Heroes Healing Elephants
The Elephant in the Room
Being sent on a Spirit Quest to do seva (service) for the Asian Elephants of Thailand, I had little idea of what that meant, only a remembrance that I had been here 10 years ago. At that time, my heart was calling me to ride elephants in the jungles of Chiang Mai, which dramatically changed the course of my life in an amazing way. I have returned now, a decade later to make reparations with the elephants—asking forgiveness for riding them and serving them with tremendous gratitude.
The majority of elephants are used for human gain and exploitation, suffering tremendously from the bull hooks and crush boxes that destroy their spirits and dominate their will to be free. By returning to their presence with a new awareness of how riding them (or watching them paint, perform in circuses, or sell sugarcane on the streets) contributes to the cycle of harm, I am galvanizing all my resources to save their lives and create more awareness for their situation.
That’s why I’m in Thailand doing healing work with the endangered Asian Elephants. My League of Heroes joined me in March to help rescue them from cycles of abuse and liberating them to live in peaceful co-existence with humans.
Their treatment is an extension of how we treat ourselves and the rest of the living world.
We are engaging in crazy amazing creative co-creation and invite you to be a part of this exciting new endeavor.
We are partnering with the local villagers to educate the children, to be in direct connection with the environment and collaborate on a project to create economically and ecologically sustainable elephant enclosures.
The idea is: build elephant enclosures out of recycled materials. Right now, the elephants can only roam freely when they are with their keepers. They still have to stay chained for some of the time unless they have separate enclosures. The way they currently build them with concrete and metal costs about $7,500 USD each. There are 18 elephants. If we can create them from recycled materials, it would change the game for the environment, community, and well-being of the elephants.
If you want to get involved in our League of Heroes project to heal the elephants and the land they inhabit, there are lots of ways to get involved. You can donate any amount and know your dollars are going directly to helping end the cycles of suffering.
$any amount - special healing/prayer ceremony
$25 - elephant talisman made by the Mahouts and infused with healing energy
$1500 - limited edition t-shirt + all of the above
$5000 or more - a featured spot on our Spirit Series "Modern Magic" with additional sponsorship credits + all the above
We will send you regular updates as the project continues.
The elephants need us and the world needs us to use our powers for good.
Being sent on a Spirit Quest to do seva (service) for the Asian Elephants of Thailand, I had little idea of what that meant, only a remembrance that I had been here 10 years ago. At that time, my heart was calling me to ride elephants in the jungles of Chiang Mai, which dramatically changed the course of my life in an amazing way. I have returned now, a decade later to make reparations with the elephants—asking forgiveness for riding them and serving them with tremendous gratitude.
The majority of elephants are used for human gain and exploitation, suffering tremendously from the bull hooks and crush boxes that destroy their spirits and dominate their will to be free. By returning to their presence with a new awareness of how riding them (or watching them paint, perform in circuses, or sell sugarcane on the streets) contributes to the cycle of harm, I am galvanizing all my resources to save their lives and create more awareness for their situation.
That’s why I’m in Thailand doing healing work with the endangered Asian Elephants. My League of Heroes joined me in March to help rescue them from cycles of abuse and liberating them to live in peaceful co-existence with humans.
Their treatment is an extension of how we treat ourselves and the rest of the living world.
We are engaging in crazy amazing creative co-creation and invite you to be a part of this exciting new endeavor.
We are partnering with the local villagers to educate the children, to be in direct connection with the environment and collaborate on a project to create economically and ecologically sustainable elephant enclosures.
The idea is: build elephant enclosures out of recycled materials. Right now, the elephants can only roam freely when they are with their keepers. They still have to stay chained for some of the time unless they have separate enclosures. The way they currently build them with concrete and metal costs about $7,500 USD each. There are 18 elephants. If we can create them from recycled materials, it would change the game for the environment, community, and well-being of the elephants.
If you want to get involved in our League of Heroes project to heal the elephants and the land they inhabit, there are lots of ways to get involved. You can donate any amount and know your dollars are going directly to helping end the cycles of suffering.
$any amount - special healing/prayer ceremony
$25 - elephant talisman made by the Mahouts and infused with healing energy
$1500 - limited edition t-shirt + all of the above
$5000 or more - a featured spot on our Spirit Series "Modern Magic" with additional sponsorship credits + all the above
We will send you regular updates as the project continues.
The elephants need us and the world needs us to use our powers for good.
Co-organizers2
Sophia Remolde
Organizer
Crestone, CO
Marci Radike Craig
Co-organizer