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The Fires of Transformation are still Burning at Isis Cove!
A Message from Star Wolf:  "I wonder if you know how important it is for each of us to awaken and to remember who we truly are and to do our part?  This is it! The Universe has said, "TAG - YOU ARE IT!"

Shamanic Greetings Soul Friends of Isis Cove and Venus Rising!
Laura Wolf Walking the Fire
Laura Wolf Walking the Fires of Transformation
The soul fires are burning brightly within the hearts of all the residents and recent visitors to Isis Cove. The Wise Wolf Councils this year were the best ever.
Wise Wolf Men
Wise Wolf Men
The sacred union ceremony (when the men come over the mountain to join the women in a symbolic ritual) took place at the new Fire Temple on Dove Mountain.


Ryan Halas and HeatherAsh
Ryan Hallas and HeatherAsh
The gifted Fire Walk Teacher, HeatherAsh, and her stead fast assistant and fire tender, Ryan Halas, facilitated this year's ritual.
One hundred and ten incredible, fiery, Wise Wolf shamanic souls walked, danced and leapt across the fires of transformation together, howling in joyful celebration under a perfect starlit night in the magical blue Smokey Mountains at Isis Cove North Carolina. 

StarrFire, Judith and Anyaa
StarrFire, Judith and Anyaa
We're sending out big wolf howls and our immense gratitude to the amazing women who organized and served the Wise Wolf Women's Counsel: Amai, Judith, Ruby, Kathy, Bonnie, Deb Irestone, and Anyaa, and to our Shamanic Songstresses: Jeri, Thea and Edith, and to our very own Shamanic Photo Minister, Pat Shewho.  Brad sends his thanks to Gary, Dennis and Chuck for helping to organize and anchor the energies for the Wise Wolf Men. 
Charla, Wind Daughter,
Star Wolf and Amai
Charla, Amai, Star Wolf and Wind Daughter
A big thank you to all of the ritualists, women and men, who gave so freely of their time and energy at the Wise Wolf Councils, to all the volunteers, and to all those who attended - about 150 this year, including men and women!




Star Wolf in SeattleIn the midst of all the changes wrought from the inner and outer fires, I have spent 8 weeks on the road this year sharing the amazing healing transformational power of Shamanic Breathwork.  It is really incredible what folks experience from a few minutes of SBW breathing, sitting in a chair right in the middle of a bookstore, with the Spiral CD playing, the music that is included with my new book, Shamanic Breathwork: Journeying Beyond the Limits of the Self!  When folks share about their journeys it often brings tears to our eyes and fills our hearts with happiness to witness the many gifts that come to people as they awaken the shaman within.  Brad, Ruby, our Venus Rising Shamanic Ministers and Breathwork Facilitators and I are all truly passionate about sharing this sacred work. Shamanic Breathwork has brought many miraculous changes to our lives.  We are eager to offer this experience to others who wish to shape-shift their outer reality.  There are many wonderful transformational opportunities and events coming up that we want you to know about.

This week I am on my way to New York City for the Book Expo America where thousands of folks will be attending. I will be at my publishers booth, Inner Traditions International.  Please be sure to stop by on Wednesday or Thursday to see Brad and me and to get an autographed copy of Shamanic Breathwork.  I will also be at the East West Bookstore on Wednesday evening for a book signing and at the ACA Gallery in Chelsea on Thursday evening, presenting a live Shamanic Breathwork journey. I am looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones in NYC!

Ruby with her fanRuby Falconer, co-author of our recently published new book, Shamanic Egyptian Astrology, is hitting the road this summer. Don't miss her dynamic presentation and experiential SEA journey with the Ancient Neteru of Shamanic Egypt. Be sure to click on the links in this newsletter to follow her schedule.

On our way to the International New Age Trade Show in Colorado in June, Brad and I will be back at the Sedona Temple on June 24, offering a full day of Shamanic Breathwork Healing and Transformation!

This summer we will continue to offer our premier S.H.I.P. Shamanic Healing Initiatory Processes at Isis Cove!  These five-day healing initiatory events are truly life changing. If you take all four S.H.I.P. events within two years you may be ordained as a Shamanic Minister. Upon completion you are eligible for your Apprentice-S.H.I.P., which certifies you as a Shamanic Breathwork Facilitator.

Wind DaughterYou will not want to miss Wind Daughter's return to Isis Cove when Venus Rising hosts her for the Bear Tribe Medicine Wheel Gathering, featuring Paige Bryant, Iris Bradley and Freeman Owl. Many wonderful healing rituals and ceremonies will be held during this time along with drumming, singing and dancing in the sacred wheel.

As you can see there is an explosion of energy propelling the Shamanic Breathwork out into the world and I do know that it is time!  We are in the times that we have been waiting for and we must discover and utilize ways to drop the old self and be born anew into the new aeon that awaits us. Our destiny is much bigger than what most of us realized it would be, but our souls have always known we had a soul contract for this exact moment in Earth's history/herstory. I wonder if you know how important it is for each of us to awaken and to remember who we truly are and to do our part?  This is it! The Universe has said, "TAG - YOU ARE IT!"  We are here by divine appointment and the tribes are gathering as we remember that the power to heal our world and ourselves has always been right here inside of each of us.

My sincere prayer is that anyone who is feeling the shamanic stirring within will take the action that is needed during this time and not put off any longer doing what you feel called to do. Nothing is more important for me than to make the changes that I know are mine to make. I make a commitment each day of my life to keep walking through the fires of transformation and to assist those who are ready and sincere to walk through them with me.  When you are ready I am here.  Let me know and we will dance in the flames together, breathing our way into a whole new life.
Star Wolf at Wise Wolf 2010Are you Ready? I am!
In Love and Gratitude . . . Keep Breathing,
Star Wolf

Shewho Comes and Goes
Pat Shewho
All photos in this article provided by Pat Shewho,
aka ~Eyeka~

SHIP BannerFamily of Origin and The Shadow
July 9 - 13, Isis Cove, NC
August 21 - 24, Kansas City

"Family of Origin and The Shadow are powerful initiations, even for individuals who have done many years of therapy, counseling and other forms of inner work."  Linda Star Wolf 

Our families truly are the "gift that keeps on giving." 
Whether we were overtly hurt and abused, or grew up in a loving, supportive environment, all of us carry wounds from our childhood.  We learn from our parents, family members, teachers and churches that certain aspects of our personality are more acceptable than others.  In this way, we learn to willingly open to some parts of our essential self while denying and avoiding other parts.  This denial is painful and wounding to our soul.  These wounds re-surface in our adulthood as the contents of our shadow - those unloved, unacknowledged aspects of self.  The shadow contains within it both that which we are ashamed of as well the creativity that we are afraid to authentically own and express. 

In this workshop we will explore the connection between our childhood environment and our own personal shadow.  Using the powerful transformational tool of the Shamanic Breathwork™ Process, ritual, art, music and deep processing, we will reclaim those unloved, unacknowledged parts of self and open to a new level of wholeness.

Click HERE for more information.  To register, contact Venus Rising at 828-631-2305 or email:  venusrising@shamanicbreathwork.org
Shamanic Egyptian Astrology by Ruby Falconer and Linda Star WolfThe Egyptian Neteru and the Wheel of the Zodiac:  Shamanic Egyptian Astrology Workshops with Ruby Falconer
June 24 - June 27 in Portland, OR
July 15 - 18 in Kansas City, MO
September 24 - 26 in St. Paul, MN

Special Shamanic Egyptian Astrology Teleconference with Ruby Falconer and Linda Star Wolf on June 10.  See end of article for details!
Join Ruby Falconer for a weekend of Shamanic Egyptian Astrology and Shamanic Breathwork™.  Explore the relationship between the ancient Egyptian Deities and traditional western astrology.  Develop your own relationship with the ancient Shamanic Egyptian pantheon in this experiential workshop, and discover which neteru are your particular guides on your soul's path to wholeness.

For more info on the Portland workshop, click HERE.
More info on the Kansas City workshop click HERE.
For more info on the St. Paul workshop click HERE.

Ruby FalconerRuby Falconer is the co-creator, with Linda Star Wolf, of Shamanic Egyptian Astrology.  Their book, Shamanic Egyptian Astrology:  Your Planetary Relationship to the Gods, has just been released by ITI / Bear & Co.  An astrologer for 37 years, Ruby is the Staff Astrologer, Student Supervisor, Business Manager and a Workshop Facilitator for Venus Rising. 


To sign up for Ruby's Shamanic Egyptian Astrology newsletter, or to schedule a reading with her, contact her at:  rubyfalconer@earthlink.net or call her at 828-631-2305.
FREE phone bridge with Ruby and Star Wolf
Offered in gratitude to all those who have purchased their book:
Thursday, June 10, 9:00 - 10 pm, EDT.  
Call 218-862-7200, Conference Code 869006.  Long distance charges may apply.


Sun Bear's Medicine Wheel Ceremony
July 23 - 25, Isis Cove, NC
The late Sun Bear with
Wind Daughter
Sun Bear with Wind Daughter
A gathering born of the vision of the late Sun Bear, Sacred Teacher of the Bear Tribe.  Modern Medicine Wheel gatherings began in 1981 near Mt. Ranier, WA.  Since that time, over 61,000 people have attended more than 100 gatherings in the US, Canada and Europe.  These gatherings have provided participants with a ceremonial center and an important sense of spiritual community and soul family.

Wind Daughter, Medicine Keeper for the Bear Tribe and the Panther Lodge Medicine Society, brings Sun Bear's Medicine Wheel Ceremony to Isis Cove, where she guided the placement of the great stones for our Earth Altar Medicine Wheel.  At this gathering, Paige Bryant, Iris Bradley, Freeman Owl, Linda Star Wolf and Brad Collins will also share their unique shamanic teachings.  We will dance, sing, and offer prayers through many rituals and ceremonies, including the Pipe, the Lodge and the Medicine Wheel.  This event is not to be missed!

Click HERE for registration and details.
 
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Contact Venus Rising
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Call 828-631-2305 or email us 
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Star Wolf and Brad
in New York at East West Living, Book Expo America, and ACA Gallery, May 26 & 27.

Brad & Star Wolf at Wise Wolf
 
Click HERE for details!
Sara and Terry Curran
Special Thank You to Terry and Sara Curran
Venus Rising would like to offer it's deep gratitude to Terry and Sara Curran of Kansas City. Terry and Sara have continued to provide on-going financial support so Venus Rising can provide support and transformation to hundreds of individuals.  Terry and Sara recently secured a grant to help support Laura Wolf's salary. The money is intended to support the development of Kansas City yoga teachers and will help Laura grow as a teacher and facilitator. 

Laura is headed to Kansas City in June to offer the Shakti Yoga she has been developing here at Venus Rising, along with Shamanic Breathwork, in a workshop that she and Sara will co-facilitate.  Click HERE for details!


Thank you Terry and Sara for dreaming big and helping raise funds for Venus Rising!
Up-Coming Events
May 26
Star Wolf in NY
East West Bookstore
FREE Author Talk & Guided Journey

May 26 - 27
Linda Star Wolf at
Book Expo America
Javits Center in NY, NY

May 27
Star Wolf & Brad Collins
at ACA Gallery
NY, NY

May 28 - June 2
SHIP
Family of Origin/The Shadow
Isis Cove, NC

June 5
"Awaken the Shaman Within"
a day of Shamanic Breathwork™
with Ruby Falconer
Isis Cove, NC

June 10
FREE PHONE BRIDGE
Shamanic Egyptian Astrology
with Ruby Falconer
and Linda Star Wolf
(see article on left column for details)

June 20
Ruby Falconer in Vancouver, BC
Sacred Space Studio
Author Talk & Guided Journey
 
June 23
Ruby Falconer in Portland, OR
New Renaissance Bookshop
Author Talk & Guided Journey

June 24
Shamanic Breathwork
with Star Wolf & Brad
Sedona Temple
details soon!

June 24 - 27
Shamanic Egyptian Astrology
with Ruby Falconer
in Portland, OR

June 26 - 27
Star Wolf in Colorado
Int. New Age Trade Show

July 9 - 14
OPEN SHIP
Family of Origin & The Shadow
Isis Cove, NC

July 15 - 18
Shamanic Egyptian Astrology
with Ruby Falconer
Kansas City, MO

July 23 - 25
Sun Bear's Medicine Wheel Ceremony
with Wind Daughter
Isis Cove, NC
Thea Summer Deer
Thea Summer Deer Teaching at Susan Weed's On-Line University!
Isis Cove Community Member, Thea Summer Deer, is now teaching online at Susun Weed's Wise Woman University!  She is offering a course titled: Love Your Liver: Spring and the Wood Element.  This is the perfect time and season to learn how to take better care of your health and your client's health by supporting the largest, and one of the most important, organs in our body, the Liver.  Work at your own pace and have fun with this dynamic and interactive class.  Click HERE to read more.

Awakening to the Spirit World by Sandra Ingerman

"Awakening to the Spirit World, by Sandra Ingerman and Hank Wesselman, will assist you in having a direct experience with the shamanic world and opening to deeper spiritual healing on your path of self discovery and transformation.  This is recommended reading for anyone wishing to connect to their own Inner Shaman."
 
~  Linda Star Wolf

Click HERE to learn more and to order on Amazon.com.
Support for Eden Hersch and her family.
Dear Friends,
As some of you may have heard, the father of Eden's children recently passed unexpectedly, leaving them without financial resources.  Please contact Eden directly with your prayers, love and any other forms of support that you feel called to offer to her and the children:
 

Eden Hersch
545 Tadfield Trace
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Email Eden


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