Charlene Hicks AKA Charlene Venard/Vernard AKA "Wolf Moondance"

[educatedindian]

I'm surprised we don't have a thread on her. She's been around for decades and is on virtually every one of the old fraud lists. But it seems she's also hidden her tracks pretty well, written some twink books and then avoids publishing any notice of her ceremony selling.

Uses youtube quite a bit along with "Master Prophet Noel."
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Wolf%20Moondance&search=tag

Found this claim about her real name.

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http://en.allexperts.com/q/Native-American-Culture-2590/2008/1/f/prayer-stick-colors.htm
Medicine Cap wrote at 2009-01-31 04:44:18
I would like to give a word of caution about the information you are imparting in regards to "Wolf Moondance".  I have personally met this woman, and she is not a Indian, nor a spiritual guide, and is not respected nor endorsed by Native Americans.  Please do a Google search of her under "Wolf Moondance, fraud" and see what comes up.  Her real name is Charlene Vernard, and she is writing these books to make herself money.  What you are reading is really offensive to Natives, and is not the truth.  Please do not follow this advice.  This woman moves her operation around the country every few years, as those in the area's she operates in become wise to her lies.  There are much better ways to learn about Native American spirituality, but buying books and throwing money at it are not the right way.  I suggest getting out and meeting REAL Indians, and go about learning from them in the correct, respectful and traditional manner.  And, this "Rainbow Medicine" story that Wolf Moondance sells is all made up by her.  I know this, because she told me.  She wanted me to be a part of her gig, as she was trying to legitimize her lodge by getting as many Indians as she could to make it look good.  I soon found out what she was about, and ran the other way as fast as I could.

[Regular No Powers Guy]

Damn!  She even ADMITS to making it up, that's the worst!  At least with the other shams, one can  always leave room for a mental illness excuse and that they really believe their own delusions!

[Piff]

"Wolf Moondance" books are still available for sale. And people regularly quote from her books to this day.

I don't know if she is still in business. I've not yet verified if her real name is Charlene Vernard.

I've found some of her past sites:

We will hold our 2007 Vision Quest . The gatherings will allow 10 students to study and take your personal vision quest. The gatherings will be held in a camp setting in colorado. Lodging will be  in a traditional Native American tipi.

Topics covered:
1.Rainbow medicine wheel
2.Personal spiritual self
3.Vision quest and personal path map
4. Sacred spiritual tools and uses.
5. Healing past abuse
6. Spiritual travel and healing work.
7. Prayer and spiritual power,
Spiirt colors and uses
8.Interpuration of visions and dreams

https://web.archive.org/web/20070825073850/http://www.homestead.com:80/sevenstarlodge/gather2004.html

I Wolf Moondance want to say thank you for helping me be a spritual and visionary for 35 years this year. I also want to remember my mom to day, Marie Screaming eagle-Oct 31,1920-Oct 15 1994. she would be 84 .

http://sevenstarlodge.homestead.com/talkwithwolf.html

Wolf Moondance said she had her initial vision in 1974, when she was a little girl, with her mother Marie Screaming Eagle.

Staff: Jack Blackwolf, Nita Blackwolf.

http://sevenstarlodge.homestead.com/meeting.html


https://web.archive.org/web/20080326001633/http://www.wolfmoondance.com/tableofcontents.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20080505054723/http://sevenstarlodge.homestead.com/sacredrainbowmedicinewheel.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20080503061639/http://womansteachings.homestead.com/rainbowmedicineteachings.html

[Sparks]

Found this claim about her real name.
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http://en.allexperts.com/q/Native-American-Culture-2590/2008/1/f/prayer-stick-colors.htm

That site is gone by now:

AllExperts
After more than 19 years, and over two million questions answered, AllExperts.com is now closed. We apologize for any inconvenience..

However, a similar quote can be found at Amazon.com, concerning her book
https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Medicine-Native-American-Teachings/dp/0806913681/

Customer Review
1.0 out of 5 stars *PLEASE READ* *PLEASE READ* PLEASE READ*
By Amazon Customer on August 16, 2016
Format: Paperback
Please avoid this book and spread the word. The author who wrote this book and several others is *NOT* or NO WAY RELATED to any Indigenous or First Nation peoples. She embarked on a fraudulent scheme many years ago to create "spiritual enlightenment" books/guides under the pen name "Wolf Moondance". She has committed numerous crimes by labelling herself and selling to the general public as "authentic teachings" of an American Indian, which is a federal crime.
Her legal name is: Charlene Vernard
I caution anyone to accept her work as truth, furthermore her name alone evokes great sorrow, pain, and anger, as well as blatant disrespect in the shrinking world of the Indigenous Americans.
There are many sites that warn of her work , and she apparently moves around the country every couple of years to avoid discovery.
Word to the wise, although there are a few legitimate guides to understanding the beliefs of First Nation's, these are often vague mostly due to the very different practices and beliefs of each tribe. Ask any tribal elder and he/she will tell you the only real way to learn, is to find an elder and respectfully ask to be taught the knowledge handed down for generations.
You can read if you like, but understand its about as fictional as you can get.

I'm not trying to slander this individual, but rather inform you of these unfortunate fictional "guides"....I myself have Native American ancestry within my entire family, but I do not align myself with a federally recognized tribe because I do not have enough documentation for the required blood quantum due to the census fire that destroyed most of the records in the early 1900's....it would be morally wrong, and disrespectful to present myself as a native without complete proof....
source: (one of many)
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You can also find on YouTube with:
Master Prophet Noel

[Piff]

This source lists her name as Charlene Venard, not Vernard.
http://www.dailyom.com/cgi-bin/discuss/displaydiscussion0.cgi?beg=100&did=2771

I don't see any sign that she is still active.

Books and CD, blurbs taken from Amazon:

Noted Native American shaman Wolf Moondance helps spiritual seekers reach their fullest potential through this traditional ritual.

Vision Quest: Native American Magical Healing, 2004

Here a respected Native American Shaman takes you to the North section of the Rainbow Medicine Wheel, in which resides the brain/mind and the path of the soul.

Wolf Medicine: A Native American Shamanic Journey into the Mind, 2001

A dream, a vision, a journey, and a meditation-noted shaman--Wolf Moondance, author of the best-selling Rainbow Medicine--pulls them all together in this beautiful full-color collection of over 50 guided visits to the spirit world that can transform your life.

Rainbow Spirit Journeys: Native American Meditations and Dreams, 2000

In Sacred Voices: Native American Teachings from the Council of Protected Words, you'll discover a more peaceful, meaningful way of life and develop a powerful sense of self-worth by being taken into a world you never knew existed.

CD Sacred Voices - Learn the Secrets of a Hundred Generations Drawn from Native American Wisdom, 2000

Through a combination of traditional healing rituals and cutting-edge psychology, Native American shaman Wolf Moondance reveals the secrets of uniting the physical and spiritual selves--and changing your life.

Bone Medicine: A Native American Shaman's Guide to Physical Wholeness, 1999

Each chapter features a shamanic story, a ceremony, and a vision to help you become more deeply in touch with the "dance of life."

Star Medicine: Native American Path to Emotional Healing, 1997

With the help of a Native American shaman, develop an understanding of why you do what you do, and then use that knowledge to achieve a higher sense of self. Learn to perform numerous ancient ceremonies using herbs, cornmeal, and other natural objects. Create a spirit journal and make a variety of tools that will help you in your journey towards inner peace and knowledge.

Spirit Medicine: Native American Teachings to Awaken the Spirit, 1995

Uncover the secrets of personal strength from a shaman who has been successfully training others for 27 years, drawing on her Osage and Cherokee ancestry and her training in psychology.

Rainbow Medicine: A Visionary Guide to Native American Shamanism, 1994

[educatedindian]

This doc from her or posted by a follower lists her name as Venard.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12cweMwB03-N-xbTUq5OBxAk_V6x-m1aX2-_wCxzvAF4/edit

Youtube video from last year posted by Dillon Silvers, claims to be narrated by her. Hard to tell if the voice is male or female though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U7h6lv3w-Y

None of her books were published after 2004. They're still out there, misleading and telling falsehoods, promoting stereotypes. Moved to Frauds, but we still need to track her/him down.

[Piff]

She is Charlene Hicks-Venard. Venard is her married surname.

She does have a Facebook account. It looks scrubbed clean of any mention of her "Wolf Moondance" life. She says she has major health challenges.

Both her past regular location moves and her supposed training in psychology likely have to do with her husband's occupation.

I thought this was her and then confirmed through a cached version of a website. The website still exists but the paragraph about Charlene has been removed.

The cached version may disappear so I've uploaded clips here (sign in to view).

At the age of five, Charlene Hicks received a vision from the sun, the moon and seven stars that remained with her throughout her entire life. She later called this vision Rainbow Medicine and turned it into a series of teachings and five books ...

Each authored by Charlene under the pen name of Wolf Moondance ...

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:cQiIw6Vg2CcJ:https://www.luminationsofkirk.com/7stars-project-ltd+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-b-1-ab

[Piff]

One of her students is Sheila Seppi:

]For the past seventeen years, Sheila has studied with a Hopi Elder, serves as an apprentice to her and has been granted permission to take the teachings of the people forward through the oral tradition.

In July of 2008, Sheila was bestowed the honor, by visionary, teacher and world renowned author Wolf Moondance, to offer her vision teachings of Rainbow Medicine.  Sheila is currently in the process of compiling all of Wolf's teachings and turning them into a Train-the-Teachers program.

Sheila is a graduate of the one year PowerPath Shamanic program, studied through the Foundation of Shamanic Studies, and with Sandra Ingerman.  Sheila is also an ordained Interfaith Minister and Minister/Director through the Universal Brotherhood Movement and is ordained through the First Nations Church and Ministry. 

She is currently working on her Ph.D. through The University of Metaphysical Science.

https://www.spiritwaywellness.com/meet-our-team

This year the Wild Goddess Sisterhood will be studying the teachings of Wolf Moondance's Rainbow Medicine.

Rainbow Medicine
20 hrs
$225

https://www.spiritwaywellness.com/classes-workshops/rainbow-medicine

[Sparks]

She is Charlene Hicks-Venard. Venard is her married surname.

She does have a Facebook account. It looks scrubbed clean of any mention of her "Wolf Moondance" life. She says she has major health challenges.

Can we safely assume one or both of these is/are the profile of the person in question?:

https://www.facebook.com/charlene.venard
https://www.facebook.com/charlenecharlie.hicksvenard
[Charlene Charlie Hicks-Venard (Charlene-Charlie Hicks Venard)]

[Piff]

She is Charlene Hicks-Venard. Venard is her married surname.

She does have a Facebook account. It looks scrubbed clean of any mention of her "Wolf Moondance" life. She says she has major health challenges.

Can we safely assume one or both of these is/are the profile of the person in question?:

https://www.facebook.com/charlene.venard
https://www.facebook.com/charlenecharlie.hicksvenard
[Charlene Charlie Hicks-Venard (Charlene-Charlie Hicks Venard)]

Yes, I believe https://www.facebook.com/charlenecharlie.hicksvenard is her.