** THIS WEEK **
Saturday, February 6 ~ Teaching and Ceremony in the Peace Sound Chamber
Saturday 10am-5pm ~ Valentine Shopping Day
Sunday 1pm-5pm ~ Valentine Shopping Day
Sunday, February 7 ~ Fire Ceremony
** February**
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Tuesdays 7:30pm ~ Drumming, Meditation and Channeling
Thursday, February 18 ~ Thursday Night Sweat Lodge
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Ceremony in the Chamber ~ February 6th
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 Teaching and Ceremony in the Peace Sound Chamber
February 6th, 2016
10:00 am
~led by Perry Robinson
This month, we will be meeting in the Chamber for Teachings from the Medicine Wheel and Ceremonies from the new Edition of Joseph's book Being and Vibration.
Ceremony of Transformation --
We will create a ceremony of singing/chanting, introduced by Joseph Rael, Beautiful Painted Arrow in the new edition of his book BEING AND VIBRATION.
This Ceremony in the Peace/Sound Chamber, will reflect our personal hopes and dreams for world peace and personal transformation. From ancientness to 2016 into the future, each participant will have an opportunity to move from one way of being into another according to personal will and choices.
Bring food to share in a light feast afterward.
Gift Shop --
The Center for Peace Gift Shop will be open for a special Pre-Valentine's shopping day -- until 5 pm. We have received NEW merchandise appropriate for any season of the year!
We will start at 10 am. About 12 noon we will move up to the house for a potluck lunch.
Please bring food to share.
If you are feeling abundant, a donation ($10-$20) would be appreciated. Donations are used to support the Center For Peace..
There is never a charge for Ceremony. If you are not feeling abundant, PLEASE do not allow this to prevent you from coming.
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Valentine Shopping Day
February 6 & 7
10am-5pm
The Center for Peace Gift Shop will be open for a special Pre-Valentine's shopping day -- until 5 pm. We have received NEW merchandise appropriate for any season of the year!
Several large crystals have been added along with one of a kind jewelry, beautiful bags, and unique pieces discovered on a recent buying trip.
Our prices are the best you will find in the area because we do not have the overhead that other shops have. It is our pleasure to provide these beautiful items at very affordable prices. Whether you are shopping for gifts, give away items or something for yourself, there are many new things to see.
Each visitor will be given an index card (or more) on which you can make your Wish List, so bring your partner, friends and family for a day of leisurely browsing our shop. Each person will have an opportunity to shop for anyone that they choose, while their relative, partner or friend enjoys a cup of tea or coffee and a cookie and a friendly conversation with other persons of like mind.
With your Wish List in hand, your partner can’t go wrong in choosing the perfect gift for you!
All Wish List cards will be filed by us for future buying trips for your birthday, Valentines Day, anniversary or any other occasion. We will also be able to contact you by email when we receive fantastic new merchandise for you to add to your list or to choose from for someone else.
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Monthly Fire Ceremony ~ Sunday, February 7th
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 Fire Ceremony
Sunday, February 7th - 6:45 pm
~ led by Katy Koontz
In the interest of "Walking Gently" on our land;
Please DO NOT park or drive in the meadow.
~Thanks
The purpose of the FIRE CEREMONY is to heal and purify both the planet’s physical oceans and the oceans of cosmic thought.
At 7 pm local time, fire elders light ceremonial fires at each of the Peace Sound Chambers around the world. Those present watch the fire in silence until it burns out, giving to it what we want to transmute in our lives and staying open to the messages and teachings it brings.
All are welcome. We suggest you arrive around 6:45 pm.
Donations are appreciated.
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Sweat Lodge ~ February 18th
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Thursday Night Lodge
February 18th
fire starts @ 5 pm
go in lodge about 6:30
~led by Steve Citty
(In case of bad weather, we will gather in the Chamber for a Medicine Wheel Ceremony)
Please arrive as early as 1 hour prior to lodge time to help with the process of covering the lodge.
The Sweat Lodge Ceremonies at the Center For Peace are "Purification Lodges" based in Native American tradition from the Pueblo and Ute People and we honor the ancestors and their teachings in the lodge.. We seek purification and a deeper spiritual awareness through prayer.
Drumming and chanting combine with the steam, heat and darkness to intensify prayers and personal introspection. The lodge leader with help from the fire tender holds an energetic space of safety and security while setting the intent of the lodge and throughout the ceremony.
There are composting toilets in the meadow. You may change clothes in these toilets or at the Peace Sound Chamber. There is no nudity in our lodges.
Suggested Items to Bring:
- Two Towels
- Men are requested to wear swim trunks, gym shorts or something similar.
- Women are requested to wear a skirt or dress. (Something for inside the sweat that is modest and you don’t mind getting muddy.)
- Change of clothes (Preferably long sleeve and covers all of the legs to keep from getting the feast area dirty).
- Covered Dish for the Feast.
It is appropriate to bring tobacco, a small gift, or monetary gift for the fire-keeper and lodge master, both of whom offer their services to the people as a gift.
Cash donations are used to support the Sweat Lodge. We use lots of wood for the fire; supplies like herbs (sage, tobacco, cornmeal, etc.), drinking water, and more. If you are feeling abundant, a donation would be appreciated. (Typically $10-$20)
Information: Steve Citty (865) 300-4424
More..
There is never a charge for Ceremony. If you are not feeling abundant, PLEASE do not allow this to prevent you from coming.
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 If you have read Joseph's book "sound" but were unable to access the audio files which are referred to in the book, GOOD NEWS-
The audio files that are companion to Joseph’s book, Sound, Native Teachings and Visionary Art have now been added back to the Joseph Rael web site and are available for listening. They are fascinating to listen to even if you don’t have the book on hand.
Here Joseph instructs us as elders to talk about the sacredness of the Earth and the sacredness of the people of the Earth.
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BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!
 We are excited to announce that we have received copies of all of Joseph's books that are in print.
The following books are available at the Gift Shop.
You can order directly from Millichap Books. (You will have to pay shipping when ordering from Millichap Books. There will be no shipping charge on the books purchased at the Center.)
Just click on the book cover for more information or to order from Millichap Books.
Being and V ibration:
~Entering the New World
– a new and greatly expanded and enhanced edition of Joseph’s seminal book.
Joseph’s art in four colors throughout
Joseph’s vision for the Sound Chambers
Special Mystery School for Entering the New World
 House of Shattering Light:
Life as an American Indian Mystic
Here is the amazing personal story of Joseph Rael, Beautiful Painted Arrow, from his birth on the Southern Ute reservation,
through his childhood at Picuris Pueblo, to his work today as a healer, visionary and man of peace. It is a story of the power of Native American ceremonies, both ancient and contemporary, of visions, miracles, and mystical knowledge.
 Sound: Native Teachings and Visionary Art
One of the great living visionaries in the Native American tradition presents the most substantial book yet of his teachings, illustrated with 60 of his colorful visionary artworks and links to scores of his voice recordings online.
In this collection of his most basic and profound teachings, Joseph Rael writes about sound as the basis for all that is, and shows us how to use sound to remake ourselves and our world.
 Ceremonies of the Living Spirit
This **NEW** edition will be available this month on the website and will be in our bookstore NOW!
ABOUT JOSEPH RAEL
 The VisionaryEntering the Mystic Universe of Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow)
by Kurt Wilt, PhD
 Vast Self(a new poetry release)
by Kurt Wilt, PhD
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Drumming, Meditation and Channeling
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 DRUMMING, MEDITATION, AND CHANNELING
Tuesdays
7:30-9:30pm
We will drum for a while, then drift into a silent meditation. The Guides, with which Perry works, will begin to speak.
All are invited to attend. Bring your favorite drum [we will have a few extras here, if you do not have one to play], an open mind, and a supportive heart. In the spirit of "my job is to show up", let's see what happens. You will know if you need to be here.
An opportunity will be given for other Guides to speak as well. Out of respect for time, let's come early to socialize, so we can start on time.
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We are asking for sponsorship through monthly donations.
These donations do not need to be large but if those who love the Center for Peace could help by committing a few dollars on a monthly basis it could be the difference between always hoping that someday we will be able to build or provide those needed areas (i.e. showers, sleeping areas, restrooms) and actually making it happen.
If you have participated in any of the programs, offerings, and events that occur on an ongoing basis at the Center for Peace you have already felt the personal blessings from these activities. Our mission is to be a Spiritual Center for our community which extends to anyone open to this learning path.
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2016 Center For Peace Dance Schedule
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2016 Dance Schedule at
The Center For Peace
Seymour, TN
May 27-29
Chiefs: Jennilea Beem & Heather Robinson
July 15-18
August 13th
September 30th-October 2nd
December 3-4
Long Dance
Chiefs: Colby McLemore & Katy Koontz
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The Center For Peace is a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation.
We exist on donations.
If you have ever come to the Center For Peace and liked what you found, PLEASE consider donating now; either a one time donation, or set up an ongoing donation through PayPal.
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FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 6th
10 am
Teaching and Ceremony in the Chamber
Saturday February 6th
10-5
Sunday February 7th
1-6
Shopping for Valentine's Day
Sunday, February 7th
10am
Monthly Council Meeting
Sunday, 7th 6:45pm
Monthly Fire Ceremony
Thursday, February 16th
Thursday Night Sweat Lodge
(fire starts @5pm, in lodge about 6:30)
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The Center for Peace is a non-profit religious corporation in the State of Tennessee. Donations to the Center for Peace can be claimed as deductions from income for income tax purposes.
Active Council Members of the Center for Peace:
Nan Citty
Knoxville, TN
865-405-6809
Steve Citty
Knoxville, TN
865-300-4424
Ashley King
Maryville, TN
865 466-0157
Teresa McKee
Lenoir City,TN
865-755-0778
Sandy Palmer
Seymour, TN
865-304-0765
Heather Robinson
Seymour, TN
865-414-9492
Jeanne Robinson
Seymour, TN
865-428-3070
Lee Sinnott
Johnson City, TN
336-624-5829
Peggy Towson
Knoxville, TN
865 661-9111
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The Peace Sound Chamber is available for chanting, vision quests and ceremonies of many different types.
You are encouraged to come to the chamber and chant, drum, meditate or simply sit (the chamber Spirits love it); please check first that there is not something already scheduled. Please call at least two weeks in advance to reserve our facilities as usage requires council approval
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