World Wheel

Global Peace through the Arts

Founding director: Vijali Hamilton
worldwheel@vijali.net

 

Newsletter
May 2004

Rainbow Bodhisattva in cave of Tibet — sculpture Vijali Hamilton

Dear Friends,

I have thought of you so often since my last newsletter and am happy to be in contact again. I feel we need to do all we can at this difficult time on the earth, each one of us in our own way, to bring healing, harmony and peace into our lives, country and on the planet. I am leaving for Ecuador on June 9th after showing my new film World Wheel, One Woman's Pilgrimage for Global Peace at the EarthWays Foundation in Malibu, California June 3rd at 7:30 pm (email me if you need directions). I will be taking people on a pilgrimage to the Andes, July 7th, and then into the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador, July 12th. I will continue on into Brazil the next country of my second World Wheel, starting in Iquitos at the headwaters of the Amazon River where I will be burying a urn created in Tibetan Monasteries, and filled with sacred objects, to bring harmony and healing on the earth. It was made under the direction of Charok Rinpoche, a Lama who lived in a cave in Nepal his whole life until he passed away at the age of 107. He gave these vases and instructions to bury them at strategic places on the earth to Cynthia Jurs, a Buddhist teacher, in answer to her question, "How can we heal our planet?" In ceremony, I was given one of these Earth Treasure Vases and will bury it at the headwaters of the Amazon River before I continue down the Amazon into Brazil.

I encourage you to come on pilgrimage as a way of seeding peace in ourselves and on our planet.

Here is my schedule for this year:

If there is anything else you need to know just email me. I will be away from my phone after May 26th.  I so look forward to spending this time with you and having the opportunity to share these sacred places and inspiring people.

In peace,

Vijali Hamilton, Earth Artist, Poet, Healer: From North Amerca, Vijali brings the vision of the Eagle. We will join her as she creates her World Wheels from elements of nature. These environments become sacred space for ceremony in order to restore our equilibrium and release our innate wisdom. Vijali has a master's degree in fine arts. She spent 10 years as a Hindu nun in the Vedanta Convent. In 1975, Vijali had a vision of all life as one borderless ocean of energy-consciousness. In a dream she was shown the form of the World Wheel in which she would circle the planet creating stone sculptures and community ritual performance. It has now become an artistic forum for global understanding. She has dedicated the rest of her life to bringing this vision of peace into our world.

Vijali Hamilton
World Wheel Retreat
HC 64, Box 2703
Castle Valley, Utah 84532, USA
Email: worldwheel@vijali.net

*World Wheel, Global Peace through the Arts (AKA Earth Mandala) is a project of EarthWays Foundation, an organization supporting personal & global transformation. 

Vijali Hamilton •  World Wheel Retreat •  HC 64, Box 2703 •  Castle Valley, UT 84532