Eliesheva
Elie (pronounced Ay-Lee, also known as Eliesheva) is a kibbutz member originally from Northern Galilee, Israel. She is a member of Am HaAretz, an Israeli/Hebrew Peaceful Warrior tradition of Tribal Earth Spirituality. Her academic background includes: archeology studies at the Tel Aviv University and an MA in Conference Interpreting. Now retired from a career in the military, Elie is a Licensed Clinical Counselor. In the past twenty-five years Elie has lectured and written extensively in various countries, including the USA. Her articles on Hebrew Earth spirituality have appeared in Mezlim Magazine, and she has three books on Earth Spirituality written and published in Israel, Ahavat Aretz (Love of the Land), Derech Ivrim Derech Aretz (Way of the Hebrews, Way of the Land) and Ahavat Aretz, Ahavat Falcha (Loving the Land, Loving the Soil). Elie is currently working on re-writing these books and updating them for the USA audience.
An overview of Amcha: The Israeli Nature Spirituality
For the first time a complete overview at Starwood of the Am Ha Aretxz spiritual PAth aka Amcha. This is is intended to be interactive to a great degree; you will get an overview of the presenters' Tradition, known here as Am Ha Aretz (Amcha for short) a spiritual, Neo Tribal, Primitive Hebrew Tradition. This is a Peaceful Warrior path, rooted in the early kibbutz and in the "Lovers of the Soil" philosophy. We discuss the broad range of forms of spirituality in this Tradition,which includes, but is not limited, to Neo Pagan Polytheism; I will discuss examples of daily practice; trance work; cycles of the Seasons; some magical practices; and lastly we briefly present the neo-tribal principles that adoptees into the Tradition choose to accept as a condition for their adoption. Come prepared to question, learn, and teach.
Chieftains, Seers Diviners and Priests, in ancient Israel
What we know of them, how their roles evolved and how what we know of them still is used today among Neo Pagan Hebrews
