Gathering Of Circles 2010  Updated 07/05/2010 home

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2010 Vision Quest info September 1st thru 5th, 2010 

Links:
The Bear Tribe Medicine Society 
Current Weather in Cloudcroft 
Lincoln National Forest Fire Conditions 
Bear Heart web site 
Trans-Pecos American Indian Association 

Children's Program - TBA  

A GOC Prayer from Beth Hin

Creator,  That which we name God,  Father,  Mother,  That Great One,
We gather humbly as a circle representing all circles of all peoples of all time, of all places.
We bow our heads and the fullness of our lives before you.
We offer ourselves to you with open hearts and yearning souls.
We seek your blessing.
We ask your guidance.
We offer ourselves and our families at this time of prayer,  ceremony,  study and play to you.
We stand with one another as spiritual family,  as willing community.
May these days be blessed.
May the weather,  the trees and plants sheltering us,  the animals beside us in this mountain forest and sky,
    and the elements of this earth and sun and wind and water
    hold us in this sacred home as we practice our paths,  good paths for the sake of this time,  for our lives
    as we then journey homeward,  for all.

May the ancestors who have gone before us bless us and mentor us.

May the children with us and all generations to come remember to live as One.

Coordinators for 2010:

Please call or email Cliff Buchanan is you wish to volunteer for any of the following open 
Coordinator positions:
Cliff@ISISoftware.net or 432-550-3302.

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 Introductions and Pipe ceremony start at 6:00 pm on Wednesday evening.

Directions: Go to Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Take Hwy 130 South out of Cloudcroft for 1.2 miles. Turn left at Sleepy Grass Campground or 0.7 miles. Turn right on 5661 for 3.9 miles. Turn left at 5661 marker, look for forked tree on left before turn. Then turn left again immediately (about 40 feet) and follow road. Signs will be posted.

Registration: Please RSVP with Cliff Buchanan, 1404 Castle Road, Odessa TX 79762, 432-550-3302, WinterFox@GatheringOfCircles.com  . We need to know if you are planning to come so we can order the proper number of Port-a-potties! Cliff will be happy to answer any questions you might have about the GOC. RSVP here: RSVP  If you have not registered on our mailing list, or if your info has changed, do it here: Register 

Cost: We depend on donations solicited from T-shirts, raffles, pancake breakfast, CD's and other donation producing activities to pay our out of pocket costs like postage and flyer costs, speaker stipends, port-o-potties, wood, workshop materials and other costs approved by the planning committee. No monies go to any individual in the form of payment for any activity.  We want to have anyone to be able to attend regardless of financial ability, therefore, there is no fee for attending the GOC. However, we encourage you to participate fully in our donations producing activities mentioned above and also invite you to make a donation according to you level of financial ability.

Honor and respect the land and natural life on it as part of our family. Treat it as you would like to be treated. Do not bring any alcohol or drugs.  You are responsible for your own meals and camping gear (this is a wilderness area, so bring tent, sleeping bag, etc.). You will need rain gear and rain fly. Port-a-potties are available. Bring a potluck dish to contribute to the Feast on Saturday. Bring noisemakers (drums, rattles, etc.). Rules: Radios will not be allowed except with earphones. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a leash.

Welcome to the Gathering of Circles. This annual event is sponsored and supported by various individuals and circles of people in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, California, Colorado, Virginia, and other states who wish to get together and share ideas, ceremonies, spirituality, talents, and friendship. These events include, but are not limited to, various workshops, face painting, world-class pancake breakfast, children's activities, sweat lodges, "Sweet Medicine Dance", Give-A-Way, and feast. We gather on Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM for the opening pipe ceremony and introductions. Thursday morning is usually dedicated to introductions and our featured speaker. Afterwards, we provide an itinerary of the various activities for the weekend. Thursday afternoon and Friday morning are scheduled workshops. Separate Men and Women's sweat lodges will be held Thursday night, and a co-ed sweat will be available on Friday night after the "Sweet Medicine Dance". Saturday morning we will all gather again for the Give-A-Way ceremony and feast. Saturday night we will have a drum/song event and sweat lodge. Sunday morning we will have a short pipe closing ceremony and time to clean up, packup and head home, We should be ready to leave the area by 10:00 a.m.

Give-a-way   Bring a gift wrapped in a paper bag for the *give-a-way.* This should be something of significance (meaningful) to you, which you now want to relinquish your attachment to, and let pass on to a new keeper. The size or monetary value of this item is irrelevant but the more significant to you the better. It may be symbolic of something of yourself, which you have or wish to turn loose of so that your *hands* are freed up for your present pursuits. Listen to your heart in deciding what to *give-a-way* at this time. 

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