Temperatures for the weekend are projected to be 100 for a high and 75 for a low. Winds will be slight, around 5-10mph.
Remember, arrival time is between 2-5pm on friday. Our "offical" start will be at 5pm friday with our opening ritual.
We are eagerly looking forward to seeing our freinds, both old and new, this weekend!
P.S.!!!
Don't forget your sunscreen and plenty of liquids...or your eagerness to just have fun!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Additional Information and Reminders
I have been speaking with Deedra Brown, the Senior Druid of the ADF Grove of the Rising Phoenix. She and some of her grove members will be in attendance. The Grove of the Rising Phoenix will have an information booth set up.
There will also be a communal Information Table set up for any other Group or Organization who wishes to use it.
(the coordinators of this event do reserve the right to disallow any material that they deem offensive or that is not fitting with the event's theme, which is "cooperation between varied spiritual practices")
*REMINDER*
Bring plenty of liquids to keep yourself hydrated! Although temperatures have cooled off some as we get closer to fall in the Desert Southwest, it will still be hot and sunny!
*REMINDER*
Food is a "bring your own" situation.
*REMINDER*
No glass containers (per park regulations).
We will naturally be following the "Pack it in and pack it out" rule. Whatever trash we make, we will be taking care of ourselves. Let's make this whole event as "Low Impact" on the Earth as we can!
*REMINDER*
The Day-Use Fee for the Park is $6 per vehicle, and the Overnight Camping Fee is $12 per vehicle. These are paid to the Park at the entrance. Those attending this event are responsible for their own Park Fees.
**NOTICE**
If there are any Groups that will be in attendance and wish to utilize the 2 to 3 hour block of time alloted on Sunday the 21st to perform a Ritual or Working, please contact either Tully or Kenneth (the event coordinators) at the event no later than Paul Mitchell's concert on Saturday, or via e-mail ( myrddynemrys@gmail.com ) prior to 9/18/08. This event is focused on cooperation between our various groups, and we would love to see other rituals performed. This will naturally be a "fist come, first up" situation.
There will also be a communal Information Table set up for any other Group or Organization who wishes to use it.
(the coordinators of this event do reserve the right to disallow any material that they deem offensive or that is not fitting with the event's theme, which is "cooperation between varied spiritual practices")
*REMINDER*
Bring plenty of liquids to keep yourself hydrated! Although temperatures have cooled off some as we get closer to fall in the Desert Southwest, it will still be hot and sunny!
*REMINDER*
Food is a "bring your own" situation.
*REMINDER*
No glass containers (per park regulations).
We will naturally be following the "Pack it in and pack it out" rule. Whatever trash we make, we will be taking care of ourselves. Let's make this whole event as "Low Impact" on the Earth as we can!
*REMINDER*
The Day-Use Fee for the Park is $6 per vehicle, and the Overnight Camping Fee is $12 per vehicle. These are paid to the Park at the entrance. Those attending this event are responsible for their own Park Fees.
**NOTICE**
If there are any Groups that will be in attendance and wish to utilize the 2 to 3 hour block of time alloted on Sunday the 21st to perform a Ritual or Working, please contact either Tully or Kenneth (the event coordinators) at the event no later than Paul Mitchell's concert on Saturday, or via e-mail ( myrddynemrys@gmail.com ) prior to 9/18/08. This event is focused on cooperation between our various groups, and we would love to see other rituals performed. This will naturally be a "fist come, first up" situation.
Archdruid Gordon Cooper's Workshop, Saturday the 20th
Here is a more detailed outline of Archdruid Cooper’s workshop for those who will be attending.
The workshop will begin at 9 am and each session will run approximately forty minutes to one hour in length.
There will be handouts and CD’s for the participants.
SESSION ONE; begins with a classical, actual 19th century séance for those who choose to participate.
Entering The Silence, The Concentration and then, The Meditation (message) will be staged in proper sequence with explanations, a history from Alchemy to Mesmer, to A.J. Davis, et al. (I assume that most of the attendees can already meditate. Should this not be the case, this session might run a bit longer.)
SESSION TWO; continues with the ways that Spiritualism and kindred movements interacted with the rapidly changing Victorian technologies and their paradigms. Victorian Arts, recreations, and Sciences consume the bulk of this time slot. Period directions for a magic mirror will be shared.
SESSION THREE; will be devoted to the flaws found in Spiritualism, and the fixes will be explored. This transitions into "New Thought" by 1880, and a host of other disciplines variously grouped as Magnetic Healing, Mesmeric Healing, Absent Healing, etc. The Framework of the New Thought Universe will be detailed as this is the structure that the US Golden Dawn was built around. You could indeed call this "The Only Course in Magnetic Healing You Will Ever Want".
SESSION FOUR; is devoted entirely to "Tool Set Delsarte". The history, practical metaphysical and esoteric applications and psychology of Delsartism will be explored. Applications and practical demonstrations will be a major focus of the last third or so of this hour. I will share some of the Delsarte work I have developed, always open to change, improvement, further exploration.
FIVE ***LUNCHBREAK***
SESSION SIX;-for lack of a better way to group all of this, #6 is about the "Ecologies of Spirits" paradigm that I have been exploring on the Gnostic Druid list, and elsewhere. It will include a discussion of Kropotkin's Mutualism and its direct descendant, the Mutualism of modern ecological systems.
SESSION SEVEN; (A short session) will close with a dramatic performance reading of my 2.1 redaction of the "Bornless One" Ritual. This will cover some of the possibilities inherent in the writings of Atkinson and others in the US Magical community. This continues from "Ecologies of Spirits". This hour will firmly grab and hold onto the "Third Rail" of 19th Century Esotericism, revealing some surprising ideas that were in common circulation 100+ years ago. Later in this session, I will be talking about the many sorts of beings who traditionally play one or more roles in the religions of many native groups who have retained large bits of their tradition, including the Koreans, some Siberian groups, etc., and relating them to the Western traditions as applied and lived today. "Malkuth-Challenged Relatives" will end this series proper.
SESSION EIGHT; (give or take) will be the “Secret Lecture”, given time and interest.
The workshop will begin at 9 am and each session will run approximately forty minutes to one hour in length.
There will be handouts and CD’s for the participants.
SESSION ONE; begins with a classical, actual 19th century séance for those who choose to participate.
Entering The Silence, The Concentration and then, The Meditation (message) will be staged in proper sequence with explanations, a history from Alchemy to Mesmer, to A.J. Davis, et al. (I assume that most of the attendees can already meditate. Should this not be the case, this session might run a bit longer.)
SESSION TWO; continues with the ways that Spiritualism and kindred movements interacted with the rapidly changing Victorian technologies and their paradigms. Victorian Arts, recreations, and Sciences consume the bulk of this time slot. Period directions for a magic mirror will be shared.
SESSION THREE; will be devoted to the flaws found in Spiritualism, and the fixes will be explored. This transitions into "New Thought" by 1880, and a host of other disciplines variously grouped as Magnetic Healing, Mesmeric Healing, Absent Healing, etc. The Framework of the New Thought Universe will be detailed as this is the structure that the US Golden Dawn was built around. You could indeed call this "The Only Course in Magnetic Healing You Will Ever Want".
SESSION FOUR; is devoted entirely to "Tool Set Delsarte". The history, practical metaphysical and esoteric applications and psychology of Delsartism will be explored. Applications and practical demonstrations will be a major focus of the last third or so of this hour. I will share some of the Delsarte work I have developed, always open to change, improvement, further exploration.
FIVE ***LUNCHBREAK***
SESSION SIX;-for lack of a better way to group all of this, #6 is about the "Ecologies of Spirits" paradigm that I have been exploring on the Gnostic Druid list, and elsewhere. It will include a discussion of Kropotkin's Mutualism and its direct descendant, the Mutualism of modern ecological systems.
SESSION SEVEN; (A short session) will close with a dramatic performance reading of my 2.1 redaction of the "Bornless One" Ritual. This will cover some of the possibilities inherent in the writings of Atkinson and others in the US Magical community. This continues from "Ecologies of Spirits". This hour will firmly grab and hold onto the "Third Rail" of 19th Century Esotericism, revealing some surprising ideas that were in common circulation 100+ years ago. Later in this session, I will be talking about the many sorts of beings who traditionally play one or more roles in the religions of many native groups who have retained large bits of their tradition, including the Koreans, some Siberian groups, etc., and relating them to the Western traditions as applied and lived today. "Malkuth-Challenged Relatives" will end this series proper.
SESSION EIGHT; (give or take) will be the “Secret Lecture”, given time and interest.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Words from our Honored Musical Guest
Here's a bit more about our guest, Paul Mitchell, from the man himself;
Paul Mitchell is an English folk musician who specializes in satire aimed at the pagan community. His songs aim to reflect the many different aspects of the modern pagan spiritual movement, the characters, the politics and most of all the nonsense that pervades so much of it. He pokes fun at us all, from those who would take positions of responsibility in a spiritual context simply because they have some time on their hands, rather than the skills and spiritual development to do so, through to those who let them. He uses images of the absurd to encourage listeners to stop and reflect. He has been kissed by Bobcat (Emma Restall-Orr, writer and babe), but yet to snog Phillip Carr-Gomm (OBOD chosen chief and also bit of a babe).
Paul will come to the gathering having performed at a wide range of events over the summer in the UK. Performances have included the summer assembly of the largest druid order, the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids; a gathering of Druids from across many paths at Druid Camp (hosted by The Druid Network), and the Tribal Dream Gathering hosted by one of the UK’s most influential pagan musical and magical working groups, The Dolmen. Amongst those who inspire and support Paul’s music are his friends Paul Newman http://www.myspace.com/sunshinepaul and the well know Dahm The Bard http://www.myspace.com/damhbard. These people, along with the likes of Rob Chapman http://www.myspace.com/alittlebitofsacred and Jim Fraupel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnS0TzBtPrY , The Dolmen http://www.myspace.com/thedolmen and many others are forging a path in the UK pagan community of high quality music and entertainment for pagans across the land. Like Dahm in the past, Paul comes to the United States, in part, with the hope of sharing this drive and blending the pagan scene of the USA into his works. Paul’s Friday slot will be aimed at providing a little “background” music for those who might wish to mingle and quietly chat. With songs drawn from the British “tradition”, a few folk songs from elsewhere, and a few more songs besides, he hopes to offer a performance demonstrating how music can be linked directly to our ancestors, both recent and older. He will offer songs of modern histories and older, and you may choose to listen closely, or you may choose to drink beer! And then comes Saturday night. He has promised to try to slow the songs down so that his crazy English accent doesn't get in the way to much. He will sing satire at you and hope you get the joke and the point. These are not songs for the faint hearted, and he does swear during the set. Don’t come along if you take yourself too seriously, unless, of course, you are willing to sit back and reflect. Paul offers no great truths or life changing visions. He does offer and often jaded look into some aspects of the modern pagan scene, but at it’s heart is a love of the many kind and gentle souls who have inspired him along the way.
Paul has advised that his best gigs are the ones where the audience provides plenty of good quality beer and good looking women. As a gathering we may want to make sure Paul gets these things as he is travelling an awfully long way and is very nervous. Why not drop by his MySpace www.myspace.com/pagansatire , leave him a note to let him know you are coming along?
Paul Mitchell is an English folk musician who specializes in satire aimed at the pagan community. His songs aim to reflect the many different aspects of the modern pagan spiritual movement, the characters, the politics and most of all the nonsense that pervades so much of it. He pokes fun at us all, from those who would take positions of responsibility in a spiritual context simply because they have some time on their hands, rather than the skills and spiritual development to do so, through to those who let them. He uses images of the absurd to encourage listeners to stop and reflect. He has been kissed by Bobcat (Emma Restall-Orr, writer and babe), but yet to snog Phillip Carr-Gomm (OBOD chosen chief and also bit of a babe).
Paul will come to the gathering having performed at a wide range of events over the summer in the UK. Performances have included the summer assembly of the largest druid order, the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids; a gathering of Druids from across many paths at Druid Camp (hosted by The Druid Network), and the Tribal Dream Gathering hosted by one of the UK’s most influential pagan musical and magical working groups, The Dolmen. Amongst those who inspire and support Paul’s music are his friends Paul Newman http://www.myspace.com/sunshinepaul and the well know Dahm The Bard http://www.myspace.com/damhbard. These people, along with the likes of Rob Chapman http://www.myspace.com/alittlebitofsacred and Jim Fraupel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnS0TzBtPrY , The Dolmen http://www.myspace.com/thedolmen and many others are forging a path in the UK pagan community of high quality music and entertainment for pagans across the land. Like Dahm in the past, Paul comes to the United States, in part, with the hope of sharing this drive and blending the pagan scene of the USA into his works. Paul’s Friday slot will be aimed at providing a little “background” music for those who might wish to mingle and quietly chat. With songs drawn from the British “tradition”, a few folk songs from elsewhere, and a few more songs besides, he hopes to offer a performance demonstrating how music can be linked directly to our ancestors, both recent and older. He will offer songs of modern histories and older, and you may choose to listen closely, or you may choose to drink beer! And then comes Saturday night. He has promised to try to slow the songs down so that his crazy English accent doesn't get in the way to much. He will sing satire at you and hope you get the joke and the point. These are not songs for the faint hearted, and he does swear during the set. Don’t come along if you take yourself too seriously, unless, of course, you are willing to sit back and reflect. Paul offers no great truths or life changing visions. He does offer and often jaded look into some aspects of the modern pagan scene, but at it’s heart is a love of the many kind and gentle souls who have inspired him along the way.
Paul has advised that his best gigs are the ones where the audience provides plenty of good quality beer and good looking women. As a gathering we may want to make sure Paul gets these things as he is travelling an awfully long way and is very nervous. Why not drop by his MySpace www.myspace.com/pagansatire , leave him a note to let him know you are coming along?
Camping and attendance Park fee clarification
FYI all;
Seeing as we (the hosts of the event) are not charging for attendance to this Gathering, but White Tanks Park does have "use fees", I figured it would be a good idea to clarify;
We (your hosts) have paid the Group Area Campground reservation fee so that no other group could come in and take our (quite large) spot from us at the last minute...which would have certainly put a damper on things...and have made arrangements that if additional camping space is needed, we have access to it.
White Tanks Park charges the following fees for use;
1) Entrance to the park for one day is $6 per VEHICLE (not per person). So, carpool (as we should anyhow, being ecology conscious individuals) and the cost will be quite cheap on a per person level (depending naturally on how many you have packed into the vehicle).
2) The camping fee for one night is $12 per VEHICLE (again, not per person) and you do not have to pay the "Day Use" fee in addition to that.
So, carpool, help the environment, and save money on the Park fees!
Remember, these fees go directly to the park to help maintain the park facilities, not to those of us hosting the event.
Seeing as we (the hosts of the event) are not charging for attendance to this Gathering, but White Tanks Park does have "use fees", I figured it would be a good idea to clarify;
We (your hosts) have paid the Group Area Campground reservation fee so that no other group could come in and take our (quite large) spot from us at the last minute...which would have certainly put a damper on things...and have made arrangements that if additional camping space is needed, we have access to it.
White Tanks Park charges the following fees for use;
1) Entrance to the park for one day is $6 per VEHICLE (not per person). So, carpool (as we should anyhow, being ecology conscious individuals) and the cost will be quite cheap on a per person level (depending naturally on how many you have packed into the vehicle).
2) The camping fee for one night is $12 per VEHICLE (again, not per person) and you do not have to pay the "Day Use" fee in addition to that.
So, carpool, help the environment, and save money on the Park fees!
Remember, these fees go directly to the park to help maintain the park facilities, not to those of us hosting the event.
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