This was a message that was sent by email to my firiend.
Dear grandmothers and friends,
Our next meeting will be on Saturday, Feb. 4. On this day a medicine
woman
from the Hopi tribe who will lead us in the Dance of Creation. Because
of
her flight schedule, our format will be as follows.
10:00 Explanation of the Grandmothers
10:30 Willow leads us in the Dance of Creation
11:00 Empowerment of new women
11:30 Grandmothers¹ meditation: casting the Net of Light
All are welcome to these meetings, although only women will receive the
Grandmothers¹ Empowerment. If you need directions for the meeting,
email
www.grandmothersspeak.com Willow, the medicine woman who will teach us the Dance of Creation,
says,
My grandmother, maternal, is Paulina whose people come from the Las
Crusas
area Pueblo. My paternal grandfathers mother, is Tewa/Hopi. Though I
was not
raised on the reservation, I was raised within the matrilineal lineage.
In 1994 during a vision quest, I followed two crow through the Arizona
desert and met 5 shaman, I was named Willow at that time and gifted
with
visionary art. I was then asked to stay and serve as a medicine women.
I
left the Hopi in further search for clearer balance between two worlds.
I was adopted back into the clan in 2003, the delivery of my gift and
meeting
with the priests. In 2000 I was gifted by the Ancients Ones, with a
story
and an art form. The 4 plated Mandala which tells the story of the
Worlds
Transitions is now in the Hopi Museum along with the Hopi Book, Hopi
Mandala, and Transition into the Fifth World. At that same time I was
asked
to tell stories of my visions, dreams and memories. It was affirmed
that my
memories were stories told only to those who held the Tewa/Hopi blood.
A ceremony was performed and I was adopted into the Parrot/Snake Clan.
I now support the work to teach the children of Hopi their heritage.
I again return to Hopi in May where Anna S and I will present and
teach
from a series of children's books I am in the process of writing.
These
books tell the story and reconnect to the earth through the teaching
theme
of the Dance of Creation.
Please join us if you can for the Grandmothers¹ Empowerment, meditation
and
Dance of Creation.
Love, Sharon