Dian plans to hold Sacred Ceremonies in different locations within Australia and abroad.

These will bring together Sacred Theatre, Indigenous cultural and healing practices including the Native American Fire Ceremony, healing through Sound, Colour and Movement, connections with whales and dolphins where possible, crystals and more.

Three Ceremonies are planned for August 2007, one on Aboriginal land by the sea in Bruny Island, Tasmania, one in the Victor Harbour area in South Australia, and one in Alice Springs. These will be presented by Dian and Bruce Hardwick, a Native American master of the Fire Ceremony tradition. Bruce is frequently invited to address a variety of conferences, such as the 100 Year World Peace Conference in The Hague, and those attended by Senior University Professors and Catholic Bishops. In order to offer these ceremonies, this highly respected Shaman of the Ojibwa people will make a special journey from his home in Upper Michigan State bear country, on the Canadian border.

For many years Bruce has devoted his teachings to expanding the availability of traditionally exclusive cultural practices to uninitiated Native American men, women and children, and to all members of non-Indigenous societies. One very successful way in which he has achieved this is to teach all who wish to join together in playing the Big Drum. This art, in the past, has only been practised by initiated Native American men.

Bruce’s vision of creating ten Healing and Training Centres open to all comers, whatever their race or creed, is already being developed in the USA. His own home centre is named “4-All”. There is another Centre, “Sacred Waters”, in South Bend, Indiana, and two or three similar Centres to come in the USA. The remainder will be located in several other countries around the world.

The August Ceremonies are being created to raise energy for this open, globally important project, and specifically for Dian’s major life-goal of creating a Residential Heart Centre in Alice Springs. This will offer Healing (Indigenous and non-Indigenous modalities), Spiritual Retreats, and Cross-Cultural Education Programmes, which will draw on knowledge from many cultures around the world. When Bruce received the information from Dian about her plans for the Alice Springs Centre, he immediately identified this as one of the ten in his original vision, and offered his services.

Funding for the August Ceremonies is needed, and Dian would be delighted to hear from anyone who can contribute money, skills, or gifts for auction.

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