18″ “Inner Vision” Shamanic Drum. Red Deer hide with Lapis Lazuli crystal handle

This 18″ Shamanic Drum is made from Red Deer hide, the hoop is English Ash waxed with beeswax from rescued bees, and we have set a Lapis Lazuli crystal in the handle.

The energy of Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli has been a treasured stone for over five thousand years ago. It is a crystal of visionary awareness, assisting with connecting with the universal energies and the wisdom that lies there. When these insights are brought into the mind, they give renewed wisdom and a higher level of awareness, and in turn inner peace and freedom. It is a stone of truth and assists in both discerning and speaking with honesty and integrity. Above all, it is a stone of self-knowledge and reflection.

The energy of Red Deer

When we encounter the Red Deer in the wild, our breath catches and we are transfixed by their graceful features and delicate movements. We can draw on their energy to give us the power to deal with challenges with grace. As Red Deer holds a real gentleness, we can be sensitive and intuitive was we walk our path. We can also hold onto vigilance and also adaptability, with the ability to change direction quickly should we need to. Just as the deer has an uncanny sense of where to find the green freshness earth provides, we can ask the deer within ourselves to seek out our inner treasures.

Guidance for choosing your drum

The 14″ drums are the most portable and tend to have a higher pitch than the larger ones. Our 16″ is often seen as a great compromise between transportability and depth of voice. The larger 18″ drum is a little heavier but usually has a deeper voice. However, each drum is very much an individual and can vary from what is expected.

All of our drums come with a 7-day money-back guarantee, to allow you time to hold your drum in your hands and hear it’s voice, ensuring that you are right for each other.

Your drum beater

Your drum beater is included within the price of the commissioned drum.

About the making of this drum

We make our drums from our home on the edge of the West Pennine Moors in the northwest of England. We create the drums in sacred space each drum is birthed through ceremony, over mugwort incense.

We also take great care in the sourcing of our materials. The Red Deer hide used to make this drum is from Scotland and the timber for the Ash hoop is sourced from UK ash and is crafted by a local carpenter in Wigan. The wood has a layer of beeswax to bring out its natural grain. The wax is from bees which have been rescued.