Drummers pound out peace rhythm

[Earth Walker]

At the Plaza of Nations last night, hundreds of hands were
drumming for peace, not to mention a new world record.
It was to be the world's largest drum circle, the final celebration
to mark the end of a week-long summit about spirituality and
sustainability.
It was also an opportunity to join the Guiness Book of Records for the most people drumming simultaneously. The current
world record was set in Spain in 1998 with 1,700 drummers.
"We planned a drum circle for peace for our closing celebration,
and while we're at it, we figured we'd beat the world record,"
said Challamar Rayne, who has been planning the drumming
event for months.
Then terrorists attacked the U.S., and the Vancouver drumming
event became part of a global call to drum for peace on Sept.22.
So last night, as people beat their drums in Vancouver, drummers
all over the world were also forming drum circles for peace.
At the Plaza of Nations drum circle, expert drummers taught
world rhythms from Africa, Brazil, Egypt, and Puerto Rico.
Novices rented drums at the plaza.
There were bongos and bamboulas and calabashes and djembes. There were First Nations spirit drums and African
gumbes, djun djuns and an Indian Mrdanga.
Some were decorated with leather and fur. Others were shiny
metal. One drummer beat his rhythm on an empty water cooler
jug gripped between his knees.
And when they all thumped their drums together, it was like
being inside a beating heart.
No one knew whether or not the drum circle had set a new
record, but they didn't really seem to care.
"We're sending our peace over the Earth," Rayne said as the
Plaza filled with pounding. "These people all want change -- we
are all here for change."

[Swanspirit]

To set that harmonic in action........ a great vibrational message from the gound level......a deep low Rhythmic roar of unity and healing
for some reason I am reminded of elephants low vibrational frequencies which they send as communication to their herd.....and I think perhaps....... we shall not forget ...... we have set this in a vibration deeply stored in our race memory.......and perhaps in healing we can
advance the consiousness of humanity.........
Love and HUGS
Swannie

[lucidfire]

I'm so glad to hear this! I've experienced some HUGE circles in my time too. Some of the gatherings we have (not just pagan, more of a human tribe) have actually outpopulated the largest city in the state... :-)

I wrote a poem about that once, something about 'sword of the goddess.' I'm more of an abstract poet though. It's something about having that fire and the circle of people around it with the drums and the moon, and the women dancing the circle inside the circle, like the faerie circle full of love & passion. I wanna go back!!! :-P


Man those drums... I can still hear them
such connection

love & light,
Brian the lucidfyre