A past event posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/614767792059208/
Introduction into The Seven Sacred Containers of Self Identity
Andrew Ecker
This is a guided process into the ancient wisdom of introduction based on the Apache Introduction system. The Sacred Seven process will expand your consciousness and open you to another world of infinite connection and restoration. Although this teaching is at the core of Apache spiritual path Andrew Ecker has created vehicle that is applicable to anyone that wishes to expand into a deeper understanding of self . This process will explain the wisdom and technology behind the Sacred Seven, why we introduce ourselves and reconnect you to your ancestors in way that will harness a power in your everyday life, moving you to live more of an abundant human experience. Please bring 7 small stones of your choice as a representation of yourself, your mother, your father, mother’s mother, you mother;’s father & your father’s mother & your father’s father, the Sacred 7 which will also correlate with the 7 Sacred directions, the 4 in the physical and the 3 in the spiritual.
Andrew Ecker's partner is Monica Patton. They run Drumming Sounds https://www.facebook.com/DrummingSounds/ http://www.drummingsounds.com/
Andrew Ecker Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-ecker-a5485441
Monica Patton is listed as a "wisdomkeeper" on a redlightning.org page http://redlightning.org/bio-page/
Both she and Andrew Ecker are listed in the "Power of Prayer, Standing Rock to Black Rock" booklet, he as "Apache-Irish".
Ecker says he is a "grandson of Cresencia 'Cora' Alvarez an Apache Curandrea 'Herbalist and Healer' from the southwest". http://reinhabitingthevillage.com/andrew-ecker/
But he does not list this person in his rapid fire family genealogy given in the video link Defend the Sacred posted above.
As far as I could make out, the genealogy he gave is (not in this order) mother Cathy Lindsey, father Gil Ecker, mother's mother Elma Gallegos, mother's father Leroy Lindsey, father's mother Evelyn Lindsey "Irish Woman", father's father Wayne Ecker "Algonquin".
I don't even see an Irish origin for him, and maybe not an Apache one. Lindsey is an English or Scottish name, sometimes from the later Scots in Ireland. Ecker is a German name. The Apache may have come from Alvarez or Gallegos. But he's claiming Lipan, who are mostly on the Mescalero rez in NM. There is an unrecognized Lipan band in south TX.
"Curandrea" is likely supposed to be curandera. But that's Mexican tradition, not Apache, Catholic prayer and ritual mixed with pan NDN, mostly Mesoamerican.
He's got Apache sacred directions wrong. The seven directions are the original four plus three more that are also geographic, not "three in the spiritual."
Most of his actual teachers are mentioned at Reinhabiting the Village:
"the amazing training of his mentors The DRUM , Air Water Fire Earth ,Christine Stevens, Arthur Hull , Jim Boneau , TINY Hanna, Dr. Barry Bittman, Linda Rettinger ,And Teddy Begay."
Most of what he does seem to be along those lines, vague claims of being neotribal or that drumming and music can heal. Seems like he goes a lot to senior centers to get them to drum. And I think it can definitely raise their spirits and help them to be more active. The far fetched claim of actually healing cancer is very irresponsible. I think he's partly well intentioned, but makes mistakes.
