Calling in the Directions

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Chanda just remined me of something we do when calling directions but that I neglected to include in the instruction above. Simply put, in Sacred Space, we are very respectful when another person is speaking. This means that only one person speaks at a time and as they finish speaking, they say they are done and everyone else recognizes and expresses appreciation for the words spoken. We use the expression “AHO” for these functions. When a speaker is finished, they declare as much by saying “AHO.” In essence, they are saying, “I am finished. That is all I have to say about that.” Then, those who have been listening respond by echoing, “AHO.” They are essentially saying, “Thanks for your words.”👌 They may also be saying, “Thanks for ending your words.”🤣

“Aho” is used in different ways in different cultures and the use we have chosen is neither in contradiction of nor in competition of any of those. It is simply noise produced by mouth-hole and perceived by ear-hole and with assigned meaning/s. You may hear it used in any number of ways in other contexts. None is any more right than any other nor is any the property of any particular pair of “holes.” We are ONE! AHO!

[Wind]

The time when the sun peaks over the horizon in the morning and the time when it drops back over the horizon in evening, is referred to as the “CRACK BETWEEN THE WORLDS.” These are considered particularly auspicious times to be calling in the directions.

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