Sangoma Medicine coming to the USA
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Ancient prophecies predict that African and American teachings will help save the planet. The reason is that they still remember the old ways and how to reconnect us to Mother Nature. I have been encouraged by my Xhosa teachers and medicine colleagues to bring our ancient teachings to the Western World. These teachings are simple and profound, focusing on helping people to reconnect to their Ancestors and Dreams.
The Sangoma tradition in Southern Africa is literally thousands of years old. I am lucky to be part of the Xhosa lineage that represents one of the oldest living shamanic cultures in the world today. The ceremonies we perform are simple and profound encouraging people to go deep within themselves and their roots (ancestors).
The ancient ways teach us that it is no important how high we travel but how deep we go within ourselves. Because all life's questions about destiny, pain and suffering reside in our DNA. Our ancestors, and all of life within the great mother have battled with these questions. When we sit and ponder the question of 'why are we alive' and what is life all about we are left with a deep question ? This question takes us directly into the world of the mystic, sage, shaman, where it is okay to not know and this not knowing world opens our minds to multiple dimensions beyond time and space.
In South African Sangoma culture all spiritual journeys begin with saying our name out to the universe and announcing ourselves to all our Ancestors. For we believe that the first gift our parents gave us was our name. And our name holds within it the seeds of our destiny. In the same way that a small acorn holds the seed and potential of becoming a great oak tree. Gratitude is central to Xhosa ritual. We invoke our ancestors by showing gratitude to them for the gift of life. For without them we wouldn't be here. The question is never 'what can our ancestors do for us, but rather what can we do for them'. For the circle of life needs to be healed now more than ever before. We heal the circle by welcoming our elders home to us and thanking them for the sacrifices they made.
Join me in ceremony. Here are a list of dates and places where I will be in the USA.
I look forward to meeting you.
Warmest wishes,
John Lockley,
Ucingolwendaba (Above) I stand with my medicine colleagues, Elliot Rivera from Puerto Rico, brought up in New York; and Dancing Thunder, medicine chief of the Susquehannock nation.
Portland, Oregon
1
st -
10
th October
3rd Thursday - Renaissance Book shop
Public Talk: Dream Tracking the Indigenous Way
4th - 6th, Workshop: Dancing with our Ancestors
7th - 9th, Individual Sangoma Healing or Divination Sessions.
Booking for Workshop & private sessions:
Contact: Jan Engel-Smith, jan@lightsong.net,
Tel: 503-669-3013
New York City
10
th -
30
th October
10th Thursday - Edgar Cayce Center (ARE)
Public Talk: Introduction to Xhosa Sangoma Medicine
11th - New York Shamanic Circle (NYSC) - Open Circle
A time for the Community to gather, pray, rattle, drum and dance.
John will lead the group in some dancing, drumming & praying.
By Donation: $20
12th - 13th, Workshop: Healing through Dreaming
To Book: Click on ARE website
20th - New York Shamanic Circle's 15th Annual Gathering in Central Park.
A gathering of indigenous & urban shamans from all cultures and walks of life.
15th - 17th, Sangoma Sessions with John focusing on
Individual Healing Or Divination
21st - 24th
To Book: Email Lubaina, empoweredheart444@gmail.com.
Tel: 978-595-2926
Cost: $151 preferable in cash
26th & 27th, John will be leading a ceremony over the weekend entitled, 'Ancestral Blessing Ceremony'.
To book: email nyshamaniccircle@gmail.com
Phone: Irma 718 396 4246
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Sangoma USA Tour
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John will be touring the USA going to Portland, Oregon & New York City.
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Trance Dancing the Ancient Way
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In Southern Africa we 'Sweat our prayers' through the trance dance or ‘xentsa’ .
This dancing practice is an integral part of traditional Southern African life. Traditional healers known as Sangomas use the dance to connect to their ancestral spirits. The word ‘Sangoma’ literally means ‘people of the song’ because they use particular kinds of chants and rhythms to connect to the spirit world. Sangomas are the traditional Shamans or medicine people of Southern Africa. The job of a Sangoma is to ‘nceda abantu ukuvula indlela’ – to help people realise their spiritual calling. For we believe that when people are in harmony with themselves then they are in harmony with the world around them. There is no word for depression in the Xhosa and Zulu language from SouthAfrica, only ‘umoya phezulu’ okanye ‘umoya phantsi’. Spirit energy up or spirit energy down. Through rhythm and song the Sangoma helps to uplift people and in doing so helps them realise their spiritual potential.
The Sangoma rhythm is part of the sacred music from South Africa. Whenever a Sangoma plays their drum in a particular way it is said that they invoke the spirits of the land and community. The drum beat is a particular heart beat rhythm that helps ground, calm and connect people to their roots (ancestors). I have been playing my drum and singing my Sangoma chants all over the world. I am pleased to say that no matter where I am people connect with their ancestors in the most profound and humbling ways. I have often been touched to hear people in New York or Mexico come to me a few days after a ceremony, recounting beautiful and uplifting dreams from their ancestors. Music is truly universal, and the Sangoma drum is a call to spirit and the unseen world. Now let us wake up! Now let us rejoice in the beauty of being alive. With our chants, hands and feet, we pound the earth and feel at one with all things. Camagu! (We honour & praise the divine).
On the 17th August Londoners will dance and shake their bones like never before. Are you ready to wake up?
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Ancestral Blessing Ceremony in Ireland
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A one day workshop dedicated to healing the land through healing our Ancestors. Participants will learn how to connect to their Ancestors & how to understand their dreams.
Sun 25th - Private Sangoma Divination sessions
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Sangoma Talk in Dublin
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John will be giving a Sangoma talk at Buddha Bag on Baggot Lane. The talk will include a discussion on Dreams & Ancestors.
It will feature live South African drumming & singing.
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Totnes Workshop
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John will be doing a one day workshop in Totnes talking about dreams, ancestors & plant medicine. * Sunday 4th - Private Sangoma Sessions.
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Trance Dance in London
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* John will be leading a trance dance ceremony in the heart of London. * Sunday 18th - Private Sangoma Sessions.
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Plant Medicine Retreat in Ireland
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John will be leading a Plant Medicine Retreat in Sligo, Ireland.
Participants will learn the ancient art of Plant Medicine to heal, restore & invigorate the human spirit.
Private Sangoma Divinations available upon request.
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Ubuntu: Wisdom of the Ancestors
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John will be teaching a residential weekend course at Hawkwood College Stroud. He will be hosted by Caitlin Matthews.
To book, follow Hawkwood link.
Sangoma Divinations on Monday 26th.
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Glastonbury talk/ Ceremony
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John will talk in Glastonbury on Sunday 30th.
Private Sangoma Sessions Monday 1st July
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Talk at Consciousness Cafe, Totnes
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John will be giving a talk on Thurs 27th in Totnes entitled 'Indigenous Medicine for the Modern World'.
Private Sangoma Sessions Fri 28th & Sat 29th
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Dublin plant Medicine Workshop
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John will be in Dublin facilitating a plant medicine workshop on Sat 22nd.
Private Sangoma Divinations Sun 23rd.
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Dreams, Mysticism and beyond...?
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London talk entitled Dreams, Mysticism and beyond with John Lockley & Charlie Morley.
To Book click above link
Private Sangoma sessions in London on Mon 8th..
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Xhosa Tribe Sangoma/Shaman Teaching by John Lockley of South Africa
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Featuring John Lockley, Xhosa Sangoma/Shaman of South Africa, who leads ceremonies in his native South Africa, Xhosa tradition, worldwide. He is unique in being initiated in three timeless traditions: African Shamanism as a Xhosa Songoma, Yoga and Zen Buddhism, and he also holds a degree in Clinical Psychology. John is reputed to be one of the first white men in recent history to become a fully initiated Shaman, or Sangoma, in the Xhosa lineage of South Africa—the tribe that gave us Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Shot on location at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, Brooklyn, NY, USA October 11, 2012
Traditional healers or shamans (Sangomas) of the Xhosa People of South Africa use sacred ceremonies involving herbs, songs and trance rhythms to connect with the ancestors and the natural world to encourage a profound remembering and honoring of the human spirit. John Lockley is a fully initiated and trained Sangoma entrusted to bring traditional Xhosa medicine to anyone seeking this sacred remembering and connection.
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Gateways of the Mind - Amsterdam
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A 4 Day Convergence Of Lucid Dreaming & Out-Of-Body Experiences in Mozeshuis & Aäronkerk .
John will be available for Sangoma Divinations on the 3rd & 4th.
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Mind Body Spirit Festival London
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John will be presenting at this years MBS Festival in London. Sangoma Divinations Sun 26th & Mon 27th
Mind Body Spirit London Festival
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Gateways of the Mind - Dublin
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A 2 Day Immersive Exploration Of Lucid Dreaming And Out-Of-Body Experiences in Dublin, Ireland. Venue: Hilton Hotel.
Sangoma Divinations Monday 20th
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Totnes Sangoma Ceremony
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John will be in Totnes for a public talk, ceremony and Sangoma Divinations.
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Sangoma Skype Sessions
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John is available for Sangoma Skype Sessions to help realise your destiny and understand your dreams.
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Ubuntu Dreams - Blood of the Ancestors
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I am proud to announce the launch of my latest kickstarter campaign in collaboration with my friend Tom Donley. The campaign is entitled 'Ubuntu Dreams, Blood of the Ancestors'. Click on the link to view it.
Tom is a New York based photographer, and the kickstarter campaign features a photo documentary on his past and present projects. Tom is planning on coming to South Africa to take pictures of my traditional Sangoma community. The purpose of this is to present a photographic exhibition in New York City in the Fall.
The idea is for me to open the exhibition with a short talk highlighting the rich beauty of Sangoma culture. My hope with this exhibition is that the public will develop more awareness about indigenous shamanic cultures like the Xhosa Sangomas from South Africa.