Theresa Sykes Brittany, M.S.
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Glimpses from My Time in West Africa
We landed late in the evening and yet it was hot. A dry heat hugged me when I stepped off of the plane and first touched her. I know now why Africa is called the "Motherland". I first truly felt her about 12 hours after we landed. She moved so slowly and deeply and anciently. I felt the vibration reach through me and touch a place within and deeper than my bones...a place I had not yet consciously visited in this lifetime. She felt more like the Great Great Ancient Primal Gra
August 6, 2009
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LIfe as Ceremony
The way we live our lives may be conscious or unconscious, awake or asleep, present or absent. How we live our lives is a choice. How we connect with ourselves, our partners, our children, our friends, our community, our humanity, our planet is a choice. Our awareness of this choice goes back to how awake we are, how conscious we are, how present we are.nnOftentimes, people go through life in a semi-conscious state, feeling so stressed or overwhelmed that they have chosen to
January 5, 2009
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Symbolism & Connecting With The Elements
Symbolism: Seeing or Experiencing?nnOftentimes, living in this culture, we are immersed in a social agreement that emphasis the mind, the linear, the logical and the rational. The story is told from point A to point B in a straight line. We are taught that this is the right way to go about living in the realm of âright and wrongâ. Ritual and Ceremony, however, remind us that the story is really multidimensional and the richness of the experience of living happens amidst a
September 26, 2008
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My Favorite Recipes
nBreakfastn-the light and warmth of the sun risingn-experiencing the first breath of this new dayn-hugs from my daughters & husbandn-kisses as they leave for their daynnLunchn-stretching and enjoying the energy in my bodyn-feeling my bare feet touch the Earthn-the vibration and frequency of my favorite music n-connecting with the plant-people, garden and friendsnnDinnern-the firelight of the candle flickeringn-holding precious hands around the tablen-sweet voices sharing stor
May 26, 2008
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Change
nnIt seems that, as a culture, many people are most comfortable with the illusion that we are not living in an ever-changing and evolving system of energy that is in constant motion. Oftentimes, people like to believe that there is some type of ‘routine’ that they are most ‘comfortable with’…people have their daily-minders, their clocks strapped to their bodies, their schedules, their plans. Not that any of this is bad or wrong…..it’s
March 18, 2008
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Rites of Passage Council
The Rites of Passage Council is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to assisting people in remembering what is real and true in their lives through experiential initiations. We are located 12 miles NW of Asheville, NC and offer a variety of Initiatory Cermonies and Experiences.
September 29, 2008
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Rites of Passage Council
Weekend Retreats, SweatLodge Ceremonies, Vision Quest Ceremonies, Individual and Group Sessions, Healing Cirlces, Rites of Passage Ceremonies, Earth-based teachings and trainings, workshops...programs in Asheville, NC, Ireland, the Southeast and we will travel to you.
May 27, 2008
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Rites of Passage Council
We offer: Weekend Retreats, Sweat Lodge Ceremony, Vision Quest Ceremony, 9-11 Day Healing Encampments in the US/Ireland, Workshops, Individual, Couples, Family and Group Sessions; Women's Circles, Men's Circles, Connection with the Earth, elements. Spirit and the Ancestors.
September 23, 2007