by Michael Stocker | Jul 16, 2017 | Ceremony
Moontime refers to the time a woman bleeds during her menstrual cycle. Through this cycle, women feel the effects of the moon, like we see the Earth affected by the ocean tides. There is some controversy and confusion about menstruating women and their participation...
by Michael Stocker | Jul 16, 2017 | Ceremony
For me, ceremony is all about prayer. The structure of the ceremony, and the sacrifices many ceremonies include, help me focus my prayer. They remind me why I’m here, and point me toward a good way to pray. It seems to me that the point of ceremony is to remove...
by Michael Stocker | Jul 16, 2017 | Ceremony
There is nothing better than to be in ceremony. That’s when you feel you’re doing something right, and that feels good. You are closer to the Creator and you are carried away with Spirit embracing you. Whatever the ceremony—Stomp dance of the Southeastern...
by Michael Stocker | Jul 16, 2017 | Ceremony
Our Elders and Children can teach us so much about ceremony. If we make ourselves fully available we can sit with them, listen to them, and watch them as they are—playing, learning, helping, and creating together. We can see our own life and how it relates to others...
by Michael Stocker | Jul 16, 2017 | Ceremony
All the things I’ve read about traditional wisdom never made much difference in how I lived until I began to participate in ceremony. Ceremony gives me an intensified experience of where I am in the cycle of life Creator weaves. This calls for a response from my...
