Dancing in the Wind E-Book

Giancarlo Barbadoro

• Herausgeber: Edizioni Triskel di Rosalba Nattero s.a.s.
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Kemò-vad represents a form of dynamic meditation which was used thousands of years ago by the ancient druids of Europe. The name means “dancing in the wind”, or living the rhythm of cosmic development. It is a technique that gathers together the elements of dynamic meditation, holistic gymnastics and the sacred dance of the natural Peoples. It represents something between gymnastic art and a soft martial art, where the opponent is not seen as another person, but as the chance to interact with existence. Through Kemò-vad it is possible to activate and direct the Korà, vital, evolutionary inner energy, towards the achievement of personal cosmic consciousness. Dancing in the wind to become air in the air, to be able to reach the alchemical dimension of spiritual transformation of the personal inner being. In the wind we find the silence with which the true nature of existence shows itself. It is a silence that makes us forget the issues of the moment and leads us, like children, to the threshold of the mystery that animates the Universe.-----------The author---Giancarlo Barbadoro, journalist, writer, musician and radio/TV anchorman, is a delegate of the UN and representative of six indigenous organisations. Together with Natives from all the continents, he founded Ecospirituality Foundation Onlus, an organisation that has consultative status with the UN and operates to safeguard the sacred sites and the traditions of the natural Peoples, as well as being in the front line in defence of animal rights. He is a member of LabGraal, a Celtic rock group, playing a dual role as flute player and poet. His researches are inspired by the “Alchemical art of Silence”, a journey inspired by the ancient traditions of the druids of Northern Europe, which he expresses through his books, poetry and music. He is the author of numerous volumes on Celtic culture and on the traditions of the Native Europeans, in which he has collected the testimony of the ancient Celtic families of North and Central Europe, in order carry on the druid tradition. The experience he developed through contact with the traditional Community of the Druids of the Forest of Brocéliande in Brittany gave birth to the School of Kemò-vad “Sole Nero”, which he founded to disseminate a millennial discipline which is of use to people of all time.

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Giancarlo Barbadoro

DANCING IN THE WIND

ISBN: 9788895127408

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Index

Preface

IN SEARCH OF BIEN-ÊTRE

THE FLIGHT OF THE DRAGON

DANCE IN THE WIND

THE ORIGINS OF KEMÒ-VAD

THE LEGEND OF THE DRAGON

THE POWER OF THE DIVINE WIND

KEMÒ-VAD AND MEDITATION

THE TAI SHAN, THE BOOK OF NATURE

THE ALCHEMY OF KEMÒ-VAD

HARMONY AND INNER SILENCE

THE MYSTIQUE OF THE KORÀ

THE FIVE NAI-TAH, THE CENTRES OF VITAL ENERGY

THE ESOTERISM OF KEMÒ-VAD

PAITÀ, POSTURE IN MOVEMENT

KEMÒ-VAD IN FREE PRACTICE

EXPERIENCE AND MEANING OF BATZA

PRACTISING KEMÒ-VAD IN THE GYMNASIUM

THE SACRED DANCE

THE KAUI CODE

ENTANGLEMENT

GLOSSARY

The Author

Giancarlo Barbadoro

DANCING IN THE WIND

Harmony and well-being with Kemò-vad

Over thousands of years the culture of the druids has passed down a natural method for re-awakening the vital energy in oneself and making a journey of self discovery

Translation by Nick Youldon

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“I have been a multitude of shapes before I assumed a consistent form. I have been a tear in the air, I have been in the dullest of stars. The light of lanterns, a coracle in the sea, a drop in a shower. In water, in foam, I have been a sponge in fire, wood in covert…”

Taliesin Legendary Welsh bard

Preface

by Rosalba Nattero

EMPTY AND FULL

Armor, Argoat, the two souls of Brittany. Two Celtic terms meaning “land of the sea” “land of the forests”. These two definitions have many interpretations and are what mainly characterize the spirit of Brittany. Armor is the extrovert aspect, inviting and empathetic, while Argoat is the hidden, internalizing aspect.

The “empty” and “full” concept of Kemò-vad is represented very well by these two terms. Han and Ham, according to an even older language, are the two contradistinctions “empty” and “full” that unite in the “neutral” dimension of Shan, Nature in its most intimate essence. Han is Armor, Ham is Argoat. The horizontal dimension of Armor, symbolized by the sea, meets the vertical dimension of Argoat, symbolized by the trees of the forests. Armor, the boundary of the coast, Argoat, the interior of the forest.

The experience of Kemò-vad has remote origins, but the idea that brings it back to life in the modern age springs from the most secret and magical part of the heart of Brittany.

It arises from a series of meetings over a period of time with the Druid Community of Paimpont, in the forest of Brocéliande, where the author came across a world which the history books have forgotten and which no-one speaks about any more. This tradition was born in the time of the great civilization that existed on the European continent even before the mythical Babylon of the past or the splendours of Ancient Egypt. These people, whom the author met near the Fountain of Barenton, called the “fountain of Merlin” because of its healing properties, opened an unexpected door onto a dimension that is usually kept well hidden and invisible to standard history. Once again, as on other special encounters, music proved to be the major element of communication and union for the Author. The sound of the flute united with the magical chant of the “dancing in the wind”, as in a single, total experience.

I have been fortunate enough to witness many of these special encounters, where time stood still and Argoat united with Armor. Empty and Full united with the neutrality of Shan.

With the guidance of one of the druids of Paimpont we discovered the psychophysical and spiritual benefits of Kemò-vad and the importance of divulging this ancient discipline.

The age-old technique of Kemò-vad, as it has been handed down to us by the druidic coteries of Brittany, is a precious gift that should never be forgotten.

Much later, during one of our periodic appointments with the land of the Bretons, while I was “dancing in the wind” on the cliffs of the Côte Sauvage my first experiences with Kemò-vad came back into my mind. It seemed as if no time had passed, because with Kemò-vad time seems to stand still.

Dancing in the wind, according to the experience of Kemò-vad, is alone magic in itself. Doing it in Brittany, on the cliffs of the Côte Sauvage or in the middle of those great menhirs that are still free, in the wind and beneath the fast-flowing clouds, is exhilarating to say the least. You seem to be immersed in a dimension with no defined limits, without any sensation of being personally detached from the Universe.

But this feeling is part of the intrinsic nature of Kemò-vad. It leads directly to intimate contact with Nature, wherever you may be. You rediscover contact with Mother Earth, which is part of us, and it is natural to look for special places where the contact feels more alive. This may be a wood, a megalithic site, the sea shore. It may be a snow covered meadow or a night beneath a starry sky with a full moon. Or even immersed in the mist. And what about inside a stone circle, reflecting the ancient philosophy of the druids?

In any case, this ancient discipline awakens latent forces inside us, which can be summoned up at any time whatsoever during the average day, even in the middle of city traffic or inside our own room. We find that everything is already there inside us, and within our reach. Just “dance in the wind”…

For the ancient druids the wind symbolized Shan, the immaterial nature of existence.

The wind is invisible, yet it has enormous power. It is an example of the mysterious force of Nature. It emits the call of Mother Earth.

Kemò-vad is the flow of the wind. If we tune in to its logic, we come into contact with existence. We find well-being and we find ourselves. We find silence and harmony, a dimension where there are no more conflicts, either inside us or outside of us.

Dance in the wind to become air in the air, to encounter the silence with which the real nature of existence reveals itself. This silence enables us to forget our momentary problems and see the shine of the invisible.

Abandon yourself consciously to the “divine wind”, to benefit from situations that can aid self-development, in the knowledge that everything is in continuous change.

This is Kemò-vad.

Rosalba Nattero, musician, journalist, writer and radio/TV anchorwoman, is a teacher of Kemò-vad. Together with Giancarlo Barbadoro she founded the School of Kemò-vad “Sole Nero” (Black Sun). She has published a number of volumes on Celtic mythology and culture. She is lead vocalist of LabGraal, a keltic-rock group that she formed and through which she works, to spread the word of the Celtic music heritage and to support numerous charities. She is an active campaigner for animal rights and founder of “SOS Gaia”, an animal rights and anti-speciesism association. Together with Giancarlo Barbadoro she is a representative for six indigenous communities and takes part as a U.N. delegate in the U.N. Commission for Human Rights in Geneva and the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, safeguarding the sacred lands and the traditions of native Populations.

IN SEARCH OF BIEN-ÊTRE

Kemò-vad and Bien-être

Kemò-vad represents a sort of individual preparation for combat and displays properties of a genuine form of dynamic meditation. Its aim is to develop the capacity for inner awareness in the Kaui, the student of Kemò-vad, at the same time as toning up the mind and the body.

But Kemò-vad also represents a philosophy of life that is linked to the values of Nature and its mystic aspect in a precise experience of harmony.

It is still practised nowadays, with the same aim of making it possible to realise a form of well-being and inner experience for enjoying the creativity present in daily life and a relationship with the mystic aspect of the immanent Mystery of the Universe.

The experience of Kemò-vad, which translated literally means “dancing in the wind”, transcends the simple dimension of the Gym where the gymnastic exercises are carried out and extends its experience of well-being on to the more intimate level of the individual’s relationship with existence.

Besides preparation for sporting activity, Kemò-vad represents an experience of personal harmony with Nature, as a derivation of well-being. This well-being, though, is not merely of a psychophysical nature, as becomes evident on a first approach to what is apparently a gymnastic exercise.