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Kestrel
Teacher
The
old Gods are called and are calling and my intention of peace and love
is declared. The Fire sprites leaping into the dark Air, licking the
edge of my brow, the Water flows around my circles edge and the Earth
beckons me below. As the heartbeat of the Earth begins to rise, I
descend into the womb and rise into the trees with wings of freedom. ‘Fly,
Fly my lad and drink in the ecstasy of Freedom’, my guide pushes
me from my branch and with a moment of panic and a moment of ecstasy, I
am that Kestrel fair.
© Rob
Wilson 2004
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We emerge from the
dark womb tomb to the first crack of light of the dawning of our new
journey in the East, here we meet Kestrel. The Kestrel People are those who
know the mysteries of vision and inspiration, here we find the Seer,Dream-Weavers, whose messages bring us clarity of vision.
Kestrel brings the inspiration
of awaking, the first breath of the new soul journey, the sharp light of
dawn piercing the dark of womb, the still promise of unknowable mystery. We face the fear of making that first footfall along the road that
will carry us. As eyes grow sharp on the cutting fresh breeze we see beyond
the blindness of our reality, and find clarity and vision in Natures
patterns. Prayers carried on the spun web of words and intention, Awen
carried by the feathers on the wing, and we fly.

The
Kestrel Drum is a Red Deer Stag Drum soaked in water from a local chalk
spring and steeped with tree barks, plants and herbs from the North
Downs. The drum is plain and
undecorated to symbolise the new unknowable journey. The only decoration
is on the wooden rim, painted with earth pigments.

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See Clan
of Bird: A Soul Journey for a special workshop in 2007
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