A Land Blessing

Last Sunday we invited Adam Danner President of the 4 Directions Healing Foundation to come to our home site and perform a land blessing ceremony. My husband and I felt this was something that needed to be done before we broke ground.

You see, the area around the property is historically significant for Native people. Located along the Spoon River within sight of Dixon Mounds, a Native American burial ground now owned and operated as a museum by the State of Illinois.

We wanted to begin our house building journey by offering peace and protection to those who where before us and to whom this land once belonged.

With sage burning in the turtle shell, Adam began with a Native American prayer song. Followed with an Abenaki unity song.

Adam then performed a pipe ceremony. No pictures of the pipe ceremony are taken out of respect for the pipe and the sacredness of the ceremony.

Once the pipe ceremony was concluded Adam with the help of his friend smudged the area, in-circling the property were our house will be built.

Concluding the ceremony Kevin and I were gifted a dream catcher. This dream catcher which was made by one of the foundations elders will be placed in our home upon completion.

Our family enjoyed Adam immensely, he was very informative and did not hesitate to answer all of our questions. Everyone who was present walked away with the same sense of peace. The feeling of calm among the area was unmistakable. Our family will remember this day always.

I encourage all to check out the 4 Directions Healing Foundation. You can read more about the work Adam and his elders are doing for the Indian nations all over the country as well as events in our area.