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On Sunday Morning June 2 2013 I travelled to a community near the eastern end of Long Island, the home of our Taino spiritual sister Lisa Nacancuyu, a member of the Yukayeke Ma'Oconuco of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

We all share her sorrow currently as she mourns the loss, not only of her son but also more recently of her…

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On Sunday May 26 a small group of us gathered on the grounds of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE Verona-Penn Hills, Pennsylvania Teaching Lodge to celebrate our traditional Full Moon Ceremony. We were thrilled to again find ourselves accompanied by a number of our dear friends from the Peaceburgh Community.  

Our spiritual sister the Caney Circle beikeTenanche played a particularly important role in this month's moon ceremony by contributing a new tobacco…

Takaji My Relatives

It was a solemn honor for me to travel to New Jersey on Sunday May 19 so that I could officiate a sacred CROSSING-OVER ceremony for the hupia (soul) of Don Ramon, the father of my Taino spiritual brother Tomas Baibramael.

My friendly relations with this brother and his…

It was a pleasure to share our Taino Equinox tradition on Saturday March 23 2012 with a  group of my dear friends from the Peaceburgh community here at the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE Verona Pennsylvania Healing and…

Takaji My Relatives

It was a distinct honor for us here at the Verona, Pennsylvania Healing and Teaching Lodge of theCANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE to welcome Mechica (Aztec) holy woman Ana Cihuacoatl to our ceremonial center on…

LA HAMACA DE MADERA

THE WOODEN HAMMOCK

Un analisis de la forma typica de los…

Takaji (Saludos) mi familia taina y todos nuestros hermanos espirituales

Takaji (Greetings) my Taino family and all our spiritual brothers and sisters

El Sabado Diciembre 29, 2012 tuve el singuar honor de oficiar la boda de Josh Guatibiri, el hijo de nuestra queridisima hermana espiritual taina, Tai Pelli.…

Takaji My Relatives

This day Dec 22 was the first day of the NEW ERA. 

On the previous day, December 21st we celebrated the end of the old era at Miami Circle in Miami. This time we were at the home of our Taino brother Mike…

Takaji My Relatives

A group of Tainos and other friends gathered at the sacred site of the ancient Tekesta Indigenous people, relatives of our Taino ancestors in the heart of the city of Miami, Florida, this past Friday, on the Maya calendar date 4 AHAU (December 21st 2012) to celebrate the grand SHIFT OF WORLD AGES. We bid goodby to the fifth and final…

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I travelled to the campus of the State University of New York in the north-western New York town of Fredonia, not far from the city where I spent the last couple of years of my childhood, Erie, PA this past Saturday, Dec 8 2012.

I had been invited there by long-time collaborator and good friend, the Caney Circle beike,…

Takaji My Relatives

It was my honor to lead Full Moon Ceremony this past Sunday November 25, 2012 at the Verona, Pensylvania teaching and healing lodge of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE. We were blessed with the attendance of a wonderful small group of Peaceburghers including several of our dearest friends and also a few new participants. Our sister,…

Takaji My Relatives

It was a remarkable honor for me to have been given the opportunity this past Saturday November 17 2012 of sharing the  Taino energies of our CANEY SPIRITUAL CIRCLE tradition with our Taino relatives living in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.

I arrived in Lancaster at around 12:00 Noon from my home in Pittsburgh and found the…

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This past Monday the COUNCIL OF THREE RIVERS AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER again participated in the annual Slippery Rock University Native American diversity event.…

Takaji My Relatives

Our Peaceburgh community sister Abby requested a special sweatlodge ceremony for a small group of friends and we gathered at the Verona Pennsylvania teaching/healing lodge of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE near Pittsburgh on the evening of Nov 11  2012.

Our dear spiritual brother Harold (Dog) Roman Nose showed up early with…

Takaji My Relatives

It had been raining steadily Sunday evening October 28, when my spiritual brother Sol Shanti arrived at my home, the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE Verona, Pennsylvania teaching and healing lodge near Pittsburgh. He came to help start the fire for the kansi sweatlodge ceremony at the guanara  that stands in our yard pretty far above the creek which runs alongside Verona Road. An eastward moving storm front was moving into our area from Ohio on its way to join…

Takaji My Relatives

It was a wonderful honor for me to guide our Day Of The Dead Ceremony this year at the Ringland Sanctuary in Washington County, Pennsylvania, the home of our friend Sol Shanti and his family, on the evening of Saturday November 3, 2012.

I got a ride south to the community of Amity, PA from our sister Nancy with whom I had the honor…

Takaji My Relatives

In a recent blog post titled The Meaning of Autumn Equinox I re-published an old statement that explicates the details of Caney Circle belief concerning the ancient traditions of our Taino ancestors in regards to their departed…

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Last night Bobbi Smokifantastic Williams' beautiful dream GAIA HARMONIC ART…

The beautiful silver face of our sister Karaya (Maroya) apppeared from behind a veil of black clouds soon after we had completed the last chants of our Full Moon Ceremony on Saturday Sept 29  2012 at the site of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE's Verona, Pennsylvania Teaching and Healing lodge.

We were a small group of celebrants that night. Many of us…