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Fire Ritual Weekend Workshop with Malidoma Some

A Weekend Workshop on June 7 and 8, 2014

Topic: "The endless challenges faced daily in this culture could be traced back to a disturbing relationship with ancestors. This in turn, could be a reflection of the rather dysfunctional relationship forced upon people by the circumstances of modernity. How do we repair, heal, and honor the undying tie with our forbears? How can this reflect on our relationship with this world and with each other in family and in community? These are some of the questions that this weekend will attempt to address. We will engage our ancestors, the good and the bad, the appealing and the less than appealing in an attempt to clear whatever dirty laundry has been the unfinished homework that together we must do. We will learn of their wishes and share ours with them. Together with them we will ritualize our mutual concerns in an initiative that heals our world and theirs." ~Malidoma Patrice Somé~

Weekend Workshop : A Fire Ritual

Virtually every ritual work and ceremonial event Malidoma has conducted began and ended with the ancestors. This is because nothing in the ritual tradition of Dagara people can happen without involving the dead. From simple ritual practices such as sprinkling ashes to focus one's intention, and pouring water to invoke peace, to the several-week-long initiations, the names of the dead are invoked, implored and/or simply called on.
In this workshop, participants will journey through Dagara wisdom, remembering that we are, each of us, going somewhere purposeful in life. Through the healing interaction of ritual we will open ourselves to the desires and insistence of the ancestors. Participants will learn the practice of "calling in the ancestors," and experience a deepening of that connectedness with the spirit world. Such practice is appropriate for anyone who, for whatever reason, and in whatever way, calls upon spirit for intervention in their lives.

Malidoma Patrice Some, PhD is from Brukina Faso, West Africa. He is a gifted shaman and holds three master's degrees and two doctorates. He is a storyteller, author and spokesman of the West African wisdom tradition.

Details
Date: June 7 and 8, 2014
Saturday June 7: Time: 9:30am - 10:00pm
Sunday June 8: Time: 9am:-1pm
Location: 1050 South Fork Canyon Road (Five miles from Oakley, Utah) (less than an 1 hour drive from SLC)
cost: $249 (incl. camping, dinner / breakfast and drinks - bring your own snacks and lunch for Saturday)

overnight stay options
Camping ground (included)
Several spaces in cabin contact : jcchatwin@hotmail.com
Stay at a local hotel
drive up and down