16″ Shamanic Red Deer Drum “Cosmic Heart”

Description

This unique Shamanic Red Deer Drum was birthed in Ceremony on the Holly New Moon in Leo on the 28th July 2022

The astrological sign of Leo activates our creativity and passion and supports us to move forward with courage and compassion to shine our light in the world.The powerful energies of courage and standing in our personal power that the Holly tree gifts to us, blend perfectly into this new moon time, offering us the opportunity to shine our light in the world – leading others out of the darkness. All of these energies have been woven into this drum during its birthing.

Beautiful Red Deer hide is laced onto a beeswaxed Birch wood frame and a forest green leather wrapped ring.

Finished with a forest green leather wrapped Bridget’s Cross stye handle inset with a striking Natural Hiddenite crystal as the Heart Stone.

This drum comes with a matching forest green leather song caller, birthed at the same time as the drum, this is stuffed with wool from our own ‘pet’ sheep and is bound onto a hand polished Holly wood handle.

The drum also comes with a small matching crane bag (medicine pouch) with a Holly disc decoration and contains personally gathered natural sacred items representative of the four elements of earth, air, fire and water and also includes a hand picked crystal as a gift for you, and your drum. As your connection to drum evolves these unique pouches can be filled with personal items which can be changed in and out dependent on the work you are undertaking together with your drum.

This drum has lovely markings to the hide and produces a deep resonant tone and would make a wonderful healing or journeying drum.

Listen to a recording of ‘Cosmic Heart’ here

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Hiddenite is also known as Green Kunzite is a rare green form of Spodumene. It promotes spiritual reflection and helps us gain insights about life, people, and the world. Hiddenite also helps us to gain clarity around our own needs, desires, and goals as well as recognising our strengths and weaknesses so that we can improve or enhance them. This stone brings a gentle heart based courage during challenging times, inspiring us to work on our inner strength and courage and overcome challenges that arise in our lives.

The Red Deer carries the energy of a gentle powerhouse. Swift moving with a keen eye, the deer connects us to our heart energy. In Native American traditions the deer was a messenger, an animal of power, and a totem representing sensitivity, intuition and gentleness. In Celtic lore there were two aspects of the deer: the female red deer, symbolising femininity, gentleness and grace; and the male red deer, related to the sacred and to the forests, symbolising independence, purification and pride. The stag is known as the king of the forest, the protector of all other creatures. Red Deer spirit transports us gently and quickly into and out of otherworld journeys on fast moving hoofbeats.

Birch trees are considered pioneer species, rapidly colonizing land that has been levelled by fire or clear-cutting. They sprout fresh green leaves in early Spring, just as the first thaw begins. Hence, this tree’s long held association with fertility and new beginnings. It also carries powerful energies for clearing, cleansing and purification. The spirit of Birch offers courage and protection to those who would venture outside of the safe and the normal; through its sheltering of for the psychoactive Fly Agaric mushrooms Birch can be a powerful protector as we journey in the other realms.

Holly this tree moon brings us courage and the strength to really ‘be’ our own power (not just stand in it) coming from a heart centred place. Holly is one of the most beloved, respected trees in Celtic mythology and is the evergreen twin of the Oak. It is said, that whilst the Oak governs the light half of the year, the Holly tree governs the dark, winter months. Holly is a tree of great honour, and holds up a mirror, reflecting to us what we need to work on to grow and evolve in all areas of our lives and will also cast light on others whom might not have our best interests at heart.

Ros Simons has been creating sacred shamanic drums and ceremonial tools for over 19 years, using personally refined techniques and practices that were handed down to her in the traditional way from teachers and mentors.

The drum-birthing process is carried out in ceremonial space, with prayers and thanks given to honour the spirit of the animal, the trees and the stones of the earth that gifted themselves to bring these sacred allies and medicine tools into being. The drum lacing is cut from the same hide as the drum head ~ weaving the spirit of the animal into the drum; the wood, the colours and any crystals incorporated into each drum are gathered by Ros through otherworld journeying and guidance from her drum guide, each drum is unique.

Your personal drum will become a guide, a healer, a teacher and a friend, that walks with you on your path, and takes you on a deep journey of other world and inner world exploration.

All of the Shamanic Drums birthed by Ros are guaranteed for two years provided you treat them with love and care and follow the included drum care instructions.

If this drum has already found its keeper or you would like a Shamanic Drum similar to this, but unique and birthed especially for you, then you can order a bespoke drum to be made to your individual wishes and birthed with your own prayers and intentions. For more information please take a look at the Commissions Page.

The Red Deer carries the energy of a gentle powerhouse. Swift moving with a keen eye, the deer connects us to our heart energy.

In Native American traditions the deer was a messenger, an animal of power, and a totem representing sensitivity, intuition and gentleness. In Celtic lore there were two aspects of the deer: the female red deer, symbolising femininity, gentleness and grace; and the male red deer, related to the sacred and to the forests, symbolising independence, purification and pride. The stag is the king of the forest, the protector of all other creatures.

All of the hides and frames for Ros Simons shamanic drums are sustainably and ethically sourced.

The red deer hides come from wild culled deer, a process which is necessary to maintain the health of the herds; and prior to being purchased by Ros the hides were being buried or burnt.

All the skins Ros uses in her drums have been a bi-product of another sustainable purpose (killed for food or due to environmental pressures of overpopulation) and would otherwise be wasted; no animal was ever killed just to provide skin for a drum. Drum making can be seen as a reparation, a way of returning some beauty and honouring to an animal whose life has already been taken. In this way we return more to the ways of our ancestors, ensuring that all of the animal is used and nothing is wasted. The spirit of the animal lives on and is reborn into the drum.

The Wood for the frames is sourced from sustainably managed forests; and the wood for the song callers is personally gathered and seasoned by Ros every year.