mentioned many times on this site.  In order to read what is written about them, go to the Home screen and then type in their names in the search box.

[Madalaine]

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I have asked her about appropriation and this is her reply (I feel kind of bad posting this as it is a private message, but I need to get to the truth):

Madalaine, I have to face this every day in my work. Being native and being taught a number of different ceremonies and rituals to honor my medicine and the medicine of the Earth, appropriation comes up. I handle it by consulting with my teachers and elders and I send my vision quest women to work with a medicine woman trained in that particular ceremony. I do not hold ceremonies that belong to a culture or tribe I do not hold membership in, or wear traditional dress, nor do I make medicine that is not given to me by the earth in my locale unless invited to.

So some questions we can have before giving her any money, taking her counsel, accepting her guidance:

What does she mean by "being native"? That is a very general term. We get to ask for specifics. Is she enrolled in a federally recognized tribe? If not, what is her actual heritage? How distant? Is she involved in the day to day community of her people?

Who are her "teachers and elders"? If they are real, actual, they have names, who are they? If they are vision dream elders and teachers, Pixie needs to be clear on this.

Who are her "vision quest women" - does she mean parts of herself?

Is the reference to a "medicine woman trained in that particular ceremony" referring to a dream figure in her own psyche? If this is an actual "medicine woman", she would have a name.

We have a thread here on Middle aged White Women (I'm one myself) and on how we can stop playing pretendian and find healthier ways to live. http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=3651.msg30821#msg30821 I think Pixie is an entitled white woman playing NDN.

Pixie sounds like she is claiming that she is special. She has special insight, special connections to the spirit world, special heritage, special abilities. That claim of "special" can be a red flag.

You may see another side of her now, as she feels questioned, she may feel defensive, you may feel like you are doing something "wrong". But questioning, researching, and making good choices is an excellent pursuit. We are adults, we get to apply consumer awareness skills, we get to think things over.

[Madalaine]

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Just to add: I have asked her what her maiden/birth name is and she replied "These are rather personal questions." so I'm thinking she isn't going to tell me...

Yeah, sounds like she has already closed down. Her birth name could possibly help with genealogy, might be able to find out if she has an actual NDN grandfather. But I'm thinking she does not, or at least was not raised in that culture.

If I had a Choctaw grandfather, I would be able to tell people the names of my parents and grandparents, easily, because it would be part of being a community member. But I would not be using my heritage to appear special, I would not use it to sell anything.

So Pixie might be wanting it both ways. She wants to benefit from marketing herself as NDN, but she doesn't want to live in her NDN community and culture. If her grandfather was Choctaw and she went to his community, she would of course need to be able to answer questions about who she is. That should seem normal to her, not as a bad challenge.

[Epiphany]

Thank you Piff, you have been incredibly helpful! I will see if I can put those questions to her...but I feel she is already starting to get a little defensive. Hopefully I can keep a dialogue going with her. Will update here when I find out more.

Thanks for bringing her to our attention. I live in the Pacific NW so am especially interested in pretendian types out here.

Pixie is already defensive, that tells you a lot right there. You are doing consumer due diligence and she already can't handle it. Not a good sign.

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Holy Crap! SHe really likes the green stuff. I mean $1199.00 for three days in a shared tipi???

[Epiphany]

Her name was Cherie Carr Campbell, she has a Facebook under that name. So the "car clan" she was initated into would be her birth surname Carr.

Edit and correction: I'm wrong on this one, the "clan" under discussion is the "scar clan"

[Madalaine]

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It is a common fraud trick, to claim in every way possible that they are special shamans, but then to say that they never said that.

She claims she is a "documented member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma" ( http://pixiecampbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SouLodge-Medicine-Animals-Totems-e-Guide.pdf ), if she means she is enrolled, that means:

There is no blood quantum requirement for obtaining a CDIB or Tribal Membership as long as you can connect to a direct descendant of yours who was enrolled on the final Choctaw Dawes Commission Rolls by blood. You may live anywhere to be eligible to vote.

http://www.choctawnation.com/services/departments/enrollment-cdib-and-tribal-membership/

http://www.okhistory.org/research/dawes

Application includes genealogy information. So if Pixie has done this, she would be familiar with being asked who her people are.

Even if she is Choctaw, what she is selling is not Choctaw. So why has she branded herself this way? Likely to stir up more interest, gain more followers, and make money.

The Choctaw Lighthorse were the Tribal Police my grandfather was employed by in the late 1800’s, the appointed peacekeepers on the reservation.

http://pixiecampbell.com/blog

This is interesting wording, she doesn't outright say that her grandfather was a tribal policeman. She says he was employed by.

She was born in Bakersfield, California, she refers to it as "little Oklahoma", that is accurate historically. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-10-18/local/me-622_1_san-joaquin-valley

I figured out her name by combining her name used now with her birth place Bakersfield, that led me to whois info http://website.informer.com/Cherie+Campbell+Pixie+Campbell.html and her Facebook.