Summer Medicine Drum Making

Summer Medicine Drum Making
with Nate Long and Jason Traweek

MEDICINE DRUM MAKING IN A SACRED WAY
The making of drums for the purpose of Shamanic work has been done for centuries. Making the drum with proper intent and integrity is necessary when bringing such a wonderful ally and tool into this world.

This workshop is being offered by Nate Long with Blue Eye Art, Jason Traweek with Spirit Lab Music and with the support of the Shamanic Community of Austin.

A $75 class fee is being asked in addition to the cost of the drum kits. To secure your spot, please 1) RSVP through Facebook or through the Austin Shamanic Community Meetup event and 2) make payment to Nate Long. Please paypal to: PayPal.Me/blueeyeart/75 (or arrange for other payment options.

There will be a limit of 20 attendees for this class, so register soon (a waitlist will be started if needed).

Each attendee will need to order their drum kit online, to have delivered before July 26th. Soaking the rawhide for 4 to 12 hours just before class is required. We suggest allowing a week for delivery, so order before July 18th. You will be responsible for ordering your own drum kit and having it delivered to you to bring to the class. Drum kits will range in cost between $80 and $180 depending on size and type of rawhide. You can contact either Nate or Jason directly if you have questions about what to order. Order online from either:

https://furandhide.com/products/categories/drum-kits

https://www.cedarmountaindrums.com/product/hoop-drum-kits/

or from other online suppliers (we recommend these sites because they seem to treat their products with respect).

A highly recommended Blessing and Awakening Ceremony will be held on Monday, July 30st at 8:00pm at Clear Springs Studio. Additional information will be provided to those who attend the Drum Making class.

For more details about the workshop:
Shamanic Community of Austin Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/austinshamanism/events/251990889/
Blue Eye Art: http://blueeyeart.com/projects-events/medicine-drum-making/drum-making-classes/
Spirit Lab Music: http://www.spiritlabmusic.com

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Our community is here for anyone interested in shamanic practice. Shamanism is not a religion or a dogma. It is not dependent on any particular organizational structure or belief system, but is a practical world view based on ancient understanding of the relationships between humans and nature or Spirit. The shamanic perspective on life and living is extremely relevant to the challenges and concerns of our modern world and ordinary life experiences, and is compatible with all religious and spiritual beliefs.

Resources Available
You might be interested in the Kindle book, The Shamanic Journey: The Beginner's Guide to Journeying, by Gerry Starnes. It's $3.99 and downloadable from Amazon here:
www.GerryStarnes.com/journeybook (http://www.gerrystarnes.com/journeybook)

Watch this video for more about the shamanic journey:
Introduction to the Shamanic Journey
and other videos on the Shamanic Passages YouTube (http://www.ShamanicPassages.com/youtube) channel:

• The Three Worlds of the Shamanic Journey
• Power Animals
• Working With Power Animals

You will also find these articles to be very useful prior to attending:
The Shamanic Journey process (http://www.gerrystarnes.com/drumjourney.html)
The Journey Center (http://shamanism.meetup.com/226/messages/boards/view/viewthread?thread=3117636)