Spirit of the Whale Smoking Ceremony 1st September, 2012

First Day of Spring

New Beginnings

Day after the Blue Moon

The call to Grandmother Whale

Swim free in your Home

We placed our wishes on a gum leaf into our Sacred Fire. 
We shared our stories of experiences with whales in our dreams and in our Ocean playground. 
We sang our songs of the magnificence of the Ocean, "waves are coming in," whales are calling in. 
We danced around the ceremonial fire and vocal toned to Grandmother Whale of the sea. 
We connected in Spirit to our beautiful friends in Broome, to all Saltwater people around the coastline of Australia and to the Sacred centre, Uluru.
We all created ceremony, around the country, at the same time. 
We gave thanks to Aboriginal Elder, Lorna Kelly Cox for sending out the call. 
We heard you and responded from Torquay. 
One Love ♥

The Torquay mob sharing Wauthurong land

Akasha's beautiful banner. Keep on dancing in the Ocean, Grandmother Whale

Help the Whales with intention, vibration and ceremony
This YouTube clip sang me immediately to Grandmother Whale.

Lorna Kelly Cox calls us
In this YouTube clip Lorna explains the threat to her people by the mining giants at James Price Point, Broome, WA. It is a place of "Spiritual Dreaming" for Aboriginal people. Lorna asks us to "stand as one." At this time in our journey, it "is a turning point."

This compelled me to create our own ceremony at Cosy Corner. It is up to us to protect the planet so that the next generation may know and enjoy the beauty, wonder and mysteries of Mother Earth.

Passing the gum leaves as we welcome and pay our respects to the First Nation people

Warming, smoking, cleansing, singing, creating Circle

We walked the ceremonial fire, being cleansed by the smoke

We connected in sound to the songlines of Grandmother Whale

 We felt the warmth of the Sacred Fire of Transformation, burning our gum leaf wishes

Our children are free to walk the shore. May our whales be free to swim in their home

Children know

May the whales be free to play,  just like our children are protected

As we circled we connected our hearts to all sacred fires around our Island Home

Sending our call to Grandmother whale

Demir Aliu led us in song, "There is so much Magnificence at the Ocean"

Thinking about why we are here, responding to the call

Making Ceremony in our own way

Closing space, being present, sending our wishes to Broome, connecting in with Grandmother Whale

Akasha and Jacqui, enjoying the moment

Enjoying our Sacred Fire and friendship

Enjoying our sacred Fire as the Sun goes down and the Moon comes up. Just like our Ancestors would have done

The Golden Moon after the night of the Blue Moon

Telling our stories about whales

Feeling the transformation into the Peace filled darkness as the Land rests and we chill out.

The Moon as She dances quietly on the Ocean

Thanks Gorgie and Great Ocean Rd Committee for the wood, the fire and gum leaves;
Jacqui for calling the Torquay Mob, Akasha for her beautiful banner and Claire Gittings for the cauldron.
Thank you to our photographers: Kate and Craig Davies, Sharr Aliu and Akasha Dingley.
 Many thanks to Craig Davies and his kind sharing of fish and chips from Flippin Fresh Fish and Chips 

All our wishes on the Scroll will be sent up to Broome to Lorna Kelly Cox.
It will remain with Leonie from Wild Earth in Anderson St, Torquay for the next 2 weeks, if you would like to write a message for Broome

A big thank you to Katja Nedaloha (local from Torquay) for calling out from Broome asking me to unite Torquay, Jan Juc and Geelong in our Spirit of the Whale Smoking Ceremony.

Sending lots of love to Glenys and Mark of Little Buckley, who are up in Broome supporting their beautiful friends in the quest to save Wandalan (James Price Point) as a sacred place for the next generation to know, enjoy and protect.

Sing your song across the Oceans, Grandmother Whale and we will send your message to as many people across the land.

One Love and Blessed be
Jacqui Dreessens
Wild Moves International