The Woolshed
. . . is a farm of 136 acres situated on the hills of Pukerua Bay looking over Kapiti Island. It is clothed in approximately 40 acres of native bush, including some of the last remaining stands of kohekohe on the Kapiti Coast. The Woolshed is gardened organically - herbs, vegetables and fruit - and has three springs of clear water. It is a place of great peace, tranquility and energy and a wonderful place for retreat.
February / March 2012
Greetings All
What can I say! Druid Camp was awesome, wonderful, marvellous, insightful and fulfilling!! We truly did “Dance With The Four Winds” and our dance with our gusty visitors was assisted on one day by rain so we had singing gardens as well as they soaked up the sky’s beneficence.
2012 is a ‘5’ year promising ‘FREEDOM’ and it is also a year of ‘CHANGE’. Most of our workshops at Camp seemed to take on the theme of ‘NO FREEDOM WITHOUT CHANGE’ so may the Winds of Change dance gently around you and set you free. I am reminded of the phrase, “For Things to Change First I Must Change” – food for thought!
On the Monday of Camp the Chinese Water Dragon ushering in Chinese New Year visited us, literally.
So here are ‘5 Things About Dragons You May Not Know’ that was sent to me this week from Roger James Hamilton:
1. Dreams to Reality: The dragon is the ONLY mythical animal on the Chinese zodiac. It is the link between the imaginary world and the real world and has a special place in Chinese culture (In the same way you cannot deface a US flag in America, you cannot deface a dragon image in China). In 2012, what is the one dream you will bring into reality? Pin it up with a dragon image.
2. The Symbol of Flow: The dragon symbolises the protector of flow, and in Chinese myths is always controlling the waters, floods, seas and rivers. Its three joints represent the trinity of flow (creation, preservation, destruction). In 2012, what will you begin, what will you preserve, and what will you end to stay in flow?
3. The Power of Nine: The dragon is related to the number 9, the highest single digit number and Chinese symbol of celestial power. The Chinese dragon has 81 Yang scales (9x9) and 36 Yin scales (9x4). Nine dragons was the symbol of the Chinese Emperor (and if you have ever been to Hong Kong, ‘Kowloon’ means ‘nine dragons’ in Chinese). The Chinese character for ‘nine’ is the same as the word ‘forever’. In 2012, what part of you will you develop - a skill or quality that will lift you higher, and be with you forever?
4. The Celestial Messenger: The dragon has spread through all cultures, and today is found in everything from Shrek to Harry Potter. The English word comes from the Greek ‘‘drakan” which means ‘water dragon’, derived from ‘drakein’ which means ‘to see more clearly’. Up to modern time, the dragon is seen as carrying a secret or message that it protects and passes to the select few. In 2012, what dragon will you seek out? In what area do you want to ‘see more clearly’?
5. A Sign of the Times: 2012 is the year of the Water Dragon, which only comes around every 60 years. The last Water Dragon year was 1952 (the first year to see a return-flight of a passenger plane across the Atlantic), and before that was 1892 (The year Edison got a patent for a two-way telegraph. It was also the year of the first basketball game). In 2012, what will you invent? What will you create that will leave a legacy?
Where to start with these five questions? Grab a blank sheet and start with that - A white space of unexplored, virgin territory: The kind that old map makers would leave blank on their maps because no one had been there yet; The spaces on the map where there were no coastlines or land masses; Just empty space with the words “Here be dragons.”
CONTRIBUTIONS PLEASE:
Many of you have said that you find the poems or writings I put in this part of the Programme helpful and inspirational.
If you have a poem or a piece of wisdom (either your own or one you’ve found) please send it to me and I’ll put it in the Programme but please remember to include the author’s name.
FEBRUARY brings us Full Moon (Tribal Moon / Matriarch) on Wednesday 8th and Pendragon on Tuesday 14th and our Woolshed Working Bee on Saturday 18th. Yoga 12th, 19th and 26th.
MARCH brings us Full Moon (Wyse Moon/Priestess) on Thursday 8th; Pendragon Group on Tuesday 13th; and we round out the month with Autumn Equinox on the 25th. Yoga 4th, 11th and 18th.
The Woolshed awaits your wonderful presence.
Love, light and laughter,
Pamela /|\
ARACHNE’S WEB
1. Cloak of Protection - The Aotearoa/New Zealand BIRD & PREDATORS GAME.
Our story. Our science. Our islands.
81 cards. 96 page booklet with interesting facts & trivia on each card. Fold-out instructions. $30.
Available at the Summer Solstice. and in December (from Dec 7) from Trademe, and from January 2012 from www.kakarikigames.co.nz
This is a wonderful game invented by our own Jil Hemming.
2. LENDING LIBRARY AT THE WOOLSHED
The lending library (books on spirituality, druidry, wicca, pagansim, ritual, etc.) at The Woolshed is now open for business. If you would like to see The Woolshed Library online catalogue, here is the url: http://connect.collectorz.com/users/woolshedlib/
Unfortunately we can’t send books out so you will just have to come and visit us at The Woolshed to access this fine library!
Pamela Meekings-Stewart is a:
Marriage Celebrant
Civil Union Celebrant
Ritual Maker
Workshop Leader
Workshop Facilitator
Study / Discussion Group Facilitator
Shiatsu Practitioner and Teacher
Life Planning Facilitator and Mentor
Mythic Journey Facilitator
Retreat Facilitator / Nurturer
Who loves to meet fellow travellers
Other portfolios include:
Television Producer / Director (Docos)
TV Production Tutor
Environmental Trustee
Farmer
