Celebrating Ancestral WisdomOct 20th-21st, San Francisco
We now have our full conference brochure available online.
Similar to our previous two conferences, we'll explore our theme from an interfaith perspective that includes interactive sessions & embodied ceremonies (Oct 20th, 9:30am-6pm) and earth-honoring rituals on the land in and around San Francisco (Oct 21st, 11am-3pm).
We encourage full attendance. If you can only make the second day of rituals on the land, contact artemis@earthmedicine.org. We are committed to keeping ceremony accessible for all!
Reserve your ticket in advance for this full weekend of interfaith dialogue, participatory ritual, and heart-centered community at Brown Paper Tickets.
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We are honored and excited to welcome 17 amazing earth-honoring elders, teachers, and ceremonial leaders to this year's conference. Their bios and conference offerings are listed in our full conference program. To share a few highlights:
Sacred Reciprocity with Our Ancestors
Dr. Tom Pinkson
Weaving the World to Come
T. Thorn Coyle
The Waters of Pain, Intimacy, and Reconnection to Earth
Adrián Villaseñor
We Were Born Connected Reverend Gary Ost & Sister Pamela Clare
Aloha Chi Kung Kaleo & Elise Ching
Five presenters also have full-length interviews in our growing Voices of the Earth archive:
Luisah Teish. Author, storyteller, and priestess of the Ifá/Orisha faith of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and the African Diaspora, Yeye is the founding mother of Ile Orunmila Oshun. She is the founder of the School of Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts Center in Oakland, CA and a playwright, director and theatrical performer of African, Caribbean and African-American folklore and feminist myth. www.luisahteish.com
 Chandra Alexandre was initiated in 1998 into the mysteries of the dark goddess Kali in India. She is the founder and a spiritual leader of SHARANYA, www.sharanya.org, a federally recognized church dedicated to engaged spirituality for social justice and transformation. Adjunct faculty at Sofia University, Chandra is passionate about women's spirituality, tantra, eco-feminism and leadership.
 John Lockley. After a dream calling to train as a Sangoma, it took John seven years because of Apartheid to find his teacher. He trained in the Eastern Cape, serving a 10-year apprenticeship with a well-known sangoma/medicine woman. John facilitates Ubuntu (humanity) workshops worldwide teaching people the ancient arts of dreaming, using medicinal plants and connecting with the ancestral/spirit world. www.african-shaman.com Hua Anwa. Clan Mother and teacher of mixed Mayan and Cherokee descent and adopted Chumash, Hua has been leading ceremony on the Central Coast for nearly thirty years, including an annual Women's Long Dance, now in its 22nd year. She is the spiritual leader of Circles of Empowerment, a non denominational organization that honors the sacred traditions of this Turtle Island and our Earth Mother. www.huaanwa.com
 Daniel Foor. Founder of the Earth Medicine Alliance, Daniel offers trainings, personal sessions, and community rituals focused on relating well with our ancestors, honoring spirits of place and the natural world, and remembering our personal destiny in service to Love and the Earth. He is the author of the upcoming Ancestral Medicine: A Guidebook for Tending our Relations with the Dead. www.ancestralmedicine.org
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Conference Wish List and Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering on the day of the conference for a greatly reduced rate (sliding scale starting at $20), we looking for a few more folks to arrive early and support through break-down at the end of the day; please email artemis@earthmedicine.org. To assist with pre-event promotions contact our Marketing Coordinator at: stacey@earthmedicine.org.
If you have nature-based handmade artwork or sacred items that you'd like to donate to our silent auction that day, please email Denise at deniseastar@gmail.com this week.
The Earth Medicine Alliance is a volunteer-run non-profit focused on helping humans to heal and enliven our relations with the rest of the natural world. One of the best ways you can support our work is by making a donation to support our efforts (we are fully tax-exempt). |
