Takaji My Relatives

In behalf of myself, my family and the whole Caney Indigenos

  Spiritual Circle community I want to wish all of you a blessed

Autumnal Equinox.

This season represents a special stage in the ceremonial cycle of

the cemies as seen from the perspective of the Caney Spiritual

  Circle. We believe…

Takaji My Relatives

I was honored this year to be invited to offer ceremonial presentations at the 2012 celebration of the…

Takaji My Relatives

I want to post just a brief note to report that on Thursday August 30 2012 at 7:00 PM we celebrtaed the sacred FULL MOON CEREMONY at the Verona Pennsylvania Teaching and Healing lodge of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE  near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

It was a beautiful Summer evening and the Blue Moon (second full moon of the…

Runners representing the Caribbean-based FLIGHT OF THE RED TAIL HAWK contingent of the Peace and Dignity Journeys…

For full moon ceremony I laid out a 4 foot by 4 foot length white sheet on a table. I prepared by bringing together the items that I will be using for ceremony. I made a circle of twenty eight stones. By the north part of the circle I laid down a smoky quartz crystal representing the moons energy. I also got the guamo, two candles, a feather smudging fan, copal and a cup of water. For the tobacco ceremony I used my own personal pipe. This pipe has been my personal pipe for some time…

 Takaji My Relatives

I travelled to southern Ohio yesterday to participate in a week-long outdoor festival called…

Takaji my Brothers & Sisters: This moon was a little unique as was last months Yoka Hu moon.  I am learning all about adaptability.

Our circle is a relatively small group.  This month we had a hospitalization, an out of town trip to family and another one of our members under the weather leaving the remainder of us to create a meaningful ceremony.

The White Cloth & Medicine Wheel were all laid out before arrival.  I had smudged myself earlier.  We went…

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We of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE participated yesterday July 5, 2012 in the Schwartz Living Market pre-opening event on Carson Street in the trendy South Side area of Pittsburgh, PA. 

Our display table exhibited a sample of what we plan to feature…

On Sunday June 24 2012 (Maya Calendar date "6 AHAU") Roberto Mukaro Agueybana Borrero, the President and Chairman of the U.S. Regional Coordinating Office of the United Confederation of Taíno People (UCTP) and Chair of the NGO Committee on the United Nations International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was invested by the Council of Grandmothers (bibis) of…

 Takaji My Relatives

We enjoyed gorgeous summer weather this past Saturday as we celebrated the 2012 Summer Solstice on the grounds of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE's Verona, Pennsylvania Teaching Lodge.

We were blessed by the presence of the Ohio representative of United Confederation of Taino People, our dear Taino sister, Rose Anao Quinones…

My fellow Beikes in Training AND Beikes,

This past Monday, the 4th, we had a wonderful Ceremony.  First we conducted the Full Moon Ceremony, Starting with the Water Purification.  The Tabonuko was offered to the 4 directions, down to the earth & up to the sky.  We then did the tabacco ceremony(cigar).  We dressed AtaBey in a green shaw, representing all green growing things of our earth. Her shell nrcklace:All things from the sea, the sea itself & all life from the sea.  Her…

Takaji (greetings) My Relatives

A wonderful group of about 40 peaceful brothers and sisters gathered at the MESA CREATIVE ARTS CENTER in western Pennsylvania approximately 30 miles from Pittsburgh this past Tuesday,  June 5, 2012 to…

Takaji (Greetings) Relatives

After everything that has been said and done since the late philosopher-poet Jose Arguelles first brought the date of December 21, 2012 to the attention of the world back in 1986, what we are left with is simply his original message: "TIME IS NOT MONEY, TIME IS ART".

No matter what other communications and speculations may have partially clouded that original message; Cataclysmic Armageddon, Planet X, The Rapture, etc.…

FEAST OF THE SOUTH Indigenous womens gathering in Alabama

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This past weekend the beautiful sunny weather and the fantastic magic of the New Moon conspired to create…

My latest discovery within my genealogy is the Legrand.

Jean Baptiste Legrand immigrated from New Orleans to Puerto Rico during the early 1800's when the Spanish royals had issued what was called Cedula de Gracia. To qualify the immigrant had to have had baptism within the catholic church. the immigrants were then granted land as well as official citizenship in the Spanish province of Puerto Rico. 

My other grandfather, Jean Louis Ales also immigrated to Puerto Rico…

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Takaji My Relatives

This past weekend we here at the Verona, Pennsylvania teaching and healing lodge of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE originally expected to spend the two days in ceremony with members of the United Confederation of Taino People and the Yukayeke Guania for an honoring ceremony in behalf of our kasike Mucaro. Unfortunately this…

Greetings my relatives

This past Saturday March 24 2012 I was scheduled by the Carnegie

Science Center of Pittsburgh to offer a presentation in the

state-of-the-art Bhul Planetarium on ancient Maya astronomy,

specifically the facts surrounding the ancient Maya passion for the cycles of the planet Venus (including the…

Takaji my relatives

On Sunday March 18 2012 I had the honor of participating in the annual

Spring Equinox observance organized by members and the leadership of

the United Confederation of Taino People and the Yukayeke Guaynia at Brooke Park in the Bronx New York.

I was further honored by being authorized by Kasike Roberto Mukaro

Borrero…