DRUM MEDICINE
I waited patiently to receive the call to work with this medicine. I knew that when the call came, I would make my first drum with my own hands. In July of 2022, I was blessed with the opportunity to be gifted this medicine under the guidance of Medicine Drum Maker, Chris and his wife Michelle, of Tri-Spirit Creations. The time and energy I shared with these two beautiful humans, was nothing short of magical. They were the midwives to the birth of our babies; to the beating hearts of Mother. They took great care in sharing their medicine, and the ancient teachings of their people.
In Spring of 2024, I commissioned my second Drum with a beautiful soul, Kaya Kailani of Kailani Sourcecodes. Kaya is a custodian of Light Codes and she channeled the light codes which she then hand painted on my drum. These light codes are specific to my energy work as a death doula as I usher those who are making the ultimate transition.
Words cannot express the deep gratitude and love I have for this sacred medicine and the keepers of it. Now it is time to sit with this medicine and its gifts, and share it.
*Drum medicine is offered with death doula services, sacred cacao rituals and soundscape sessions.
The drum was the means the ancestors used summon the Goddess and the instrument through which
she spoke. The drumming Priestess was the intermediary between the divine and human realms.
Aligning herself with sacred rhythms, she acted as summoner and transformer, invoking divine energy and transmitting it to the community.
~ Layne Redmond