CoSM Update- Kuten La Visits CoSM

Many of us have heard the story about the origin of the label "Indians" given to native Americans by the earliest European settlers. The story we've been told was that Christopher Columbus, an Italian, funded by the Spanish Queen Isabella, was searching for a shorter Indian trade route and mistakenly found his way to the New World. Confused about the land they had found, these explorers believed that they had arrived in India and named the native people Indians. Recently in New Mexico, our friends told us that this presumption had been seriously questioned. The corrected interpretation was that the first Europeans to set foot on American soil were describing the native people as "En Dios" or "In God." En Dios were people living in tune with nature and the Divine. All activities and motivations were dedicated to the Holy Spirit, all effects of the physical world were attributed to the will of the Creator.

CoSM is being reborn in the land the Wappanni people once called their home. At the last Full Moon ceremony, Evan Pritchard introduce himself, and it soon became known that he was a leading authority on the people that called themselves Wappanni, and the author of numerous books that included their history. Evan informed us all that the Hudson River indeed had a name before Henry Hudson, and that name was Mough-hikan-etuch [Mo - Hee - Kan - ee - Took]. Mo means greatest or supreme; hikan means arm of the sea or sea water; and etuch means ebbs and flows or flows both ways. One of the amazing things many do not know about the Hudson River is that it is a tidal river that changes its direction four times each day. This year is the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage up and down his eponymous river. Acknowledgment is overdue to the indigenous people of the region and it is a good time to familiarize ourselves with their names and their ways.

On Sunday, October 11th, "Altered State," the twenty-eight foot domed sculpture by Kate Raudenbush, will be celebrated gracing a meadow at CoSM. This structure of laser cut cold rolled steel, seen from a distance, looks like lace, while on closer inspection, the symbols of native American peoples create cut out patterns in the curved white powder coated walls. A centerpiece for many future CoSM ceremonies, "Altered State" is meant to honor the art and spirit of the native ancestors of America.

Kuten La Comes to the Hudson

The Venerable Thupten Ngodup, or Kuten La, is a Buddhist monk/healer and a medium. He is known as the State Oracle of Tibet.During special events he is called upon by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, to go into a trance. At this time he becomes an Oracle and answers questions about pressing matters that affect Tibet. Born in 1958, in Tibet, his family escaped in 1966 and settled in Dharamsala, India, where he became a monk at age 12. He was recognized as a medium at age 29, and is highly respected and honored for this role.

Kuten La is also a visionary artist and will discuss with Alex Grey the subject of mediumship, the visionary realm, and Divine Guidance.

Spetember 17, 2009

Donation -- $10

All proceeds go to Kuten LA