Lyndsey Walker - Drum Circle

I've always been interested in drumming. When I was younger, I had an eight piece set that was a beautiful candy apple red. Unfortunately nobody in my house understood the concept of a "learning curve" and I didn't have any lesson hook-ups, so I gave it all up. However, in the last few years I've gotten into deeper realms of spirituality and have been able to appreciate drumming in a much more ritualistic way. Since I'm from Newport News, the Lion's Bridge/Noland Trail area has always been a sacred place. I have memories of sledding, exploring, hiking, canoeing, and now drumming.
I loved the aspect of creating a special place by walking around the circle three times. I've researched numerology in the past and the number three is essential to our life in the third dimension; it is said that we must do things in threes to manifest them into our physical realm. Three signifies creative power, overcoming duality, individual expression, and completion. It is past, present, and future. It is the holy trinity. It is the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. It is the Celtic triad. It is the Hindu Trimurti. It is referenced in every religious and cultural tradition. And, it served as the portal to our communal energy exchange.
Although the point while drumming was to focus, it was difficult to miss the living world around me. Seeing the eagle was great at the beginning as a sort of totem, but the yellow-bellied birds were who kept my attention. They moved above and around us like a swarm of air-fish. They were naturally/innately expressing nature's elegance. They granted me access to the Earth as I explored my surroundings, entranced. There was one specific time when the drumming had died down. Kelly picked up the pace and the force of his drumming, looking around at everyone. As people joined in, following his lead, I could feel the energy of everyone meshing. We became a collaborative whole. In our merging was reflected the same sentiment of the birds flying above. This was my highlight. I smiled because I knew that I was experiencing something true.

For anyone interested, I recently heard that the local Universal Unitarian church offers a drum circle. Check out their website for more information: http://www.uufp.org