Rituals powered by intention focus concentration, enabling access to more rarefied levels of the mind for communication with the spiritual realms for prophecy and guidance and to influence events. That is how knowledge of the healing powers of plants was first gained, how understanding was developed about the importance of honoring the four directi

The native peoples, the red people, were entrusted with the guardianship of the Earth, the teachings of the plants, foods, and healing herbs. The yellow race carried the knowledge of air, of spiritual advancement through knowledge of the sky, wind, and breath. The black people were given knowledge of the water, the most adaptive and yet most powerf

sharing their visions, prophecies, and ancient healing and nurturing ways, the Grandmothers hope to inspire others to more consciously partake in the unfolding of Creation. As carriers of their tribes’ traditions, all these women elders are powerful; they are fierce in the best sense. Their deep knowledge and reverence make them poets of life and g

Spirituality’s highest purpose is to touch a mystery beyond words, which is perceived only in silence and solitude, the Grandmothers say. Listening within the silence puts one in touch with the energy, vibration, and spiritual forces that are at the heart of Creation. The realms are real, not of the imagination, and can only be reached by a quiet m

We have lost the most fundamental teaching: that all life is sacred, all life is One.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is our gift, and we better use it wisely.”

“The empowerment, knowledge, wisdom, caring, and sharing around the table is magnificent. I felt you all before I saw you. One of the beautiful things I can say is that the Creator is on our side because we are walking our talk. That is a power in itself.”

The extraordinary women of the Grandmothers Council were first drawn together by an American woman named Jeneane Prevatt (who goes by the name Jyoti). Her doctoral studies had taken her to the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, where she became interested in the contributions indigenous traditions could make in “helping people to discover their innate

Grandmother Agnes believes the ceremony opened a space for the healing energy of the Creator by offering prayers of gratitude to the Salmon People for giving up their lives to feed humanity. “I am trying to teach reciprocity,” she says. “We two-leggeds are always taking and rarely giving back. Without reciprocity, the balance of nature is thrown of