Lake Monona Water & Drum Gathering

press release: "Harvesting the Light"

As an extension of the previous four-year commitment to the Lake Monona Water Walk and all the beauty, joy, power and transformation that it brought to our community and to the Global Waters... we gather once again in Ceremony on the lake shore of Lake Monona at this sacred site called Frost Woods Beach. Please join Clarence Sharlow and Dianné Jean Aldrich as they offer an opportunity for all peoples to come together in Unity, Harmony, Tranquility, Optimism, Open-heartedness, Prayer, Sharing, Meditation and Ritual on behalf of the Water, the Drum, the Light, our Evolution, the Children, the Mother Earth and All Our Relations.

Saturday, August 6, 2016: Ceremonial Preparations and Communion with the Land, the Waters and one another. Approximately Noon - Sundown. Please bring your own provisions for the day.

Sunday, August 7, 2016: Ancient Mother MoonLodge Women's Circle: 8:00 - 11:30 am: "Harvesting the Light": The Waters reflect, magnify and intensify the Light. We gather this Light and distribute it to suffering humanity with the assistance of "Falling River" the Grandmother Drum. Her heartbeat carries waves of vibration to amplify the Divine Essence in all.

Men's Circle: 8:00 - 11:30 am: The electric presence of the masculine balances the magnetic, nurturing nature of the feminine. The Men protect and provide for the Women who carry the Water. The Water carries the Life abundant. Receive the teachings of the 'old ways' as they apply to this modern need for peace, growth and health.

Sharing of the Foods:  noon: Potluck style. All please bring a dish to pass, your own beverages and your own plates and utensils. Picnic style.

Monday, August 8, 2016: Closing ceremonies to honor the energies lifted and expressed in this space and time on behalf of the Waters, the next 7 Generations and beyond...

*This weekend is NOT a formal event in the sense that everyone who participates must do so at their own discretion, risk and come prepared to take care of their own basic needs of provisions, seating, first aid, etc. We will simply gather as friends and neighbors who delight in gathering in a conscious, sacred way on behalf of our collective evolution toward Light and Love. Please bring all that you need to take care of yourself and extra to take care of someone else in need.

*Please visit 4p4h.com/ancient-mother-moonlodge for details to help you prepare for Sunday morning MoonLodge. August MoonLodge will be taking place at Frost Woods Beach as part of this weekend of Ceremony.

*Donations for basic expenses can be made at 4p4h.com under the Ancient Mother MoonLodge column or brought directly to the weekend. Thank you for your appreciation of our efforts in this way.

*Location: Frost Woods Beach, Winnequah Road, Monona WI  53716

608-279-5225 AncientMotherMoonLodge@tds.net