2011 Summer Gathering
The ICARUS Fire Circle
We invite all to join us again for the ICARUS fire: an intentional 3 night
co-creative fire circle experience at CPC Summer Gathering 2011. This is a magickal
invitation to drummers, dancers, chanters, ritualists, mask-makers, visual artists, poets
and dream-weavers to delve into a remarkable experience of Universal Fire Circle Alchemy.
We will explore the deepest of all mysteries, as we individually and collectively implement
the advanced alchemical formulas that are blended into the flow of this unique ritual
working.
Our co-conspirators are led by Tigre Cruz, Michael Gryffyn, Leah Moonrite, Ken Crampton
and Tanith and Asariel Moonrite. More details will be posted here as we get closer to the
date of the Gathering.
In Service to the Fire,
The ICARUS Crew
Considerations for the ICARUS Fire Circle
Let us envision co-creating a safe, magical experience for everyone in the
Fire Circle. In support of this vision, we offer these thoughts for your consideration.
- The area contained by the torches and prayer flags is Sacred. Please remember people
are focusing on
magickal work. To avoid distraction, we take conversations outside and away from the Circle.
- At the Gateway to the Circle, we may smudge one another or ourselves with sage smoke as
a purification rite.
All are invited to breathe, ground, center, and be aware we are entering Sacred Space each
time we step through
the Gate.
- The flow of energy moves around the fire. During moments when we wish to be still, we
pause near the outer
edge of the Circle, taking care to avoid standing between the drummers and the Fire.
- We feed the Sacred Fire with consciousness and intention. (No trash please.)
- The Well is a special place just outside the prayer flags of the Circle for giving and
receiving healing energy.
- We encourage personal responsibility and safety. Be mindful of your body and how you
are moving.
- Music and drumming are in interactive harmonious relationship with, and in service to
the Dance, Voice and
Service portals.
- Please ask before using someone else's drums or instruments. To prevent blistered hands
and damage to the
drum, remove rings before playing.
- Feel free to play the instruments on the Percussion Altar. Please return them once
finished.
- Listen, watch, feel . . . and listen some more. If all you can hear is your own drum,
you're playing too loudly.
Hold awareness of how your sound fits in with the whole.
- All are encouraged to share songs and chants around the Fire.
- Sacraments, smokeable or drinkable, stay outside the Sacred Circle. At ICARUS, the
circle is our sacrament.
- Everyone is encouraged to offer food and water to the drummers and dancers, smudge at
the Gate, feed wood
to the Fire, and care for the space and each other.
- Have fun, play to your heart's content, and remember that you are witnessed within a
Circle of Community.
- Let your love show on your face!
Over the course of the evening, when our minds begin to drift and the brilliance begins
to fade, a deep work begins.
In order to stay present and engaged, it is helpful to remember that we are each other's
inspiration. To find and
renew this inspiration we need only to discover and rediscover the mysteries within our
relationships. We create
and explore relationship through our artful interactions in the circle.
Schedule
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