permaculture

[blissv@nmhu.campus.mci.net]

Steve, 
Thank you so much for forwarding this announcement/invitation. Very
significant.  I, too, agree, it is time to get settled with tools and seeds,
homes that heat with the available energy and water gathering systems.. I
have been feeling this for a long while, though, admittedly, even more so
these last few weeks, interestingly, in the light of so many apparent
"interconnected events" such as you mentioned.

" A spider, like Gaia, will always rebuild the web and achieve new
stability.  But like Gaia, some components of the old web may no longer
exist in the new configuration."  
YES, I appreciate how you have said this! May we grow ever more open to
learning the new ways that will see us through the rebuilding times as the
old facades crumble about us..

Thank you again..this letter will be forwarded to my list..
Vinca
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>June 21, 1998
>****  A Call to World Peace  ****  Mitakuye Oyasin
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>My name is Chief Arvol Looking Horse. As the 19th Generation Keeper of
>the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, I invite you to attend the third
>World Peace Prayer Day at the Sacred Pipestone quarries in Pipestone,
>Minnesota on June 21, 1998.
>
>According to Lakota Star Knowledge, June 21 is set as time to pray.
>Pipestone is the home of the stone from which our Sacred Pipes are
>created, the place that holds the blood of our ancestors. The necessity
>of the gathering was first brought to us in 1994 when the birth of the
>first White Buffalo Calf signaled the changes that are coming & the
>fulfilling of the prophecies of the seventh generation.
>
>Since then, three more White Buffalo Calves have been born. Their birth
>relates to our ceremonies & signifies the impact of what we are facing.
>The prophecies have directed that we pray for four years at sacred sites
>in the four directions on June 21st of each year.  Our prophecies tell
>us that we are at the crossroads. We are faced with either chaos &
>disaster, or we can unite spiritually in peace & harmony. It is time to
>bring the message of the need for peace throughout the world. As a
>keeper of a sacred bundle, I ask for prayers for Global Healing.
>
>Our Mother Earth is suffering. Her gifts of water, trees, and air are
>being abused. Her children the two-legged, the four-legged, those that
>swim, crawl & fly are being annihilated. We continuously see these
>atrocities. Our relatives, the animal nations reflect our well-being.
>What happens to them happens to us. The buffalo, wolf, salmon, bear,
>caribou, eagle & other relatives in this fragile ecosystem are in danger
>& suffering. Their voices must be heard. They need our help.
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>This is a call to all peoples. We ask that all people join us in prayer
>on June 21, 1998. If you are unable to be with us, we ask that you
>gather at your own sacred site, wherever the Spirit guides you to pray.
>To those that can join us we ask you to bring your stories & prayers. We
>make a special call to the wisdom & sacred bundle keepers, our
>storytellers, knowledge keepers, peace keepers.
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>We gather so that our future generations may survive through peace &
>balance. In our circle of life there is no beginning no ending. The
>process of mending the sacred hoop continues. May peace be with You, my
>relatives. Mitakuye Oyasin, The gathering will take place in Pipestone,
>Minn from June 19-21,1998.
>
>Bring tobacco, food, a gift, sage & your own dishes to share For
>information call (612) 837-1754 or E-mail: flattery@primeline.com
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>steved@ncatark.uark.edu
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