Wanblee South Dakota The Pine Ridge Reservation, the current home of the Oglala Lakota Sioux, has been suffering from a plague of poverty and violence since the people were forced onto the reservation more than a century ago. Their traditional hunter gatherer life became impossible an

Women in Culture This way of life is based on observation of energy movement and how the energies are related. By developing this understanding we begin to see creation as the movements of the Great Mystery. We can witnesses the creation born off of the Great Mystery in the wheeling o

The Sacred Pipe The Sacred Pipe is known as the Canupa in the Lakota language.  The Canupa is an essential tool of connection.  Of all the tools, it is the one which develops the deepest awareness.  It creates an amplified connection with the intelligence that is commonly known as int

Hello Everyone, Thanks for taking time to read this email about the passing of Godfrey. Godfrey Chipps through his lifetime has had incredible impact in this world by bringing many people into contact with the powers of creation, traditionally called Tunkasila. He became a traditional

Deep Insight and Vision When I was 15 years old I received deep insight and became hyperaware of the patterns of human interaction with nature. Because there is not a better word for this in the English language, I call this a “Vision”. This deep insight and the accompanying images oc

Cure for the Modern “Dis-ease” The system of disconnection and tension People from all walks of life are becoming more aware that we are trapped in an ever darkening shadow of modern life. From the time of our birth we’ve been program to disconnect from what is truly important and ful

Greetings, I first want to greet you from my heart and thank you for taking time to read this message. My name is Salvatore Gencarelle. Through this letter I’m reaching out to community leaders and people from all walks of life that are called to integrate the ancient wisdom of indige

Journey to South Dakota I recently returned from a week-long trip to South Dakota. I went to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near the town of Wanblee to spend time with my mentor and teacher. I journeyed there to learn and to find how to better help and support the health and happin

Video from the Leadership Initiation Program This is a video clip from the Leadership Initiation Program currently running in Bonny Doon, Ca.  As part of this program we have monthly mentoring phone calls as both a group and as individuals. During these calls we speak about a wide ran

Transformation In my lifetime I’ve had many transformative experiences. Whereas most people in this modern age might have one or two transformative events in the course of a life span, I’ve had more than I can count. There is a very good reason for this. Let me explain. When I was 15