Thursday, August 08, 2013

When the Drummers Were Women by Lane Redmond

Layne Redmond has done some incredible research, uncovering images of ancient women and goddesses playing the frame drum, which was an imitation, according to Redmond, of the first sound we hear after birth--our mothers' heartbeats. I can remember resting my head on my mother's soft "pillows" while I listened to her heartbeat. American Indians refer to the drums that play at powwows as the heartbeat of Mother Earth, so Redmond's connection is quite reasonable.

Hear her ideas, and see some of the images she uncovered, through this video: When the Drummers Were Women.