Dragon Dance of Creation

 The 6th Dragon Dance held at the Center for Peace in Seymour, TN on 18-20 September will feature aspects of the “Golden Corn Dragon.” This year’s Dragon Dance will incorporate aspects of the Corn Harvest  Dances held in early 2000's. Dancing to the Spirit of the sacred Corn  plant, feels appropriate as the word “kun”, meaning corn in the Tewa language, signifies the number 6. 

The color representing the Corn Dragon is yellow. 

By embracing the Elemental Forces and honoring Corn,  Dancers will work with the Medicine Wheel. This is a Mystical and  Transformative Dance that can help you identify, connect with, and  expand your Creative Soul by interacting with the Elements of Fire, Water, Earth, Air as well as the Void.  

For this 6th Dragon  Dance we will study the significance of the Number 6, through the  sacredness of Corn and how during this time in place, it relates to our  lives. 

Joseph Rael says, “God is Breath, Matter and Movement and so when we Dance, we can see Beyond the Beyond.” 

Throughout  the dance, Dragons tend to show up to support you as they hover  metaphorically over each Element encouraging you and protecting you to:   

• Dance through old beliefs that hold you captive in the present.
• Create space within your Heart and Head for new ideas and inspiration.
• Get in touch with your Creative Soul.
• Create Medicine tools.
• To see “Beyond the Beyond”
• To accept the Abundance coming into your Life

This Dance is about unleashing your  Creativity and expressing your personal self in a safe and nurturing  space. There is great freedom when working with the Elements while  dancing inside a metaphorical Medicine Wheel. Adding sacred Cornmeal  into this space allows for another channel to open in our psyches.

There are many ceremonies and parts of this Dance that can lead you, and allow you, to Fly with the Dragons while moving into realms that you may not normally access. There  will be items one can interact with at each Directional Element to  create temporary or permanent tools, symbols, or creations for your  altar, desk or home. These are intended to help remind you of your Dance  once you re-enter the "real world" and encourage you to move forward  and accept abundance in your Creative Future.

As Joseph Rael says: “We  as human beings (two leggeds) were born for dancing. The effort that we  use for dancing is energy that Mother Earth and Father Sky use to live  in our physical bodies - so keep on dancing.”

Please come Dance, Create, and Expand your inner awareness with us at this year’s Golden Corn Dragon Dance of Creation!

 We have space in the Arbor for 14 Dancers on a first come, first serve basis.
 Dancers will sleep in the Arbor and fast from food and water for the duration of the ceremony.

The Dance will begin on Friday afternoon. Please arrive by noon. We will Dance, Sweat, and become “Makers” together in Creative Unity for the weekend. We will end early Sunday afternoon.

The Donation for Dancers is 

• Individuals - $365.00 (a dollar a day for a year of Creativity).
• Dancer Elders (65 years and older) - $200.00.
• Couples - $600.

**Please note, no work credit from the Center at Peace can be applied for this Dance.
If you are called to Crew instead of Dancing, the donation of $50 includes your food and camping fee. For Crew members 65 years and over or under 18 years, Donation is $35.

Please register as soon as possible making  your preferences known as to whether you are called to Dance or Serve  via the following link for Registration: you do not have to pay yet   https://form.jotform.com/241346140092144
 

We have very limited  indoor sleeping spaces (Price information forthcoming). Most Crew  members will need to camp in the meadow where there are out-houses but  no running water or electricity.
We have Crew positions of Dragon Drummers, Dragon Guardians, Dragon Kitchen Crew, and Dragon Elders.
We  invite you to come be with us for the Golden Corn Dragon Dance of  Creation in September. If you have any questions or concerns, please  feel free to email: candy.barbee@gmail.com.

Once  we receive your intention as Dancer or Crew, you will receive an email  with details about schedules, what to bring, and additional useful  information.
Because  everyone’s schedules get so jammed, we wanted to get these dates out as  soon as possible to you all. We are excited to Share this with you, Be  with you, Dance with you, and Create together with you!
Let us hear from you soon!
With Love,
CanDragon and MisChief
(Candy and Barbara)  
 

Joseph Rael relates, “People who dance the Corn Dance are harvesters of beauty for all life.”  

Dear Candy,

"The Corn Harvest Dance is a celebration of everything we have cultivated in 

life, such as life, love, and song. 'What does song mean?' someone asked me a 

long  time ago, and I answered, 'Song means our soul learned to sing  (vibrations) of God's love.' And that is what the Corn Harvest Dance  means to me."

With blessings,

Joseph 2007