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London Open Drumming Group
WORKING WITH CORE SHAMANISM
About
the group
The London
Open Drumming group has been meeting since 1997. The aim is
to provide a safe working environment to practice core shamanic techniques for
people who have done an introductory course. It also gives the opportunity to
talk about shamanic experiences with others and to foster shamanic community.
Within the core shamanic framework the shamanic journey, song, dance art and craft have been some of the forms the group have used to explore personal creativity, healing and personal development. The group has also worked with ceremony and ritual for both personal and community healing. Whatever form the work takes we are always looking to deepen our relationships with our spirit helpers and teachers and to bring the power and wisdom available in the spirit world to this reality.
Is
the group open to anyone?
The group is open
to anyone who has attended a basic course in core shamanism or done shamanic
counselling with someone known to the organisers. This is to ensure the sessions
can focus on developing shamanic practice and learning new techniques and not
continually covering the basics of journeying and the geography of the spirit
world. Potential members must have done journeys to the lower and
upper world and to have journeyed for someone else.
How
do I join?
Send an email to
shenoah@shenoahtaylor.com with
the heading "LODG membership" and ask to be added to the email reminder
list. Please include where and with whom you did your basic course or which
shamanic practitioner has taught you to journey. You will
then receive venue information and be added to the email reminder list which
sends out information about upcoming meeting dates and topics. You can unsubscribe
from the list at any time. If
in doubt as to whether your experience will enable you to attend email us your
experience.
How
often must I attend and do I need to bring a drum?
The group is open
so members can attend whichever meetings they wish.
Although it is called a
drumming group the only drumming that usually happens is for the journeying
and is done by the person running that session. If there is going to be group
drumming a reminder to bring one goes out in the e-mail reminder.
Where
and when does the group meet?
We usually meet
on the second Saturday of the month but sometime the date or time may change.
The venue is a few minutes walk from the train and tube stations at Vauxhall,
London SW8. The doors open at 12 noon and we finish by 6 p.m. If we have started
we may not be able to open the door so if you are delayed please let the facilitator
who is running the day know. Please do not arrive late or plan to leave early.
The part of the venue we use is fully accessible.
What should I bring and how much does it cost?
For more information and venue address contact:
Shenoah Taylor shenoah@shenoahtaylor.com
Karen Kelly karenspirittalk@aol.com
David Scott drumming.group@mac.com
Each meeting is different and wonderful in it's own way. It offers the opportunity for people to develop their own work as well as learning new techniques and deepening their connection.
Some past themes have included
earth connection through ritual and creativity, shamanic song, ancestor work, seidr, rattle making, shamanic healing, shamanic art, healing using medicine objects, healing dance, group ritual, transitions, divination, journeying on song, personal healing, give away ceremony, self expression, nature work (done in the summer), healing song, working with the elements and many more