The Burning Times
Associations---Modern Earth Crone Women
Tapes Found On---Camp 92
Origin---modern
Choreographer---Mara Bennet
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Notes
A balla d of the persecution of the midwives, healers and earth
wise ones during the Inquisition, when it was considered a crime to help
a woman in childbirth (women, after all, as bearers of the original sin,
were meant to suffer).
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The name ëfaggotí comes from the fact that many Celtic shamans
were transvetic (uniting the two dragons of the universe in their being
and transcending the duality roles of the culture). When they were burned,
they were tied and laid on the pile of sticks (faggots) which were to burn
the women (witches). Thus the word ëfaggotí for gay orientated men.
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This is the era that finally eradicated the wisdom of the native
European peoples and supplanted it with the militarized version of Christianity.
Do not mistake the militarized version of Christianity for the true spiritual
message of the Christ.
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In the middle of the dance there is a pause which, as a facilitator,
you will quickly come to recognize. When the pause is about to occur, say
ëho!í loudly so that the dancers stop and in the moment listen to the phrase
sung during the pause.
nine million European women they died.
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Words in English
In the cool of the evening, they used to gather,
'neath the stars in the meadow circling an old oak tree.
At the times appointed by the seasons of the earth and the phases
of the moon.
In the center, often stood a woman, equal with the others respected
for her word.
One of the many they call the witches, the healers and the teachers
of the wisdom of the Earth.
And the people grew in the knowledge she gave them,
herbs to heal their bodies, smells to make their spirits whole.
Hear them chanting healing incantations, calling for the wise
ones celebrating in dance and song.
Isis, Astarte, Diane, Hecati, Dimitra, Kali, Inanna
There were those who came to power, through domination.
They were bonded in their worship of a dead man on a cross.
They sought control of the common people
by demanding allegiance to the church of Rome.
And the Pope he commenced the inquisition, as war against the
women
whose powers they feared.
In this holocaust, in this age of evil,
nine million European women they died.
And a tale is told of those who by the hundreds, holding hands
together chose their deaths in the sea.
While chanting the praises of the Mother Goddess, their refusal
of betrayal women were dying to be free.
Isis, Astarte, Diane, Hegati, Dimitra, Kali, Inanna
Now the Earth is a witch, and we still burn her.
Stripping her down with mining and the poison from our wars.
Still to us the Earth is a healer, a teacher and a mother.
The weaver of a web of light that keeps us all alive.
She gives us the vision to see through the chaos,
she gives us the courage, it is our will to survive!
Isis, Astarte, Diane, Hegati, Dimitra, Kali, Inanna
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