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Drum Circle at Sticks and Stones Gift Shop

Repeats every month on the first Friday until Sun Apr 08 2012 .
Friday, March 2, 2012 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Drum Circle at Sticks and Stones Gift Shop

Friday, April 6, 2012 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

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The '4 Portals' of Alchemical Fire Ritual

The portals are what most traditions would think of as the Elements, thanked and invoked not just at the beginning or end of an Alchemical Fire Ritual but honored with every deed and intent.

Rhythm

Rhythm is the Heartbeat, the

pulse that keeps the lifeblood of the Fire circulating and stokes our Furnace, raising the heat to a fervent boil or lowering it to the perfect simmer to cook all night. With every act of rhythm, every drumbeat we offer, and the spaces between the beats, we honor the Portal of Rhythm. In other traditions, the Portal of Rhythm might equate with the elements of Fire, South, Spirit, Passion.

Movement

Movement is fluidity, action,

physical expression and location in space. It is the thing that is going when the Fire Ritual is going. Movement is also the thing that connects us with being alive, and in touch with our animal nature. Dance, walk, march, even stand still with intent, and you honor the Portal of Movement. In other traditions, the Portal of Movement might equate with the elements of Water, West, Emotion, Action.

Voice

With Voice, we speak our truth,

we breathe in the in-spiration to sing out with all of our being until that breath expires and we honor the space that silence offers so the next in-spiration can come and ful-fill us.With every chant, every verse, every spoken word, and with every breath we take - in or out, we honor the Portal of Voice. In other traditions, the Portal of Voice might equate with the elements of Air, East, Thought, Communication.

Service

Service is the very substance

upon which all rest. Service is what we offer of ourselves so that all may feel supported, nourished and safe enough to know there are hands to hold and ground to land on when not flying. Chopping wood, filling the torches, offering food or water to those who may need it - all acts of Service honor this Portal. In other traditions the Portal of Service might equate with the elements of Earth, North, Body, Manifestation.