Lesson 11 Rattle Project
I used a dried gourd for my rattle. I tried to keep my materials as natural as I
can. I painted the entire gourd blue
since I am from the Blue Feather Camp. I
then painted the Correllium on it, above the Correllium sits an Eagle and below
the Correllium are three Eagle feathers.
The Correllium is for our Tradition (Tribe) to honor
it. Many of our founding ancestors are
with mixed bloods including Native American, (Cherokee) and to honor this class
of Correllian Shamanism. The Eagle, seated
above the Correllium is for Guardianship, Protection, Community, Power, Vision
and Inspiration. The Eagle Tail Feathers
below the Correllium is for strong healing power, that no matter the blows we Correllian’s
may bare or our Tradition as a whole, that we will weather these blows in the
healing powers of Great Eagle and embrace the opportunities, insights and
skills offered to us with clear focus and determination.
One the other side of my rattle, I placed 2 Crows, one
flying upward and one flying downward. This
is also a representation of Yin and Yang, bringing balance to all things. The Crows are the messengers between the
worlds, Crow flying up takes our messages to the other realms and Crow flying
downward, brings us messages from the other realm. I wanted to create an open line of
communications between the realms to aid me in my journeys. I also added a Bear Claw print to call in
protection, strength and continuation.
Honoring Bear as Warrior, for the true warrior is the peacemaker. Bear shows us this by its character,
peacefully existing in the wild eating from shrubs and berries displaying
tempered ways, yet if the Bear becomes threatened then it is a most powerful
and furious creature. Bear is very
protective of its children even to the point of its own death. So I ask Bear to walk with me in my journeys,
not only protecting me, yet teaching me the ways of true Warrior. Lastly you will notice the images of a Circle
which contains a Square (also known as the Circle Squared) and in the center of
the square is a centered dot. This
symbolizes the unity of Spirit and Matter.
The pathway of oneness, that we are never disconnected and that the
knowledge and wisdom that we strive to find is ever present within. This is symbolic of our journey of
reconnecting on a conscious level to a higher consciousness. The centered dot represents the
all-encompassing oneness of infinite existence.
My photos are posted in the group.
Blessings as Always,
Katherina
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