Big Heart Circle

June Lodge and Community News

Posted by in Community Updates, Event Calendar

With gratitude and anticipation, we are preparing for our June Gathering at the farm in Ellenville. Whether you have been with us for many seasons or you are new to inipi ceremonies with this community, we welcome you as family of one heart. If you are new, you can find more information about how to prepare for ceremony here. And there is also specific information about what to bring, what to wear, directions and more on this page. We look forward to seeing you soon! June Lodge – June 21,…read more

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Labor Day Gathering 2019

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August 28th – September 2nd, 2019 Pine Grove – Olivebridge, NYwith Carl Big Heart  Wednesday, August 28th: First Setup Day, Community Pot luck dinner.Thursday, August 29th: Community Camp Building DayFriday 8/30 – Monday 9/2: Labor Day Gathering, Sweat Lodges, Pipe Ceremonies, Womens’ Teepee, Primitive Skills, Clans, and Workshops.Monday, September 2, 2019: Closing Ceremony and Camp Clean-up. Grocery list & other items to bring included in the text & links in the email below With grateful hearts, we are returning to the Pine Forest at Ashokan, where we have been holding ceremony for many years.Join…read more

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2019 Calendar of Events

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To make it easier for our European and US families to see dates pertaining to each side of the Atlantic Ocean, we have grouped the dates for Europe and the US separately, rather than listing everything in chronological order. Hope this helps! Please note that full details for these gatherings will be going out via email and social media as we get closer to the date of each gathering. For now, please just note the dates on your personal calendar. You can also see all dates (US and Europe) in chronological…read more

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Fall 2019 Events

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To make it easier for our European and US families to see dates pertaining to each side of the Atlantic Ocean, we have grouped the dates for Europe and the US separately, rather than listing everything in chronological order. Hope this helps! Please note that full details for these gatherings will be going out via email and social media as we get closer to the date of each gathering. For now, please just note the dates on your personal calendar. You can also see all dates (US and Europe) in chronological…read more

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Spring Gathering 2018

Posted by in Event Calendar, North East United States

Spring Lodge Work Day and Gathering Friday, April 13 – Sunday, April 15 Ellenville, NY 39 Hang Glider Road It is with warm hearts of gratitude, joy and community that we gather again at the farm in Ellenville in ceremony and prayer. *Note: The lodge starts the moment we commit to going to the ceremony and can have active effects in our lives.  Setting aside time each day for a few days prior to the lodge to focus our prayers and intentions is suggested. Preparations – Friday, April 13 Meeting…read more

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2018 US and European Gatherings

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Everyone is welcome at any of the gatherings, whether in Europe or in the States. If you’d like information about how to attend or logistical details, please email us at getmetothegathering@big-heart-circle.org and we’ll work to connect you with a member of the relevant circle who can get you more information. It’s also a good idea to either put these dates on your calendar now or to save this newsletter in a place where you can easily find it an refer back to it. While we will be sending out reminders, it’s always…read more

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A Short Report from Holland

Posted by in Community Updates, Holland, Spring 2015 Newsletter

Dear sisters and brothers from the Big Heart Family, As you may know, we got permission to create a place on a ecological campsite in Vorden, in the East of Holland. Actually it is better because the people who live there semi-permanantly are very enthusiastic about our coming. Last weekend we started on the site with a small ceremony to told all the trees and animals that we want to use the place and have to cut the trees to make space for the lodge and space for wood fire…read more

Join Our Newsletter Clan

Posted by in Community Updates, Monthly Newsletter, Newsletter Information, Spring 2015 Newsletter

Originally, my intention was to be able to put out a monthly newsletter for our community. The winter months grew quite busy for me, and it seems for many others too, so I found myself lacking the free time and “bandwidth” to pull the needed pieces together to get the newsletter out. Now, as spring emerges there’s a refocus to open up the newsletter again, and I’d like to put out a call and invitation for anyone who might feel inclined to assist me in publishing the newsletter. The idea…read more

You Are Wonderful!

Posted by in Community Updates, Family, Gratitude Corner, Healing, Inspiration, Spring 2015 Newsletter

A small team of us have been collaborating and working with John to create several video clips of him talking about and sharing his poetry – primarily as a means of helping him get more exposure for his recent self-published poetry collection: Moving To Completion. One of the fun clips were able to extract is John telling us, “you are wonderful!” Ever since I’ve known John, he has always poured out this very loving affirmation to everyone he encounters. John had a minor stroke about a month ago. We are…read more

An Update On Carl’s Recovery

Posted by in Carl Big Heart, Community Updates, Family, Healing, Monthly Newsletter, November 2014

[NOTE: If you click on an image you can view the larger version.] What a profound thing to move from the deathbed of his Abenaki sister to the operating room the following week. Carl’s open heart surgery on Friday, October  24, was life saving. Tom, Billy, Ruth, myself and Carl’s daughters all were there when the surgeon came out of the OR and announced that the surgery was a success and that the timing of the surgery was critical. He didn’t know how Carl had made it this far. When…read more