icewisdom - Sven Nieder

ICEWISDOM
Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man
Sirmiq Aattuq Uummatinnit
2011 Calendar
Words by Angaangaq - Angaangap Oqaarserisai
Photographs of Greenland - Assit Kalaallit Nunaaniit
by
Jane English, Adam Lyberth, Sven Nieder, Oona Soleil and others
As my Grandmother Aanakasaa says:
Life is a Ceremony in itself worthy of Celebrating with a Ceremony.
Aanaga Aanakasaa oqartarpoq:
Inuuneruna imak pingaartigisoq alaat ullut taaasa ullorsiutigineqartariaqarluni.
December 2010
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January 2011
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February 2011
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4
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:52 am EST3
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6
12
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15
20
21
22
28
29
Epiphany
(Christian)
7
Christmas
(E. Orthodox)
8
0 4:03 am EST
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10
11
G 6:31 am EST
16
17
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day
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19
N 4:21 pm EST
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24
30
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Australia Day
(Australia)
Republic Day
(India)
T 7:57 am EST
I walk to the top of the mountain to pray.
Here I am - alone - at the very top of the world
looking at the vastness surrounding me.
I feel very small - just like a speck within the greatness of creation.
The Great One, the Creator. Will He see me? Will He hear me?
Qaqqap qaavanut qinujartorlunga majuarpunga. Kisimiillunga - apuuppunga nunarsuup qaavaniippunga avatangiisiga annertoqisoq isigalugu.
Mikisunnguusutut
misigivunga - soorlulusooq sijorannguaq - pinngortitarsuup angeqisup ataani.
Ataqqinartorsuaq, Pinngortittisoq. Takusinnaavaangaa? Tusaasinnaavaangaa?
Upper photograph: Icebergs (AL)
Small photograph: Angaangaq on Blackface Mountain (JE)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Holocaust
Remembrance Day
(International)
New Year’s Day
The most beautiful smile is a smiling heart.
Qungujulanerni tamani kusanarnerpaaq tassa uummammatinniit qungujunneq.
January 2011
s
February 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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Imbolc
(Pagan/Wiccan)
Wednesday
2
Groundhog Day
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Chinese New Year
(Rabbit – 4709)
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March 2011
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0 9:31 pm EST
6
Waitangi Day
(New Zealand)
7
8
Nirvana Day
(Buddhist)
Vasant Panchami
(Hindu)
9
10
G 2:18 am EST
13
Random Acts of
Kindness Week
14
Valentine’s Day
15
Flag Day (Canada)
Mawlid al-Nabi
(Islamic)2
16
17
18
19
N 3:36 am EST
20
21
Presidents’ Day
22
Washington’s
Birthday
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24
T 6:26 pm EST
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The greatest distance in the existence of Man is not from here
to there nor from there to here. Nay, the greatest distance in
the existence of Man is from his mind to his heart. Unless he
conquers that distance he can never learn to soar like an eagle
and realize his own immensity within.
Inuup silarsuaani tamani ungasinnerpaaq maanngaaniik
taavungaanngilaq taavanngaanniilluunniit maangaanngilaq.
Naamik, inuup silarsuaani tamanit ungasinnerpaaq tassa isumaaniit
uummataanut. Tamannalu ungasissuseq
anigunnikkuniuk nattoralissuartulli qangattarsarsinnaanngilaq
paasilerlugulu qanoq nammineq ilumini silarsuani angitigisoq.
Upper photograph: Full Moon near Manitsoq (AL)
Small photograph: The women, including Dr. Jane Goodall, place in the bag
the ashes bundles from 250 fires in 45 countries for the Sacred Fire Ceremony (SN)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Lincoln’s Birthday
You are worth coming home to.
Illit ilunni angerlarfissaqqinnerpaavutit.
February 2011
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March 2011
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Tuesday
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Maha Shivaratri
(Hindu)
April 2011
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Losar (Tibetan
New Year – 2138)
0 3:46 pm EST
6
7
Great Lent
(E. Orthodox)
8
International
Women’s Day
Mardi Gras
9
Ash Wednesday
& Lent (Christian)
10
11
12
G 6:45 pm EST
13
Daylight Saving
Time Begins
14
15
16
17
St. Patrick’s Day
18
19
N 2:10 pm EDT
20
Holi (Hindu)
Purim (Jewish)1
21
Naw-Ruz (Bahá’í &
Persian New Year)
22
23
24
25
26
Spring Equinox/
Ostara
7:21 pm EDT
T 8:07 am EDT
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Mercury Retrograde
Until April 23
Unless we grow up to our spiritual responsibility and become
worthy of that, we cannot learn to melt the ice in the heart of
Man for times and times to come.
Anersaakkut akisussaaffik perorfiginngikkutigu immittinnullu
tatigilerluta, sermeq inuup uummataanniittoq aatsissinnaanngilarput
piffisarpassuarni aggersunut.
Upper photograph: West coast of Greenland (AL)
Small photograph: The men carrying the bag of ashes to the Sacred Fire Ceremony (SN)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Walk in a good way.
Walk tall and powerful as you are meant to be, for times and times to come.
Pisugit ajunngitsumik.
Makkittaarillutillumi nukittuujullutillu pisuttussaagavit, piffissarpassuarni agersunut.
March 2011
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April 2011
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Monday
Tuesday
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Friday
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May 2011
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April Fool’s Day
Thomas Jefferson’s
Birthday
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7
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9
14
15
16
21
22
28
29
G 8:05 am EDT
17
Palm Sunday
(Christian)
18
19
Passover Begins
(Jewish)1
20
Earth Day
Good Friday
(Christian)
23
N 10:44 pm EDT
24
Easter (Christian
& E. Orthodox)
25
ANZAC Day
(Australia,
New Zealand)
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27
Easter Monday
(Canada)
T 10:47 pm EDT
Lift up your spirit above the present so you can look with eyes
of faith into your own future. Aanakasaa - my Grandmother says that your future is powerfully beautiful, if only you could
learn to see it.
Illit anersaat sumiffianiit qaffattiguk takusinnaalerniassagakkumi
uummativit isaatigut sijunissat. Aanaga - Aanakasa - oqartarpoq
sijunissat pikkunaqalunilu kusanaqisoq, nammineq takunissaa
ilikkarsinnaagaluarukku.
Upper photograph: Icebergs near Ilulissat (OS)
Small photograph: Women bringing wood for the Sacred Fire Ceremony (SN)
Printed on Recycled Paper
Freedom Day
(South Africa)
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The hardest thing to learn is to unlearn what you already know.
Ilikkagassanni tamanit ajornarnersaavoq nalungeriikkavit puigorniarnissaat.
April 2011
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May 2011
Sunday
1
Beltane
(Pagan/Wiccan)
May Day
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Cinco de Mayo
(Mexico)
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Yom HaShoah
(Jewish)1
0 2:51 am EDT
8
Mother’s Day
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10
G 4:33 pm EDT
15
16
17
N 7:09 am EDT
22
23
Victoria Day
(Canada)
24
T 2:52 pm EDT
29
Ascension of
Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í)
30
Memorial Day
Observed
31
The Ancient One’s say that One Day, when the World
needs it most, the Sacred Fire will come home to the
people on the Top of the World.
Sijulersuavut ataqqinartorsuit oqartarput silarsuarmi
atorfissaqartinneqalivippat ikumaaq erlinartoq
ikinneqarumaartoq Inuit nunaanni Nunarsuatta qaavani.
Upper photograph: Small lake near the site of the Sacred Fire Ceremony (JE)
Small photograph: Hansiina with Angaangaq lighting the Sacred Fire (SN)
Printed on Recycled Paper
Armed Forces Day
When the sun shines highest upon us, there is no shadow amongst us,
then there is no difference amongst us.
Seqinersuaq quttinnerpaaleraangat tarraqarneq ajorpugut,
tamarluinnartalu taamaammat naligiippugut.
May 2011
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15
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June 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm EDT3
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16
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July 2011
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Friday
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9
10
11
16
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23
24
0 5:03 pm EDT
5
World Environment
Day
6
7
8
Shavuot (Jewish)1
G 10:11 pm EDT
12
Pentecost
(Christian &
E. Orthodox)
13
14
Flag Day
15
Total Lunar Eclipse
4:13 pm EDT3
Vesak/Buddha
Purnima (Buddhist)
N 4:13 pm EDT
19
Father’s Day
Juneteenth
20
World Refugee Day
21
Summer Solstice
1:17 pm EDT
Ullortuneq/
National Day
(Greenland)
22
T 7:48 am EDT
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27
28
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The Beauty of the Circle is that we cannot see each
other’s backs and the Strength of the Circle is that we
can only see each other’s beauty.
Ammaloqisaap Kusanassuserivaa tassaniitilluta tunugut
takusinnaannginnatsigit Ammaloqisaallu Nukittoqqutigivaa
tassaniitilluta inuttut pinnernerput kisiat takusinnaagattigu.
Upper photograph: Niviarsiaq - the national flower of Greenland (JE)
Small photograph: Sacred Fire Ceremony near Kangerlussuaq - July 2009 (SN)
Printed on Recycled Paper
Isra/Me’raj
(Islamic)2
30
St. Jean-Baptiste
Day (Quebec)
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Saturday
3
Ascension
(Christian &
E. Orthodox)
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Every time you talk to your heart she will always speak back.
Now is the time for you and I to learn to listen to our heart.
Uummatit oqaluukkukku akijuaannarpoq.
Maannalumi tassa illit uangalu ilinniartariaqalerparput tusaaniassallutigu uummatitta akissutaa.
June 2011
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July 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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August 2011
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Thursday
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Canada Day
(Canada)
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 am EDT3
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2
0 4:54 am EDT
3
4
Independence Day
5
6
Dalai Lama’s
Birthday
7
8
9
G 2:29 am EDT
10
11
12
13
14
Bastille Day
(France)
15
16
Nisf Sha`ban
(Islamic)2
N 2:40 am EDT
17
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23
T 1:02 am EDT
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One single plant started with one single seed. When you
find the seed of a berry, you hold in your hand a berry bush,
which can sustain thousands of people with this single seed.
That is the power.
Sunaluunniit naasoq paarnassannguamiit ataasiinnarmit pilertarpoq.
Paarnassannguaq taanna assanni tigummigukku, ilinniisaaq
orpissuit paarnarpassuallit uuntritilipassuarnik inuutittisinnaasut.
Tassa tamanna nukik.
Upper photograph: Black berries - Empetrum nigrum (AL)
Small photograph: Frame of the Grandmothers Sweat Lodge (JE)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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0 2:40 pm EDT
The Ancient Ones say: One day the great Sea Eagle will begin to descend from the mountains of ice
wafting with her a fresh scent of knowledge with wisdom.
Sijulersuavut imannak oqartarput:
Ullunngooq ilaanni Nattoralissuaq sermersuup qaqqarsuaniit apparsalerumaarpoq
nassarlu nalunngisaq nutaaq ilisimanertalik.
July 2011
s
August 2011
Sunday
Monday
1
Civic Holiday
(Canada)
Lughnasa
(Pagan/Wiccan)
Tuesday
2
Mercury Retrograde
Until August 26
Wednesday
3
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September 2011
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Ramadan Begins
(Islamic)2
G 7:08 am EDT
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12
13
N 2:58 pm EDT
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Dormition of
the Theotokos
(E. Orthodox)
T 5:55 pm EDT
28
Eid al-Fitr (Islamic)2
0 11:04 pm EDT
Qilaut, the Wind Drum, is an instrument from the Great Sky.
Only the Creator holds the handle, and every time He touches
upon the rim, He hears the heartbeat of mankind.
Qilaut, Anoraap Nipaa -Qilassuarminngaaneersoq. Pinngortittisup
tigummivaa, sinaalu attoraangamijuk tusaasarpaa inugiaassuit
uummataata tilernerat.
Upper photograph: Long Lake from Blackface Mountain (SN)
Small photograph: Angaangaq with the Qilaut (NB)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Lailat al-Qadr
(Islamic)2
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Listen, listen, then listen more until the story becomes part of you. Then, only then,
will you be able to tell the story in your world, your powerfully beautiful world.
Tusarnaarit, tusarnaarit, tusarnaaqqillutillu oqaluttuaq ilinniilertilerlugu. Aatsaallu illit nammineq
oqaluttuaq illit oqaluttuattut oqaluttuarilersinnaavat illit silarsuanni, silarsuit ilumut kusanaqisoq.
August 2011
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September 2011
Sunday
4
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
October 2011
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Friday
Saturday
Thursday
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Ganesh Chaturthi
(Hindu)
2
3
International
Literacy Day
9
10
5
Labor Day
(U.S. & Canada)
6
7
8
12
Moon Festival
(Asian)
13
14
15
16
Independence Day
(Mexico)
17
20
21
International Day
of Peace
22
23
Autumnal Equinox
5:04 am EDT
24
28
Navaratri (Hindu)
G 1:39 pm EDT
11
Grandparents Day
N 5:27 am EDT
18
19
T 9:39 am EDT
25
26
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0 7:09 am EDT
The prayer for the body is food. The food for the spirit is a chant.
The food for the soul is a prayer, talking to the creator.
And so you and I will become whole. Timip qinnutaa tassa Nerisassaq. Anersaap qinnutaa tassa Erinnap
Nipaa. Tarnerup qinnutaa tassa Pinngortittisumut Qinuneq.
Taamaakkaangat tassa tamarmiulertarpugut.
Upper photograph: Where the glacier melts into the river (AL)
Small photograph: Angaangaq arriving at the Fire and Ice Ceremony (MB)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Rosh Hashanah
(Jewish New
Year – 5772)1
30
Mabon
(Pagan/Wiccan)
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Everything depends on you and how you relate.
Suna tamarmi ilinniippoq qanorlu illit iliuriarnissat apeqqutaaginnarluni.
September 2011
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October 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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November 2011
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Friday
Saturday
Thursday
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m
1
2
Mahatma Gandhi’s
Birthday
3
4
5
6
11
12
13
19
20
7
8
Sukkot (Jewish)1
14
15
Birth of the Báb
(Bahá’í)
21
G 11:15 pm EDT
9
10
Columbus Day
Observed
Indigenous
Peoples’ Day
Thanksgiving
(Canada)
N 10:06 pm EDT
16
17
18
Simchat Torah
(Jewish)1
22
T 11:30 pm EDT
23
24
United Nations Day
30
31
Halloween
Samhain
(Pagan/Wiccan)
25
26
Deepavali/Diwali
(Hindu)
0 3:56 pm EDT
The easiest ice to be melted is the ice on the ground,
the hardest ice to be melted is the one in the heart of Man.
Only by melting the ice in the heart of Man does Man have
a chance to change and begin using his knowledge wisely.
Sermeq nunamiittup aatsinniarnera ajornanngiqaaq. Sermerli
uummammiittup aatsinniarnera ajornarneroqaaq. Aatsaalli
sermeq uummatinniittoq aatsinneqarpat inuup nalunngisarpassui
ilisimasumik atorneqartalissapput.
Upper photograph: Creek in the fall (AL)
Small photograph: Angaangaq carrying ancient ice for the Fire and Ice Ceremony (SN)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Yom Kippur
(Jewish)1
Such a powerful sight of beauty will in a moment be changed
into a fury of winds of change.
Suna tamarmi ajunngeqisoq imaaliallaannaq anoraannguamillusooq
Allanngortinneqarsinnaavoq.
October 2011
s
November 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
All Saints’ Day
(Christian)
Day of the Dead
(Mexico)
Wednesday
2
All Souls’ Day
(Christian)
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Friday
Saturday
3
4
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11
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December 2011
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Thursday
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G 12:38 pm EDT
6
Daylight Saving
Time Ends
7
8
Election Day
9
Remembrance Day
(Australia, Canada)
Veterans Day
12
N 3:16 pm EST
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
T 10:09 am EST
20
21
22
23
Mercury Retrograde
Until December 13
24
Thanksgiving
25
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:20 am EST3
0 1:10 am EST
27
Advent Begins
(Christian)
Muharram (Islamic
New Year – 1433) 2
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29
30
Of all created things, the only thing which will disappear
in front of your eyes is smoke. Thus we will invite the
smoke to come to us, and the smoke will lift away all
the defilements we carry.
Pinngortitani tamani pujoq kisimi isittinniit tammartarpoq.
Taamaammallu pujoq uatinnut tikisartarparput, taassumalu
uattinniit suulluunniit nappaativut qangattartikkumaarpai
peersillugillu.
Upper photograph: On the west coast of Greenland (AL)
Small photograph: Angaangaq at the Fire and Ice Ceremony (SN)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Birth of Bahá’u’lláh
(Bahá’í)
My way is not the only way.
Uanga nalunngisakka taakkutuunngillat.
November 2011
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December 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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World AIDS Day
January 2012
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16
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Friday
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Saturday
3
G 4:52 am EST
4
5
6
Ashurah (Islamic)2
7
8
Bodhi Day
(Buddhist)
9
10
Human Rights Day
Total Lunar Eclipse
9:32 am EST3
N 9:36 am EST
11
12
Feast of Our Lady
of Guadalupe
(Catholic)
13
14
15
16
17
T 7:48 pm EST
18
19
20
21
Hanukkah Begins
(Jewish)1
22
Winter Solstice
12:30 am EST
Yule
(Pagan/Wiccan)
23
24
0 1:06 pm EST
25
Christmas
26
Boxing Day (U.K.)
Kwanzaa
(African American)
27
28
Like time itself, standing still in front of you, awaiting the
choices you are about to make and which path to follow.
Soorlulusooq suna tamarmi unittarpoq, illit utaqqillutit aqqut
sorleq aqqutiginiarnerit utaqqillugu.
Upper photograph: River and glacier in winter (AL)
Small photograph: The Inuksuk at the Sacred Fire Ceremony site (OS)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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New Year’s Eve
ICEWISDOM—Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man­—Sirmiq Aattuq Uummatinnit
Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man – Sirmiq Aattuq
Uummatinnit – is a teaching from the people of Greenland
– Kalaallit-Nunaat – an ancient culture that has never known
war. It summons us to bridge the distance from our minds
to our hearts through strength and gentleness, bringing
about personal transformation and global healing.
Along with images of Greenland, the Ice Wisdom 2011
Calendar chronicles a Sacred Fire Ceremony held there
that honored the spiritual significance of climate change.
Ashes from Sacred Fires around the world – from Asia
to the Americas to the heart of Africa – provided the
foundation of the fire. Similar fires burned around the
globe on the same day in support of this ceremony.
Sirmiq Aattuq Uummatinnit ilisimasaapput Kalaalliniit inugiassuit sorsunnermik attorneqarsimanngissaannartut.
Soorlusooq
ikaarsaartittaraatigut
isumatinniit
uummatittinnut, eeqqisisimanerup nukissua atorlugu,
inuttutllu katsorsarluta inooriaaserput nutarsarlugu.
Assit Kalaallit Nunaanneersut Sermersuup Ilisimasaasa 2011
qaammatisiutai saqqummersitsipput Ikumaap Erlinnartup
Ullorsiutigineqarnera anersaakkut
allanngoriartorneq
pillugu. Ikumaarpassuarniit Nunarsuaq kaajallallugu
Ikumaat Arsakui tunngavigalugit - Kangianiit Ameerikkamut
Qernertormiullu Nunaata Uummataaniit - ikitsinermi
atorneqarput. Ikumaarpassuillu Nunarsuaq kaajallallugu
ullorsiorneq malillugu ikumatinneqarsimapput.
The ceremony was conducted by Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, an Elder and carrier of
the Qilaut (Wind Drum). From a family of traditional healers and wisdom keepers in
Greenland, Angaangaq knows firsthand the dramatic environmental changes that are
taking place on this planet; he believes that we can use these changes as opportunities
for personal and societal growth. — www.icewisdom.com
Ullorsiorneq ingerlanneqarpoq Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq-mit, Utoqqaq Ittoq Qilaatilik.
Siuvaavi Katsorsaasuupput Ilisimasatoqarsuarnillu ingerlattisuullutik. Angaangap
nammineq nalunngilaa nunarsuarmi silap pissutaasa allanngoriartupiloornera
tamatumalu nunarsuatsinnut sunniutai; upperivaalu tamanna inuttut inuviaqatigiittullu
siunissamut allanngortittisuusinnaasutut periarfissaasoq. — www.icewisdom.com
Das Eis im Herzen des Menschen schmelzen - Sirmiq Aattuq Uummatinnit - ist eine Lehre
der Grönlander - Kalaallit-Nunaat - einer alten Kultur, die keinen Krieg kennt. Sie ruft uns
auf, die Entfernung zwischen unserem Geist und unserem Herzen zu überbrücken und mit
Stärke und Sanftheit persönliche Transformation und globale Heilung zu erreichen.
Feuers. Rund um den Erdball brannten am gleichen Tag ähnliche Feuer zur Unterstützung
dieser Zeremonie.
Anhand von Bildern aus Grönland dokumentiert der Ice Wisdom Kalender 2011 die Heilige
Feuer Zeremonie aus dem Jahr 2009, die zelebriert wurde, um die spirituelle Bedeutung
des Klimawandels zu würdigen. Asche aus Heiligen Feuern auf der ganzen Welt - von Asien,
den beiden Amerikas, Europa und dem Herzen von Afrika - bildeten das Fundament des
The Photographers
Jane English’s photographs appear in numerous books and calendars, including
Amber Lotus’ annual Tao and Mount Shasta calendars. She lives in Vermont, USA
­— www.eheart.com
Adam Lyberth has been photographing his native Greenland for many years in the
course of his work as tourist guide. He lives in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
Sven Nieder was the official phtographer at the Sacred Fire Ceremony in July 2009.
He lives in Bielefeld, Germany — www.sven-nieder.de
Oona Soleil has recently discovered that she can make “worthy” photographs, such as
this calendar’s cover. She lives in Munich, Germany — www.oonasoleil.com
Monika Brönner-Hirschler was the official snapshot photographer at the Sacrred Fire
Ceremony in July 2009. She lives in Wertingen, Germany.
Nomi Baumgartl is a professional photographer who visited the Sacred Fire Ceremony
as part of the group from Greenprint Foundation. She lives in Munich, Germany
— www.i-wonder-nomi.com
Jane
English
assiliisuuvoq
atuakkiortuullunilu
qaammatisiutinillu
saqqummertittisartuulluni, ilanngullugit Amber Lotus’ Tao aamma Mount Shasta
qaammatisiutai. Vermont-imi Ameerikkami najugaqarpoq — www.eheart.com
Adam
Lyberth-i
nunamini
Kalaallit
Nunaanni
ukiorpassuarni
takornariartittisartuunermini assiliijuartarsimvoq. Kangerlussuarmi najugaqarpoq.
Sven Nieder-i Ikumaap Erlinnartup Ikinneqarnerani assiliisutut sulisimavoq. Bielefeldimi Noorliit Nunaanni najugaqarpoq — www.sven-nieder.de
Die Zeremonie wurde von Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, einem Ältesten und Träger der Qilaut
(Wind-Trommel), geleitet. Aus einer Familie von traditionellen Heilern und Bewahrern der
Weisheit in Grönland stammend, weiss Angaangaq aus erster Hand um die dramatischen
ökologischen Veränderungen auf diesem Planeten. Er versteht diese Veränderungen als
Chance für persönliches und gesellschaftliches Wachstum. — www.icewisdom.com
Oona Soleil aatssat ungasingitsunnguakkut paasivai ‘assiliillaqqilluni’, qaammatisiutillu
saqqaanik
assiliisuuvoq.
Noorliit
Nunaanni
Munchen-imi
najugaqarpoq
— www.oonasoleil.com
Monika Brönner-Hirschler asiliisartuuvoq Ikumaap
Wertingen-imi Noorliit Nunaanni najugaqarpoq.
Erlinnartup
Ikinneqarera.
Nomi Baumgartl assiliisartuuvoq Ikumaallu Erlinnartup Ikinneqarnerani Greenprint
Foundation-iminngaaneersut angalaqatigalugit. Munche-imi Noorliit Nunaanni
najugaqarpoq — www.i-wonder-nomi.com
Jane Englisch‘s Fotos erscheinen in zahlreichen Büchern und Kalendern, einschließlich
dem jährlich wiederkehrenden Tao und Mount Shasta Kalender von Amber Lotus. Sie lebt
in Vermont, USA — www.eheart.com
Adam Lyberth fotografiert seine Heimat Grönland seit vielen Jahren im Rahmen seiner
Arbeit als Touristenführer. Er lebt in Kangerlussuaq, Grönland.
Sven Nieder war der offizielle Fotograf bei der Heiligen Feuer Zeremonie. Er lebt in
Bielefeld, Deutschland — www.sven-nieder.de
Oona Soleil hat erst kürzlich ihr Talent fürs Fotografieren entdeckt. Sie lebt in München,
Deutschland — www.oonasoleil.com/
Monika Brönner-Hirschler war die offizielle Fotografin für Schnappschüsse rund um die
Heilige Feuer Zeremonie. Sie lebt in Wertingen, Deutschland.
Nomi Baumgartl ist eine professionelle Fotografin, die die Heilige Feuer Zeremonie als
Teil der Gruppe der Greenprint Stiftung besuchte. Sie lebt in München, Deutschland
— www.i-wonder-nomi.com
German translation of the text for each month
October
Alles hängt von dir ab und wie du in Beziehung gehst.
Es ist leicht das Eis auf dem Boden zu schmelzen. Am härtesten ist das Eis im Herzen des
Menschen zu schmelzen. Nur in dem wir das Eis im Herzen des Menschen schmelzen hat der
Mensch die Chance zur Wandlung und beginnt sein Wissen weise anzuwenden.
January
Meine Grossmutter Aanakasaa sagt: Das Leben selbst ist eine Zeremonie, wert, mit einer
Zeremonie gefeiert zu werden.
Ich steige auf zum Gipfel des Berges um zu beten. Hier bin ich – allein – auf dem Gipfel
der Welt und betrachte die Weite die mich umgibt. Ich fühle mich sehr klein – ein winziger
Fleck in der unermesslichen Grösse der Schöpfung.
November
Ein so kraftvoller Anblick von Schönheit wird im nächsten Augenblick in wilde Winde der
Veränderung verwandelt.
Von Allem was erschaffen ist, ist Rauch das Einzige das sich vor unseren Augen auflöst.
Deshalb bitten wir den Rauch zu uns. Und der Rauch wird alle Unreinheiten wegheben.
February
Das schönste Lächeln ist ein lächelndes Herz.
Die grösste Entfernung im Dasein des Menschen ist weder von hier nach dort noch von
dort nach hier. Nein, die grösste Entfernung im Dasein des Menschen ist von seinem
Verstand zu seinem Herzen. Nur indem er diese Distanz überwindet lernt er wie ein Adler
zu segeln und seine innere Unermesslichkeit wahrzunehmen.
December
Meine Weise ist nicht die einzige Weise.
Wie die Zeit selbst, die in Stille vor dir steht, deine Wahl erwartend, die du alsbald triffst
und welchem Weg du folgen wirst.
March
Du bist es Wert nach Hause zu kommen.
Nur indem wir in unsere spirituelle Verantwortung hineinwachsen und ihrer Wert werden,
können wir lernen das Eis im Herzen des Menschen zu schmelzen, für alle Zeiten.
Ceremonies, Chants and Storytelling ­— CD’s by Angaangaq
April
Gehe auf gute Weise. Gehe aufrecht und kraftvoll, entsprechend deiner Bestimmung, für
alle Zeiten.
Erhebe deinen Spirit über die Gegenwart so dass du mit Augen der Zuversicht in deine
Zukunft blicken kannst. Aanakasaa, meine Grossmutter sagt, deine Zukunft ist kraftvoll
schön, wenn du nur lernen könntest sie zu sehen.
The Seasons
Angaangaq tells the story of the seasons of our lives and of our
mother earth. This profound story isembraced by the healing
chant of Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man
May
Das Allerschwierigste zu erlernen ist zu verlernen was wir schon wissen.
Die Alten sagen, dass seines Tages, wenn die Welt es am nötigsten hat, das Heilige Feuer
nach Hause kommt zu den Menschen am Gipfel der Welt.
Shamanic Journey
As you travel into a journey, guided by Angaangaq and his
drum, the Qilaut, you come home to yourself, standing tall
and powerful as you are meant to be.
June
Wenn die Sonne am Höchsten auf uns scheint gibt es keinen Schatten unter uns, dann gibt
es keinen Unterschied unter uns.
Die Schönheit des Kreises ist, dass wir den Rücken von einander nicht sehen können und die
Kraft des Kreises ist, dass wir nur die Schönheit von einander sehen können.
A Call to Pray
This powerful chant calls on all of creation, the mineral world,
the plant world, the animal world and the human world to
awaken and join in prayer so the Creator can see us.
July
Jedesmal wenn du zu deinem Herzen sprichst wird sie immer zurück sprechen. Jetzt ist es
für dich und mich an der Zeit zu lernen unserem Herzen zuzuhören.
Eine einzelne Pflanze began mit einem einzelnen Samen. Wenn du den Samen einer Beere
findest, so hältst du einen Beerenstrauch in deiner Hand der tausende von Menschen aus
diesem einzigen Samen nähren kann. Das ist die Macht.
Ancient Ones
The Ancient Ones is a deep healing chant bringing us into
connection witih our roots, our ancestors, allowing us once
again to walk tall and powerful as we are meant to be.
August
Die Alten sagen: Eines Tages wird der grosse Seeadler beginnen von den Eisbergen hinunter
zu ziehen und ein frischer Duft von Wissen mit Weisheit wird wehen.
Qilaut, die Windtrommel, ist ein Instrument des Grossen Himmels. Nur der Schöpfer hält den
Griff, und jedes Mal wenn Er den Rand berührt, hört Er den Herzschlag der Menschheit.
Sounds of Greenlandic
September
Höre, höre – und dann höre noch mehr, bis die Geschichte ein Teil von dir wird. Dann, nur
dann kannst du die Geschichte in deiner Welt erzählen, deiner kraftvoll schönen Welt.
Das Gebet für den Körper ist Nahrung. Die Nahrung für den Spirit ist ein Lied. Die Nahrung
für die Seele ist ein Gebet, ein Gespräch mit dem Schöpfer. Und so werden du und ich
vollkommen.
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The holidays listed in this calendar are to the best of
our knowledge and research.
All times in this calendar are given in Eastern Standard
Time (EST) which is noted as Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT) during Daylight Saving Time.
1
Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening
before the date given.
2
Islamic holidays begin at sundown on the evening
before the date given. The Islamic calendar is based
on lunar observation and thus may vary one or two
days depending upon the sighting of the crescent
moon. Dates apply to North America.
3
Solar and lunar eclipses are not viewable from all
regions.
I C E W ISDOM
Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man
Words by Angaangaq
(in English and Kalallisut, with German translations inside the back cover —
mit deutscher Übersetzung auf der Innenseite des Covers)
Photographs of Greenland by Jane English, Adam Lyberth,
Sven Nieder, Oona Soleil and others
Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man – Sirmiq Aattuq Uummatinnit – is a
teaching from the people of Greenland – Kalaallit-Nunaat – an ancient
culture that has never known war. It summons us to bridge the distance
from our minds to our hearts through strength and gentleness,
bringing about personal transformation and global healing.
Along with images of Greenland, the Ice Wisdom 2011 calendar
chronicles a Sacred Fire Ceremony held there that honored the
spiritual significance of climate change. Ashes from Sacred Fires
around the world – from Asia to the Americas to the heart of Africa –
provided the foundation of the fire. Similar fires burned around the
globe on the same day in support of this ceremony.
The ceremony was conducted by Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq,
an Elder and carrier of the Qilaut (Wind Drum). From a family of
traditional healers and wisdom keepers in Greenland, Angaangaq
knows firsthand the dramatic environmental changes that are taking
place on this planet; he believes that we can use these changes as
opportunities for personal and societal growth.
The greatest distance in the existence of man
is not from here to there nor from there to here.
Nay, the greatest distance in the existence of man
is from his mind to his heart.
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