Frame Drum Practices: Rediscovering Feminine Consciousness by Ianthi Sparsis of MA GAIA

In the beginning, the drummers were women. From Egypt to the Indus River Valley, from Cyprus and Crete to Greece and Rome, priestesses and worshipping women used the frame drum to celebrate their goddesses as the endlessly rhythmic energy of life. Priestesses of Inanna, Isis and Hathor, Istar, Astarte, Aprhodite, Rhea, Artemis, Demeter and Cybele… rhythmically beat their frame drums to connect humanity’s heartbeat to the rhythm of the cosmos, celebrating the miracle of creation in sacred rituals. It was a time when the earth itself was revered as the Great Mother of All That Is and all that was, pulsated in unison. It was a time when women were in harmony with themselves, when their bodies were considered a microcosmic reflection of the profound energies of the earth and heavens. Read More…

The First Steps To Finding Inner Peace

There’s never a day goes by that I don’t think about God, but more than thinking I experience the presence of God in my waking moments. This gives me a feeling of contentment and satisfaction that’s beyond anything I might ever convey.

I’ve come to know the peace of spirit in my life and because of this knowing, all my concerns, problems accomplishments, and accumulations, diminish in importance.

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