Greetings, folks,
I wanted to let you know that my drum came in the mail just fine. It was just as I wanted it, clean and blank, no spirit in it yet. I decorated the drum with the Nine Worlds and many other sacred symbols, and called the spirit into it, and she woke up. Her name is Talu, which is old Anglo-Saxon for “story”, “tale”, “accounting”. She is a divinatory drum – one places a querent’s small object on the surface, strikes gently from underneath, and the object jumps to a symbol that is the right answer. She wanted bells and other decorations (I think she is a bit vain) so I carefully drilled tiny holes around the back edge, and hung various bells, clappers, bags of stones and herbs, and other amulets given to me by friends. Many folks donated to her decoration.
I’m attaching a photo of myself holding her so that you can see how she turned out. The other photo is of the back, and all the amulets. I want to thank you for making such a beautiful piece of craftsmanship, and I am glad that you folks are doing this sacred work.