Takaji My Relatives

As part of my preparations for the upcoming pilgrimage to the sacred sites of the Mayas in Guatemala this coming June I travelled to the traditional highlands of that country in March of 2011 to confer with the elders who will be guiding us on this powerful nine-day experience.

This is a land where most of the women still wear their traditional hand-woven "corte" skirts, each one colorfully and graphically announcing the town in which she…

Takaji My Relatives

Much of the most spectacular imagery of our ancestors has remained hidden in the darkness of mysterious caves of our islands. Now through the miracle of a new photographic technology called "GigaPan" many of these images are being opened to the eyes of our people. In Dominican Republic the extraordinary iconography of the Deminan…

Takaji Mis Parientes

Takaji My Relatives

Con muy grata satisfaccion me da el placer de informarles que tuve el honor de compartir la ceremonia de LUNA LLENA de Febrero en la ciudad de Kingston New York en el hogar familiar de la hija de nuestro beike-bajo-entrenamiento Chris (Frank) Quintero Aku Turey

 With sweet satisfaction I have the pleasure of informing all of you that I had the honor of sharing February Full…

A Prepararnos Para El Equinoccio De Primavera

Preparing for Spring Equinox

Mis hermanos y hermanas

My brothers and…

The ancient inhabitants of South Florida included a nation known as the Tekesta Indigenous people.

This group is historically reported to have put up an extremely heroic resistance against the nefarious invasion of the conquest-era Spanish, significantly delaying the eventual…

Takaji My Relatives

We gathered under the shelter at Women's Park on Flagler Street in Miami to celebrate Winter Solstice 2010 under an overcast and rainy sky. We were joined by our brothers and sisters from Boriken and Cuba and other…

Takaji My Relatives

I spent the Full Moon weekend of November 2010 at the home of Amanda (Vargas) Richmond, on the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas. I spent several days of wonderful socializing and sharing traditional Indigenous cultural crafts such as weaving with Amanda and her kids.

This activity was carried out in keeping with the well-established…

photo by Michael Henninger/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper

Greetings My Relatives

We experienced a wonderful encounter with the spirit of Mother Earth yesterday Sunday Nov 7 during our Maya-Taino ceremony evening.

K'iche Maya teacher Antonio Ah Ik led us in a powerful Maya fire ceremony and then we participated in a Taino Sweatlodge which allowed us to be reborn from the Cosmic Matriarch.

Please explore an…

Takaji My Relatives

After our wonderful Summer Solstice Ceremony in Youngstown, Ohio the Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle leadership added our prayers and encouragement to the wonderful effort in Boriken of this year's Journeys of Peace and Dignity. This magnificent effort was primarily spearheaded by organizations guided by our sister Vanessa Inaru, and also by the United Confederation of Taino People and the Consejo General de Tainos Boricanos.…

Takaji My Relatives

This past Saturday I traveled to Youngstown Ohio with my wife Leni and our New York sister Vanessa Inaru of the NY UCTP and the Bohio AtaBei to celebrate this year's Summer Solstice Ceremony with the Tainos of eastern Ohio. In Youngstown we were hosted by the Ohio United…

Takaji My Relatives

On Tuesday April 27 I was flown by the production staff of a new paranormal investigation TV show, along with a number of paranormal investigators, and other experts, to the St James hotel in the north eastern New Mexico village of Cimarron to explore the possbilities of otherwordly activity in the hotel itself and in a near-by mesa called Urraca, both of which have a reputation of beng haunted.…

Takaji My Relatives

This past Saturday April 24 the Kacike Marie Maweiaru of the Ku-Karey Spiritual Circle, Inc http://www.kukarey.com/. and Yamocuno Tanama Yukayeke Taino in co-operation with Bohike Candy Warishi sponsored the second annual Taino Awards Event at the lower east side establishment PUERTO…

Takaji My Relatives

Mother Nature blessed us with a gorgeous 70 plus degree day and bright sunny sky on Sunday March 21st when the Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle joined the MAISITI YUKAYEKE TAINO at Kasike Roman Guaraguaorix's home in Brooklyn for the 2010 Spring Equinox ceremony.…