Reading Group on Zoom

New Schedule:

This Reading Group hosted by Katy Carris is restarting Ceremonies of the Living Spirit. We will begin meeting every other week on Tuesday from 7pm to 8pm, starting June 2, 2026. We gather monthly to discuss reflections, insights, and questions we have based upon our reading of Joseph Beautiful Painted Arrow Rael’s books.   We are reading Ceremonies of the Living Spirit (1997 edition).

New Reading Schedule:

6/2/26 Chic-a-min, page 1 to 3 Entering the Metaphoric Mind page 5 to 26
6/16/26 Wah-maa-chi (breath, matter, and movement) pg 27 to 48
6/30/26 Inspiration page 49 and 52, The Medicine Wheel page 53 to 59
7/14/26 Ceremonies of the dance, page 59 to page 62 Ceremony and the essence of material forms, page 63 to page 92

 7/28/26 Breath and chanting, page 93 to 116 Ceremony and the mind of God, page 117 The stages of growth into consciousness, page 119

About Ceremonies of the Living Spirit:

In this book, “Native American visionary, Joseph Rael, shows how ceremony connects us to Spirit and describes how to create powerful and inspiring ceremonies for ourselves. Rael writes of the various aspects of ceremony — sound, song, fasting, purification and community. He describes the sweat lodge, the vision quest, the Sundance, ceremonial dancing and  storytelling as acts of spiritual growth and development. “Ceremonies bring us inspiration and insight and help us grow into new states of being,” says Rael.”  

Join the Zoom by using the meeting ID: 850 2337 6909 and Passcode 702475.   If you need help with the link, have questions or thoughts, please contact Katy Carris at (828)450-7395 katycarris7@gmail.com
"Thanks, and I look forward to reading with you," Katy