We will gather peacefully for silent meditation the morning of July 4th, 2018 from dawn until noon; and a peaceful assembly of free speech and expression from July 1st through the end of Vision Counsel; in the southern Appalachian Mountains. DIRECTIONS TO THE GATHERING ARE HERE (and contain road closure info, and other critical information. This post is updated frequently so check back for the latest.To learn how to get into the gathering without getting a mandatory court appearance ticket, click here.

Monday, July 23, 2018

Manitonquat (Medicine Story) R.I.P.

Medicine Story "Manitonquat" Talbot passed away at the age of 89 on July 21, 2018.

Medicine Story taught people around the world about The Circle Way for creating peace, ending violent crime, and teaching people how to use a talking stick to facilitate communication. To learn more about the work he and his wife, Ellika, have been doing for decades, visit their website, the Circle Way.

These two videos were  made at the 2016 Rainbow Gathering in Vermont when many of the earlies came to share their hipstories, or tales of how the rainbow gathering came to be. He would have been 2 weeks shy of turning 87 that year.







In 2009, at the New Mexico Gathering, I had the joy of digging a shitter with him and Garrick Beck and we talked about stories and how important they are to our understanding of the world.

Medicine Story at main circle, Washington Gathering 1981

Dear Medicine Story,

You have taught us many lessons and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.


Be safe on your journeys.

Medicine Story and Ellika

Ellika, Pete Seeger, Toshi Seeger, Medicine Story

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  1. ridephreeJuly 27, 2018 at 7:32 PM

    thanks for sharing that Karen. I was at that 1981 gathering and remember being impressed by Medicine Story

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