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Christmas 2025 message from Bert
(automatically transcribed by Turboscribe, and slightly edited by Bert)
On this Christmas day, 2025, I'm thinking of all of you and all those in this world. I'm thinking of the message of Jesus and the message of Christmas.
This is the time that people come together in families, those who can, to enjoy time together, to appreciate each other, to share food, maybe share a drink, maybe sing together and appreciate the joys of life and loved ones.
As we know, it's also for some a difficult time, maybe difficult with family conflicts, or maybe some do not have family around or are not with their family.
That can make for a very lonely time. So it's a time to send prayers for everyone in this world, as the Buddhists say, all sentient beings.
It's a time of goodwill towards all people, a time of celebration of light just after the winter solstice. It's now beginning to get a little bit lighter in the evening, a little bit lighter in the morning. As we celebrate this new increased light, it hopefully brings a little joy to each of us.
It's a time to remember our fellow humans and our other fellow creatures on this planet - those who are hungry, those who do not have a home or family, those who do not have peace or safety.
I think of the strongest messages of this great teacher, one of our great world teachers, Jesus, whose life we still celebrate 2,000 years later. I hope we celebrate his true teachings, teaching of compassion, of healing, of care for all people, of service, of doing good, not just to our friends and family, but doing good to strangers, treating each one we come across in life as a child of God, you could say, or a precious being, a spirit with the same spirit that we each carry inside.
If we could always remember that each person, no matter whether they're people we love and know, or whether people we have difficulty with, or people we don't at all, they are all manifestations of this great creation of the great spirit, the great mystery.
It is a good time to remember that, this holiday time, whether it's Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Samhain or any of the other spiritual celebrations. All these celebrations remind us that we're human beings and we belong together. We're part of this one human family.
At the same time, we're thinking about compassion for others, we have to start with our self. We must have compassion for ourselves and give comfort to ourselves. We can offer healing for those traumatic events of our own lives, the traumas we all have, the things we have had great difficulty with. Healing for all these things. I pray we can see ourselves as human, and see ourselves as people worthy of compassion, worthy of love, worthy of care.
It starts there. Hopefully that same care for ourselves, our bodies, our spirit, our minds - hopefully that same care will carry on to everyone we meet as we go through life.
Pease let us start with ourselves, start with this self-love and self-care. Not selfishness, but love of the being that we are in all its parts. And love of all creation, including this Mother Earth that we walk on, this air that we breathe, the water we drink, the beautiful trees and plants around us, the birds, the insects, the creepy crawlies, the other animals that we share this planet with. We're all co-operating together along with all the little creatures that live on and within our bodies, the little bacterium and all sort of thing that help us become who we are. We're a host to billions of the little creatures. In and around us are billions of other creatures.
So let us remember that we're all part of one whole, one great creation, one Teotl. And so we say, ome teotl, acknowledging the great duality, the light, the dark, the hot, the cold, the male, the female, the living, the not living. All these things that we think are opposites come together and make one great whole together.
We each are a part of that whole, as is every little leaf on a tree, every rock, every human, every little insect. We're all part of this one whole, this one family, this one living being we call creation. Thank you.
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BIWEEKLY PRAYER CEREMONY
we share a one hour Healing prayer ceremony every couple of weeks. it is a small and intimate group, a time to come together to pray. The next one will be
December 28, 2025 2PM Eastern standardTime (US and Canada) 8 pm Dutch time. We will try to share the ceremony every other Sunday following at the same time. check in to be sure of date and time.contact bert on facebook or email to bert@kalpullichaplin.com to get on the email list.
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Buffalo Faces theWind, Whippoorwill
Whippoorwill (Margaret Cloud Caruolo) is a Elder of Narragansett heritage, who has been writing poetry for over 50 years. The poems show her many sides. The Spirits have also given her the name of “Buffalo Rider”, a warrior's name. She also carries the names “Morning Eagle” and “Jaguar of the Night.” She has been involved with Native traditional gatherings in the US and Canada and is the Clan Mother of the Algonquin Medicine Society, Kalpulli Chaplin and the Dighton Intertribal Council, which are positions of honor. She is a member of the Temple Habonim in Barrington, RI, and is a member of the Jaguar Association of New England.
This captivating book by Whippoorwill contains over 50 poems and writings, covering a variety of subjects – mostly about Indians but also covering a myriad of topics, ranging from her mystical experiences, travels with well known Native Elders, her path to Judaism, her involvement with Jaguar Automobiles, dancing at Pow Wows and many other themes. Her deep insightful wisdom shows through in all her writing. Included are many photographs illustrating the poems and writings.
we have a few copies left
contact us at; info@kalpullichaplin.com for purchasing information
a special message from Bert in this special time:
health message on covcid 19 tips from our Dr.John Furlong
a guided meditation from Yvonne - connecting your heart wtih the heart of Mother Earth
today's healing meditation from Yvonne
Berts Older Schedules;
Berts schedule 2024
April 8-25 Holland
April 13 Pipe Ceremony at Yvonne’s Grou
April 19 ceremony and talk at JP and Diedre’s
April 20 dthte gathering
April 25 sweat at Maartens with ISHI
may 16-19 Spring 8th fire gathering gardner, ma
Blue Star Sundance June 14-22, Tree day June 18
dthte 7-11 August Lollum Netherlands
12-15 September Fall 8th fire gathering gardner mass. Jim goes10th
16 November Dance to Heal the Earth holland gathering
Berts schedule 2023
May 3rd 8th fire gathering Gardner, mass.
June 20-24 Blue Star Sundance
July 31 pipe ceremony at Simone’s in wolvega
August 2-6 dance to heal the earth, Blisveld, Drempt holland
September 28-31 dthte NC
October 6-9 8th fire fall gathering gardner mass.
2020
return to Holland when things open up some.
June 2-7 Blue Star Sundance, Thunder Ranch, Texas cancelled
July 20-26 Sundance, Teotihuacan, Mexico may be cancelled
August 20-23 Dance to Heal the Earth Enschede, Netherlands
September 25-28 2020 River Sidon Elders Gathering
October 9th-12th 8th Fire Gathering Gardner, MA – (Spring gathering has been Cancelled)
2019 schedule:
28 FEB TO 17 MARCH HOLLAND TRIP
1 march arrive in Holland
3 March yinyoga plus with Yvonne deBooij I will be assisting Yvonne
15 march pipe ceremony Bussum, Holland
16 ,march special pipe ceremony and talking circle for DTHTE community Bussum, Holland
17 March return home
16-19 may 8th fire gathering
28 May to 1 June Blue Star Sundance 24-27 purification days 28 tree day
23-28 July Tonal Mitotianilitzli Sun Dance Mexico Teotihuacan
5-11 August Dance to Heal the Earth Langoed Algoed, Enschede, Netherlands
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2018 schedule:
9 February 7:30 pm Sacred Pipe Ceremony at Yvonne and Annetty’s in Wouwse Plantage, Netherlands. No fee, donations accepted.
23 feb. Sacred Pipe ceremony centrum pacha mama, Lekkum Holland with music by Yvonne de Booij
march 7-8 grandmothers and grandfathers gathering farm in new hampshire (Grandmothers Circle the Earth group)
march 12 2 pm Monday Pipe Ceremony in nyc robert moses playground also on 14th
1may yvonne comes to usa
may 17-20 8th fire gathering, Gardner, MA
may 29 (tree day) to June 2 Sundance thunder ranch dance
June 20-25 Unity Dance Colchester, CT
July 12 through the 14th Vision Quest Avon Maine Kalpulli
July 26-29 Sundance Teotihuacan, Mexico
August 23-26 Dance to Heal the Earth, Landgoed Algoed Enschede, Netherlands
August 30- sept 2 Unipeace Schweibenalp 2018 arrive 28 or 29 August
other activities in Switzerland and Netherlands to be announced
oct. 31 to 4 November Dance to Heal the Earth Capetown, South Africa,
also activities in Estonia,october or november, to be announced
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to see Bert's previous schedules click here.
tribute to Grandmother Sara Smith
HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS FROM 2007 TO 2009
We have begun the monumental task of transferring 22 years of video documentary of Tlakaelel's talks, ceremonies, travels, etc. if you would like to help review videos for content, etc, please let us know.
here is a nice clip I found.
short 17 minute video of Tlakaelel on his near death experiences
you may also watch it on youtube;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DSiDXkYTWE
Atole, the spiritual food of mexico
follow this link to recipies i have found
A PERFECT DAY TO DIE
hello friends, at his request, for some time now, I have been giving a talk on Tlakaelel's passing. Many people have been touched by the story with pictures of his voyage from this world of the flesh to the great unknown (unknown to us at least). many have asked me to do a film or book on his last day, so I have finally started. This may turn out to be a video as well as a book, and more on this website. I just have to keep plugging awayat it. Here is the introduction, which gives a bit on why I am doing this.Thank you for your interest.
A perfect day to Die
The Grandfather's last day
For years, I knew this day would come, but I did not expect it this time. This is a story that goes back a very long time - at least 712 years, but I will tell just the recent part. I am going to tell you about the death -passing to the other side, passing over, transitioning, transforming, returning to the Creator, reintegrating with the All, etc.- of a quite remarkable man known as Tlakaelel. There is so much to tell, that it could take many books, but I will mostly focus on his last days and the lessons this time brought me, and perhaps can bring you as well.
Why would I write so much about a death? What relevance does this have for you, or for our society? Is it not just a personal story? "Why did Tlakaelel insist on my recording his words the last day, and insist that I take many pictures? He wanted to make an example of a different way to die, and a different way to see death, not as something that should not happen, but as a natural passing, a natural leaving this world for the next one.
more information is on the pdf click here
Audio recording of Berts 2013 talk on Tlakaelel's last day at the ZU center in Lewes England.
TLAKAELEL MADE HIS TRANSITION TO REINTEGRATE WITH THE COSMOS
7:57 PM, JULY 26, 2012
We are sad for ourselves, losing such a dear friend and teacher and inspiration, but happy for him, finally free of the struggles of the body
For more information, see bert's 3 emails. pictures coming soon
first email sent from Teotihuacan
second email sent from texcoco
Tlakaelel's bio sheetThank you very much.
Ome Teotl