ENERGY MATTARS THE NUMBER 9 THE LETTER C IN BLACK AND WHITE WITH OAK ( AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION AND ADVICE THIS HEYOKA ASPECT IS BEING DROPPED FROM THE PROJECT) BUT THE SACRED CLOWN LIVES ON IN ANOTHER FORMAT TO BE EXPLORED

 ON A DRIZZLY JANUARY DAY MID WEEK A GESITH AND A TOLTEC SHAMAN MET IN LLANDAFF VILLAGE AT JASPERS FOR EARL GREY AND COOFEE 

          TO HAVE REACHED THIS POINT IN TIME INVOLVED PERSONAL JOURNEYS AT TIMES OF A DUALISTIC NATURE. BOTH JO AND IWAN HAD LIMITED TIME BUT THE CONVERSATION WAS PALATABLE WITH ENERGY, SPIRITUAL WANDERINGS AND ART RAMBLINGS AT ITS CORE, JO WAS INTRODUCED TO THE HEYOKA BY IWAN, A MOMENT CHANGED FOR EVER OR WAS IT ALWAYS JUST WAITING?

      WE BOTH DECIDED WE WOULD COLLABERATE IN THE FORM OF PERFORMANCE BASED ON THE SPRITUAL PATHS , EXCITING TIMES WITH DUE DILLEGENCE AND RESPECT, THE TIMES WHERE GOOD

I IMMERSED MYSELF IN RESEARCHING THE HEYOKA , SACRED CLOWNS OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN LAKOTA PEOPLE, HEYOKA MIRROR EMPATHS , ANTI AUTHORTARIAN , SILLYNESS, ( THE WISE FOOL ) WHO HELP OTHERS TO SEE THEMSELVES MORE CLEARLY, HEYOKA CONNECTED TO THUNDER BEINGS OFTEN THROUGH WAKING/LUCID DREAMING AND TRANCE . THE SACRED BEINGS OFFERING THEM SYMBOLISM AND INSIGHT TO HELP OTHERS AND THEMSELVES

I READ BLACK ELK SPEAKS THE COMPLETE EDITION BY JOHN G REIHARDT , IT EFFECTED ME DEEPLY , THE BOOK OFTEN REFFERED TO AS THE NATIVE AMERICAN " BIBLE" PROFUND IN ITS CONTENT , BLACK ELK WAS HEYOKA, READ IT MY WORDS ARE LOST IN EXPLANATION

I THEN TRIED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH WAMBLI SINA WIIN A HEYOKA,JUDGE AND EDUCATIONALIST IN BACONE COLLEGE . OKLAHOMA AFTER READING HER ARTICLE IN THE NATIVE TIMES HEYOKA A MAN TALLER THAN HIS SHADOW HERE IS MY EMAIL MESSAGE Hello,

Well, firstly I should introduce myself. My name is Jo Osborne. I am an artist and a mature student studying for an MA in Fine Art at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea Campus, South Wales, UK. I recently read your article in the native times "A man taller than his shadow" which I very much enjoyed. So I hope you don't mind me getting in touch regarding this subject.  

Until recently, I was completely unaware of the Heyoka. They came into my awareness through a meeting with a fellow artist. He had some knowledge on the subject and mentioned that he had never met anyone with all the characteristics of a Heyoka before. After he explained a bit more about them, I researched and was astounded to discover the similarities I share with  Heyoka people  .  

This subject matter falls very easily into my current project. I have been looking at identity, gender and intolerance and asking questions about cultural appropriation and recontextualization. I have my own opinions on this, and I now find myself very much in the middle of the subject I am researching, which leads to my questions. Do you believe the Heyoka can transcend different cultures? And what is your own outlook on cultural appropriation? 

I would love to chat with you or other Heyoka on this subject. If you could find the time to slot me in?  

Thank you for taking the time to read my email. I wish you the very best of health and look forward to your reply.  

Cheers

Jo

I AM NOW WAITING ON THE BOOKS 

LAME DEER , SEEKER OF VISIONS BY JOHN ( FIRE) LAME DEER

                      AND

SONG OF THE HEYOEHKAH , HYEMEYOHSTS STORM BY SEVEN ARROWS

                   SO HERE NOW IS A BIG QUESTION 

REAPPROPROPRIATION OR ARCHETYPE OR BOTH ?

THE TRICKSTER/JOKER ARCHETYPE TRANSCENDS MANY COUNTRIES,CULTURES AND HISTORICAL TIMES, A GO TOO READ ON THE ARCHETYPE ARE THE WRITINGS OF JOSPEH CAMPBELL

( LOKIS LOVECHILD ) WAS A T SHIRT DESIGN I ONCE CAME UP WITH 

THE HERLOKA IS ONE OF THE MOST REFINED/DEFINED ROLES DUE TO THE INTRINSIC UNDERSTANDING OF PAGAN WAYS AND FAITH WITHIN THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE BUT SO FEW INDEGNIOUS HEYOKA ARE LEFT

NEW AGE FOLK OFTEN PROCLAIMING HEYOKA STATUES , TRUE OR NOT AND OFTEN SADLY FOR ALTERER MOTIVES , THE WHITE MAN/WOMENS CASH ORIENTATED WAYS 

THE HEYOKA PATH IS NOT CHOSEN BUT BORN WITH , YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE LABEL OR NOT

LEFT HANDED, DYSLEXIC, BREECH OR PREMATURE BIRTH, JOKERS, ANTI AUTHORITY, ABSURDIST, MIRROR EMPATHS, BORN IN THUNDEROUS TIMES, VISITED BY THUNDER BEINGS/SPIRITS/GODS , FOLKS OFTEN OVERWHELMED BY OTHERS EMOTIONS UNTILL THEY UNDERSTAND THERE GIFT, SURREAL AT TIMES, COUNSELLORS TO OTHERS USING CONTRADICTION, IRRATIONALITY, HUMOUR , THE REVERSE IS OFTEN POTRAYED , UNORTHODOX IN THERE VERY NATURE, ............. THE BIGGER PICTURE IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT 

I PLAN ON CONTACTING THE LAKOTA PEOPLE FOR ADVICE AND INSIGHT AND EQUALLY IF REJECTED THAT IS ALSO ALL GOOD , THE PATH HAS PITFALLS

NOW THE PERFORMANCE ASPECT

BLACK AND WHITE COLOUR CODED ( SEE HEYOKA IMAGERY )

MOVEMENT, ENERGY, RITUAL, THE GREAT MYSTERY

SHAMANIC WAYS AND SEAX WICA MAGICK ( ONLY UTILISED IF HONOURED IN A SACRED WAY)

                                     

                                    TWO PERFORMERS TWO PATHS SAME DESTINATION 

                                     A ONCE MONTHLY MEETING 

                                        UPDATES TO FOLLOW 

 

                                    THIS WILL BE MY MAIN PROJECT AS IT IS REALITY ALLREADY