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About Scott
In 1991,
following a nearly fatal appendix rupture, I found myself
in the Quawitchta Mountains of Arkanasas. For the purpose of a
spiritual retreat. During that week I became acquainted
with the Native Purification Ceremony, drumming around a fire, and
quartz crystals. Upon my return home, I made my first drum and
started attending native purification lodge, the Inipi ceremony.
Before long, I was back to Arkansas for the purpose of
digging Arkansas quartz crystals. And that's how it all
started.
Within a year, I had begun the study
of the shamanic drumming journey and was still making some drums for
people. I had just gotten some Buffalo hides and I made a drum
that was nothing like I had planned to do. It was as if my
hands were being guided in the construction of this drum. This
one turned out to be very good so I made more this way. They
had a great tone and durability and I was becoming known as a drum
maker.
Yuwani is a Spirit Guide
I was kind of wanting a name
for the drums I made and decided to do the drum journey to see if I
could get a name for these drums I was making. Something like,
"Red Buffalo Drums", would be good, I thought. But all I
got was something that sounded like "y'wanee".
About two weeks later I was at
the Inipi ceremony and there was an elder there from the
reservation. I was curious about this Yuwani thing and I had
an opportunity to ask him about it. He thought for a moment
and he said in his native language "yuwani" is not a word. But
that the components of it would mean "to make" "life" or "to make
live". He went on to say that in his native culture, the drum
was considered to have life. That was too much synchronicity
to ignore. So I decided to honor it . I named my
little drum business "Yuwani Drums".
By now I had been to Arkansas on the
first of many crystal digs. And I was exhibiting my
drums and crystals at the various faires and events in the
midwest where I lived. In 1998 I came to move to southwest New
Mexico and an opportunity to travel around more. I began
exhibiting at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. My drums went
international. Here I became acquainted with the Quartz
Crystals of Brazil. Truly magnificent beings of
light.
It is, for me, a remembrance.
The beat of the drums. The spirit within the crystal.
Earth and sky. I am an eternal being on an earth walk of
spiritual evolution. I came to experience my creation and to
learn how to create. These things, the drums and the crystals,
earth and sky, help me to remember.
Colorado
In 2005 my sabbatical in the southwest
had come to a conclusion.
I currently reside in the "front
range" area of Colorado.
May your walk, be in beauty.
Scott
PS
This is the
"facilities" I worked out of [along with a few shade trees] when I
lived in the southwest.
Affectionately referred to as the "Drum
Shack."
This was the
veiw.
Always in my heart.
I am very greatful for the time spent
there.
Now I live at the base of another
mountain.
Tava
mountain shining in the sun
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