Deep Communication With Nature
Why do plastic medicine people & neo Shaman make drums as their go-to ceremonial noise-maker tool?
The Bullroarer however is far older than the drum, making a distinctive resonant undulating vibrating sound. It has been found among indigenous peoples of Africa, North America & Australia. All of these cultures use them ceremonially. Some cultures believe they are inbued with the spirits of the dead, and that bynplaying them we honour their spirits abd unvite them to be present. Bullroarers create rythm, but more interestingly the vibrations resonate off rocks, trees & the land creating new sounds.
Its simple, you can get it all in kit form. Perfectly machined drum hoop, skins ready to go and thong precision cut. They probably "birthed" their drum in a workshop, learning from someone else, who did exactly the same, with exactly the same materials,from simillar suppliers. The cultural traditions of plastic medicine people and neo-shamans is based in the consumption of woodlands, industrial wood machining and mass slaughter.
Cherry wood Bullroarer, made by the author
The Bullroarer can be bought on Ebay, machined to perfection or better than that made by the practitioner, like the one above made by the author.
I know the cherry tree this came from, whomplanted it and it came down in a storm. I asked for a piece to carve and what started as knife handles soon morphed into a Bullroarer. I last made one of these when i Was 22, i will decorate it to honour the spirit of the Barumundi i caught with my bare hands and a large rock in the Cathering River.
Making a Bullroarer takes a bit of skill with axe and knife, playing it and tuning its noise output also takes skill too. Its not a drum. But its a powerful caller to nature & nature responds to the Bullroarer.
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