Tending the Light
Summer
Solstice Gathering
Thursday - Sunday, June 18 - 22, 2008
Registration is now closed.
There is NO on-site
registration.
Fire Tribe Hawaii's Gatherings emerged from a desire to create a
vibrant, joyous community focused on transformation, inspiration, and
free expression. The Gatherings focus on night-to-dawn fire circles.
Together, we co-create sacred space for creative exploration through
chant and song, dance and movement, poetry, rhythm and music, ritual
theater, art, magic and ceremony.
Dates
Early Village Builders: Arrive Tuesday,
June 18 to begin setting up the circle and community areas.
Gathering: Begins Wednesday, June 18.
Arrive Tuesday (Early Village Builders), Wednesday or Thursday and stay
through Saturday, June 21.
Afterglow: Stay an extra night and leave by
Sunday afternoon, June 22.
Location
The Gathering takes place at a private campground in the mountains on
the Leeward side of Oahu. Paid registrants receive specific information
shortly before the Gathering, including exact location, maps,
directions, and the combination to the gate lock. If you need this
information sooner, send a request to registrar@firetribehawaii.org.
Registration
Event Fee: Adults: $35; Youth (5-17): $20;
Children (0-4): Free
Accommodations Fee:
Tent Camping, $10 per person per night.
Bring your own tent and bedding.
Stables Room, $25 per person per night;
minimum occupancy of 2 paid registrants. Bring your own sheets,
blankets and a pillow.
Yurt, $33 per person, per night;
minimum occupancy of 3 paid registrants. Clean bedding is provided.
Optional Meal Plan:
$20 per day. The venue offers fresh "summer camp" fare. The
kitchen will serve
vegetarian meals every day, with meat options on the more populated
days (likely Wednesday night through Saturday lunch).
Payment: You must register and pay
online by Sunday, June 15th,
2008 at 11:59 PM.
You can register for two, three or all four nights. We do not
offer single-night registration.
Driving directions and the gate combination will be emailed to
registrants once payment is received.
If you have any questions about registration, please email registrar@firetribehawaii.org
or call 808-779-1019.
Click here to Register
Learn more about the culture of Fire Tribe
Hawaii's sacred fire circles by reading our Fire
Circle Considerations and our Fire
Circle Orientation.
All discussion and planning for this event will
take place on the FireTribeDiscussion eGroup. If you are not already a
member, you can join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireTribeDiscussion.
What to Bring
- Food, a cooler with ice, cooking gear, a plate, cup, bowl,
napkins and eating utensils.
- Comfortable clothing. This could be ceremonial or ritual
clothing, costumes, jewelry, masks, magical implements, talismans for
wearing or charging, a scarf or hood, sarongs, bindis, body paint, face
paint, etc.
- A blanket, beach mat, or chair.
- An extra tarp to be used for creating shade or rain
shelters for the community.
- A sturdy clip to securely close your tent against unwanted
creepy-crawlies.
- Bedding, linens, and pillows (Note: these are supplied in
the yurts).
- Comfortable clothes, including a windbreaker or sweater in
case of a cool wind.
- A small flashlight with fresh batteries.
- A battery or solar powered light for your tent.
- Electrolytic beverages to drink.
- Skin protection — from sun, mosquitoes and wind.
- A swimsuit for swimming or sunbathing.
- Rain gear/umbrella.
- A garbage bag or two to for cleaning up whatever you need
to clean up.
- Towel, wash cloth, and personal hygiene items, including
earth-friendly soap.
- A pair of earplugs and an alarm clock, in case you want to
nap or simply wake in time for the sunrise.
- Snacks for the Food Altar,
and
any special dietary items you want or need.
- Any medications you may need.
- A caffeinated beverage for the drive home.
- Comfortable footwear suitable for dancing in the circle.
Special Items You Might Like to Bring
- Smudge sticks and incense
- A specific personal intention for growth and transformation
in your life. What kind of focus do you want to magnify or develop?
What aspect of your being are you currently nurturing? How might you
use art to integrate and explore this intention at the sacred circle?
- Your chants, magical poetry, spoken prayers, ritual theatre
pieces and invocations for offering around the fire.
- Your journal or notebook to record thoughts, feelings,
dreams, and special experiences.
- Decorations such as flowers and ti leaves, ribbons, prayer
flags, soap bubbles and magical stuff to add to the fire circle and
general atmosphere.
- Percussion instruments including rattles and hand drums,
and other sacred sound makers such as didjeridoos, singing bowls, and
other trance or droning melodic instruments.
- An offering for the fire, such as a small branch or log.
What Not to Bring
Please help us maintain our good relationship with the venue
by leaving these prohibited items at home:
- Alcohol.
- Illegal substances of any sort.
- Firearms, explosives, or fireworks.
- Pets.
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