LIGHT THE PATH FORWARD — END OF YEAR FUNDRAISER 2025

Light the Path Forward
A Universal Invitation to Support Peace, Healing & the Future of Humanity ✨

This Giving Tuesday, we open a sacred season of generosity, gratitude, and shared responsibility for the Earth and future generations. From this day through the end of the year, we invite our global family to help us Light the Path Forward — for peace, for unity, for healing, and for all those seeking spiritual nourishment during challenging times.

As the world grows more uncertain, our commitment remains steady:
to protect sacred knowledge, to support Elders, to preserve seeds, and to make prayer and ceremony accessible to all.

Your offering, no matter the size, becomes part of a collective flame that sustains The Path and the Guardians of the Sacred well into 2026.

Together, we carry the light.
Together, we Light the Path Forward.

🔥 WHY GIVE ON GIVING TUESDAY?

Giving Tuesday is not only the world’s largest day of generosity —
it is the beginning of The Path’s Season of Light.

By giving today, you:

🌟 Strengthen our foundation going into the New Year
🌟 Ensure our Elders can travel safely and teach
🌟 Protect sacred seeds for future generations
🌟 Expand access to free global prayer circles
🌟 Support youth, families, and elders in need
🌟 Amplify ancestral teachings in a time of global change
🌟 Help us begin 2026 with stability, clarity & strength

Giving Tuesday offerings are torchbearer gifts —
they ignite the flame that carries us through the winter months
and into the year ahead.

Your generosity today shapes the future of The Path.

🕊 Scholarships for Families, Elders, Youth, & Veterans

We never want financial limitations to prevent someone from receiving healing, ceremony, or guidance.

Your support provides:
✨ Access to events, retreats & gatherings
✨ Online offerings for global community members
✨ Assistance for single parents, students, and veterans
✨ Emotional, spiritual, and cultural support
✨ Honor and inclusion for those facing challenges
✨ Trauma-informed access for those recovering from hardship

When you give, someone somewhere receives the blessing they needed most.

🪶 Elder Travel, Care & Cross-Cultural Teaching Exchanges

Your contribution ensures that Elders and Wisdom Keepers from around the world can travel safely to teach, pray, and guide us — regardless of financial barriers.

Your offering supports:
✨ Flights, ground transportation & lodging
✨ Mobility aids, accessibility needs, health considerations
✨ Translators, interpreters & cultural liaisons
✨ Honorariums where possible
✨ Prayer companions, assistants & safe travel escorts
✨ Sacred items they bring for ceremony
✨ Their comfort, wellness, and dignity throughout the journey

Many Elders are unable to travel without community support.
Your generosity brings their voices, teachings, and ancestral lineages to our global family.

🌱 The Seed Temple: Preserving Life’s Legacy

Seed Preservation & Youth Education

Your donation helps protect sacred seeds and ensure that future generations inherit the wisdom, resilience, and nourishment of ancestral food ways.

Your support funds:
✨ Seed banking and preservation at the Seed Temple
✨ Seeds of Change youth program, inspiring children to love nature
✨ Cultural knowledge-sharing with seed elders
✨ Workshops on traditional seed saving

Your donation literally plants the future.
The seeds we save today become the medicines, foods, and teachings of tomorrow.

One of Grandmother Flordemayo's greatest missions is the Seed Temple, created to preserve, protect, and propagate heirloom and heritage seeds—our past and our future. These seeds hold the power of survival, carrying the genetic diversity of crops that have fed and sustained humanity for generations. The Path's seed bank ensures that these treasures are safeguarded against climate change, natural disasters, and the loss of biodiversity.

The importance of seed banks cannot be overstated. They:

Preserve crop and plant diversity 🌾
Protect against climate change 🌦️
Ensure resilience against natural disasters ⛈️
Support research and innovation 🔬
Safeguard food security and medicine 🍎

At The Path, the Seed Temple thrives as a controlled environment, protecting the viability of seeds and nurturing a spirit of community and unity. By conserving and sharing these seeds, we empower families and communities to reclaim their connection to the earth and build resilience for the future.

Honoring Wisdom

The Path is a living example of how the voices of Indigenous Grandmothers and Elders guide us toward balance, healing, and spiritual growth. Their teachings remind us of our sacred responsibilities—to the earth, to each other, and to future generations. By preserving their wisdom and honoring their legacy, we sustain the sacred threads that connect us to the past and ensure a brighter future for all. 🌟

Ceremonies, Livestreams & Global Prayer Circles

Your gift makes it possible to share sacred teachings across the world.

Your contribution supports:
✨ Free Grandmothers’ Circles, accessible to everyone
✨ Livestreams for people in hospitals, rural communities, and countries where travel is impossible
✨ Guardians of the Sacred — a multi-year global gathering
✨ Audio/visual teams, filming, editing & accessibility captions
✨ Archival recordings preserved for future generations
✨ Ceremonial items, offerings, altars & ritual spaces
✨ Scholarships for families, youth & elders to join events

You help turn sacred gatherings into global healing opportunities.

GRANDMOTHER FLORDEMAYO'S LEGACY

🌟 The Path: A Sanctuary for Spiritual Growth and Legacy 🌟

Nestled in the heart of Estancia, New Mexico, The Path is more than a place—it is a spiritual sanctuary, a sacred space for prayer, ceremony, and hope. Founded by Grandmother Flordemayo, The Path stands as a testament to the enduring wisdom of Indigenous Grandmothers and Elders, honoring their voices, teachings, and legacy. 🌍✨

A Personal Journey of the Spirit
Our spiritual paths are deeply personal, unique to each of us. To walk a spiritual path is to embrace mindfulness, to pay attention to the signs along the way, and to live with awareness of the interconnectedness of our mind, body, soul, and spirit. It means looking inward for clarity and strength, understanding that our external lives are reflections of our thoughts and intentions. This journey—one of self-discovery, connection, and purpose—is what inspired Grandmother Flordemayo to establish The Path, a place where people can come together to nurture their spiritual growth.

The Sacred Temples of Humanity
The Path is home to five Sacred Temples, each honoring humanity’s connection to the elements and the divine:

The Temple of the Golden Child 🌟
The Water Temple 💧
The Fire Temple 🔥
The Seed Temple 🌱
The Earth Temple 🌍

These sacred sites are spaces for ceremony, celebration, teaching, and a profound connection to Mother Earth. They embody the wisdom of our ancestors, ensuring their teachings are preserved and shared with generations to come.

The Path Land, Seed Temple & Accessibility Projects

Your support helps restore, maintain, and protect the sacred land and the Seed Temple after intense weather, drought, winds, and seasonal changes.

Your gift funds:
✨ Storm-repair and infrastructure stabilization
✨ Accessibility pathways for elders and wheelchairs
✨ Gardening, irrigation & land restoration
✨ Sanctuary spaces for prayer, meditation & ceremony
✨ Environmental stewardship & carbon footprint reduction
✨ Safe, sacred, protected environments for teachings
✨ Long-term sustainability of the Seed Temple

Caring for the land is caring for the community.
Your gift ensures this sanctuary remains vibrant and safe for all.

🌍✨ 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO CELEBRATE

Honoring a Year of Global Connection, Sacred Service & Ancestral Wisdom

(Use for Giving Tuesday, year-end newsletters, holiday messaging, and donor outreach)

2025 was a year of extraordinary movement, prayer, service, and global unity.
Together — with the guidance of Grandmother Flordemayo, the devotion of our core team, and the generosity of our community — we carried forward teachings, ceremonies, and healing across continents.

Below is a comprehensive, heart-centered recap of everything we accomplished together:

🌿 GLOBAL CEREMONY & ANCESTRAL WISDOM

✔ Celebrated the Year of the Snake with teachings on transformation, shedding, healing, and renewal
✔ Participated monthly in the Mother Earth Delegation public calls, lifting up international voices for Mother Earth
✔ Welcomed Elders & Wisdom Keepers from Peru, Aotearoa, Turtle Island, Europe, Africa & China throughout the year
✔ Hosted “Guardians of the Sacred” (Nov 2025) — over 20 Elders and Wisdom Keepers united for healing, prophecy, ceremony, and global connection

🔥 COURSES, JOURNEYS & MULTI-WEEK PROGRAMS

As fiscal sponsor, The Path supported multiple powerful teachings:

✔ The Sacred Threads of Spirit — a 7-week journey with
Grandmother Eila Paul, Grandmother Taiha-Moetu, and Grandmother Hato (Māori delegation)
✔ Woven Wisdom: A Healing Circle of Strength — with Iya Janet and the teachings of Yemayá
✔ Woven Wisdom: Mastering Metaphysics — with Michelle Vidal
✔ Doctrine of Discovery — with Steven Newcomb and Shawna Bluestar Newcomb
✔ Two membership courses through the Mother Earth Delegation led by Grandmother Flordemayo & Grandmother Heather
✔ A 6-month Sacred Circle with The Shift Network — taught weekly by Grandmother Flordemayo & Grandmother Heather

🌱 SEEDS, CHILDREN, & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

✔ Launched “Seeds of Change” — a new children’s environmental education program
• Attended 4 times in 2025 at the Capital City Public Market
• Gave away free school supplies
• Offered hands-on art activities, seed teachings, and positive-affirmation planting
✔ Hosted "Sacred Seeds: A Circle of Earth, Ancestors & Renewal"
✔ Continued sharing seed-saving wisdom and collaborating with families, gardeners, and communities

🏛 EVENTS, RETREATS & PUBLIC CEREMONIES

✔ Fiscal sponsor for:
• Weaving the Sacred Threads of Earth and Ancestors (with Grandmother Taiha-Moetu & Grandmother Hato)
• Egypt Journey with Grandmother Heather & Grandmother Taiha-Moetu
• Honoring the Four Sacred Elements — Nevada City, CA
• The Sacred Calling of Spirit — Nevada City, CA
• Whispers of the Ancients — at the Center for Sacred Studies, CA

✔ Idaho Gives Event — in-person fundraiser at 851 Jewelry supporting The Path
✔ One Prayer One Planet (11/11) — free livestreamed global event
✔ Fire Ceremony & Qigong — co-hosted with Master Mingtong Gu, livestreamed globally
✔ Traditional Funeral Support for Unci Rita — The Path’s Elder program helped her family with expenses and ceremony needs

🖼 ARTS, MEDIA & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

✔ Grandmother Flordemayo featured in the Global Grandmothers’ Council Network Digital E-Magazine
✔ Reading of her chapter "Grandmothers’ Wisdom" at Collected Works Bookstore, Santa Fe
✔ Annual Grandmother Flordemayo Art & Collectibles Auction — held online
✔ Love & Light Pop-Up Shop — at the Center for Sacred Studies
✔ Love & Light released 15+ FREE e-books (30+ pages each) — gifted to thousands worldwide
✔ Surprise Birthday Party for Grandmother Flordemayo in June — her first ever surprise celebration

👵🏽 ELDER CARE & RECIPROCITY

✔ Continued Year-long financial support for Unci Rita Long Visitor Holy Dance, including her
• 100th Birthday celebration
• Elder-care needs
• End-of-life traditional funeral
✔ Travel, lodging, visa support, and honorarium assistance for Elders across all events
✔ Strengthened collaboration with global networks:
Shift Network • Mother Earth Delegation • Synergetic Press • Global Grandmothers’ Council Network • Māori delegations • And many more

✨ STEWARDSHIP, ACCESS & COMMUNITY SUPPORT

✔ Hundreds of scholarships provided across programs and gatherings
✔ Accessibility support for community members in need
✔ Free global livestreams during times of war, fires, storms & global uncertainty
✔ Continued restoration efforts at The Path after storm damage
✔ Deepened cross-cultural bridges grounded in unity, healing & reciprocity

💛✨ In Gratitude

2025 was a year of immense movement, sacred weaving, and global connection.

Every prayer, every donation, every volunteer hour, every share of our events made a direct impact.

You helped us:
🌱 grow children’s programs
🔥 host Elders in ceremony
❤️ support families & communities
🌍 bring healing across continents
🕊 continue the legacy of Grandmother Flordemayo

MORE ABOUT SEED CONSERVATION

🌱 Protecting Our Heritage Seeds: A Call to Action 🌱

Now more than ever, it is vital that we protect and expand our heritage seeds for the future of our communities and the planet. As modern agriculture shifts toward genetically modified and patented seeds, the diversity of original seeds is disappearing at an alarming rate. This loss of biodiversity threatens not only our food security but also the cultural and ecological heritage tied to these seeds.

🌍 The Vital Importance of Preserving Seeds in Our Changing World 🌱

Preserving seeds has always been essential, but in today’s world—marked by political uncertainty, climate crises, and the rapid loss of biodiversity—it has become an urgent necessity. With 2024 recorded as the hottest year on record, the impacts of climate change are accelerating, threatening global food security, ecosystems, and the future of agriculture.

What is Seed Conservation?
Seed conservation is the practice of preserving and protecting plant seeds to maintain biodiversity. This is critical for ensuring the availability of diverse, resilient plant species for future generations. By conserving seeds, we:

Safeguard agricultural crops 🌾
Protect endangered plant species 🌸
Support ecosystem health 🌍

Why Heirloom Seeds Matter ? Saving heirloom seeds is about more than preserving plants—it’s about protecting our shared history and cultural heritage. These seeds carry the genetic diversity that modern agriculture lacks, offering unique flavors, shapes, and colors in our fruits and vegetables. They are often better adapted to specific climates and conditions, making them more resilient against pests, diseases, and climatic changes. By planting and saving these seeds, we’re keeping history alive in our gardens and ensuring a brighter, more diverse future. 🌟

Biodiversity: The Key to Resilience - The strength of any ecosystem lies in its biodiversity. A diverse range of genetic material allows plants and animals to adapt to changing conditions, resist diseases, and recover from challenges. This interdependent web of life thrives on diversity, creating a natural resilience that supports the health of the planet. 🌿

When we lose biodiversity, we weaken this web, leaving crops and ecosystems vulnerable. Protecting heritage seeds means protecting the resilience of life itself.

Modern agriculture has increasingly shifted toward genetically modified crops and patented seeds, narrowing the genetic pool of the world’s food supply. This lack of diversity makes crops more vulnerable to diseases, pests, and climate stressors. Seed preservation combats this by protecting the genetic richness of heirloom seeds, which are the foundation of a resilient and adaptable food system.

Here’s why seed preservation matters more now than ever:

Safeguarding Against Climate Change

Climate change is causing more frequent and severe droughts, floods, and extreme temperatures, which are challenging the resilience of traditional crops. Heirloom and heritage seeds are uniquely adapted to diverse climates and conditions, offering greater genetic diversity that can withstand these changes. Preserving these seeds ensures we have access to plant varieties capable of thriving in an unpredictable environment.

Food Sovereignty and Security

As global leaders, particularly in the United States, prioritize industrial agriculture, smaller farms and Indigenous practices are often marginalized. Seed banks empower communities to maintain control over their food systems by preserving seeds that are not dependent on large corporations. This autonomy ensures that future generations have access to nutritious, culturally significant, and locally adapted foods.

Counteracting Political and Economic Instability

Political decisions and economic policies frequently prioritize profits over sustainability. In the face of unpredictable global leadership, seed banks act as a safeguard for humanity, protecting essential resources from being lost to shortsighted policies. They ensure that agricultural diversity and ecological health remain protected, regardless of shifting political agendas.

Addressing the Impacts of the Hottest Year on Record

The record-breaking heat of 2024 underscores the urgency of adaptation. Rising temperatures are reducing crop yields, altering growing seasons, and threatening water supplies. Preserving seeds with a wide range of genetic traits gives us the tools to develop climate-resilient crops capable of feeding the world under these new conditions.

🌟 Seeds Are More Than Survival—They Are Legacy
Seeds represent life, culture, and resilience. They are the stories of our ancestors, the wisdom of nature, and the hope for future generations. By preserving heirloom seeds, we protect the threads that connect humanity to its agricultural roots and to the sacred balance of the earth.

🌿 What We Can Do

Support seed banks and organizations dedicated to conservation.
Plant heirloom varieties in your own garden.
Advocate for policies that prioritize sustainable agriculture and biodiversity.
Educate others about the importance of seed preservation in the face of climate change.

Every seed saved is a step toward resilience, sovereignty, and a healthier planet. Let’s honor these seeds as the sacred lifelines they are—for today and for the generations to come. 🌱✨

Take Action
By supporting seed conservation, we can:

Promote sustainable agriculture 🌾
Protect local ecosystems 🌳
Preserve the cultural stories tied to our seeds 🧡

Every seed saved is a step toward a future that values diversity, resilience, and connection. Let’s honor the heritage of our seeds and their role in sustaining life for generations to come. 🌱✨

MORE ABOUT THE PATH

🌟 The Path: Honoring Legacy, Community, and Connection 🌟

The Path is more than an organization—it is the legacy of Grandmother Flordemayo, her life’s work, and her footprint of creation. Rooted in a mission to preserve heirloom seeds, support elders, and foster human connection, The Path is a sanctuary for healing, growth, and the honoring of traditions. Every contribution, effort, and act of support helps us advance this vital work, including:

🌱 Supporting Elders and honoring their wisdom
🌍 Strengthening our connection to Mother Earth and her sacred elements
✨ Offering teachings to enrich and educate the community
📜 Preserving traditions, culture, wisdom, and history for future generations
🕊️ Honoring the sacred elements, directions, and the natural world
💖 Providing guidance, blessings, healings, and ceremonies
🎙️ Giving a voice to those who feel unheard
🙏 Uniting in prayer, wisdom, education, and healing
🌟 Celebrating our ancestors and ancestral lineages
🎓 Gifting scholarships for learning opportunities and healing
🤝 Supporting the community through connection and collaboration

🌿 Strengthening Our Shared Humanity 🌿
At The Path, we believe that strengthening our relationship as humanity is essential—because we are all connected. As members of the human family, our shared humanity enables us to empathize, support, and care for one another. It reminds us of our collective capacity for love, compassion, and understanding, which serves as the foundation for building meaningful relationships and thriving communities.

Humanity is also a wellspring of potential for growth, progress, and positive change. By recognizing and embracing our shared experiences, we can work together to create a more inclusive, compassionate, and harmonious world. 🌈

🌟 The Power of Spiritual Connection 🌟
Spiritual human connection allows us to deepen our understanding of ourselves, others, and the world. When we connect with others on a spiritual level, we share beliefs, values, and experiences that provide support, guidance, and a profound sense of belonging. These connections nurture our empathy, compassion, and love, enhancing our overall well-being and sense of purpose. Now more than ever, this kind of connection is vital. Through shared traditions, ceremonies, and prayers, we can bridg

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