KIVA | The Call of the Wisdom Keepers | Eindhoven

KIVA | The Call of the Wisdom Keepers
Een film van Marijke Kodden & Jaap Verhoeven.
Geproduceerd door Marijke Kodden & Rakinah Buttner.

Marijke Kodden started filming at the unique KIVA ceremonies in Holland in 2018 and travelled to the KIVA in Mexico, India and back to KIVA Holland in 2019. Many Wisdom Keepers were interviewed and together with best friend Rakinah Buttner and Jaap Verhoeven (who got involved in 2021 and joined at KIVA Germany) a hopeful documentary was created, as the KIVA shows us how we can heal our relationship with the Earth!

Synopsis: In 1968, medicine man Raymundo Tigre Perez (Mexico/USA) had a vision.
He saw indigenous Wisdom Keepers from all over the world united in a circular pit - with a fire in the heart - performing a ceremony. A spiritual ceremony for the earth, for peace and well-being of all living beings.
Only later did he discover that this was a KIVA, an ancient ceremony already used by the Anasazi 3000 years ago. Hundreds of native Wisdom Keepers answered his call and these KIVA ceremonies have been taking place around the world for more than 30 years. The KIVA ceremony is a collective call from the entire indigenous population: they have never lost touch with nature and with their ancient wisdom they can lead us to a more connected and sustainable way of life!

In this documentary we get a unique view of the KIVA ceremony, where indigenous Wisdom Keepers gather around a sacred fire and express their love via prayers, ancient rituals, songs and dance. But they also share their concern about the care for Mother Nature and humanity! Because of the moving prayers and the impressive conversations with the Wisdom Keepers – the viewer is invited to reflect upon how to heal our relationship with the Earth. ‘Because she is crying and is calling her children home!’

And so the Wisdom Keepers carry out their final call through KIVA ceremonies all over the world. At the same time they bring healing and solutions through their ancient rituals, prayers and indigenous wisdom.

To get a first impression, here a short aftermovie of KIVA Mexico: https://youtu.be/tkcyMX9g1B4

Special Guests:

* Toroa Aperahama (NZ)
Raised and taught the traditional wisdoms of his ancestors - by his grandmother Te Wharehau - he has spent his life connected to his Tupuna (ancestors) working and walking both sides of the physical and spiritual world. Toroa has been associated with the KIVA ceremony since 2017. He was renewed to come over from New Zealand and has remained expired in Europe.

* Sharon Healey (AUS)
Sharon was born in Australia, her ancestral roots to Europe come from her parents, her mother born in Croatian and her father born in the United Kingdom.
Sharon has returned back to her roots to share the knowledge she carries within. She tells of the old energies of Avalon that were lost to humans as the planet’s vibration decreased, and explains how Avalon can be part of the planet once again. Sharon states: “We are here to bring balance to the reality of being human and spirit at the same time, and how we must live as human beings to make less impact on the planet”.

* Ragnar Johnson (NOR)
He is “Walking the Path of the Heart”, sharing his medicine through ceremonies, workshops and retreats…
Guiding and helping us to re-connect with our Heart and the love & light within…
How we can listen, trust and be guided by our inner voice…

He is also a gifted Runemaster translating the messages of the Runes so that we can find our answers and get a better understanding of the path we are here to walk…

* Annelies Theelen (NL)
Annelies has been involved with the KIVA ceremonies since 2017. She is a Dutch Elder and guides people to live from the heart, in light and love. She works with respect for everyone's authentic quality and finds her inspiration in the way the bees work together: how they make the Gold together, the honey. It's about balance and harmony. Annelies came into contact with the knowledge of the Elder Futhark Runes through our European ancestors.

* Fralalai (Francesca Lai) – harpise and vocalist (Italy)
Francesca is a harpist, singer and artist who uses music as a means to awaken the sacred essence that is within
and around us. She will musically accompany Derwish Osman’s Sufi dance with her magical tonality.

Voor inhoudelijke vragen over de KIVA vertoningen, mail naar info@kiva-wisdomkeepers.com
Dit evenement wordt gesteund door www.heartfire.nl