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ANCIENT 20 COUNT
 The twenty sacred powers of the Medicine Wheel are the gateways of perception that make the experience of Oneness possible for all humans. Some gateways are visible and some are invisible… both will show us complete reality when they are opened. The Medicine Wheel is Humankind – it is our tool for measuring the infinite. It is our blueprint for balancing spirit and matter in our lives and for understanding the wisdom of our Divine natures. The focal point is the development of our consciousness from the sacred five to the sacred twenty. When we are fully conscious and empowered as human beings (the sacred five), then we can understand our RELATIONSHIP to each of the powers.
Our Spiritual Journey is a never-ending spiral of consciousness and expansion - our perceptions can shift and change as we grow and mature in our spiritual selves. Drumming the 20 count around the wheel of life is much more than learning to drum from 1 - 20: once you begin to grasp the subtle magical principles and the spiritual alchemy of changing consciousness at will, you begin to realize your own unique soul potential. Using the 20 count makes it possible to communicate with this divine awareness.
Click here for an interactive journey around the 20 Count Medicine Wheel
WAKAN - THE SACRED ZERO In the beginning was Great Mystery, the Original Sacred Mother from which everything is born. She is WAKAN, the Sacred Zero, the circle, the 'all'. She is the Receptive/Creative principle, the Great Dream.
SSKWAN - THE SACRED SPIRAL
Time, space, matter and energy whirl out of Her in a super hot wild burst. This burst of light is called SSKWAN, our Original Sacred Grandfather. SSKWAN is a spiral, the Active/Conceptive principle, the Spark of Creation.
WAKAN and SSKWAN provides everything that is needed for us to be here today. This Divine Union is known as GREAT SPIRIT or WAKAN TANKA. GREAT SPIRIT is represented by both the Sacred Zero and the Sacred 20. LEARN TO PLAY THE 20 COUNT RHYTHMS
Our journey around the Medicine Wheel is this journey of the 20 count, each direction being represented by a number and a rhythm.
 To fully experience the energy of the first five rhythms of the 20 Count Medicine Wheel, practice your drumming with Drum Spirit Medicine Journey. This is the first of four albums illustrating the 20 count with rhythms and simple chants. This first album works with the four cardinal directions and the centre soul energy. These five rhythms are key to understanding the whole 20 count drumming system.
NEW!
 The second album in the Drum Spirit drum journeys around the Medicine Wheel is now available. 'Soul Journey' takes you through the next five rhythms, from six to ten - from ancestors to higher self. This is a beautiful album, with a soothing blend of vocals, drums and keyboards - each track is ten minutes long, which gives you a chance to really practice each of these higher rhythms and journey with the higher vibrational energies.
An instructional drumming CD which will outline the rhythms of the Medicine Wheel. Each direction and rhythm has a spoken count by Jana, taking you through all 20 rhythms with just drumming. Each track is about three minutes long.
YOU CAN BUY ALL THESE ALBUMS ON-LINE VIA PAYPAL £12.99 EACH (plus postage) WEEKLY DRUMMING CIRCLE IN GLASTONBURY
Come and join our MEDICINE MUSIC CIRCLE on Wednesday evenings, 7.30-9pm in The Miracles Room at the Glastonbury Experience Courtyard. We practice drumming and chanting around the rhythms of the 20 count. Contact Jana on 01458 831327 or 07734 457091 for more information or contact her via email. All contents of this site © Jana Runnalls 2010 Drum Spirit artwork © Kat Brown 2010 All rights reserved |
