Experiences

Letters & Quotes

"I want to share a beautiful ceremony of the beauty and power of the Circle.

A baby was born at our hospital a short while ago...but her life would be short...the internal organs were not fully developed.  Our indigenous worker asked the mother what she needed.  She needed her family and her medicine man from a community up North. Local motels gave them shelter at no cost and our Native Community Group made meals while the family was gathered.  Prayers were made in Circle in the Worship Centre while each family member held the child.  The physician  rearranged  day  of appointments to be there.  Food was set out for the Ancestors.  The baby passed over while the mother held her in the Circle.
 
Uncle has visited the hospital several times and given his blessings to our indigenous committee.
The family said they had never been treated with such kindness in a hospital.  Uncle had touched the lives of many people who made this ceremony possible.
 
Yes, the night can blossom...in this intimate assembly.
 
Migwetch, Niawen, thank you  my family....for teaching me the beauty and power of the Circle in which we all belong."
Canada

"You have brought back the Qilaut to our community of Nain. Nakummek illanga forevermore, Kujalivunga. The Qilaut has run very, very wild in the Province ever since. I was presented with the "first" Qilaut for St. John's Newfoundland and perhaps for the island of Newfoundland as well. And I hold it with an ancient pride thanks to our ancestors. I've always felt a connection to the drum within my soul and ever since I've been playing it for the past four years now I continue to learn a lot about myself. It is very healing to me. To me the Qilaut is mystical, mysterious, hallow, solemn, sacred and beautiful, age-old. The Qilaut also has what we can a Breathing Hole next to the handle on the drum. As you already know "aninnik" is "breathe" in Inuktitut but it also means "soul." "Aninnialuk" is "Great Breath" equivalent to God. When we feel a connection to the Qilaut we are moved by the Great Breath."
S.N., Newfoundland, Canada

"Ho, Angaangaq, We met in person yesterday evening at Quelle in Bielefeld. When I introduced myself and we embraced each other, I could feel your power of the whale's fluke. I could see that you can walk everywhere on earth without sinking into the ground. I witnessed your intelligence and wisdom of the narwhale. I understood, why they gave you gold. And when I looked into your eyes, I could see the beauty within you, scintillating like the diamond. Dear Uncle, you touched me deeply in my heart. If but one man on earth has the capability to initiate the melting of the ice in the heart of man, you are the one. I thank the creator for giving me the chance to meet you.  With love from the bottom of my heart Mitakuye Oyasin "
W.W. Bielefeld, Germany

"Hej Radiokkut apersorneqartutit tusarnaarakkit, assorsuaq killitsillungalu nuannaarutigaara.
Aanannit siuaasanniillu pissarsiatit uummatinnut toqqorsimasatit ullumikkut inuuninni ilaatikkakkit. Pilluarit - nuanneqaaq arnersaakkut nukittussutsit tusaallugu, ajunngitsormi ajugaajuaannarpoq. Qujanaruna siuaasaqaratta anersaakkut nukittussuseqartunik. Suliniutitit ataqqilluinnarlugit uummatinniit ajunnginnerpaanik kissaappagit. 
Ellen (jaakutoqqakkut paniat angajulleq) atuaqatiginikuuvugut eqqaamassavarma.
Maanngaaniit pakkulluti"
a Greenlander

"...Uncle touched each one of us in that workshop with his drumming, songs, stories, his deep soulful blue eyes and unconditional love…….   I find joy in putting a smile on a stranger’s face.  I look for ways to be more patient and kind towards my fellow man and not take life so seriously. Personally, I had the opportunity to overcome, an irrational fear.  I conveyed to Uncle how scared I was to do a sweat lodge for the first time, and his unexpected response was “Great!”. He proceeded to give me a smile and a hug and then kept vigilant of my emotional state as the red hot “grandfather rocks kept arriving at the door of the lodge we had all created.  He knew what I was capable of and that the sweat lodge would bring up issues like this for everyone.  When I lasted the whole 4 hours, he requested I go out first, “keeping my head held high and to walk in a good way”. I’ll never forget how proud he made me feel that day."  
   
"My friends and I all agreed that just being in the energy of such an enlightened indigenous person created a peaceful place of sanctuary within. Sort of like the “ahhhhh” feeling you get when you first submerge yourself into a soothing, bubbly hot tub - each of our five senses felt bathed, massaged and renewed."
L.W., Santa Barbara CA 

"I have had many teachers along the way, and have to say that I was so touched by Uncle and the simplicity with which he offered his message."
T.S., Philadelphia, PA

"Whew!… his message spoke directly to me… and gave strong validity to the path I’ve been exploring. A radiance has come back – I’m back in myself again… I feel more still and am learning to take on my own power and share it with others."
I.P., Rhinebeck, NY

"I experienced an ancient wisdom being awakened in me that I now realize allowed me to face an energy that was holding me back from a source of true gifts."
C.K., Toronto, Canada

"Uncle circled the room while he spoke; his stops were not at all random. I was struck again and again by the physical changes I saw in the participants. One or two faces changed so dramatically that I would not have recognized them as the same people who came into the room at the beginning of the session."
I.P., Kingston, Canada

"I was honored to be a part of the circle, to experience my own healing and to hold another in my arms during their tenderest moments of vulnerability. We usually save these actions for our families and seldom summon for others. I’m going forward with a softer heart, surer of greater possibilities in myself and others. Thank you."
M.F., New Jersey

"I felt … completely seen through and yet totally accepted, unconditionally loved…my mind was quiet and my heart was open. Tears of empathy filled me during the stories and healings of others… with each experience more judgment erased. Ultimately, I experienced the reentry of the masculine into the feminine heart and my own forgiveness for their absence."
E.S., New York, NY

"… Uncle has profoundly changed my life. His words touched me deeply. All that he said that day, needed to be said though I didn’t understand it at the time. I have been blessed this past week and would be very interested in staying in touch and attending other gatherings."
P.B., Rochester, NY

"Throughout my life, I have believed that there is untapped power and wisdom that is forever around us in the universe. When reading of Shamans and wizards as a child, I knew in my heart that love, and healing compassion could heal people. I've always believed that there are those who know how to use the energy that surrounds us in the animals, the plants and the earth but I've never been fortunate to actually witness this before. I feel everything I've ever believed in the power of the heart and the wisdom of a Shaman has been shown to me. Everything that occurred so far surpassed my hopes and visions that, today, I am still in awe, wonder and gratitude. I am also walking from a place that is shifted within myself. I am realizing my own brilliance and light and the immense power of my prayers. I am walking in a place that is releasing the sense of feeling inadequate and unlovable to a place of joy and appreciation for all that is and for who I am."
Pati Turner, Sacred Earth Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA

"Uncle's healing allowed me to have faith in myself and no one else, I don't need anyone else, it's the heart that makes the difference, I have faith in myself, I will survive in myself.  He allowed me to be myself and find myself, it's the greatest gift I could ever have.  I don't need him to be OK."
T. Florida