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The Illumination of Consciousness Series:  Egyptian Mysteries & other Esoteric Studies
 

  Sunreed World Musical Instruments:
Sound Healing tools:  Crystal Bowls, Tibetan Bowls, Tingshaws, Shamanic Drums, African Drums,
Flutes, Shakuhachi Native American Flutes & drums, Didgeridoos,
much more

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Schedule of Upcoming Classes:  

 
Sacred Sound Therapies   *   Monthly Sound Circles   *   To Register for Classes

                                                2007-2008 Trainings, Classes, and Workshops,~ a current listing of upcoming programs  (click here, or scroll down)
   2008 Trainings Only, Click here


Please Contact Us for further and most up to date class information, for accomodations, registration, directions,
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  The Center of Light:  Phone:  (802) 674-9585     Fax:  (802) 674-9586     E-Mail info@sunreed.com
 
Sound Healers Practitioner Series 
  Sound healing and esoteric programs in
Europe, England, April 2007; Germany and Austria, September, 2007
Special Events  *  Including our tour of Sacred Sites in England, April-May, 2007, & Hatun Karpay in Peru.
Earth Mysteries SchoolOur outdoor programs focusing on the Beauty and nature of the Earth, ourself,
and our relationship to each other, Peruvian & Native mysticism, and more.

 The Illumination of Consciousness Series:  In depth studies of the Nature of Consciousness,
via master techniques of
Egyptian High Alchemy, & other Esoteric Practices
 
All programs are at the Center of Light in Ascutney, VT, and facilitated by Zacciah Blackburn, unless otherwise indicated.  Contact us if you would like to be on our newsletter of upcoming events, occasional words of wisdom, and peace prayers; or, if you see programs of interest which you would like to see repeated, or if you would like to partner with us to bring any of these programs to your area.


   
Calendar Years 2007-8 Events 

Sound Transforms Consciousness

TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SACRED SOUND
Join Zacciah in his powerful healing programs
All programs are in Ascutney, VT, unless otherwise indicated    


2007-8 School of Sound Healing
In depth cognitive & intuitive trainings in the use of sound as a healing modality in private and therapeutic practice:
2007-8 Professional Sound Healers Training Series begins Sept 21-23, 2007, and continues for 8 months, listings are available
Sept 21-23, The Nature of Sound in Healing, the first in our series of 8 professional trainings for sound healing practitioners.
Oct 12-14, Using Healing Sound Instruments the second in our series of sound healer trainings, focusing on the use of instruments in sound healing.
Nov 10-12, The Neurophysiology of Sound, the third in our series of sound healer trainings, focusing on the science of sound and how it effects human neurophysiology.
Dec 7-9;  Using the Voice, with Intention; the third in our series of sound healer trainings; Exploring the voice in personal and professional sound practices.
4 more weekends, a total of 8 weekends, one/month, in Level I, first year studies, plus Level II and III if you choose to continue.
(Attuning the Chakras, Creating Sacred Space, Sacred Sound Transmissions, Application of Sound Therapies)
See our School of Sound Healing listings

Other Programs, utilizing Sacred Sound, Shamanic traditions, ancient mysteries, esoteric studies: 

2007-8 Trainings, Classes, and Workshops

JANUARY, 2007
Watch for additonal events and free teleconferences with well known Sound Healers (monthly)
For most up to date information, join our newsletter (send us an e-mail or call)
January 1;  Sound Healers Practitioner Training 2007, Level II, Final Early Registration Discount. Save $162.50  
January 13-15;  The Nature of Sound in Healing, First of our 8 month series, Level I, Professional Sound Healers.  Professional Sound Healers Training Series
January 26-28 Healing, Voice, & Application of Sound Therapies, Level II, the first of 5 month programs,
                    prerequisite:  Level I training or equivalent 
February, 2007
Feb 22-24; Sound Healing Workshop, or Egyptian High Alchemy, Whidbey Is., WA.
Feb 17-19; Using Healing Sound Instruments; Exploring principal instruments used in sound healing practice. Level I,   Professional Sound Healers Training Series
March, 2007
Mar 14; Amrita Cottrell, Healing Music Org, Free Live WebCast and Interactive Teleconference, www.allonenow.org, 8:30 PM
Mar  16-18; The Neurophysiology of Sound;  How sound effects change via the natural forces within our bodies. Level I,    Professional Sound Healers Training Series
Mar 19-20; Wisdom of the Americas, Maya & the Thirteen Grandmothers:  Free Live WebCast www.allonenow.org, 8:30 PM
Mar 22, 7-10 PM:  Healing Circle
Mar 24-25:  Emerging from the Cave:  
Explorations with the Sanctity of Bear.  Shamanic Healing ceremonies with Ancestral, Star & Bear Medicines.
Mar. 30 - April 1; Advanced Use of  Healing Sound Instruments, & Applications; skill development. LEVEL II  Professional Sound Healers Training Series
April, 2007
April 7- 8, 2007;  Meeting Our Divinity:  Resting in the Sanctuary of the Cosmos, Initiations and Empowerments in the use of Sekhem;  Tantric and Esoteric
           practices of Egyptian High Alchemy.  Saturday, 10 AM - 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM, Burlington, VT
April 11; Jonathan & Andi Goldman, Sacred Relationship:  The Tantra of Sound:  Free Live Webcast, www.allonenow.org
April 13-15;  Using the Voice, with Intention; Exploring the voice in personal and professional sound practices. Level I,  Professional Sound Healers Training Series
April 19, 7-10 PM:  Healing Circle;   Exploring aspects of our nature, healing techniques, prayers.
Apri27-May 6;
Sacred Sounds, Sacred Sites, Sacred Journeys:  Activating the Seeds of Our Potential; A ten day pilgrimage to the self, in ancient power sites along the Michael and Mary Ley Lines of England (including private ceremony in Avebury, Glastonbury, and  Stonehenge, & little known sites of ancient culture.)  Exploring the Divine Feminine and Masculine, joining in Sacred Union, and Birthing the Seeds of Ourself, deepening Core relationship within us, the Earth, and the Cosmos.   Watch for 2009 Tour in England.
May, 2007
May 12-15:  World Sound Healing Conference, San Francisco, Zacciah's presentation 5/14.
May 18-20;  Attuning the Chakras; The nature of, development & balancing of the chakras with sound.   Level I,  Professional Sound Healers Training Series
May 22; Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, Oncologist and Sound Healer, Free WebCast & Teleconference, www.allonenow.org
May 24; Healing Circle, 7-10 PM, Exploring aspects of our nature, healing techniques, prayers.
May 26-28; Energetics of the Human Component, Science,& Neurophysiology; LEVELII Sound Healers Training  Professional Sound Healers Training Series
June, 2007
June 1-4; The Art of Making Native American Style Flute, Drum, and Rattle, and Australian DidgeridooLearn to make & play your own, with master makers.
June 8-10; Creating Sacred Space.  Why, How do we use sacred space in our personal & professional practice? Level  I,  Professional Sound Healers Training Series
June 15-17;  Approaching Sacred Sites I, Moving Between Worlds, accessing the wisdom and energies of ancient sites of power in Vermont,
                        self alignment to our inherent Earth energies.

July, 2007
July 13-15; The Art of Sacred Sound Transmissions. Attuning to & Voicing our sacred nature.  Level I,  Professional Sound Healers Training Series
July 20-22; Sacred Space, Sacred Sound, Sacred Ceremony:  LEVEL II   Professional Sound Healers Training Series
July 29-August 6:  American Society of Dowsers Conference, Warren, VT. 
August, 2007
July 29-August 6:  American Society of Dowsers Conference, Warren, VT. Specific dates and trainings listed at a later time.  Zacciah will offer full day and partial day programs.
August 10-12; The Application of Sound Therapies:  LEVEL I  Professional Sound Healers Training Series
August 15-19:  Return to Beauty:  Ancient Ceremonial & Natural Power Sites of New England;  Entering  Deep relation with the Self, the Earth,
            & Cosmos, in exploration, ceremony, initiation and ritual.  Incorporating Ancient Peruvian Karpay initiations, the return of the Condor & Eagle,
            preparing for the Taripay Pacha:   “The Time of Meeting Ourselves Again.”  Finding our natural allies, our Power, and our Beauty.

August 24-26; Earth Healing & Awareness:  Deeper attunements in sacred sites; LEVEL II   Professional Sound Healers Training Series
September, 2007
   Sept 1-3,   Approaching Sacred Sites II:  Moving Between WorldsAdvanced Level Shamanic Training in ancient wisdom places, outdoors; prerequisite training.
   Sept  8,   The Power of Sekhmet, Egyptian mysteries, Murnau, Germany.
   Sept 11,  Evening Presentation, Munchen, Germany
   Sept 13-16
,  Boden, Austria, 3 day retreat:   The Illumintaion of Consciousness (info soon available)
   Sept 21-23; The Nature of Sound in Healing Level I Sound Healers Professional Trainings Begin, 3 yr certification
                        Can attend one or all programs in LEVEL I
October, 2007
    Oct 6-8;  Integrating Earth Energy Awareness in Sacred Sites, Level III Advanced SHT
    Oct. 12-14Using Healing Sound Instruments  Level I SHT
    Oct 20:  Annual APOV Conference, Springfield VT- Associated Psychotherapists of Vermont

    Oct 20-21, Whole Health Expo, Zacciah Presents Sat 12 PM and Sun, and World Sound Healing Concert, 6:30 PM, Sheraton Hotel, Burlington, VT
The Illumination of Consciousness Series: 
            Egyptian High Alchemy and the Rich, Vital, and Deep integration of the Higher Self
    Oct 25-26; Awaiting RA:  Horus; The Awakening; see full descriptions on line.
    Oct 26-27; The Golden Body: Sacred Union
November, 2007
NOV:  Level II and III 2007-8 Advanced Sound Healers Training Begins; info on line; 3 yr. certification program 
    Nov 1 - 3;  Healing , Voice, & Application of Sound Therapies Level II
    Nov. 10 – 12; The Neurophysiology of Sound  Level I SHT
    Nov 17-19;  Advanced Application of Sound Therapies, Level III
December, 2007
    Dec 7 – 9;  Using the Voice, with Intention; Exploring the voice in personal and professional sound practices. SHT Level I

2008 Programs
Most 2008 programs not yet listed
JANUARY, 2008
   Jan 5 - 7; Advanced Use of  Healing Sound Instruments, & Applications, Level II SHT
    Jan 11 - 13; Attuning the Chakras  Level I SHT
    Jan 18-20, LEVEL III SHT, The Nature of Consciousness
    Jan, or April, watch for dates:  Isis:  The Hidden Temple;  Egyptian High Alchemy; exploring the inner chambers of the heart,
                                                                                            moving in the world with an open heart, entering the world in loving relations.

February, 2008
    Feb.2 - 3; The Siddhis, Potentized practices for the authentic self, and for developing the evolved powers of inner sight & well being.  “The Siddhis” are our innate psychic abilities.
    Feb. 8 – 10; Energetics of the Human Component, Science, & Neurophysiology, Level II SHT
    Feb 29 - Mar 2;  Creating Sacred Space Level I SHT
March, 2008
    Mar 8 – 9:  Relationships:  Explorations into the nature of the cosmos;  Level III SHT
    March 14 – 16;  Sacred Sound Transmissions Level I SHT
April, 2008
    April  11 – 13;   The Application of Sound Therapies Level I SHT
    April 19 - 20;      ISIS:  The Hidden Temple; A Call to the Heart of Humanity: 
        Teachings on the Sanctity and Authenticity
  of the Human Heart
       
Sacred Initiations, and World Service  Huntington, VT
May, 2008
    May 2- 4 ; Sacred Space, Sacred Sound, Sacred Ceremony, Level II SHT
June, 2008
    June 6 - 8;  Earth Healing & Awareness:  Deeper attunements in sacred sites; LEVEL II   Professional Sound Healers Training Series
July, 2008
       July 11-13; Reconnecting Heaven and Earth:  IIIHS Conference, Montreal, Canada
Watch for dates:  Approaching Sacred Sites II:  Moving Between WorldsAdvanced Level Shamanic Training in ancient wisdom places, outdoors; prerequisite training.
August, 2008
July or August, watch for dates  Return to Beauty:  Ancient Ceremonial & Natural Power Sites of New England;  Entering  Deep relation with the Self, the Earth,
            & Cosmos, in exploration, ceremony, initiation and ritual.  Incorporating Ancient Peruvian Karpay initiations, the return of the Condor & Eagle,
            preparing for the Taripay Pacha:   “The Time of Meeting Ourselves Again.”  Finding our natural allies, our Power, and our Beauty.

September, 2008
        2008-9 Professional Sound Healers Training Series begins, and continues for 8 months, listings or dates not yet available.
October, 2008

November, 2007
        Oct 31, Nov 1-2;  The Sound Healing Network 4th Annual Conference on Sound Healing, Rowe Conference Center, MA;  watch for details
December, 2007

ADDITIONAL 2008 Dates to be Announced
Watch for 2008-9 Sacred Journeys, such as:
Sacred Sounds, Sacred Sites, Sacred Journeys:  Activating the Seeds of Our Potential;   2009
            A ten day pilgrimage to the self, in ancient power sites along the Michael and Mary Ley Lines of the UK 
           
(private ceremony in Avebury,
Glastonbury, and  Stonehenge, & little known sites of ancient culture.)  
2008-9 TOURS: Karpay, Peru; Return To Beauty, VT; Sacred Lakes, Sacred Mountains, VT; Sacred Sites, England

Advance & Multiple Registration Discounts are available for all registrants, & VT Adult Continuing Education Grants are available for qualifying participants.
2008-9 Advanced Level Trainings in Shamanic Practice and Sound Healing
Sound Healing Training Series Begins again in Fall 2008.  You may join us in most Level I Classes currently running.
Watch for additional listings.

Earth Mysteries School
The Sacred Union - April  - May in England
Sacred Sounds, Sacred Journeys, Sacred Sites
Exploring the currents of divine feminine and masculine energies in ancient sites of the Michael &
         Mary ley lines;   April 27- May 6, 2007, tour full.  We are devising tour for 2009, check back later, or join our newsletter list.
Return To Beauty - In VT, August 15-19, 2007
Ancient  traditional practices to come into authentic awareness of, and deeper relationship with,
         one’s true self and the beauty and consciousness of the Earth.
Hatun Karpay -   2007 Programs not available at this time.  Possible 2008 Tour.
The Great Initiation, in Peru. Explore historic sites as the Incas used them in sacred ceremonies
         of self-empowerment.     
Watch for Additional Summer & Fall programming, and advanced level Shamanic studies in outdoor sacred and power sites.
(All programs in Ascutney VT unless otherwise listed.  Discounts for advance registration, members of NESHRI and APOV, and more.)

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  Special Events:

April, 2008
    April 19 - 20;      ISIS:  The Hidden Temple; A Call to the Heart of Humanity: 
        Teachings on the Sanctity and Authenticity
  of the Human Heart
       
Sacred Initiations, and World Service  Huntington, VT





   
Watch for information on our Oct 31,Nov 1-2 2008 Conference at Rowe

Sc
ience,Spirituality, and Sound: 
<
This is info on our 2006 Conference;>
        The Third Annual Conference of
the New England Sound Healing Research Institute (NESHRI)

(We are now THE SOUND HEALING NETWORK (SHN))
       Friday through Sunday, November 17-19, 2006
       at the Rowe Conference Center, Rowe, MA
-ask to join our mail list for information on future NESHRI events-
<Zacciah is Director of Education for NESHRI/SHN>

  Leading Specialists in the Field, intentional healing musical concerts,
  and (tentative), a live web broadcast via the World Sound Healing Organization, and    AllOneNow.org
(Image Credit:  Harmonic "soundform" from Cymatics:
A Study of Wave Phenomena and Vibration © 2001 MACROmedia
Used by Permission. www.cymaticsource.com )


School of Sound Healing:  8 full weekends, over an 8 month course, in the therapeutic application of sound healing practices.  Can be taken individually or collectively toward certification.  Follow up with second year in depth applications, and third year clinical practice.  New programs begin every 9-12 months.

2007 Sound Healers Training, Extended Course
Zacciah has created a broad range of trainings in sound healing practice, which couples his deep cognitive and intuitive understanding of sound in therapeutic application.   These programs are an in depth study of the nature of sound and its healing effect on the human system, with cognitive and experiential training designed to better our understanding of, and therapeutic application in, the use of sound. 
A full series of eight weekends to began Jan 15-17, 2007 and continue through the August.   New programs will begin in fall, 2007.
8 full weekends of training in the therapeutic application of sound healing practices in first year Level I.    You may take one or all of the trainings.
And follow up with year II and III.

  * June 1-4, 2006:  The Art of Native American Making and Playing the Native American Style Flute, Drum, Rattle, and Australian Didgeridoo: Zacciah’s once/year workshop making and playing your own Native American style flute, with simple, acute exercises for learning, has expanded into a four day program with flute, drum, rattle, and didgeridoo. Come for one or all four instrument days.  Make one, learn to play, and take your own instruments home with you.

* Apr 27 - May 6, 2007:  Sacred Sounds, Sacred Sites, Sacred JourneysActivating the Seeds of our Potential:  The Sacred Union; Cultivating the Divine Feminine and Masculine within.   A 12 day sojourn into the sacred landscape of Great Britain, including ceremony in Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Avebury. We will work  with, activate, and anchor the sacred masculine and feminine energies within each of us, and the Earth, within the ancient sites, ending in the stone circles of Avebury during Beltane, the time of union of celestial and earthly energies of spring. In Stonehenge, we are asked to activate the planetary encodings encapsulated via these stone archives.

April 7- 8, 2007;  Meeting Our Divinity:  Resting in the Sanctuary of the Cosmos, Initiations and Empowerments in the use of Sekhem;  Tantric and Esoteric
           practices of Egyptian High Alchemy.  Saturday, 10 AM - 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM, Burlington, VT.  

    * (Not currently available in 2007, check back with us.): 
        Hatun Karpay:  The Great Initiation,
into Incan mysticism, w/ Juan Nunez del Prado,
          in the great landscapes of
Peru:  Traditional tools of exploration of consciousness within the Earth and ourselves.  Development of personal power
          w/in the Andean cosmology. The Incas, their ancestors and descendants have performed these ceremonies for hundreds of years in these sacred sites
          of
Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, including Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Pisaq and Raqchi.

   * August 15-19, 2007 (tentative); Return to Beauty, embracing our authentic self, through earth awareness, incorporating the Incan practices of the Karpay initiations, in ancient stone ceremonial sites
         and pristine natural sacred power sites of
Vermont.  Deep union, and honoring of our natural being.

    *   Sept 8, 2007, The Power of Sekhmet, Egyptian mysteries, Murnau, Germany, info soon available.

    * 
Sept 13-16
, 2007,  Boden, Austria   The Illumintaion of Consciousness
  

   

* August 3-6, 2006:  Boden, Austria:  Healing with The Hathors:  Sacred practice in the art of living in Ecstasy.  It is time we embrace our true destiny and place in the cosmos, and birth the new paradigm of life on Earth.  
 



Study of the Egyptian Mysteries

We offer in depth studies of the Egyptian mastery techniques of High Alchemy,
via work with The Hathors, Sekhmet, Horus, Isis, Hat'or, and others of the Egyptian lineages. 
Anchoring these techniques with Sacred Sound initiations serve to awaken us a deepest level of memory and being.

Discounts for advance registration may apply. Prices do not include food or lodging. MC/Visa/AmEx Credit/Debit cards accepted.  VSAC or other adult ed. grants may apply.

Sound Circles:  Tuesday evenings 7:30-9:30 PM;   
<Our last sound circle, was in April, 2006:  No sound circles currently on our calendar, but may restart later in 2006.>
  Techniques and sharing in sacred sound.  Occasional Guest teachers. $20.-30.

For additional workshops & information,  & 2006 Shamanic, & Sound Healing Trainings, Retreats & Sacred Journeys, including in the US, England, Mexico, Peru, Europe, Canada, and more, contact us. 






  
For further information & additional workshops contact
Zacciah Blackburn
The Center of Light
at
PO Box 389, Hidden Glen Road               
Ascutney, VT 05030 USA
Phone & Fax: 802-674-9585
E-mail: sri@sunreed.com
http://www.thecenteroflight.net/





A Listing of Many Programs we currently Offer;

  The following is a list of many programs we offer, with links to additional information.
Check any posted dates closely, many are not in our current schedule of events.
You may let us know your interest in these for future programming, or to host in your region.
 
For list of 2006 Classes, click here

  Sound Healers Training * Attuning the Chakras
Boden, Austria:  Returning to Beauty, 2005, a 4 day shamanic journey, and initiation into Peruvian mysticism.
The Hathors:  Masters of Sound and Light
StarGatherer:  a journey to our ancient homelands
Starseed:  Gathering the Seeds of Consciousness

Cultivating the Heart: Awakening our Radiant Being
Initiations Into Earth and Sky 
StarGatherer:  a journey to our ancient homelands
 Building The Light Body  *  Walking with Bear  StarGate:  Opening the Portal
 Doorway to the Ancestors  Entering The Dream Lodge
 Honoring Divine Mother * The Sacred Hoop
Sacred Sound Circles  The Heart of Awakening
 The Voice of Awakening  *   Inner Wisdom, Inner Healing
 Essential Earth Energies w/ Zacciah  *   Initiation into the ChristHeart
 
Not in 2006 listings   StarSeed: Gathering the Seeds of Consciousness
Deep Initiations, healing ceremonies, and attunements, with sacred sound, in shamanic style settings, in sacred sites of Vermont:  Calendar One, DreamLodge and others, Cavendish Gorge, Mt. Mansfield, others.  During sacred solar times of the year:  solstice, mid summer, equinox.

Boden, Austria (2004)  (We offer additional sound training in Germany and Austria in 2006)
1) Introductory course to Sound Healers Training:  The Nature of Healing, the Nature of Sound
       In depth studies into the nature of healing, sound healing and sacred sound transmissions for personal and professional advancement.  Blending cognitive and experiential understanding for the application of the arts of sound healing, with Zacciah, and Arosa Marker:    information in English or Deutsch.

  Initiations into the ChristHeart:  Healing with the Waters.  
Deeper Level Journeys into the Alchemy of Personal Consciousness: Entering the Inner Sanctuary.   We will be exploring further the awakening of these most subtle realms of being.    As we learn to open our hearts, walk in a more receptive manner, we come to view the world and our relations in new Light. Working with sound and light energies, and sacred waters, we will prepare ourselves to receive, and awaken, this deeper knowing into our own sacred being.  (inner teachings of the ChristHeart temple)
 Stargatherer: a journey to our most ancient homelands.   
Gathering key elements of energy, memory, and consciousness that are integral to the development, healing, and transformation of ourself and the Earth at this time, through alchemical and esoteric practices, and sacred sound transmissions.


Unless otherwise noted, all programs are in Ascutney VT at the Center of Light, and 1 day programs are $110., 2 day programs are $180., 3 day programs are $250.  See our Accomodations/Discounts pages for our current discounts for early registration, multiple classes, and members of APOV and NESHRI.
2006 Prices subject to Change.

 

More in depth Program Descriptions appear with links above, or in text below the next listings (click here)

 

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Program Descriptions:


Hathors 
The Hathors:
A program of sacred sound healing, with the assistance of these ancient masters of sound and light
  
Join us in this special program utilizing exercises designed by the Hathors to assist us in stabilization, balance, and growth, in these times of chaos and change, with Sacred Sound.  We will also honor the Coming of the Light in this, our winter solstice offering.
 

We beseech you to step into your roles as spiritual masters.
A wondrous world of new possibilities awaits you ~ the Hathors  (via Tom Kenyon)

~ a high resolution image of a Hathor from the Temples of Dendara, courtesy of Kevin Michael ~



The Art of Sacred Sound Transmissions:

Sound Healers Training, w/ Zacciah

  Sound Healing Intensives
(see Sound Healers Trainings, for full listings of sound healer practitioner trainings)


 An in depth three day training:

Join us in this weekend exploration of the nature of, and use of sound and light, in healing and  transformation.  What is the nature of sound?  How is it used in shamanic and sacred sound healing?  How do we connect with and channel the divine energies of light and sound?  What is the human energy field, and how does sound interact with it in healing and transformation?  We will work with specific techniques of intonation, intuitive guidance, focalization of will and intent, channeling of light energies, meditations to enhance awareness, guidance, and personal  transformation, the use of sounding tools such as voice, drums, tingshas, and crystal bowls, individual and group healings, and more.

This is an in depth program which will benefit practitioner and novice alike.  We will create or deepen our foundation of understanding and experience to open us to further work with the mysteries of sacred sound in healing and transformation.  Zacciah's trainings are strongly influenced by intuitive guidance.  The content of program material will alter from program to program due to this guidance, based in part, on current needs and abilities of the group.

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shadow mountains  StarSeed: 
Gathering the Seeds of Consciousness
{Gathering, Planting, Germinating/Gestating, Birthing/Reaping}
Our July 2006 Return To Beauty program will incorporate elements of this program. 
A Unique Program in outdoor Vermont Sacred Sites   

 
The first of a series of outdoor summer events, utilizing explicit energies of ancient sacred stone sites, used by little known cultures here in North America, in pre-historic times, for attunement to and alignment with earth and star energies, and higher consciousness. These will be unique programs, with ceremony and ritual for personal attunements, and Earth & Sky initiations, fully guided by the essences/energies of the sites and the keys to consciousness which they hold.

Most programs will be at the DreamLodge (an active stone chamber) and other stone lodges and components of the Calendar I site, and will incorporate time at the Cavendish Gorge, Mount Mansfield, Black Mountain, or other sacred sites. We will work with the sacred essences of stone and water, air, Earth, sun & Sky, the Keepers, Celestial, and Ancestral beings of these sites in celebratory communion. These programs are appropriate only for those committed to, or prepared to commit to, the highest good for personal and planetary transformation.

 Mt Mansfield 

Further Initiations into Earth and Sky

Utilizing Esoteric Exercises of Shamanic

and Alchemical Traditions
                            
Our July 2006 Return To Beauty program will incorporate elements of this program.

These are newly developing programs utilizing explicit energies of ancient sacred stone sites, used by little known cultures here in North America, in pre-historic times, for attunement to and alignment with earth and star energies, and higher consciousness.  These will be unique programs, fully guided by the essences/energies of the sites and the keys to consciousness which they hold.

Cal I doorwayMost programs will be at the DreamLodge (active stone chamber) and other lodges and components of the Calendar I site, but may incorporate time at the Cavendish Gorge, Mount Mansfield, Black Mountain, or other sacred sites.  We will work with the sacred essences of stone and water, air, Earth, sun & Sky, the Keepers, Celestial, and Ancestral beings of these sites in celebratory communion. 

doorway,dreamlodge

Three days will be scheduled for these sacred sites in summer, or spring, summer, fall, 2004.  The Earth is calling us for sacred relation.  This is where we are dwelling.  Discover your home, come into relationship with her.





Chakras 

  Attuning the Chakras   
An in depth study of the nature and development of these “wheels of light” within the subtle bodies & the human psyche; with attunement exercises via alchemical practices, esoteric exercises, and sacred sound transmissions.
w/ Zacciah
at The Center of Light, Ascutney, Vermont
see Sound Healers trainings for current listings of this event
 



( This will be an extension of sound healers training for those whom wish to further their skills in this art.  Discounts available for previous sound healer trainees, of Zacciah's**;
certificate of training endorsed by NESHRI (New England Sound Healers Research Institute) available on completion of training)

We will be working with alchemical streams of consciousness to strengthen awareness and energy in the Light Body, offering toning exercises for the healing practitioner and laypersons, and, time permitting, building the exercises of the Tibetan “Breath of Fire” practice, which serves explicitly to awaken, clear, and attune the chakras.   Zacciah's trainings are strongly influenced by intuitive guidance.  The content of program material will alter from program to program due to this guidance, based in part, on current needs and abilities of the group. 
 



 
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eagleStargatherer:
a journey to our most ancient homelands

 

 
 
      

We each have our own starfields (those celestial bodies which are special or
sacred to each of us,) which hold key elements of our ancient past:  authenticity, power, memories, greater awareness, wisdom, and knowledge, our most ancient heritage.  Moreso, the starfields of the universe hold key elements of energy, threads of light,memory, and consciousness that are integral to the Earth's development, healing, and transformation at this time.  Join Zacciah in discovering and applying these new and ancient techniques of journeying and gathering star energies to use in your own transformative exercises, and healing path. The Earth calls us. The stars beckon.






bear Walking with Bear:
A Quest for Medicine
 

   Preregistration requested
Limited Enrollment

      For those of us who are healers, or wish to deepen  awareness of our own innate wisdom of ourselves.  Bear medicine opens our heart with the power of deep insight, compassion, and forgiveness.  Bear also can be a doorway to the Sacred Feminine, to the place within both ourselves and the Creation, where life is gestated, cultivated, formed.  We do not wish to define what Bear Medicine is, so much as to discover what the medicine, or power, which Bear is, offers to each of us, individually, when we open to Bear's presence.  We are going to look at our own potential, and the powers Bear is willing to bring to those of us seeking and willing to walk the road of Bear’s healing Medicine.  This program is for those ready to develop deep journeying;  those of us ready to waken, to be shown pathways to discover our own Personal Power and Healing.  Renewal and dedication are called for on this path.  The Earth, the Children, our People, all inhabitants of Earth await us.

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light body  Building the Light Body: 
   Deeper level studies in alchemical practice, with esoteric exercises, via sacred sound transmissions.

w/ Zacciah




Building energy and awareness in the Light Body (also known as the Ka or etheric body), is the path to greater awakening, illumination, and, in some traditions, the pathway to eternal life.  Through building of the Light Body, we awaken the higher brain centers which sponsor the greater powers of awareness known as the Siddhis.  We will be working with alchemical streams of consciousness to strengthen awareness and energy in the Light Body.  Some exercises may be conducted outside.
 



 

   tara   Honoring Divine Mother
              with Zacciah

Honoring and embracing the Divine Feminine
within each of us, is a precious gift that nourishes and swells in our life, creating the impetus for dynamic action that brings manifestation.   By embracing that which is the universal womb within ourselves, we allow for the gestation, the rich cultivation of energies essential to creativity and growth.
We will call upon the essence of Divine Mother as we see her and seek to embrace and embody that essence more fully.  Regardless of gender, the healing and compassion generated by the creative aspect of our higher feminine self brings balance, and enriches and rewards us in our daily lives.



 
Doorway to the Ancestors:  Our Ancient Lineage
Accessing Ancient Knowledge

 

We will be calling upon Bear, and others, to assist us in journeying, through the Dreamlodge, to face those of our ancient past, who keep wisdom and knowledge of the ancient ways, til we are ready to access it.  We shall be meeting with those of our own blood lineage, the keepers of these sacred lands, the star beings, and others who gather from our most ancient times.  Come, and journey with us, to find our deeper personal wisdom, and ways to root our own innate being more deeply and firmly within ourselves.



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rose of the heart   Cultivating the Heart
Awakening our Radiant Being:
w/ Zacciah
The Art of Personal Transformation, via Alchemical Studies
and Sacred Sound Transmissions

 

The Heart is the center of our compassionate and radiant being.  By understanding, and experiencing, the heart more fully, we can expand our awareness of, and more  easily fulfill our relationships to, the world and those around us.  We shall explore the path to our own personal healing of the heart, seek to enliven our joy,
warmth, and compassion, and strive to awaken our radiant being through alchemical practices & esoteric exercises, via Sacred Sound transmissions.  Zacciah  brings with him a warmth and radiance that he exudes through his work.  He will invite energies of various sacred cultures to assist us.
 

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Mt Mansfield 

Initiations into Earth and Sky

Utilizing Esoteric Exercises of Shamanic

and Alchemical Traditions

Cal I doorwayFull day programs creating and furthering relationship with sacred elements of Earth & Sky, in sacred/power sites of Vermont. Join Zacciah in shamanic and mystical experiences to connect more deeply through the heart and essence of one's being.  At the Cavendish Gorge, DreamLodge and Calendar I sites, and Mount Mansfield.  We will work with the sacred essences of stone and water, air, Earth, sun & Sky, the Keepers, Celestial, and Ancestral beings of these sites in celebratory communion. 

doorway,dreamlodge

 (photos:) Cavendish Gorge, DreamLodge and Calendar I site canyon falls          

 

  The Earth is calling us for sacred relation.  This is where we are dwelling.  Discover your home, come into relationship with her.







 
 
  Initiations into the ChristHeart:  Healing with the Waters. 
Deeper Level Journeys into the Alchemy of Personal Consciousness: Entering the Inner Sanctuary.   We will be exploring further the awakening of these most subtle realms of being.    As we learn to open our hearts, walk in a more receptive manner, we come to view the world and our relations in new Light. Working with sound and light energies, and sacred waters, we will prepare ourselves to receive, and awaken, this deeper knowing into our own sacred being.  (inner teachings of the ChristHeart temple)

Initiation into the ChristHeart:
The Inner Teachings
Deeper Level Journeys into the Alchemy of Personal Consciousness:
Entering the Inner Sanctuary
We will be exploring further the awakening of these most subtle realms of being.
  Limited Enrollment, Pre-registration Requested

The Christ field of consciousness is an inherent aspect of the evolution of this Earth.  It is working with us all to further our personal and planetary evolution.  We all are part of this One Mind and One Heart, of which the Christ consciousness is a part.  As we learn to open our hearts, walk in a more receptive manner, we come to view the world and our relations in new Light.  A simple awareness allows us to be open and receptive to this in our daily lives and practice.  Working with sound and light energies, we will prepare ourselves to receive, and awaken, this deeper knowing into our own sacred being.

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The Sacred Hoop:  Journeys into The Medicine Wheel
 

The Medicine Wheel is an ancient system of assisting in our life journeys, awakening our innate powers, and building our relationship with all aspects of the Creation.  We will explore the nature of the
Wheel, the Elemental Energies present around us, and enhance connections with those in the subtle realms, through informative discussion, sacred journeying, and intuitive processing.

 




Entering The Dream Lodge:
Unmasking our Fears; Calling Back our Power

We will again be accessing deep personal wisdom through use of the dream lodge.  We will work with the Dreamlodge as a catalyst to look at what is greeting us at this time in our lives, what opportunities exist for embracing, and transforming energies in our life.Though we are considering offering this program in one of the ancient stone chambers of central Vermont, at this time, it is listed as being offered at The Center of Light, in Ascutney.

 
    Limited Enrollment, Pre-registration Requested
(If we utilize one of the stone chambers, there may be an additional fee
or time change.)



 

Inner Wisdom, Inner Healing
 
Limited Enrollment, Pre-registration requested

This is a special one time offering:  This full moon, nearing the window of the Fall Equinox, we will work with exercises specifically designed to enhance deep level alchemical transformations, awakening our inherent natures for healing, addressing issues at the causal level.  Via Sacred Sound Transmissions, we will access energies for personal healing at the causal level, as well as develop exercies for planetary healing.

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The Heart of Awakening, w/ Zacciah
 
     Preregistration Requested, limited enrollment.

The deepest awareness comes when our heart is open and thriving.  Come and let us find that place of solitude and communion that allows us to safely and gently open to our most precious inner being, allowing us to venture into the world as whole and loving beings.  With the use of Sacred Sound, Zacciah will guide us into these deeper levels of awakening.



Sacred Sounds:  The Voice of Awakening, w/ Zacciah
A full day program in Sacred Sound Transmissions and the Art of Personal Transformation through Alchemical Studies,
 

The use of Sacred Sound comes in many formats throughout the world.  Come and explore with us its many tapestries as we work with voice, drum, flute, bowl and other instruments of Spirit with the use of Sacred Sound as a portal into deeper self exploration, greater dimensions of being and awareness, and transformation and integration into more complete or fulfilled spiritual/human beings.  This is also an excellent opportunity to be introduced to Zacciah's work.  Elements of workshops may be incorporated into these bi-monthly circles.  You do not need to play an instrument to participate.  Zacciah uses the voice of the instruments as doorways to other dimensions, or levels of awareness.



 

Introductions to the Use of
Sacred Sound Transmissions

Monthly Sound Circles:  Tuesday evenings 7:30-9:30 PM;
<No Sound Circles currently planned, check with us later or subcribe to our newsletter for announcements.>
   the Venus Transit,
   the Prayer Keepers,
  Techniques in sound healing,
 
Techniques and sharing in sacred sound.  Occasional Guest teachers. $20.

No experience is necessary.  Sound healing is a process of the heart.  No vocal or instrumental training is necessary to participate fully in any class.  Appropriate for novice and practitioner, for those whom wish to learn or improve their meditation skills, experience healing in a fundamental, yet potentially profound manner, and those who wish to build community.

The use of Sacred Sound comes in many formats throughout the world.  Come and explore with us its many tapestries as we work with voice, drum, flute, bowl and other instruments of Spirit with the use of Sacred Sound as a portal into deeper self exploration, greater dimensions of being and awareness, and transformation and integration into more complete or fulfilled spiritual/human beings.  This is also an excellent opportunity to be introduced to Zacciah's work.  Elements of workshops may be incorporated into these circles.  You do not need to play an instrument to participate.  Zacciah uses his voice, and the voice of the instruments as doorways to other dimensions, or levels of awareness.
 
 

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See Our Sound Healers Training Scheduled for 2004 in Vermont, FL, Europe and Boston, MA, area

The Art of Sacred Sound Transmissions:
Sound Healing Training, w/ Zacciah

      
    Pre-registration requested, limited enrollment

Join us in these full day explorations of the nature of, and use of sound and light, in healing and  transformation.  What is the nature of sound?  How is it used in shamanic and sacred sound healing?  What is the human energy field, and how does sound interact with it in healing and transformation?  We will work with specific techniques of intonation, intuitive guidance, focalization of will and intent, channeling of light energies, meditations to enhance awareness, guidance, and personal  transformation, the use of sounding tools such as voice, drums, tingshas, and crystal bowls, the use and programming of crystals, feathers, individual and group healings, and more.
 

This will create a foundation of understanding and experience to open us to further work with the mysteries of sacred sound in healing and transformation.

 A note on Sound Healing Training:  I am more than happy to help broaden your awareness in the community of sound healing, and explore deep and rewarding comprehension of the use of sound as a therapeutic tool, a connector to the divine realm, a vehicle for channeling light energies into the earth, our bodies and spirits.  Novice and practitioners will both gain from our sound healers training.  Please let me know your level of interest.  Though my work is always based on intuitive guidance, the more aware I am of the level of abilities and interests of participants in class, the easier and more potent the work becomes.  Moreso, we are all creators in the classroom.  What we are open to, what we are ready for, what we ask for, and what we bring to each other, all opens doorways we might not have otherwise perceived.  I am also working with those seeking assistance in their own path, in private studies, healing, or spiritual counselling.  Please speak with me by e-mail, mail or phone.
                                                             .......Zacciah

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Sound Healing Therapies

Zacciah accepts appointments for individual healing work or training in sound healing therapies.  This work is an eclectic blend of spiritual counseling and shamanic and sacred sound therapy, designed to help one connect with inner guidance and spiritual nourishment, clarify life issues, work with deep healing where needed, and to find one's own voice and authenticity in the world. The work is  to help you find and establish your path in your own sacred journey, to help you identify and remove obstacles to obtaining your own greatest good.  We whom have been on this journey, best understand it, and can best assist others.

You may call or e-mail Zacciah to discuss your personal needs.
There is an in depth article on the nature of Sound Healing linked below, which may give you further insight into this work, though Zacciah's work has broadened considerably since that article was written (in 1991,) and a link here to Zacciah's background.                   

Please contact us for further details.

 Articles on Sound Healing and other topics of healing

Individual work is $60,-$80/ hr.
by Sliding Scale


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   Sound Circles

Zacciah is beginning a new series of
HEALING CIRCLES at the Center, in Ascutney VT

in part to benefit NESHRI (Now, The Sound Healing Network,)
Thursday, March 22, April 19, May 24, 2007
(NO Add'l sound circles planned at this time)
7-10 PM
Suggested Donations $20.,
All Welcome; give what you may, this is an offering to you, and to the planet.

Any amount accepted.
  • Programs will change each week
  • Exploring aspects of our nature, healing techniques, offering sound transmissions and prayers for healing.
  • We are entering radical times of transformation.  Come to experience deep inner healing, receive or offer healing prayers to others in your life, and the world.
  • Each week we shall penetrate the veils of awareness, to enter heightened states of sacred consciousness, ready to assist all in need.
RSVP to insure a space, as it is limited:  Directions:  http://thecenteroflight.net/Directions.html
We are not currently scheduling any sound/healing circles beyond these.
You may invite us to your center/home/neighborhood.

We will focus on world healing practices, but work on individual processing, sound and shamanic techniques, and variety of other practices, according to the needs of the group!  This is a time to interact, exchange ideas and practices, network with others in the community, get acquainted with Zacciah and his techniques and practices, socialize, and assist in creating real and effective change through deep healing processes and practices.
We welcome you.  PLEASE let us know you are coming, space is limited, first reserved are guaranteed a place in the circle. 
Speak with Julie weekdays 10-5 EST:  802.674.9585

Directions to the Center


Prior notes on our circles:

We hold a monthly sound circle at the Center of Light in Ascutney, usually the second Tuesday of each month, at 7:30 PM.  We will explore a wide variety of sound techniques during this series.  Cost is $20 per meeting.     Zacciah will focus on a shamanic technique in which he will be offering a connection with special elements of earth energies, known as the "prayer keepers," whom may be accessed to send healing prayers to others.  We will focus our attention on the needs of children of the world, and especially those children whom you bring our thoughts to in the circle.  Send in your prayers if you cannot join us.  August 10, I will offer a preface of sound healing techniques such as you would learn in these trainings.   We hope to have guest teachers for this circle on a regular basis, and offer benefits for NESHRI through this event as well.  Please let us know if you are a sound healer with experience teaching and would like to participate as a guest teacher.
 

No experience is necessary.  Sound healing is a process of the heart.  No vocal or instrumental training is necessary to participate fully in any class.  Appropriate for novice and practitioner, for those whom wish to learn or improve their meditation skills, experience healing in a fundamental, yet potentially profound manner, and those who wish to build community.



The use of Sacred Sound comes in many formats throughout the world.  Come and explore with us its many tapestries as we work with voice, drum, flute, bowl and other instruments of Spirit with the use of Sacred Sound as a portal into deeper self exploration, greater dimensions of being and awareness, and transformation and integration into more complete or fulfilled spiritual/human beings.  This is also an excellent opportunity to be introduced to Zacciah's work.  Elements of workshops may be incorporated into these circles.  You do not need to play an instrument to participate.  Zacciah uses his voice, and the voice of the instruments as doorways to other dimensions, or levels of awareness.


Not Currently Scheduled 
Contact us for information on work with sacred earth energies, in powerful earth sites or ancient sacred sites in Europe, Peru, New England, the Southwest, and elsewhere.
See our Earth Mysteries programs incorporating sacred earth sites.
Elemental Earth Energies, w/ Zacciah
 

Join us in outdoor classes designed to enhance our recognition and use of the Sacred nature of Earth Energies, the essential life blood and creative forces of Nature.  We will visit natural/wilderness areas to help us get close to and develop relationship with these Essential Earth Energies, learn how to develop alliances for personal power and integrity, and for healing ourselves, each other, and the Planet.  Also, Medicine Wheel teachings, a sacred view of relationships within the Circle of Life.  Call for details or registration.  Ongoing weekday, or all day weekend classes, in and around Ascutney, VT, or Central or Northern VT.
 

Elemental Energies of the Earth and Sky

Transformational experiences in the Vermont Outback.  Learn connectiveness, self-discovery, purpose, and healing of ourselves, our planet, each other.  Travel to natural and wilderness settings within Vermont for experiential
studies in the natural sacred forces of the world around us, and within us.  Elemental forces stand ready to aid, guide, and celebrate with us the reawakening, and reaffirming of our true selves.  Working with spirits of the mountains, stargathering techniques, more.  Come prepared to meet the shadows and guardian spirits of our lives.

See also:  Initiations into Earth and Sky
 
See our StarSeed programs;  and Karpay initiations into Peruvian mysticism

Day long excursions in Cavendish, VT, or Mt Mansfield, Stowe, VT; 
possible overnight in improved or un-improved campground.

Day programs in Ascutney, VT.

Limited groups. Cost will vary by duration and location

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ZacciahZacciah is an intuitive, teacher, and sound healer, trained in classical healing and shamanic traditions, and sacred sound cultures.  He teaches internationally, and practices in Vermont, at the Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies.  Zacciah utilizes sound coupled with sacred intention as a therapeutic tool, in mystical settings, for personal healing and transformation.  He is Director of Education at the New England Sound Healing Research Institute (now the Sound Healing Network,) & is co-founder & Director of the World Sound Healing Organization, and the All One Now Network of organizations working for global peace & transformation.   



For Zacciah's background in studies and experience, click here.
 
 

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Previous Work With Juan Nunez del Prado

The first Karpay initiations by an Andean priest held in the US were in New England in 2004-5:

(Juan has asked Zacciah to continue these initiations,
 which he is currently offering in his Return To Beauty programs)




 

KARPAY AMERICA

An Initiation in the Art of Personal Power :
Working with the Sacred Landscape of the U.S.
An exclusive program with the Peruvian  Mystic
Juan Nunez del Prado

Sponsored by Cultural Immersion Travel
in Collaboration with the Center of Light

<Not Scheduled for 2006> – New England


 
 sponsored by Cultural Immersion Travel
in Collaboration with
The Center of Light


Karpay America, or Initiation in America, is a new 4-day travel program led by Juan Nunez del Prado. In a series of beautiful and moving rituals and exercises we begin the process of reconnecting ourselves to the sacred energy of the earth in a deep association with nature. Recognizing that we each have a strong seed within ourselves which holds our potential and our dreams, we will use our time together to rediscover our potential and find new ways to understand and express who we are and what we came here to do.

Mother Nature is opening her classrooms for us for this program : waterfalls, standing stones, underground chambers, mountain peaks and lakes will welcome us and help us connect to their particular energy. We have carefully selected the sites for our work. They hold the collective memory and consciousness of those who came before us and who, maybe for thousands of years, celebrated their rituals here, using these places for visions and to talk to the Holy One.

For further information on Karpay America, click on this link.



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The  Center of Light in Vermont
Zacciah Blackburn
220 Hidden Glen Rd.
P.O. Box 389
Ascutney, VT  05030  USA


Phone: (802) 674-9585    Fax:  -9586
E-Mail info@sunreed.com

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