This blog and the name was inspired by a Native Elder from Manitoba; Dave Courchene Jr. who I met in 1995 and whom I have continued to work with off and on since that time. I have even a chapter in my Goddess and Golf book of his teachings and the prophecies of his people that relates to this era we are living in. This can be a time of great hope! I am adding two videos to introduce you to Dave, the first one is about a vision quest. By going out on the land for a vision quest is how I found my life purpose and determination to stick with my passion of being a student and teaching spirituality and golf for the past 14 years.
Video of Dave on Vision Quests and the Great Turning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5_jxLOY8oM&feature=related
I learned how to pray using tabacco around a sacred fire in 1995 and I have adjusted my prayers over the years as I began working with Goddess Ceremonies… this is how I pray today…tomorrow who knows..lol
The tag line of my book is ” Embrace Sacred Play and Unlock the Hero Within”
I play in a Sacred way..by praying first..My daily prayer to everything within the four directions using the sacred tobacco goes like this,
Starting in the East,
Powers of the East I honor you, I call to the energies of the East,
I call to the animals,
I call to the birds, bees, flowers and the trees, all my relations in the East,
I call to the Gods, Goddesses and beings of the light from the East to shower Golden energy on humanity and all the world.
Thank you for guiding, providing and protecting us in every way today. Hip, Hip, Hooray.
I do the same for each direction, moving to the South, then the West ( when I am in the West I also call to the Ancestors) and finally to the North.
Video of The 8th Fire trailer, a Documentary on Dave Courchene Jr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEFywvckSaU
One Earth * One Whole Circle * Again
As a person who follows their intuition, I have often asked Spirit, “When am I suppose to introduce Dave’s movie trailer of The 8th fire?” You see Dave came to B.C. and we did a screening of the film and he gave a talk in 8/8/08 and that was the birth of this blog, however I never got the internal go ahead to add the trailer and today is the day it finally feels right….hmmm
Blessings of Light, Love and Oneness
Margarit Brigham
