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Posted: 7/1/2008 10:06:12 AM | It's yet more 'what the heck'.
I went to another out of the mainstream event. This time, you dance around the fire from midnight until dawn. I didn't make it til dawn either day. 3:30 AM seems to be my limit. There are drummers beating out a great beat and everyone goes clockwise around the fire in their own style. You can step out, relax, go get food, or join the drummers. It is very expressive and is a healing ceremony. If you don't have any ailment in particular, it just rejuvinates your spirit. It comes, of course, from the American Indians and white magic, but takes on it's own qualities too. I really enjoy these out of the routine activities. Wonderful, cool people there. Tell me what you think. | |
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Posted: 7/1/2008 10:35:09 AM | | We have the Colorado Fire Tribe. Sort of local Burning Man events. Fun times. I wish I were more into the performing part of it. | |
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Posted: 7/1/2008 10:39:02 PM | My keychain reads :In some cultures, what I do is considered normal.
Sacred fire is a big part of my life. May through September, there are ritual fires burning every weekend at the campground I've gone to for almost 20 years now. July is a very busy month, and the fires are nearly daily--the last two full weeks of the month they burn pretty much 24/7, during the two biggest festivals of the year which are held there.
The rest of the year there are drum circles locally or nearby at least weekly. Most of those don't incorporate fire, though.
The drumming in this part of the country is primarily African/Caribbean. Very little Native, at least at the public venues. Wish it were more accessible.
I am not exaggerating or being facetious when I say that I don't think that I could survive without my fire tribe families, and how sharing the fires and drumming (sometimes we'll bunch a whole lot of candles in the middle of us when we can't be outside) with them "recharges my batteries" and refreshes my soul. | |
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Posted: 7/2/2008 1:43:17 AM | Cursed white magic.
Fire was not meant to rejuvenate or energize us.
Oh my. What the...
Okay, nevermind. | |
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Posted: 7/2/2008 3:36:56 PM | im jailous...id love to take part in something like that...in the UK it is just not verry common.
any dates and places let me know...heh... | |
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Posted: 7/2/2008 7:07:22 PM | It goes back much further than the Amerinds. Many cultures the world over have this kind of thing.
Why wait till someone organizes such a thing, when you can do it yourself with a group of friends? Ask them to bring another friend or two...and get a few drums, or make them. You can have a great time doing this. I know I have.
When I was younger, we would head out to the woods to our spot, have a fire, a few logs around to sit on, take a couple blankets, some munchies...often some beer, but not always...other times just spring water from the nearby spring, or some soft drinks. We'd have a blast till the wee hours. Come home tired, or just spend the night there in the clearing watching the fire die down and the stars wheeling about our heads.
Even the idea of burning candles can be a ceremony in itself. Spend an evening by candlelight...no TV...stereo, radio...nothing electric going. See how you spend the time. Sometimes these evenings are "enforced" on us...we DO get power outages here often enough for it. LOL! | |
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Posted: 7/3/2008 1:02:32 AM | i have been to a "drumming circle"
that was a great experience.
but yeah, why wait? thanx yna6. | |
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Posted: 7/4/2008 2:58:18 AM | | wow sounds awesome - lucky you! i often spend nights around the fire outside and i love it but what youre talking about sounds brilliant-met a guy a few weeks ago who does amazing twirly things with fire chains-lengths of chain with stuff on fire at the ends and he dances and whirls them in amazing patterns!! | |
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