Our rattles are made from gourds grown in California or Arkansas, with the addition of pine or cedar handles and pine or maple dowls. They are entirely hand crafted and personalized in terms of both the interior rattle contents and the exterior decorations. The artwork is painted and/or pyro-engraved.
Please visit the photo gallery to see a selection of rattles.
Each rattle comes with a complete description of this unique piece of shamanic art as well as thorough documentation of the shamanic journeywork involved in the process of making it - inside and out. Gourd rattles contain a dozen of the gourd's own seeds, for good medicine, as well as various specially prepared rattle contents. In addition, each custom-ordered rattle contains an object within it that will resonate with that person in particular as he or she uses the rattle. This is a result of work with spirit guides. Embellishments may include beads, as well as bones, feathers, shells, leather or other natural objects.
These personalized gourd rattles should be treated as sacred objects that build in power as they are used.
