Knowledge Share Description
We share the land with companions who thrive in liminal spaces, in darkness, and yet we struggle with the unknown. What lessons can nocturnal beings offer us when we are able to look beyond our fears of the dark? What are we potentially resisting? Access to dark skies or minimal to zero light pollution is critical to our health and the health of the beings we share the land with. The night sky holds origin stories, supports migratory patterns and impacts our capacity to sleep deeply and enter our dream landscapes. How do we currently contribute to light pollution and what can we do to mitigate this? Exposure to the night sky through camping or stargazing helps us attune to the energy of the night, but not all are privileged with living near a dark sky or having access to safe and affordable outdoor recreation. How then, can we invite the essence of the night sky into our homes?
Similar to the night sky, the dream landscape is abundant with hidden truths. Sueños, or dreams, can help us untangle fear from the unknown so that we may shift our relationship to shadow and through this process uncover deep wells of medicine. Dream practices exist all over the world and many Indigenous communities look to their dreams with deep reverence as sources of medicine, council and foresight. The ability to cultivate, integrate and embody a dream practice can support one’s intuitive development, healing journey and connection to ancestors.
In this knowledge share Blanca will walk participants through the cultural and natural histories of animals that thrive in liminal spaces, such as owls, canines and felines. They will share examples on how to invite the energy of the night sky into our homes along with tips for those that can safely recreate overnight. Participants will have the opportunity to then unweave messages from their dreams through guided meditation + interpretation. To Blanca, honoring their dreams often means grounding them in the waking world through a practice of embodiment. Through the use of creative expression, participants can begin the process of grounding their dreams into the waking world.
*Light in the Dark is a direct reference to Gloria Anzaldua's creative process.
Knowledge Share Includes
- Learn the ecology and cultural history of owls, canines + felines
- Have a better understanding of dark skies, their importance to the health of the land + our bodies
- Participate in a guided meditation
- Guide one another through dream interpretation
- Learn how to embody dream messages
- Create 2 dimensional art
- Receive a digital PDF on dream practice fundamentals
Exchange
$35
$70 reparations (If you have financial abundance, this is our our pay-it-forward option to fund our scholarships and work redistributing resources to Black and Indigenous Land Projects)
For scholarships please email herbancura@gmail.com with subject Dreaming
Access
*ASR Captioning provided
*Spanish interpretation available (Si requiere interpretacion por favor mande un email a herbancura@gmail.com)
Virtual Gathering
Zoom link will be sent out via email 1-2 days before knowledge share
5-8pm EST
Class will be recorded and available for 30 days
Facilitator
Blanca S. Villalobos (she/they) is a freelance cultural worker with roots in Southern California and Jalisco. They are a proud, queer daughter of Mexican immigrants and comes from a lineage of educators, artists and dream conduits. Over the past 10 years they have had the honor of working with youth & families of color as a community educator and more recently was facilitating outdoor experiences for communities in the Mojave & Sonoran deserts of California. Blanca is also a volunteer backcountry guide for Signal Fire, a Portland based nonprofit that provides opportunities for artists and creative agitators to engage with our remaining wildlands. You can learn more about their work by visiting their website at www.blancasvillalobos.com.