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JAMBALAYA CENTER FOR ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND SACRED ARTS

LXCL:All nine days of the Festival of the Bones, Oct 24 – Nov 1.

Full Nine-Day Pass

LXCL:3:00–4:30 PM PT with Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish.

Day 1 · Sat Oct 24 · Opening: The Dumb Supper

LXCL:5:00–7:00 PM PT with Queen Mother Iya Sobande Greer.

Day 2 · Sun Oct 25 · Plant Ancestors

LXCL:5:00–6:30 PM PT with Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish and community.

Day 3 - Full Moon Ritual with Yeye & Community

LXCL:5:00–7:00 PM PT with Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish. Supply list sent in advance.

Day 4 · Tue Oct 27 · Ancestor Shrine & Water Gazing

LXCL:5:00–7:00 PM PT with Chief Baba Akinrinola Greer. Materials list sent in advance.

Day 5 · Wed Oct 28 · Creating Your Egun Staff

LXCL:5:00–6:30 PM PT with Griot Marion.

Day 6 · Thu Oct 29 · Family Storytelling & Griot Cards

LXCL:5:00–7:00 PM PT with Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish.

Day 7 · Fri Oct 30 · Vodun in New Orleans

LXCL:At your own local cemetery, with guided instructions OR in-person with Iya KawoGbemi &amp; Shylah Hamilton-Touré in Oakland, CA

Day 8 · Sat Oct 31 · Cemetery Sweep

LXCL:3:00–4:00 PM PT. Drumming, storytelling, and the Roll Call of the Ancestors.

Day 9 · Sun Nov 1 · Closing Ancestor Feast

LXCL:No one is turned away. Give what you are able, including nothing at all, and come. Tell us which days below.

Pay What You Can

We&#39;re back, and we&#39;re bringing our ancestors. Nine days of lessons and rituals to honor the ancestors, led by Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish and the teachers of the Jambalaya Center of Ancient Mysteries &amp; Sacred Arts. From October 24 to November 1 we gather on Zoom each day. We set the Dumb Supper, commune with the plant ancestors, burn our burdens under the full moon, build ancestor shrines, make Egun staffs, tell our family stories, study Vodun in New Orleans, sweep the cemetery, and close with an ancestor feast of drumming and story. Come for all nine days, or choose the days that call you. Your Zoom link and each day&#39;s supply list arrive by email after you register. THE ROLL CALL OF THE ANCESTORSWhen you register, you can give us one ancestor&#39;s name. On November 1, at the closing circle, we will speak every name aloud. SCHEDULE (all times Pacific)Sat Oct 24 &middot; 3:00&ndash;4:30 PM &middot; Opening: The Dumb Supper &middot; Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish Sun Oct 25 &middot; 5:00&ndash;7:00 PM &middot; Communing &amp; Healing with Plant Ancestors &middot; Queen Mother Iya Sobande Greer Mon Oct 26 &middot; 5:00&ndash;6:30 PM &middot; Full Moon Burden Burning &middot; Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish Tue Oct 27 &middot; 5:00&ndash;7:00 PM &middot; Building an Ancestor Shrine &amp; How to Water Gaze &middot; Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish Wed Oct 28 &middot; 5:00&ndash;7:00 PM &middot; Creating Your Egun Staff &middot; Chief Baba Akinrinola Greer Thu Oct 29 &middot; 5:00&ndash;6:30 PM &middot; Family Storytelling &amp; Griot Cards &middot; Griot Marion Fri Oct 30 &middot; 5:00&ndash;7:00 PM &middot; A Look at Vodun Tradition in New Orleans &middot; Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish&nbsp; Sat Oct 31 &middot; Cemetery Sweep at your own local cemetery, with guided instructions &middot; Iya KawoGbemi &amp; Shylah Hamilton-Tour&eacute; Sun Nov 1 &middot; 3:00&ndash;4:00 PM &middot; Closing Ancestor Feast: Drumming &amp; Storytelling Circle &middot; Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish Proceeds support the Sacred Land Campaign and the teachers who carry this work. No one is turned away for lack of funds.&nbsp;Choose Pay What You Can and come with your prayers. Questions: <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@jambalayacenter.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">info@jambalayacenter.org</a> Your registration supports the Jambalaya Center for Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts in preserving ancestral spiritual technologies for at least seven generations. Each offering in this Festival is divination-informed, elder-guided, and held as sacred education for our wider congregation.

We're back, and we're bringing our ancestors. Nine days of lessons and rituals to honor the ancestors, led by Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish and the teachers of the Jambalaya Center of Ancient Mysteries &amp; Sacred Arts. From October 24 to November 1 we gather on Zoom each day. We set the Dumb Supper, commune with the plant ancestors, burn our burdens under the full moon, build ancestor shrines, make Egun staffs, tell our family stories, study Vodun in New Orleans, sweep the cemetery, and close with an ancestor feast of drumming and story. Come for all nine days, or choose the days that call you. Your Zoom link and each day's supply list arrive by email after you register. THE ROLL CALL OF THE ANCESTORSWhen you register, you can give us one ancestor's name. On November 1, at the closing circle, we will speak every name aloud. SCHEDULE (all times Pacific)Sat Oct 24 · 3:00–4:30 PM · Opening: The Dumb Supper · Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish Sun Oct 25 · 5:00–7:00 PM · Communing &amp; Healing with Plant Ancestors · Queen Mother Iya Sobande Greer Mon Oct 26 · 5:00–6:30 PM · Full Moon Burden Burning · Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish Tue Oct 27 · 5:00–7:00 PM · Building an Ancestor Shrine &amp; How to Water Gaze · Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish Wed Oct 28 · 5:00–7:00 PM · Creating Your Egun Staff · Chief Baba Akinrinola Greer Thu Oct 29 · 5:00–6:30 PM · Family Storytelling &amp; Griot Cards · Griot Marion Fri Oct 30 · 5:00–7:00 PM · A Look at Vodun Tradition in New Orleans · Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish  Sat Oct 31 · Cemetery Sweep at your own local cemetery, with guided instructions · Iya KawoGbemi &amp; Shylah Hamilton-Touré Sun Nov 1 · 3:00–4:00 PM · Closing Ancestor Feast: Drumming &amp; Storytelling Circle · Chief Iyanifa Yeye Luisah Teish Proceeds support the Sacred Land Campaign and the teachers who carry this work. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Choose Pay What You Can and come with your prayers. Questions: <a href="mailto:info@jambalayacenter.org" target="_blank">info@jambalayacenter.org</a> Your registration supports the Jambalaya Center for Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts in preserving ancestral spiritual technologies for at least seven generations. Each offering in this Festival is divination-informed, elder-guided, and held as sacred education for our wider congregation.

JAMBALAYA CENTER FOR ANCIENT MYSTERIES AND SACRED ARTS

The Festival of the Bones: The Nine-Day Elevation

Full Nine-Day Pass

$189.27

Day 1 · Sat Oct 24 · Opening: The Dumb Supper

$21.03

Day 2 · Sun Oct 25 · Plant Ancestors

$21.03

Day 3 - Full Moon Ritual with Yeye & Community

$21.03

Day 4 · Tue Oct 27 · Ancestor Shrine & Water Gazing

$21.03

Day 5 · Wed Oct 28 · Creating Your Egun Staff

$21.03

Day 6 · Thu Oct 29 · Family Storytelling & Griot Cards

$21.03

Day 7 · Fri Oct 30 · Vodun in New Orleans

$21.03

Day 8 · Sat Oct 31 · Cemetery Sweep

$21.03

Day 9 · Sun Nov 1 · Closing Ancestor Feast

$21.03

Pay What You Can

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