Ceremony People
Jo has been gifted the authority and responsibility as an intercessor or leader in the following ceremonies. Inviting others to experience ceremonial ways is a profound responsibility. Jo is a member of a larger ceremonial community, Grace Sanctuary, who follows a code of ethics, The Pilamaye Code, developed by Chief Michael Hull. For more information about Grace Sanctuary where many of these ceremonies occur go to gracesanctuary.com.
All ceremonies are self supporting, participants gift donations and/or items to cover the necessities, ie wood, material, food, etc.
To request more information fill click here or call 512-680-1540
All ceremonies are self supporting, participants gift donations and/or items to cover the necessities, ie wood, material, food, etc.
To request more information fill click here or call 512-680-1540
Full Moon Gatherings Photo by Ann Drakley
Each month, on the Sunday closest to the Full Moon. We gather to welcome and celebrate the newborn of our community and say farewell to family and friends who passed back into the spirit world. This ceremony is part of Kinship ceremonies teaching us about life and death.
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Kinship Ceremonies
Kinship ceremonies include familiar passages. They are the building materials, initiations, that can sanctify our daily life:
Birth Coming of Age Graduations Marriage Parenting Elders Death |
Moontime ceremony
Women's Mysteries had been all but lost. They are intensely personal yet paradoxically energized within a community. This monthly ceremony occurs when the veil is thinnest, heightening a woman's access to inspiration and guidance. Teachings about this ceremony continue to grow and expand.
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Purification lodges Image: Jamie Duplichan
More commonly called sweat lodges, these are prayer, purification and healing ceremonies.
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Vision Quest First night: sketch from a first year quest
Jamie Duplichan
Vision Quest ceremonies are offered in the Spring and Fall. It is recommended that each person come as a supporter before committing to quest
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Lone Star Sun Dance Painting by Jamie Duplichan
What stories will our children tell?
Each year in June a community gathers at Grace Sanctuary to celebrate the Lone Star Sun Dance. |
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