Malidoma Patrice Some'

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Malidoma Patrice Some'
in Asheville, North Carolina

Private Divinations with Malidoma Some'will be available in March(12,14,15) and June (27,28) of 2011.

Private Divinations are $250 and take place 12 miles NW of Asheville, NC. To schedule a Private Divination with Malidoma, contact Theresa at (828)777-1492 orTheresa@RitesofPassageCouncil.com

An Evening with Malidoma Some': Drumming, Teachings and Discussion

at the Rites of Passage Council Medicine Lodge from 7pm-10pm On March 12, 2011. Energy Exchange: $30. To Register and Receive Details and Directions, contact Theresa at (828)777-1492 orTheresa@RitesofPassageCouncil.com

~A Weekend Healing Ritual Experience~

Healing Relationships with the Ancestors: A Purifying Fire Ritual June 24-26, 2011
A Weekend Ritual Intensive

This is an all-inclusive weekend and we invite you to search within to see if you will join us in this healing. If you are interested in receiving details about this healing intensive ritual weekend with Malidoma, contact Theresa at the link below at your earliest convenience as spaces will fill quickly!
APPLICATIONS are now being accepted for this weekend.
E-mail Theresa for additional information and/or to receive your Application.

Current Training's Dates:** 2009-2010
Indigenous African Spirit Technologies

Two-Year Intensive Training
APPLICATIONS are now being accepted for the 2011-2012 Training.
We will meet with Malidoma Some' in the Asheville area a total of 5 times over the next two years. Each time we gather, it will be for 5 days.

To begin this Intensive Training is to commit to complete it.

Indigenous African Spirit Technologies Training:

In June, 2009, this five-part program is grounded in a radical exploration of the elements of cosmology, Fire, Water, Earth, Nature, and Mineral. We will enrich our working relationships with these elements in order to anchor ourselves more fully in this world and to be of greater service to all living beings. We will create, experience, and learn to provide for others ritual involving each element and its healing properties thus fostering healing for ourselves, others, and our communities.

In September, 2009 through the ritual of Ancestralization we will manifest a response to our own desire for a deeper understanding of and more intimate daily interaction with the Ancestors. Although they have left the visible earth plane they still carry the responsibility to monitor our growth from the Spirit world as we fullfill our duties in this world.

In our gatherings in April 2010, we will learn the basic skills of Cowry Shell Divination in the style designed for individuals in the western world. Each participant will create their own divination kit and begin to discern the messages being sent from the spirit world through their interaction with the shells, stones, bones and other symbolic objects in their kit.

During June, 2010, we will explore the art and science of Talisman-making and the practical applications of these ancient representations of hidden power and protection. We will learn to apply these creative skills in our work with others who seek deeper meaning in their lives and a stronger connection to the spirit world.
During our final session in September 2010, we will also create ritual experiences which will address the particular needs of this new and evolving community of participants embracing such issues as health, abundance, grief, and growth. We invite you to seek the guidance of the Ancestors and the spirit world as you consider joining us on this transformational journey. (Malidoma)

June 24-28,2009
September 16-20, 2009
April 21-25, 2010
June 23-27, 2010
September 22-September 26, 2010
In the Beautiful Mountains surrounding Asheville, NC

“From an indigenous perspective, the individual psyche can be healed only by addressing one's relationship with the visible worlds of nature and community and ones relationship with the invisible forces of the Ancestors and Spirit Allies. It is in ritual that nature, community, and the Spirit World come together to support the inner building of identity.”~Malidoma Somé

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Schedule:
Wednesday: Time TBA: Arrive in afternoon to Register. Dinner will be served.
Thursday: All Day
Friday: All Day
Saturday: All Day
Sunday: 9:30am - 12:00pm (Breakfast& Lunch will be served)

LOCATION: In the Asheville, NC area

DEPOSIT:$950 due with Program Application Make your checks payable to Rites of Passage Council

Mail Completed Application and Deposit to:
Rites of Passage Council
45 Wells Valley Drive, Leicester, NC 28748

COST: There are 4 ways to pay for the program:
$950 deposit (will be applied to 5th session) + 1 payment $4128=$5078
$950 deposit (will be applied to 5th session) + 2 payment $2065=$5080
$950 deposit (will be applied to 5th session) + 3 payment $1378=$5084
$950 deposit (will be applied to 5th session) + 4 payment $1034=$5086
Payments are due no later than at Registration at each of the first four sessions.

Includes all meals, lodging, and program experiences.
You may pay via credit card (add additional 4% of payment) using PayPal on this website (see link at above left).

LODGING: We will be staying in the Asheville, NC area. There are beds available as well as space for camping. Beds will be designated as requested on a first come-first serve basis upon receipt of your completed application and deposit. For details re: lodging, contact Theresa Sykes-Brittany at (828) 777-1492 or E-mail Theresa@RitesofPassageCouncil.com

To hold your space for this Training: Print out and complete the application. Mail your completed application and deposit to the address above.
To download the Asheville Application, click here:
Asheville Application

For questions re: Application contact Theresa at Theresa@RitesofPassageCouncil.com

Private Divinations with Malidoma Some'will be available before the Training. Private Divinations will be $250. To schedule a Private Divination with Malidoma, contact Theresa at (828)777-1492 orTheresa@RitesofPassageCouncil.com

~These events are Co-sponsored by the Rites Of Passage Council,Inc. in Asheville, NC

Malidoma Patrice Somé, Ph.D.:

Before his birth, in 1956, the elders of Malidoma’s village knew that his purpose in coming into this world was to carry the message of indigenous technology and spirituality to the western world, a place where modernity was growing increasingly hungry for a reconnection to ancient wisdom. Little did he know, as a young child, stolen from his family and village, that the years he would spend under the harsh tutelage of the religious order would prepare the way for the eventual challenge of integrating old and new, the sacred and the mundane.

For more than twenty years, Malidoma Somé has shared the Wisdom of his Ancestors and tribal Elders: the Dagara Cosmology, awakening a deep knowing in the hearts and bones of those who have recognized in his name, his books, his voice, the Spirit world inviting the renewal of a deep and abiding relationship with all beings on Earth.

Malidoma is the author of several books, including Ritual: Power, Healing and Community, , Of Water and The Spirit, and The Healing Wisdom of Africa. He is currently working on two new books, one about the Ancestors (and our relationship with them), and another, a sequel to his highly esteemed autobiography, on the topic of Gatekeepers. Dr. Somé is also an initiated elder in his village in Dano, Burkina Faso, W. Africa. He travels throughout the world bringing a message of hope, healing and reconciliation through the powerful tools of ritual and community building.