PULSE OF THE SACRED: Poetry, Prayer & Drumming for Men with oral poet Timothy P. McLaughlin
A circle of brothers gathered to practice the ancient arts of sacred speech, rhythm-making, and communication with the elements and earthly presences. This twice-monthly series offers men the opportunity to meet at the fireplace and explore—in word, sound, and movement—the basic truths of the male spirit, individually—as sons and fathers and partners to the feminine—and collectively—as brothers reclaiming our original wildness and essential power (both tragically suppressed and misaligned in modern society) in service to the Earth community. Men naturally long for, and greatly need, a sacred container, a consistent time and space devoted to nourishment of the soul at the deepest levels in order to return to the workplace, the home, and the self refreshed and awakened.
Timothy is an oral poet of Irish, Polish, & Viking descent who does much of his creative work in the mountains and whose poetry chronicles an inspired intimacy with the still wild places & presences of Earth. Timothy facilitates the SPEAKING FIRES programs, guiding men—through sacred speech and drumming—into a fuller experience and expression of the male spirit as well as mentoring writers in the process of creating and reciting prayerful/poetic texts in conscious communication with the natural world.
The work of PRAISING EARTH is anchored in a commitment to revitalize the oral traditions of song & poetry in their original context of prayer and ceremony as a means of rewilding the human relationship with language and voice, with fellow men & women in community, and with the natural world and all earthly species to better navigate the current ecological crisis and serve as inspired stewards of a re-balanced, newly-flowering Earth. Based in New Mexico, we also serve California annually, bringing song and poetry oral traditions to the Bay Area.
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