Today is June 19th, the first day of the Summer Solstice. many people are celebrating Juneteenth, although I would have to say that we are not free. And of course, until all of us are free, none of us are free….Tomorrow, at 3:50pm ct, this new video will be released in conjunction with the actual MOMENT of the Summer Solstice. This will be a premier event, so we can watch together. I am excited!

Looking forward to seeing you at the Community Open House 6/20 from 5-7 pm (right after the release!) at Nichols Park 1355 E. 53rd across from Target!

Please check out these earlier Sirius Posts about the Sirius Star System, Sirius Musical Goddess Page and the Sirius Viewing Guide…There are a few other posts about Sirius, waiting for you at

LightBeingWellness.com:

Sirius Rising at tchiya.com
Sirius Rising and Dog Days of Summer
Sirius Rising 2014
Blue Lotus Speaks: Sirius Culmination 2015 Reflections on 30 Years of Living with Trauma and Assault
( I need to re-upload many of the images from these older posts….apologies.)

Then join me on Saturday December 31st at 11pm CT. After the Music/Ritual, go outside at Midnight for a breathtaking experience. Or, if you live on the East Coast, follow the instructions in the Viewing Guide, starting at 11pm ET, then step outside and listen to the music while you are viewing the Sirius Culmination! If you live on the West Coast, you will be very well prepared for your Midnight Observance…

Spot Sirius in the New Year Sky

Simply step outdoors on New Year’s Eve as local midnight approaches, then look toward the south and you’ll easily see the brightest star, Sirius, which is also known as the “Dog Star” or “New Year Star.”

This year, the Moon won’t interfere at all, as the thin, waning crescent drifts below the horizon before sunset on New Year’s Eve.

Sirius stands at its very highest around midnight on New Year’s Eve. How high up it floats depends on your location; the more south you are located, the higher in the sky Sirius will appear.

• From most of the United States, Sirius will be about one third of the way up the sky from the horizon. From the southernmost places, like Miami, Florida, it’s about half way up the sky. From Canada and most of Europe, it will appear quite low.
• If you do live in southern Florida or Texas, look below the dog star. Just 10° above the horizon stands Canopus, the sky’s second brightest star. Canopus is invisible from the rest of the U.S.and also never rises for people in Europe and Canada. But for those far, far south, it clears the horizon and, like the Dog Star, stands highest at midnight just as the year begins.

If you look for the sky’s brightest star, and are still not sure, here’s a can’t-miss solution:

• Just look for the most recognizable constellation, Orion. Now look for the three stars of Orion’s belt. Follow the angle of the belt downward as it points toward bright Sirius.

https://www.almanac.com/see-brightest-star-sirius-new-years-day

Canopus? As in Canopic Jar? Hmmmmm….

Hotep!

Good Rising!

We continue to move along the Spiral Dance, the Wheel of the Year, with Original Reggae/Jazz Fusion & World Music. The next concert will be Sunday January 29 from 7-9pm. The Middle of Winter is known as Imbolic or Brigid to the Indigenous People of the North. Later on, the Church adapted this “Pagan” Holy day, and called it Candlemas. To the East, this the time of the Chinese New Year: in 2023, this occurs on January 22, at the New Moon closest to Mid-Winter. This is the Year of the Rabbit. In America, the spirituality is left out completely and known as Groundhog Day. No matter what culture, it is the Middle of Winter and lets us know that we are halfway to Springtime.

Turtle Island, Iroquois Nation Mid-Winter Observance….

Tshateko>sh#lha (Midwinter)

The Midwinter ceremony is celebrated five days after our new year moon (January). This is a time of renewing our responsibilities for the coming year.

The first day, there are three Great Feather Dances that are done. The first one is in honor of all of the title holders: Lotiyan#shu (the chiefs), Kutiyan#shu (the clanmothers), and Kay# Niyol$=wake Lonatlihu=t& (the faithkeepers). The second is in honor of K<ytohkwake=k&, all of the people who hold no title form the youngest newborn to the eldest. The last one is in honor of Shukwaya>t$su, our Creator.

The second day is <twakh<la=w^li, “Stirring the Ashes”. The ashes from the wood stoves are used to symbolize our Mother Earth. Wooden paddles are used to turn the ashes over and replenish our Mother Earth so that she can renew herself.

The third day starts out with

Kayu>kw^thu, the Tobacco Burning Thanksgiving Ceremony. Oyu>kwa>u=w#, the real tobacco, is collected from all of the people. Through the burning of the tobacco, an acknowledgment, a thanksgiving, and an encouragement are conveyed to all of creation for the renewal and continuation of their responsibilities.

After the tobacco burning, the Hatu=w,@ the men’s songs, are sung. This a time when our real names are uplifted (put through to the Creator for recognition). Faithkeepers can also be “put up” during this time, and the Friendship Medicine Society can also be renewed. Oneho=l&, the Water Drum Dance, is then done and everyone dances. A speaker is chosen to give thanks to all things on earth.

The significance of the drum is that it is round, representing everything in creation and the connection between everything on earth, including the human family. The beating of the drum and the people dancing in a circle, constantly moving in a circle, symbolizes the ongoing cycle of life. Sa=yes, the wild blackberry is mixed with water and made into a drink which is used as a medicine at this time.

The fourth day is Kay<towa=n^, the Peach Stone Game. Lotiskle=w@ke, the Bear Clan, and Latiny^tha, the Turtle Clan, play against Latikw@ho, the Wolf Clan. Things that

Oneida Cultural Heritage Department

are highly looked upon to bet are wampum, traditional clothing, lacrosse sticks, or turtle rattles. Things not to bet are anything that is solid red in color, which represents anger, anything black, which represents death, or anything is shiny, which represents greed.

After the Peach Stone Game is done,

Ohstowa>k%wa, the Great Feather Dance, is done as a thanksgiving. Following this dance, Kunukwehn#, the Old Women’sDance, and Osah#t=a Aotil<=n,@ the Bean Dance are performed.

Lastly, hat&wi, the False Face Medicine Society, and Shatsits$sha, the Cornhusk Masks Medicine Society, come in to remind the people of their day of renewing themselves.
The fifth day is set aside as a renewal for these and other medicine societies.

The Winter Solstice marks the beginning of Winter, and is the time when the Sun is reborn: the days begin to grow longer. By Mid-Winter, the days continue to grow longer, and yet in Chicago, the days seem to grow colder! With record breaking low temperatures at the Winter Solstice 2022, -7 degrees in the Sunlight, it is hard to imagine it getting colder than this….Springtime feels so far away, so we light candles, shoot off fireworks, or observe groundhogs to remind us that Spring is just around the corner. “This is a time of renewing our responsibilities for the coming year.” (Oneida, Iroquois) Of course, if you are in Southern Hemisphere, it is a sign that Summer is halfway over and you better have lots of fun before the leaves begin to fall…

The Original Music of Arit Tchiya Amet presents wisdom teachings of the Indigenous People of the 4 Directions. Many songs contain Celestial Wisdom of cultures from around the World. It is the intention of the artist that the People of the 4 Directions will come together and share the traditions and teachings of each direction. According to Hopi Prophecy, now is the time for us to Unite. Now is the time to break free from the shackles of mental and spiritual slavery, placed on us by colonialism, western imperialism, caucasity and manifest destiny.

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If you are looking for something to warm your Soul, some great music for dancing, look no further than the Katalyst 13257 S. Baltimore! Sunday January 29th from 7-9pm. We are looking forward to adding a guest chef for these events. If you would like to drop by early, you will be able to experience musical sound healing from Kahari Lemuel and his celestial compositions of cosmic love.

The more that you move with the Spiral Dance medicine Wheel, you will see that the majority of Western Holidays coincide with Natural Holy days. During the time of the Nicene Council, 325 AD, the inventors of Christianity forced many Indigenous Nations of the North to adopt Christianity or be killed. They told them that they could still practice their own traditions, but had to insert elements of Christianity. This is the way that they were able to become a global religion, with force, violence, war and by “adopting” elements of indigenous peoples, then erasing their culture or making it illegal to practice their own traditions. First, they converted the tribes of Europe, then headed to Africa. As the result of this meeting, eventually all Kemetic (Ancient African Egyptian Temples) were closed, then occupied by Christians. The Temple of Aset in Philae, Aswan was the last temple to be closed in 550 AD, then was used as a Church, a mosque, and now it is used for tourism. Currently, it is still illegal to practice inside of the Temples in Egypt. If you are caught mediating, praying or singing, you could face trouble from the government…

We are very excited to be playing at this venue. This could be our new musical home…

Were you Aware of Chicagohenge? It is like Stonehenge, except that the alignment takes place in Chicago!

from timeout.com/chicago
Half-natural, half- man-made, Chicagohenge refers to the phenomenon that occurs twice a year during the spring and fall equinoxes (the official start of each respective season), when the sun rises and sets directly east and west. Because Chicago’s streets are aligned on a north-south grid system, that allows for gorgeous views of the sun hanging low between the buildings on the city’s east-west streets—especially in the Loop, where towering skyscrapers offer the perfect frame for sunrise and sunset. You can typically view Chicagohenge for a few days after the equinox, too. 

Big arterial streets in the Loop (like Madison, Kinzie, Randolph or Lake Streets) usually offer picturesque set-ups. Try not to fret if you miss this one, though—there’s always next time! 

LIVE AND LIVESTREAM!

LIVE at The Katalyst 13257 S. Baltimore Ave on Chicago’s Southside in Hegewisch
or, you can watch the concert right here on YouTube or tiktok: Livestream or the Replay

This Event Is BY DONATION.

You can donate at the door,
You can send your donation via CashApp,

you can send via
paypal.me/tchiyaamet

or with this link

Putting on events that coincide with the Spiral Dance, the 8 points around the Wheel of Life, brings me joy, alignment, breakthroughs. MUSIC! I love it! I have been doing Medicine Wheel Circles at these points for many years now. Excited to add a trip downtown for #Chicagohenge, for another great Equinox experience. Perhaps I will see you there! I will probably choose Lake Street, then head Straight to the Lake!

Then just a few days later, we will meet up at the KATALYST for a Night of Original Reggae.
13257 S. Baltimore and bring in the Autumnal Equinox with Music.

One Love

African Festival of the Arts

http://www.aihusa.org/african-fesitval-of-the-arts/

Open Date:

Fri, Sep 02, 2022

Close Date:

Mon, Sep 05, 2022

Add this event to your itinerary.

Description:

Since 1989. This event is the flagship of the Africa International House. This 4 day event has stayed perfectly true to its mission: to promote, preserve and propagate African American culture. The AFA is a series of festivals within a festival built around African culture: art, music, dance, history and current interests and pursuits. Stimulation is the operative word used to describe the African Festival of the Arts (AFA). The visitor’s first rush of sights, sounds and sweet and savory smells are almost overwhelming. The senses can barely take it all in. The event site spans more than twelve acres and each one of them is jam packed with cultural entertainment, education, shopping, food, drink and fun including: • A Fine Arts Pavilion where more than $1M in art sales are exchanged. • An African Market. • A Drum Village. • Three entertainment stages. • National music headliners. • Sponsorable pavilions that focus on African Heritage, literature, automotive, family and children, technology, spirituality, business/finance, green/energy, wellness/fitness, dance, education, film, fashion and others. • An international food court. 

Location:

Washington Park

Lake Shore Drive and Hayes Blvd

2022 TICKETS  

ADULT – 1 DAY
$30 IN ADVANCE | $40 DAY OF EVENT

SENIOR – 1 DAY
$20

CHILDREN (UNDER 13 YRS OLD) – 1 DAY
$10

TODDLER – EVERYDAY
$0

FAMILY – 1 DAY
$75 (UP TO 4 CHILDREN & 2 ADULTS)

VIP – 1 DAY
$150 (VIP PASS & BACKSTAGE HOSPITALITY)

VIP GOLD – 1 DAY
$250 (FRONT, BACKSTAGE, BEER & WINE)

VIP GOLD – 1 DAY COUPLE PASS
$375 (FRONT, BACKSTAGE, BEER & WINE)

Good Rising and Great Awakenings!
Now streaming live on YouTube, tiktok, and various other platforms such as twitter, LinkedIn, telegram, and Melanated People. Soon will be on Pinterest as well. Here is the Schedule for March 2022 plus links and highlights of past transmissions. Currently, the series is following the Neterian Calendar of Holy Days presented by TempleofAmun.com For more information on the Kemetic Wisdom teachings, visit EgyptianYoga.com

Tchiya Amet Music YouTube channel

REGGAE MUSIC REBORN IN 2022

And for the Reggae fans, I am sure you must be wondering what caused this Spiritual Direction and Intense Focus of this Music! Well it was my personal musical healing journey. To be honest, there is waaaaaaaaaayyyyyy too much toxic masculinity and colonialism for me to continue as exclusively a Reggae Artist. Too much religious oppression and spiritual enslavement. Too. much Caucasity involved in the Reggae Music Industry. I needed to get more in touch with Divinity, with the Divine Feminine, and not be involved in a movement that required me to remain silent.

So, after decades of exploring other Indigenous Practices and Spiritual technologies, I landed in Ancient Kemet. These are the teachings that allowed me to literally CHANGE NY MIND. To transform myself into My Higher Self.

If you notice, all of my music has been about putting teachings of the Four Directions to Music. I stayed in Kemet for 12 years so far, Moree to come.

During the Ancient African Adorations sessions, we dive deep into the teachings offered for the Holy day, then towards the end, the Song Writing Enchantress appears, and creates new music on the spot, based on the Scriptures or reflections of the Teachings. Sometimes, the teachings and writings of Sebai Maa (Dr. Muata Ashby) & Seba Dja (Dr. Karen “Dja” Ashby) are presented. Sometimes, just the personal reflections of the Chantress and Overseer of AstMaataJi Temple of Divine Light Healing and Sweet Sounds, Arit Neter S Mery Maati, aka Tchiya Amet.

This Music is a reflection of my spiritual journey, and is being shared to enhance your own journey as well.

And, now it is time for …..MORE GREAT ORIGINAL REGGAE MUSIC!!! SPRINQUINOX 2022

Due to Social Distancing, there are only 20 seats available for the Live Concert…
get your ticket soon, you can even Name Your Price!

In case you missed the launching of my very first OFFICIAL Music Video, here it is!
TWO ROADS is Kemetic ROCK!

JANUARY 22. 2019

Be sure to mark your calendar for FEBRUARY 23, 2019 for a night of Live SPIRITUAL Music. A Night of LIVE Music that is Created to Raise Awareness, Raise Vibrations, Promote Wellness, and Lead Us All to Enlightenment. Original Organic Music.

The Evening begins with Ancient African Adorations, Devotional World Music from Kemet. Based on Scriptures and Teachings from the Pert M Heru (Book of Coming Forth By Day also known as Egyptian Book of the Dead) and the Temple of Aset. Arit uses mostly tradtitional or hand held instruments, along with chanting and singing. A few songs will be performed with her Band.

Set 2 will feature Cosmic Jazz Improv with SuRa and the Side Pocket Experience.

Celebrated artist and master drummer Sura Dupart leads an eclectic free ensemble focusing on healing and deepening our relationship with the Creator.

Sura (pronounced Soo-Rah) Dupart is one of Chicago’s most accomplished sculptors and has been performing musica for over 50 years. Dupart joined the AACM in mid 1960s and deepened his practice with Atu Harold Murray’s Sun Drummer. Since then, Dupart has studied drumming practices and traditions from Africa, the Diaspora, and the south side of Chicago. He currently performs with his SidePocket Experience as well as the Participatory Music Coalition. Joining him are the legendary Soji Adebayo on keys; the unstoppable Santez on t. sax and saxello; trumpeter Curtis Black; Dr. Adam Zanolini on double bass, flute, and s. sax; Tchiya Amet vocalist; and dancer Althea Teamer.

“Before Music was used for entertainment it was used as a primary source of healing and a sublime connection to the divine. My strongest desire is to continue to perfect my art as well as my music and to become more of a spiritual link to god.” – Sura Dupart

Sura Dupart – Drums

Soji Adebayo – Keyboard

Curtis Black – Trumpet

Arit aka Tchiya Amet – Voice

Althea Teamer – Dance

Santez – Saxophone

Dr. Adam Zanolini – bass, sax flute

SPIRITUAL MUSIC LIVE!

Set 3 will feature the Original Reggae Fiusion Jazz of Tchiya Amet: Roots Reggae, Cosmic, Celestial, Native, Jazzy, Soulful, Spiritual, Global, Multicultural, Sirius, Galactic. Edutainment. All of the Above.

Tchiya Amet has been a Reggae and World Music Performing Artist for over 30 years. During this time, her musical expressions have reflected her Spiritual Journey: first gaining knowledge of both her Native Ancestral Roots and knowledge of the Self, documented with the release of Rise Again Truth. With her second release, Black Turtle Island, she shared her experience as a  Black Indigenous Woman of Turtle Island, ie, the Americas. With Celestial Folk Music, Tchiya was able to combine her love of the Star Nation Culture of Sirius with rhythms, and teachings of the Four Directions. She lovingly calls this collection her Cultural Astronomy PhD Dissertation! Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, with this album, Tchiya became known as a World Music Artist, reaching beyond the limitations of the Reggae scene. Her 2015 release Blue Lotus Speaks vol 1 Anpu The Opening, Tchiya introduces the spiritual world of Ancient Egyptian Yoga of Devotion to her fans. In the genre of Devotional World Music, her Ancient African Adorations are known to bring about Healing, Increase one’s Connection to Higher Self, cAlignment with Cosmic Forces, ie the Neteru, Ancestral Forces, as well as Powerful Transformations,  leading all to Enlightenment. For more information, visit tchiya.com

The Haji Healing Salon is a wonderful space for healing and bringing forth enlightenment, and just may be the perfect home for this vibration of Sweet Sounds coming forth from Light Being Wellness and Milky Way Records and Productions. 746 E. 79th Street just west of Cottage Grove on 79th, on Chicago’s infamous South Side.  Check out their awesome calendar of events. We love the Black Power Yoga Class on Saturday Risings, and can be seen there every 4th Saturday. KemeTones Mobile Clinic is there every Third Sunday performing Cosmic Sound Healing Sessions from 12-4 pm….

Tickets are available online at https://light-being-wellness-music.eventbrite.com
the cost is $13 in advance. $15 at the Door…..

PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO CASH ON PREMISES. There is limited seating, so get your ticket in advance. Lite Vegan Snacks will be served by the lovely and talented Via Rosa:  again, no cash on site: CARD SALES ONLY!

Tchiya Amet aka Arit moved back to Chicago almost one year ago. This will her first Musical event in Chicago since making that move. At the Summer Solstice, Tchiya Amet Band traveled to Standing Rock for a Summer Solstice festival. In August, she began playing with SuRa and the Side Pocket Experience.  Tchiya has performed her Reggae Music in Chicago a few times in the past, and this will be the first time presenting Ancient African Adorations in her Hometown. COME JOIN US!

Brought to you by Milky Way Records & Productions and the Light Being Wellness Center.

ONENESS

Tchiya Amet aka
Arit Neter S Mery Maati

Tchiya Amet is a FINALIST for NAMMY Award for Female Artist of the Year
Category 5

and that

CELESTIAL FOLK MUSIC is a FINALIST for the NAMMY Award:
Best Folk Album of the Year Category 12
LISTEN TO NO KWI SI IGA (STAR DAYS) at the NAMA site.

FROM THE NAMA WEBSITE:
The Native American Music Association, a 501(c(3) was established in 1998 surrounding the debut of the Native American Music Awards in order to promote greater cultural understanding and create opportunities for Native American musicians. The Association is the world’s largest and only professional membership-based organization dedicated to showcasing and honoring outstanding music initiatives by Native North Americans and American Indians.

The Music Industry’s Only National Organization for the Advancement & Recognition of Native American Music    

Devoted to bringing Indigenous music to the world’s consciousness
-NEW YORK TIMES

The Awards Show For Native American Entertainment
-JEOPARDY TV

It’s time to start taking Native American music seriously.
USA TODAY

The best music created by Indigenous artists in all its variety and excellence.
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY MEDIA NETWORK

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This is most exciting news because just a few months ago, Tchiya Amet Band performed at the Standing Rock Medicine Wheel Summer Solstice Celebration!

GA LI E LI GA!

I AM THANKFUL

Tchiya Amet

Udja.

Uben Nefer Nehast

Next stop on this Journey; THE INITIATION.

A trip is planned for October. The Initiate will study some of the sites that contain wisdom about Musicians. She will present a concert on the Nile. And she will attend the Celestial Event on October 22 when the Sun shines on Ramses for 22 minutes. This blog post is about the preparations and research for this pilgrimage.

Learn more about Ancient African Adorations and Devotional World Music

What exactly am I seeking? I don’t really know yet, but when I find it, surely, a song will follow….

Here are a few things I found at a website on history of music theory

The Ancient Egyptians believed that understanding music was the key to understanding the cosmos. The idea of opposites pervaded all aspects of Egyptian knowledge and the understanding and perception of harmony was believed to be an important experience of understanding ratios and the simultaneity of opposites.

Musical harmonies were based on proportion, and the design of Ancient Egyptian architecture was also based on proportion. Egyptians considered music as a type of geometry translated into sound, and that architectural proportion underlies all harmonies

Egyptians believed in the concept of the ‘infinity of sound’, and divided up the infinity of sound into three distinct categories. Musicians are aware of two forms of sound: regular vibrations (pitch) and random vibrations (noise). Tehuti was the first to recognize a third element – of muting, being the absence of sound. Muting is a common skill employed by professional musicians to contain the sound

Egyptian Harps were used mostly in religious rituals and ceremonies. Musical notes in ancient Egypt were regarded as spiritual elements, and were conceived as independent structural entities. The Egyptian ten string harp was played by priests and it was regarded as a sacred instrument.

Egyptians believed that letters and words were phonetic elements with each individual letter as a picture of its own sound.They believed that individual letters consisted of unique vibrational patterns

this same site had some info on Pythagoras, and stated that he studied in Kemet for 21-23 years.

1. Pythagoras believed that everything in the universe was related to numbers and mathematics. He believed that all numbers had an important spiritual and holy significance and tht each one carried its own vibration. He saw music the same way that he viewed geometry and mathematics, as a holy, spiritual scientific endeavor, of which a perfect society could be created.
2. He believed that music should be regarded as a holy science and should never be used for mere entertainment purposes. He recognized music as the unifying principle of Harmonia, which he regarded as a divine principle that brings order to chaos and discord, which is also a reconciliation of opposing principles. Harmonia was one of the main principles of design and creation used in Egyptian architecture.

a very good place to start…

A List of the Places we will visit October 15-25.

Cairo Pyramids

Mini Tomb of Beni Hassan

Abydos  Temple of Seti
I think I saw Meryt here….

Dendera HetHeru/Hathor Temple of Love, Music, Motherhood, and Dance

Ihy God of Music , Son of HetHeru

Luxor Valley of Kings and Queens

Aswan
Philae Temple of Aset
Abu Simbel Temple Festival October 22

What is the Abu Simbel Sun Festival?

The Abu Simbel Sun Festival is a bi-annual event that takes place at the spectacular temple of Ramses II in the south of Egypt. On two days of the year the central chamber of the temple is illuminated by the sun. For a short period of time as the sun perfectly aligns with the usually shrouded interior, light is cast on the seated statues of Ramses II (pharaoh), Ra (sun god) and Amun (king of the gods). Only the statue of Ptah, the god of darkness, remains in the shadows. This event has been taking place for over 3,200 years.

Thee is still time to join us! Contact Tchya at cosmic at tchiya.com

HOTEP!!!

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