The heartbeat of the earth

The drum is the heartbeat of the earth.  This is the belief of many native Americans with a link to the indigenous people of North America.  While there are different customs related to the drum and different kinds of drums, in general, many are used for prayer and spiritual ceremonies...to connect to spirit...to creator.

The music is said to originate form dieties or spirits, or from particularly respected individuals.  Stories are orally transmitted through song, with the drum keeping the rhythm.  Dance, costume and song inform the ritual.  As the drum takes the consciousness into other states of awareness, there is a conflation of music and power.  The music and the essence of the story can not be separated as they are not different but a unified power being transmitted.

Drums are powerful.  They are the heartbeat of the earth.  And Joe Roberts will tell you much more about the custom at the Drum Building Workshop on October 2nd at Laughing Waters Retreat Center.
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