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a a a THE MORNING CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1996 B11 Moon ritualists seek spirituality Continued From Page B1 Members of the Philadelphia branch of the Caney Circle clashed earlier this year with some residents of Douglass Township, Montgomery County, over the right to use a participant's back yard as a place of worship. The group had set up a sweat lodge, a small structure framed from saplings and covered with blankets, on the property, which members had considered sacred ground. Neighbors expressed concern about the small that were part of the ceremonies. Although Shadow Wolf and others believe they could have successfully argued their constitutional right to freedom of religion, they decided to move the sweat lodge to friendlier territory rather than challenge zoning laws. "We're not crusaders," said Shadow Wolf, the group's shaman, or religious leader, in the days before the Full Moon Ceremony.

"The first priority is to keep the sacredness" of the sweat lodge. Yet reverberations could still be felt. At the new site, the owners of the property declined be identified, even though they had invited members of the Caney Circle, which has a core group of six people, to their fields. "I just don't like borrowing trouble," said the host, who had been upset by the group's treatment in Douglass Township. His house, as well as the land where the group held the ceremony, was hidden by trees from the nearest roadway.

Still, his wife said, "I don't want a lot of curiosity seekers." The Caney Circle was founded in the Pittsburgh area in 1980 by Miguel Sague, a musician who traces his bloodline to the Taino Indians who thrived in the Caribbean islands. Membership is small, maybe 150 to 200 people in Puerto Rico, New York, Arizona and Pennsylvania, Sague said in a recent interview. Some people who follow New Age, a cultural movement characterized by a concern with spiritual consciousness, have been attracted to the circle, Sague acknowledged. But, he said, "I don't consider our circle to be based on any new ideas. We've actually come backwards.

We're dealing with concepts that are very ancient." On this Saturday night in Bechtelsville, Shadow Wolf led the purification ritual, called smudging, that was part of the Full Moon Ceremony. The group usually holds its ceremony on the Saturday closest to the full moon, which rose last week on Tuesday. She passed a bowl filled with smoldering white sage among the participants. One by one, each participant fanned a turkey feather over the bowland the smoke wafted over their shoulders and heads as they purified themselves and the energy that surrounded them. Shadow Wolf passed around too a bowl of sea water.

And one by one, the participants touched the water to their foreheads, lips and chest to purify their thoughts, words and deeds. Fourteen women and four men, who appear to be mostly in their 30s, made up the circle. They sat cross-legged or with their legs tucked to the side. Most wore everyday clothes, such as shorts, skirts and slacks. Shadow Wolf extended her hands to the north, then to the east, south and west, and the participants followed suit.

She invited the spirit to join the circle, namely the white buf- falo, which symbolizes grace; the eagle, which symbolizes revelation and illumination; the coyote, which denotes love, laughter and growth; and the bear, which symbolizes strength and introspective learning from life experiences. Shadow Wolf put her hands downward invite the Earth Mother, upward to invite the Sky Father and over her heart to invite the Creator to the circle. Collectively, the participants prayed for peace at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, where earlier that day a fatal bomb had exploded. Among those joining the ceremony for the first time was Dorinda Dougherty, 29, of Doylestown, who is married and part Native American. She works part-time at The Kind Earth, an environmental emporium in Doylestown, and is taking courses that Shadow Wolf teaches on Native American traditions.

Dougherty, who was raised Baptist, said she wanted to get back to her roots as well as continue to learn about other religions. "We need to get back to loving, honoring and respecting each other," she said, explaining she draws from Native American spirituality. "And if person did that within themselves, we would live in a really beautiful world." Following the Full Moon Ceremony, Dougherty would be part of a smaller group that would take part in the sweat lodge, a ritual of purification, on adjacent land. Inside the sweat lodge, water is poured over hot rocks to create steam. The ritual can last several hours.

"It's not something to do to be trendy," she said. "It's very hard on the body. You have to fast all day and it's very, very hot in there." She prayed, she said, for world peace and for people to respect each other. Shadow Wolf, who had consecrated the new site and meditated there before moving the sweat lodge, was ordained several years ago as a ceremonial leader and teacher, she said. Her family is from Ecuador, but she was raised in Canada and the United States, wouldn't mostly in Pennsylvania.

She disclose the religion she was raised, but she began studying Native American spirituality as a teen-ager as part of a school project. Shadow Wolf said she is a seer, who through prayer and meditation can see what life lessons people are working on and what roads lie ahead. At the Full Moon Ceremony on this night, she guided Chris Crow Bear, 35, through the rituals. Crow Bear, who declined to give his real name for privacy reasons, is a shaman apprentice. He works at the Berks County Courthouse in security and as a constable.

Dressed in jeans, T-shirt and black cowboy hat, he carried his medicine staff, which resembles a walking staff. His mother, at his invitation, also joined the ceremony. "Everybody should just have an open mind," he said later as he talked about the Caney Circle. A practicing Catholic who was involved in the church's charismatic movement, Crow Bear became involved with Native Deaths Henry Krumanocker; owned Maidencreek Orchards 32 years Henry S. Krumanocker 79, of Reading R.2, died Friday, August 2, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

He was the husband of Bessie E. (Guth) Krumanocker. He was the owner and operator of Maidencreek Orchards, Maidencreek Township, Berks County, for 32 years until retiring in 1985. Born in Northampton, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Irene (Gardner) Krumanocker. He was a member and former council member and financial secretary of Maidencreek Lutheran Church, Blandon.

Survivors: Wife; sons, Henry S. Jr. and Robert both of Reading R.2, and David J. of Hamburg R.2; daughter, Nancy I. Landis of Mohrsville; brothers, Harold and Lawrence, both of Allentown, and W.

Paul of Kutztown; sisters, Doris Mohr of Fogelsville and Gloria, wife of Tom Gibbons of Stratford, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Milkins Funeral Home, 4914 Kutztown Road, Temple, Berks County. Call p.m. Wednesday.

Evelyn L. Rehrig Evelyn L. Rehrig, 69, of 378 Center i Parryville, died Friday, Aug. 2, in Gnaden Huetten Hospital, Lehighton. She was the wife of Ethan A.

Rehrig. They were married 50 years in June. Born in Parryville, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Haydt) Wentz. She was a member of Parryville United Methodist Church. Julia, home, and Donna, wife of Survivors: Husband; daughters, Robert Perry of Palmerton; brothers, Howard of Palmerton and William of Parryville, and a grandson.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Mayes-Melber Funeral Home, 200 Franklin Weissport. Call 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. American spirituality several years ago after taking part "Dream Walks," guided Native American meditations.

He later American meditations. He later met Shadow Wolf at a fair and joined the circle. "People always told me I had healing abilities," he said. As a child, he could make predictions about people and events, he said. He wanted to use those abilities to help people, animals and the environment.

Crow Bear, who is Irish and Slovak, is aware of the cynicism of those who question the involvement of non-Native Americans in the religion. "Do you have to be Irish to be Catholic?" he asked. "Spirituality comes from within the heart and soul." Lisa Lambrecht, a jewelry maker from Quakertown, was raised Lutheran. She has many Native American friends and for a long time has been interested in their culture. So when friends invited her to join the Full Moon Ceremony in Berks County, she went.

She is drawn, she said, to Native Americans' way of living. She has concerns about the environment and the violence in society. "My connection is through the heart rather than through the blood," said Lambrecht, explaining her participation in the Native American ceremony. "I just felt led to do this for my own personal needs." Check TV Channel Choices for a complete Call Info-Tel CALL category listing, 821-8300. Info TEL then call 821-8300 Valley Sports Arthritis Surgeons 77 Racquet CENTERS CONGRATULATES Neal Stansbury, MD Pennsylvania State Cycling Road Champion Dr.

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She was the wife of the late Marlin A.P. Frey. Frey had been paralyzed since an accident on Oct. 28 in Lehighton which also killed her sister, Ethel Kocher. She was a presser and examiner for Wilmer Fashions, Bowmanstown.

Born in East Penn Township, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Mary (Fulier) Wilk. She was a member of Holy Cross Chapel, Bowmanstown. Survivors: Sons, Richard S. of Palmerton and Joseph M. of Lehighton; daughters, Carole wife of Gary Lipics, and Mrs.

Diane E. Wambold, both of Lehighton; brothers, Albert, Stephen and George all of Lehighton; sisters, Martha M. of Ocean City, Irene wife of Andrew Homyak of Lehighton, Elizabeth wife of P. James Kinsella of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Agnes Ruzicka of Palmerton; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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Getz Marvin W. Getz, 64, of Long Neck, Millsboro, formerly of Syracuse, N.Y., died Friday, Aug. 2, in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, of respiratory arrest. He was the husband of Carol K. (Koch) Getz for 40 years.

He was a set-up man in a metal press shop for the Carrier Syracuse, for many years. Born in Limeport, he was a son of the late Justin and Lillie (Sell) Getz. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors: Wife; daughter, Susan M. Keller of Crawfordsville, brothers, Franklin of Liverpool, N.Y., Edwin of Coopersburg and Adren of Alburtis, and sisters, Laura Bokan of Fort Myers, Ruby Klingaman of Vera Cruz and Florence Schmoyer of Macungie.

Graveside services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reading. Memorial services in Long Neck to be announced. Arrangements, Melson Funeral Services, Millsboro. Contributions: American Cancer Society, Sussex County Unit, 228-C N.

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He was the husband of Agatha (Kosica) Nahaj. They were married 29 years in March. He worked in the pipe mill of the U.S. Steel Fairless Hills, Bucks County, before retiring in 1985. Born in Coaldale, he was a son of the late Michael and Anna (Horvath) Nahaj.

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