Drum Crafting Ceremony - birth your medicine drum during Winter Solstice

This offering will take place over one evening ( Sat 21st June 6pm - 8pm) and one day (Sunday 22nd June 9am - 2.20pm).

This ceremoney is open to both female and male energies.

These dates have been chosen to flow with the energy of Yule (Winter Solstice) which marks Mid Winter here in the Southern Hemisphere. Yule marks the longest night and shortest day of the year. Calling in the rebirth of the light.

Yule Represents stillness, the seed, the inner realm, inner fire, a turning point and coming back into centre. This means it is a great moment for slowing down, turing inwards and sitting as a seed in the void.... dreaming in the new year, the next cycle.

KEYWORDS FOR YOUR DRUM:

REBIRTH OF THE LIGHT, INNER FIRE, INNER KNOWING & WISDOM, THE SEED OF OPPORTUNITY

During this process you will be working with your own birth imprint. In the weeks before the journey you will have the option of a 1:1 Shamanic womancraft session ( open to early bookings only). This session will guide you through a series of questions and lead you to understanding your own birth imprint and finding your own formula for creating and birthing new things. You will find this a useful tool to have during the birthing of your drum as you notice patterns and thoughts arise through the process of weaving your drum.

The role of Charmaine Louise is to facilitate and guide you through the process of crafting and birthing of your own medicine drum.

What you will take home:

A completed drum, Instructions for caring for your drum, a handmade drum beater and a hand dyed slip bag for your drum. You will also be invited to join a full moon drumming 2 weeks later to welcome your new drum. I also hold community drumming events that happen at different times through the year in the Fremantle area.

Flow of the drum birthing:

Saturday night: We will gather together in ceremony, creating a sacred container and setting our intentions for our medicine drums. Our drums will be born from hide and tree (a 16" drum frame lovingly made from Divine heart frame drums). We will drop into a drum journey to activate ourselves, the hides and connect to our animals. We will then start the process of transforming and preparing our hides with intention for our birthing journey the next day. Warm drinks are supplied, I recommend you eat something light before arriving.

Sunday : We gather again in ceremony and begin the journey of weaving our drums. This day is dedicated to our drum birthing/creating. We expect to finish at approx 2.30pm and will close the ceremony together. It is important that everyone stays until everyone has completed their drum. Please BYO lunch, light snacks and warm drinks provided.

Drum sizes and types available:

The drums on offer are round, 16' frames. You can choose to work with Kangaroo, Goat and if available Fallow deer. There is also an option to make a larger sized 18' drum from Kangaroo or Goat hide. Below I have included some interpretations of the symbology of each type of hide ( of course you can also feel into it and use your own interpretations too).

Goat: Renewal, regeneration, fertility, abundance... think cornucopia, adaptable, nimble, intelligence, inner knowing

Kangaroo: Feminine aspect: Maternal, generous mothering, nourishing whatever we give birth to, inner realm. Masculine aspect: Protective, strong, traveller of the lands, outer realm.

Deer: Bridges earlthy spiritual and soul realms, purity, fertility, cycles, ebb and flow of life, birth death and rebirth, rejuvenation, solitude.

What you will need to bring:

• yoga mat and cushion or bolster
• Old towel to work on and to wrap your drum in while creating
• A journal and pen
• Altar piece (optional)
• Decorations for your drum ( this is optional but you may wish to weave in something such as a crystal, charm or beads) We will also have crystals available for purchase on the day thanks to Camille from Crystal Deva healing.
• Wear comfortable layered clothes
• water bottle and lunch on Sunday

PLEASE NOTE: if you wish to avoid the ticket charges please contact me to organise payment 0433404439

Some info about the drums, culture and how I approach and resonate with them.

The drum comes from cultures all over the world. Early records show drums in the hands of Goddess and women figures and for this reason it is believed that the women were the drummers.

My family lineage is Irish and Scottish and I am traversing the journey that my ancestors (who were most likely PAGAN) have made. I run my workshops through the lens of me and my ancestors. I am on a journey and path to reclaim those parts of me that were lost when kingdoms, religion and missionaries took culture and knowlegde from my Pagan ancestors.

I acknowledge and pay respect to all the different cultures who have the drum present in thier lineages. As a white female I acknowldge that decolonising the spiritual space is an important and necessary part of drum making. I am on the journey of de colonising myself and all the ideas I have about spirituality. I invite you to do the same