These are the times foretold in Native prophecies, when the First People of this continent will share their ways & encourage all people to undertake the journey toward healing their own race in the sacred hoop of nations.
Ohki’s book on modern matrifocal shamanism:
, Red Wheel/Weiser.
Review from Amazon.com
A comprehensive & poetic reporting of long misunderstood ways of the Red Lodge of indigenous peoples. Forest offers compelling evidence that the perspective from the Red Lodge is what the world requires for individual & collective restoration to balance & well being. She shows in detail how the Red Lodge ways provide, through the Native Council & Medicine Wheel ways, an Earth-derived map to self-governance that modern people are questing for in many forms. With tremendous precision & clarity, she demonstrates how the Council ways prepares us to relate to planet & self in ways that naturally unmask & transform our egos, self-importance, isolating individualism & cultural trance. This is a powerful work to which those who study or practice shamanic work will refer again & again.
Collection of Native writers & Ohki’s essay on Maya resistance in Chiapas:
, Contributor, Inner Traditions / Bear & Company, 2008
Return of the Ancient Council Ways: Indigenous Survival in Chiapas
Ohki’s Plenary talk at the 2005 Bioneers Conference appears in this collection of essays alongside Bioneers presenters John Mohawk, Paula Gunn Allen, Winona LaDuke, John Trudell, Oren Lyons & others. These powerful & inspiring essays range in topic from “Uncovering the Eco-Spiritual Values of the Original Instructions” to “Decolonization & Global Indigenous Struggles for Justice,” & more.
Bioneers is an organization dedicated to inspiring a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other & future generations. Ohki has presented at their annual conferences in CA.
Bioneer Plenary DVD
RETURN OF THE ANCIENT COUNCIL WAYS: Indigenous Survival in Chiapas In this highly-acclaimed plenary talk at Bioneers 2005, Ohki shares Maya, Mongolian & Mohawk prophecies that illuminate ancient wisdom pointing to the vital importance of supporting the Maya vanguard of resistance to globalized corporatism, & their dignified renewal of Earth ways. Ohki links the return of the Plumed Serpent with the Maya people of Chiapas, sharing several stories from their struggle.
Bioneer Panel CDs 2005-2008
WHEN WOMEN LEAD: A Panel with Ohki Forest, Nina Simons & others Ohki’s earth-centered women’s wisdom on the prophesized coming Era of Woman, the power of reclaiming matrilineal ways & the natural economy of women given by the Earth shows paths to create revolutionary changes in these times. She shares examples of the power of circles of decided Native women in resisting violence & oppression from Canada to Chiapas.
To read an excerpt of Ohki’s talk
WOMEN & MONEY: A Panel with Ohki Forest, Rha Goddess & others A wide ranging panel on women’s relationship to money where Ohki emphasizes the importance of women reasserting their proper place at the center of the community & as the ones most closely connected to the roots of a balanced economy.
Bioneers CD & DVD $15 each shipping & handling (978) 633-7388
In the new dreaming awaiting us, we can go in any direction, all is possible, it just depends on us & the seeds we plant in our beings, our inner thoughts & consciousness.
In Chiapas 2006 with a collective effort of Native musicians, Ohki created a Drum CD with an exquisite blend of pre-Colombian instruments to lead the spiritual seeker in shamanic journey. This CD contains 2 tracks, 30 min. each
Maya Water Dreaming
The Regions of Mystery, Reach Universal Source The Regions of Mystery are called Xibalba by the ancient Maya, which refers to the Underworlds. This profound journey is an initiation into Xibalba’s 9 passages in order to find the source of your being & all that exists in the universe. A journey CD to gain awareness of your fears, clear inner shadows, & release suffering, hardships & obstacles.
The Cavern of Dreams, Enter Magical Reality For eons, Natives have taught that the dreamtime is the reality & this reality is the dream. Gaining greater detachment in seeing daily reality as a dream helps you to not over-analyze or over-dramatize. In this journey, you are guided to travel to the Moon to enhance the power of your dream body & develop a greater connection to your dreams & spirit.
The Roots of Earth & The Voice of Void / both journeys on the same CD
The Roots of Earth, Feel Divine Passion A profound journey to meet with Awehai, spirit goddess of Earth, & enter the sacred circle on her Turtle’s back where time & space are one. This journey helps rekindle the sacred flame of divine passion within you & reconnect with the totality of your true nature.
The Voice of Void, Hear the Power of Silence This journey guides you to realize the nature of emptiness, where silence is beyond all sounds. In order to find our source & spirit within, we must hear with our eyes & see with our ears. Experience the nature of the Void, which is divine harmony living at the heart of the universe.
The Hands of Earth & The Eyes of Sun / both journeys on the same CD
The Hands of Earth, Touch the Sacred Dream In Native ways, touching means not only touching with your hands, but also with your heart. Connect to the circle of sacred Life by feeling the hands of all people & celebrating together the flame of joy in the heart & dream of Earth for overcoming feelings of isolation & separateness.
The Eyes of Sun, See the Spirit World This transformative journey develops your inner perception beyond the form & surface of things. Soar like an eagle into the light & shadows of the world for a deep reflection about your spiritual responsibility, & overcome the barriers of materialism & individualism within yourself.
Drum & Teaching CDs: $22 each / 1 Hour each Full Set of 8 CDs: $170 shipping & handling (978) 633-7388
Red Wind Councils, Ohki’s NGO, collaborates directly with some of the most talented Maya artisans in Chiapas. For information on Maya crafts & goods such as their copal resin, copal incense sticks & tobacco please contact .