Sweat Lodge Workshop

[Will Dockery]

Sweat Lodge Workshop

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Enota invites you to attend

鄭 Day of Discovery"
Teachings on: The Initi (Sweat Lodge)

Weekend Workshop February 11 & 12
Finding your own way through Ceremony
Sacred symbology of the Lodge
Power through Sacred Song
Power of the Purification Lodge

Recognition of Differences in Tribal ways


The weekend will include the proper way to create
relationship in Natural Ceremony, collect Grandfathers
(rocks), the gathering of the willows, the sacred
herbs, building the lodge and in depth participation
in Initi preparations.

With: GARY FOURSTAR, Assiniboine and Ohlone lineage,
Wadopena, Thunderbird Clan, Sun Dancer, Lodge Keeper,
Pipe Carrier, Leader and Keeper of the Spirit Animal
Dance, Spiritual advisor and holder of healing
knowledge through the Earth Peoples perspective.

Workshop and lodging Fee: $200 includes 5 meals and
two nights lodging at Enota

Ceremony is separate from the workshop and there is no
charge for any ceremonies conducted by Gary

Workshop: Friday night February 11th 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
& all day Saturday February 12th

Call 800.990.8869 to sign-up for the workshop or
reserve a space for the sweat lodge ceremony
Initi Ceremony will begin at 5:00 pm on Saturday, Feb
12th at Enota.

Please remember that ceremony is open to all and that
there is no charge for the ceremony, only the $10
Enota (www.enota.com) Membership fee.

SWEAT LODGE PREPARATION & PROTOCOL
CLOTHES - it is traditional to wear clothing during
the ceremony. Men usually wear shorts and women
traditionally wear a cotton shift or something
appropriately modest. Shoes are not worn inside the
Lodge. Jewelry generally is not worn due to the heat.
It's a good idea to bring a towel to sit on while
inside the Lodge. Showers or hoses may be available
after the ceremony.

Your help in covering the Lodge with blankets and then
uncovering the Lodge after the ceremony is greatly
appreciated.

Part of the Purification Ceremony is the meal
afterwards; it is traditional for those attending to
bring food to share and to help set up and clean up
after the feast.

While walking around the grounds before the ceremony,
please do not walk between the fire and the Lodge.

You are welcome to participate in the Songs and
Ceremonies that are experienced in this sacred
ceremony. However, please be aware that these Songs
and Ceremonies belong to this Lodge and should stay
with this Lodge. Please do not take them elsewhere.

Women who are on their moontime (menstrual cycle)
cannot enter the Lodge. Please seek out one of the
women and ask her to explain. Women who are on their
moontime are also asked to stand far back from the
fire, the Lodge area, and any Medicine or Ceremonial
objects.

In these ways it is customary to help the leader of
the ceremony (the water pourer) cover any expenses
that may have been incurred or help him/her on their
journey. One gives what one considers or perceives is
the value of what one receives from the ceremony; but
there is never a charge for ceremonies.

Donations of wood or blankets are always appreciated.

If you have any questions about what you see, please
don't hesitate to ask someone. You may notice several
people tending the fire. These are "fire keepers" and
may help answer any questions you may have. If you are
a first time visitor, there will be an individual who
will greet you and you may ask questions of this
person as well.

Enota Mountain Retreat

1000 Highway 180

Hiawassee Georgia 30546

1-800-990-8869

www.enota.com
_________________
"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the
process he does not become a monster. And when you
look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you" -
Nietzsche, From Beyond Good and Evil (1886)


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Art, music, poetry of Will Dockery:
http://www.lulu.com/dockery




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