Oval Shamanic Reindeer Drum “Winter’s Dream”

Description

This unique egg shaped Oval Shamanic Reindeer Drum was birthed in Ceremony at Lunar Imbolc on 1st February 2022, also the new moon of the Rowan tree and a special ‘black moon’ (the third lunation within a month). A powerful time for cutting cords and releasing that which no longer serves us.

This new moon in the astrological sign of Aquarius also marked the end of two retrogrades supercharging the usual new moon energies of new beginnings, with optimistic, forward-moving, change-the-world energy bound within the egg shaped frame of Birch wood – the tree of new beginnings and potential. The powerful protective and heart opening energies of the Rowan tree blend perfectly into this new moon time offering us enhanced psychic and visionary abilities and all of these energies have been woven into the drum during its birthing.

Reindeer Hide laced on a red stained 18″ x 13″  egg shaped Birch frame and a forest green leather bound egg shaped ring.

Finished with a polished Reindeer Antler handle.

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

The drum also comes with a small matching medicine pouch which 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 your 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.

As this drum is such an unusual shape I have included a custom oval drum bag with the drum in a choice of blue or purple colours.

This unusual and striking reindeer drum has a resonant and powerful vibration, with multiple deep singing sweet spots, it would make a wonderful healing or journeying drum.

Listen to a recording of Winter’s Dream here – played with its matching song caller – use headphones or speakers to hear the full range of tones.

additional recording of the drum played with a felted song caller

You can add one of these in a matching or harmonious colour wool to your order made on the wood of your birth moon tree for just £40. Fill in the form at the bottom of the description so we can work out your Birth Moon Tree and we will send you an invoice for the additional cost.

Ros Simons has been creating sacred shamanic drums for over 18 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 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 shamanic reindeer 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 Reindeer carries a powerful matriarchal energy, immensely resilient and powerful and yet is a gentle spirit and a great healer. Here in these Northern lands, the Reindeer is sometimes associated with the Goddess Elen. In Mongolia Reindeer feature prominently on ancient megaliths carved with symbols. Little is known about their meaning or function; these “deer stones” take their name from the stylised depictions of flying deer carved into the stone.

Reindeer as a totem animal symbolises protection, wisdom, resourcefulness, knowledge, connection, creativity and inventiveness.

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

The reindeer hides come from herds owned by traditional Sami herders in Northern Sweden, the animals are wild culled by their herders in order to make their traditional living and to maintain the health of their herds. Ros buys the hides through a small family run tannery to support and honour this traditional and ancient way of life, ensuring that all of the animal is used and nothing is wasted. 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 that Ros has created. 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.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 by Ros and seasoned every year.