I feel very fortunate to have met Sobonfu Some 2016 at the Summer Solstice. I asked her a qutn about the Dagara tribal attu to gay people and the room was sudnly engulfed a huge se and lgh om the lovely Sobonfu. "We don't ll them gay" she said, "they are the special…
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- WHAT IS A GAY SHAMAN?
- LIFE AS A GAY HMONG SHAMAN
- SEATTLE BISHOP APPROV FUNERAL FOR GAY SHAMAN WHO COMMTED SUICI
- ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
- LIVG AUTHENTILLY THE LGBTQ COMMUNY: HOW TO MOVE PAST “GAY SHAME” [VIO]
- GAYS AS GATEKEEPERS WH CHRIS DOGGETT
- INSI MONGOLIA’S ONLY GAY BAR
- GATEKEEPERS: GAYS THE DAGARA TRIBE
- WIFE OF GAY EX-NYPD P SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY SMMG FAMED LAWYER’S TATE OUT OF $15M
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In the Wt Village, a mystil healg group provis a sacred and safe space for gay men. * gay shaman *
On a warm Sunday morng early summer, I head over to the the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center the Wt Village to jo the monthly gatherg of the NYC Gay Men's Shamanic Circle. Based on cross-cultural empiril studi, is argued that the most likely explanatn is that male homosexualy is associated not only wh elevated religns, but also wh pathologi which themselv predict hyper-religsy and tense relig experienc.
This is supported by evince of elevated religns among homosexual mal, elevated Nroticism among Catholic prits, and evince of schizophrenia among shamans. Fally, is suggted that the fdgs may partially expla how male homosexualy may have been an adaptive tra: a group wh an associated optimum level of fervent, celibate relig vote would have a higher average level of religsy and be more succsful terms of group selectn.
WHAT IS A GAY SHAMAN?
In this post we'll explore what a gay shaman is, and how queer men teract uniquely most shamanic systems. * gay shaman *
This is particularly te of the more powerful feme energi that many straight men fd gay men, myself clud, have a strong affy for the darker feme energi. Found 1976 to promote the philosophil and spirual tradns of our pla's homosexuals, ours is a NON-RELIGIOUS but eply mted brother-sisterhood of Gay/Lbian MYSTICS, practicg and teachg the entire spectm of Mystil Philosophi of our world..
In this webpage we will prent the fundamental roots of the Gay Spir, and then we will list some of the ways we may be able to help you nnect wh any of that which you are drawn to.
As for the homophobic segment of society around which we mt all learn how to survive wh some of our digny tact, please ponr the words of the wtern world's most famo philosopher, while you study the roots of the homosexual Spir!
LIFE AS A GAY HMONG SHAMAN
A shaman (L) prays as a gay man stands up durg a rual at the shaman's sanctuary Saltillo, Mexi, May 22, 2015. Joaqu, a shaman who says he n cure homosexualy, offers a 20-mute ceremony * gay shaman *
While most wtern societi own upon the Androgyno or Genr-Unified dividual (a mon attu even the gay muny) and nsir them somehow 'distorted' or "un-natural" for not beg eher a Macho Man or a proper Barby Doll Clone, India regniz the Ishvaran Androgyne as THE CREATOR, EMBODIED.
SEATTLE BISHOP APPROV FUNERAL FOR GAY SHAMAN WHO COMMTED SUICI
NYC Gay Men’s Shamanic Circle Open circle for gay men performg shamanic journey work for healg on many levels, cludg themselv, the muny and the… * gay shaman *
" While the ancient Hellen certaly did have a strong and eply rpected Fay Tradn (every succsful Greek man was 'socially EXPECTED' to breed, and prerve the bloodle that brought him to promence) is also unniable that Hellenic Culture rted firmly on a Homosexual foundatn. In the cy-state of Athens, the gay pattern of sexualy volved ter-generatnal 'sponsorg' or Mentorg; a mature or well-tablished man would take the sons of his neighbors and iends "unr his wg" to teach them not only about the birds and the be, but also about livg as a ee man outsi the fay un.
It is an tertg tidb of ary history (red-facedly admted to by even the stodgit homophobic ary historians) that the Spartan Army was universally nsired the bt and most urageo the entire Hellenic world. Fortunately, the gay muny of today CAN look back to the Olst God of the olst civilizatn of the wtern world, and say "AMEN!, " and really mean . Havg fally succeed drivg the remag Greek-spired Gays of their own ntent to well-locked closets, European society disvered the New World..
And promptly had to al wh all over aga; for (wh a few exceptns among trib which were tly homophobic) Native Ameri had a very active Gay Society om time immemorial. Usually found wh what has been named 'the Berdache tradn, ' this uniquely Native Amerin homosexualy was extribly terwoven wh Native Amerin SPIRITUALITY as well. The word 'Berdache' is origally om the Miast, and not both a Homosexual and a 'Transvte;' and that is a perfect picture of the Native Amerin Homosexual.
ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
Stgglg wh gay shame? Watch this blog to learn how to move past shame and live thentilly the LGBTQ muny! * gay shaman *
The nnectn between Gay Inty and Spirual Power was as obv to Native Amerins as the nnectn between women and okg was to the European settlers; the two went hand hand.
For ANY 'straight' man uld eely have sex wh a Homosexual whout havg his manhood qutned ( fact, havg a Gay 'wife' or lover was nsired a very high honor which raised one's stat wh the Tribe. ) As for the Berdache himself, the Gay Mystic most Trib was expected to wear 'the drs' jt as they were once expected to wear 'the robe' old European societi to note exactly the same stat: He/She..
Gay children were nsired so great an asset to a fay that many Trib had a tradn of tryg to 'teach' Gay Spir to their young boys the hope that they would 'bee' Berdache. Like Mystics of all other ntents and ag, the Native Amerin Gay was a Robe-clad figure of extreme veneratn and honor, whout whose servic the society self uld not have functned smoothly.
LIVG AUTHENTILLY THE LGBTQ COMMUNY: HOW TO MOVE PAST “GAY SHAME” [VIO]
New om Gay Gu® - What is a Gay Shaman : * gay shaman *
While the Gay Male was also the variable butt of untls giggled nuendos whenever he was seen the pany of a new 'hband, ' they were the giggl not of risn but of playful banter; and the unique stat of the Berdache was valued so highly that any man lucky enough to w the sexual favors of the tribal Ishvara knew they had fally ma big-time; "what a MAN he mt be, " all of the people would be sayg as he passed, and he knew that. Now that we have explored the roots of Gay Spir, let exame what is currently known about the actual stcture of the Self (or Psyche.
) Jung scribed his work a 'Procs Of Individualizatn' by which every Self begs their Journey by meetg their SHADOW or Self-Fear and Self-Denial Phase (somethg faiar to most Gays and Lbians! Both of the tradns (one ancient and Mystil, the other morn and 'scientific') agree that the Gay and Lbian dividual has attaed SELF-UNITY on a level that the genr-polarized nnot even image.. All homosexuals are lerally FORCED to velop a spirual philosophy of some sort, orr to survive the moralistic judgements hand down by the relig muny.
GAYS AS GATEKEEPERS WH CHRIS DOGGETT
At the only gay bar the most sparsely populated pennt untry the world, Zorig Alima tells me he’s a “penis shaman.” The proprietor of d.d/h.z says he n nfintly predict men’s penis siz and sexual predilectns. He giv my pann a disputable “readg,” and dash away to tend to iends and ctomers, explag, “This place is like my livg room.” * gay shaman *
Our Orr is voted to the spirual wellbeg of the gay and lbian muny, and we will happily unsel, listen, enurage and (wherever possible whout "tellg you what to do") advise you on your Path to self-wholens. If you happen to live gay old New England as we do, and would like a more direct, personal ntact at our home-center Ashby Massachetts, we happily ver the entire spectm of topics: Kaballah, Tantra Yoga, Taoism, Alchemy, Gnosticism, Totemic Animism or any other spir Path you are drawn to.
INSI MONGOLIA’S ONLY GAY BAR
Whenever possible (meang "when enough people are terted") we also offer monthly "Communy Gathergs" for gay and lbian spirual Pathwalkers.. Joaqu, a shaman who says he n cure homosexualy, offers a 20-mute ceremony which he slghters a black goat to pour s blood over the genalia of the man who said wanted to be cured of homosexualy, while readg prayers for that purpose, lol media reported. A shaman stands next to a slghtered black goat, pourg blood over the genals of a gay man, durg a rual at his sanctuary Saltillo, Mexi May 22, 2015.
A shaman prays as a gay man li on the floor while blood om a slghtered black goat drips over his genals durg a rual at the shaman's sanctuary Saltillo, Mexi, May 22, 2015. In this way, shaman guis jt don't re if you're gay or straight, their only purpose is to heal, to love, and to protect everyone, human and other spirs too. When I perform ruals, I don't thk about whether I'm dog this as a gay or straight man, although my gay and queer inty mak up a big portn of who I am.
GATEKEEPERS: GAYS THE DAGARA TRIBE
Now, bee I am gay and many gay and queer dividuals, unfortunately, have to go through trma, challeng, and obstacl om fay and society, this giv me a perspective that perhaps many others do not have. We go through that journey of self-disvery, fdg yourself, self-love, etc, beg gay or queer jt don't mean behavg, actg, or lookg like the other genr.
Fortunately for me, I haven't faced many challengg moments when to beg a "gay" shaman, at least not the same way as my personal life and relatnships. Hetero-secury is an issue not for gay people to rolve, we shouldn't be shut out bee another man or woman feels secure of their own beliefs, so stead allow them to be mad. That's a healg journey for people all on their own, has nothg to do wh who we are as gay/queer Hmong Shamans are out there and we've always existed.
The archbishop of Seattle, Washgton approved Catholic funeral r for an active, unrepentant homosexual whose highly publicized suici party volved "marryg" his gay partner while beg acpanied by clairvoyants. Fuller's suatn met all the creria of 1184: He was a manift sner who showed no signs of repentance before ath — his last acts volved marryg his gay partner and havg a celebratn before his suici. Leavg out the grave problem of Fuller's months-long premedated suici and his paganism, the fact that Fuller was a well-known active homosexual would have been sufficient to bar him om a Catholic funeral.
WIFE OF GAY EX-NYPD P SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY SMMG FAMED LAWYER’S TATE OUT OF $15M
He speaks about how Ain and Native Amerin cultur regnize that gays are uniquely sued to be tribal gatekeepers who nnect wh spir on behalf of the muny. He is workg on a Phd East Wt Psychology, and his dissertatn is on dream work wh gay men focg on their gifts and purpose as gay men. Chris has prented papers at the Amerin Amy of Relign, and the Prague Internatnal Transpersonal nference, “From Shame to Shamans”, An Autoethnography of Gay Mysticism.
In the Powers of Man vios, workshops, and class we will explore the important rol of gay and bisexual men the healthy functng of ancient cultur as a way to te and empower to re-embrace the rol our liv today. Through this work he hop to create a posive, creative, life-affirmg muny for gay and bisexual men through experienc that are warm, welg, and spirually charged. ”In Mongolia, isn’t easy for a gay bar to fly unr the radar, even the center of Ulaanbaatar, the untry’s biggt cy, home to more than a third of Mongolia’s total populatn of 2.
Photo: Lila SeidmanFewer than 18% of Mongolia rints have ter accs, and until recently, rmatn about anythg related to gay life was nearly impossible to e by. In the ‘90s, a famo and grisly cint disturbed the ty untry, when a Mongolian pop sger who was mored to be gay was found behead his apartment. Jt last year, police terpted Ulaanbaatar’s Equaly Walk and harassed prev November, one of the most proment trans men Mongolia, Anaraa Nyamdorj, opened the now-funct gay bar, 100%.