Offerings Rooted in Spirit
ISS is rooted in care, equity, reciprocity, expanding them into a global spiritual movement. We are centering voices once silenced, uplifting Indigenous wisdom, and aligning networks of spiritual potency that the world urgently needs. Through ceremony, dialogue, teaching, and healing practices, ISS will walk with communities as we care for Mother Earth and care for one another with love, respect, and compassion.
Grandmother Fires
Throughout the centuries, Grandmothers in all Indigenous cultures have held positions of influence and power in their communities as Matriarchs of families, clans and Nations as valued wisdom keepers, leaders, medicine practitioners, and visionaries. Today, those same Matriarchs serve in First Nations as leaders, unrecognized in some instances and unpaid, they are performing critically needed tasks of training next generation leaders/Healers, ensuring children at risk are safe, fed and taught their culture, organizing Healers with their specialities, developing food sovereignty, and plant pharmacies.
The work of sovereignty demands the continued belief in our cultural/ceremonial ways and protection of our homelands. To value the work and vision of the Grandmothers, a trust grant will be available to support the important work.
Grandmother Fires will form with those Matriarchs throughout Turtle Island, Central America, South America, Hawaiʻi, Aotearoa, Africa and Asia. Special retreats to “heal the healers”, provide renewals, and share teachings, prophecies and medicines among each other will be the focus of these international gatherings. When ready, some of the Grandmothers will reach out publicly to share their experiences and wisdom.
International Ceremonial Gatherings
In the Fall of 2026, two significant gatherings will be held. One for Indigenous Nations, spiritual leaders, youth and Wisdom Keepers to share the love of the land, the prophecies to be mindful of and the belief in the beauty of who we are as Original Peoples.
In August, Black spiritual leaders from Nigeria will visit Soul of the Mother to offer an Ancestor Ceremony in their tradition. These ceremonies join the hearts and minds of Indigenous Nations on each side of the Atlantic. We learn from one another and see the commonalities to enrich our spiritual lives. Black communities in the surrounding region will be invited.