Ceremonies
Sweat Lodge Purification Ceremonies
You are invited to join Walking Eagle (Hün-Na-îtch) (Jack Thom, Sr.), our Ceremonial Leader, in our Sweat Lodge Purification Ceremonies: a traditional way of cleansing body, mind, and spirit.
Walking Eagle is a beloved Káruk Elder that has led Native American Ceremonies in Siskiyou County, California, for over forty years.
Our Ceremonies bring the participants an opportunity for cleansing and healing.
They also bring humbleness and a tremendous heart opening, like a rebirth of self!
By sweating and praying, we cleanse our bodies of toxins, our minds of negativities, and we heighten our spirits.
We enter the lodge with burdens and doubts, and emerge with renewed hope and love.
We come into a balanced relationship with our Earth, our Self, and the Community of Life that is all around us.
Walking Eagle
Walking Eagle is a devoted advocate of healthy and sober living, who teaches by example, and is constantly reminding us that the answers to our questions are found within our prayers. He supports the spiritual growth and healing of people from a diversity of cultures and backgrounds around the world.
He has dedicated his life in service of prayer, and leads the Ceremonies with reverence, laughter and healing to all who will receive it.
Walking Eagle is the nephew of Charlie "Red Hawk" Thom (1928-2013), a legendary Káruk Medicine Man, born in Quartz Valley, California, who became a notorious ceremonial leader, a knowledgeable culture bearer, and a protector of the environment and sacred sites.
Walking Eagle (Jack Thom, Sr.)
Next Public Sweat Lodge:
Saturday,
January 18, 2025
Time:1 PM (Pacific Time)
Location:
370 Siskiyou Way, Weed, CA, 96094
(Take a left on Walnut Street because the GPS will take you to an apartment complex.)
Spirit of the Wind Email:
contact@spiritofthewind.org
Dress Codes:
Dress code for Men:
Men should wear shorts.
Dress code for Women:
Dress code for women is covered shoulders and preferably a long skirt. (A good old t-shirt and maxi skirt works great.)
Women on their “Moon Time” will not be permitted inside the lodge, as this is a most sacred time, and the body is already naturally purifying. There is a designated space available for prayer and song while lodge is taking place.
What should you bring?
Please bring a towel and water bottle.
Water is not permitted inside the lodge but encouraged to drink before starting.
If you have questions and are not sure what is appropriate for you, or your condition at the time, be sure to ask the Ceremonial Leader or a knowledgeable staff person before entering any ceremony.
Out of respect and by natural law, we always give an offering before we take anything for our needs.
We always leave our Ceremonial areas clean and natural.
We ask that you refrain from any activities that disturb or damage the natural habitat.
Please extend this invitation to your friends and loved ones!
Walking Eagle drumming. 11/ 09/2024.
Drugs or Alcohol:
Individuals who have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol within 24 hours preceding the ceremony are not allowed to enter the Ceremonial area or the Sweat Lodge!
Drumming Circle. November 9, 2024.
The Offering:
By tradition, an offering is always given by each participant before entering the ceremony.
The participant determines the offering based upon his or her spiritual guidance and intentions.
A cash donation is also greatly appreciated, needed and appropriate.
Our Offering Suggestion:
We suggest a $45 cash offering that goes directly to the Spiritual Leader, who has incurred the many costs that allow this ceremony to take place.
These costs include fuel for automobile travel, firewood, lodging, tarps, gathering stones and medicine, fuel for chainsaws, etc.
Private Ceremonies:
Private Ceremonies are available for groups.
Minimum: 10 people.
$45 donation per person.
Winter lodge time: 1 PM
Summer lodge time: 6 PM
Summertime group lodges schedule fills up quickly, so be sure to reserve your group's spot via email at:
And don't forget to include your phone number in your email.
Thank you!
Pictures:
Pictures are not allowed during the ceremony, especially after the fire is lit.
Pictures are not allowed inside the sweat lodge.
Group Pictures are allowed and welcome before or after the ceremony.
We have friends from all over the world coming to our Sweat Lodge Purification Ceremonies!
This is a group from Argentina that had a private Sweat Lodge Purification Ceremony with Walking Eagle on Thursday, September 19, 2024.
This is a group from China that had a private Sweat Lodge Ceremony with Walking Eagle on September 14, 2024.
Come and drum with us into the melody of Creator's Heart!
This video is from Walking Eagle (Jack Thom, Sr.)'s Birthday Sweat Lodge on November 9, 2024.
Spirit of the Wind Sweat Lodge Release Form and Guest List:
A "Sweat Lodge Release Form" is a document that individuals must sign before participating in a sweat lodge ceremony, essentially acting as a waiver where they acknowledge the potential risks involved in the ceremony, including high heat, confined space, and potential physical discomfort, and release the organizers from any liability for injuries sustained during the experience; it usually requires participants to disclose any pre-existing health conditions that could be impacted by the sweat lodge conditions.
These include but are not limited to the following: diabetes, seizures, heart disease, high or low blood pressure, pregnancy, and use of certain medications.
Gentle Springs (Barbara Humiston) will have the Release Forms available for the participants to sign at every Sweat Lodge Ceremony.
THE PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN THE FORM EVERYTIME THEY GO TO THE SWEAT LODGE.
Even the ones who attend it monthly because a person’s health condition can change in one month period.
Any questions, please feel free to ask us.
Our email: contact@spiritofthewind.org
Thank you! Aho! 🪶
January 4, 2025.