| WtT 2008 |
[Jan. 13th, 2008|07:56 pm] |
Dates for Walking the Thresholds 2008 are Thursday June 12 - Sunday June 15, 2008. |
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| WTT X pictures? |
[Jun. 19th, 2007|03:14 pm] |
So, pictures?
Someone?
Anyone?
C'mon, I know someone has at least one or two. |
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| You Can't Be Slick in the Woods |
[Jun. 11th, 2007|07:07 am] |
Good morning,
First of all, thank you to everyone for a wonderful Thresholds X. It was wonderful to see everyone and I am deeply impressed, very proud, and extremely happy with everyone. This weekend we acted as a family should act and it was exquisite. Thanks especially go to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) corvaxgirl I probibly would have either walked into a wall, the river, or yes and a good portion of everyone may have gone hungry without her crazy kitchen witching skills. If you do not tell her she is awesome you are lame, but I love you anyway. The end.
Not everything went off precisely on time, but close enough for it to be a banner year for scheduling.
Next year if I end up doing the main ritual, I'll make sure to start practicing my drumming a few months before. I might even have to go to a few SCA events or take lessons or something.
There are many more people I should be specifically thanking, but it is 7AM and I am still very tired and quite sore. A sentiment I'm sure many of you share.
I'll try to post some personal details and what not on my LJ around lunch or so.
Again, thank you everyone for the best Thresholds in my memory. |
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| all this and a floor show too? |
[May. 30th, 2007|01:30 pm] |
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Hi everyone,
I'm Deb. I was at thresholds two years ago and I know some of you. Anyways, I will be doing some of the workshops and also hosting the potluck dinner party. Details about that can be found here.
Also, I'm trying to find an energy raising chant for my cake baking workshop. Anyone have any suggestions?
hugs and fishes,
Deb |
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| Well, getting to go time on Thresholds...(Main Rit stuff) |
[May. 29th, 2007|01:25 pm] |
Now, here's the deal. I'll be blunt.
I'm worried that if I try to plan the ritual any more than I am I'll overplan it and make it suck.
However, it has been brought to my attention that calling people's attention to the ritual and seeing where everyone is at would be a good idea, which I wholeheartedly agree with.
Also, if anyone wants to discuss the ritual personally, I'm going to be in the Maryland area this weekend for the MS Fantasy Ball.
So, where is everyone at? |
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| Main Ritual Outline and Request for Comments |
[Mar. 19th, 2007|03:53 pm] |
Ritual Intent-
To foster a sense of community, not in the sense of multiple autonomous hearths, but in the sense of one Thresholds community. The phrase "All of my relations" coined by the Lakota Indians is very, very similar to what I envision here.
Ritual Format-
I am calling this Personal Magickal Reality Manifestation because I can't think of a better name.
Underlying theory-
The idea is that the ritual will start building up soon after people arrive at the Farm. Part of how we intend to foster community is allowing the individual to tell us how they want to help, if they want to help and facilitate that wish. We will be facilitating this through workshops on the various skills that we will use, eliciting feedback as far as what skills various people can offer, and those who are willing will be making themselves available to train people in whatever they want to do for the rit. Also, we will be having workshops explaining what other people will be doing so that, if you so wish, you can gain a better understanding of the ritual as well as "all your relations".
In brief, if you have a will, we will find a way.*
*Within reason, of course. If your special skill is mutilating puppies, I don't care how awesome it is. The answer is still no!
If you are baking bread before hand, you're part of the rit. Mask making, part of the rit, blowing bubbles and wishing us well, part of the rit, at the Faery cairn begging them not to blow us to bits, well, you get the idea.**
**It will also be requested, that if you can smell our spicy brains, you refrain from telling us.
Ritual Structure
We will have a rough, permeable three ring structure. In the outer ring will be practitioners who are primarily doing things that don't require movement(drumming, chanting, orgone generators, and so forth.
In the second ring will be "movement based" energy generation, prostrations, dance, martial arts forms, whatever you do that is movement based will be here.
In the third ring will be energy workers. Their job is to direct the energy everyone is sending up and down in a sort of fountain like plume that will go above everyone and extend as far as we can make it.
The rings are permeable, people can leave their drumming, dance, and come back to it. Just remember as you do what you do to focus your energy towards the center. Always towards the center.
Please keep in mind that this ritual is very much a work in progress. We have a very large discussion going on in my livejournal(link not added cause I suck), which you are more than welcome to partake in. |
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| Access for the handicapped? |
[Mar. 17th, 2007|12:54 am] |
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I’m uncertain if this topic has ever come up before, but is there any consideration of the disabled placed in choosing the Threshold site? I’m asking because it seems very likely that I’ll be using a mobility scooter for transport by that point. Although I’m looking at a tough and durable scooter intended for outdoor use as well as indoor, I’m not going to be able to handle extreme slopes.
But without the scooter, I can’t stand for long. Nor can I walk far at all. That’s the only thing really in my way – getting the scooter there and deploying it successfully and safely. My other medical issue has already been tested on camping trips successfully. (I’m insulin-dependant, I need 2 injections a day. But that travels well.)
I realize I may have to be content with sending ebonhost and waving from afar. I can cope. :) |
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| A quote from the Aethers.... |
[Mar. 17th, 2007|12:43 am] |
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| | The Dresden Dolls - Christopher Lydon | ] |
"The only way to effectively call Factor X into your aura is to move into the Unknown with your totality..." (Angel Tech, yellow cover, p. 232)
==Nice timing...and it does fit. Thank you for reminding me, laurelindeabout this quote by Antero Alli, and considering the conversations happening and the move on the main ritual...I have to say it is quite right and fitting. (smiles) |
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| Food and fermentation and thoughts, oh my! |
[Mar. 17th, 2007|12:22 am] |
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| | Dean Evenson - Ide Were Were - Deva Premal | ] |
===illuvielbrought up something that I think might be a very good idea for Thresholds...in this case, culture sharing. A number of us have been working with a number of things...Sourdoughs, Kombucha,Yogurt, Kefir, Food ferments....Baking...you name it.
===A lot of us have been finding that we have been able to work with these things to help us deal better with our environments. It might be a nice thing to share the results of what we have been up to. (grins)
===I am also thinking that a workshop or panel in regards to food and preparation might be in order...I might do one on fermentation in particular (considering that is what I tend to work with...)
===So...folks want to brainstorm a bit on what they would like to see? (What might be really nice is to see the scones for the tea being made by foolks attending...hrm.....) |
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| Walking the Thresholds X...The Unknown Quantity |
[Mar. 16th, 2007|10:34 pm] |
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| | Happy Rhodes - I Say | ] |
===Ok...This is the working name for this year...(grins)...I think it is rather appropriate.
===We are working on the main page now, to get something up. (Yes, we normally have something up by February, but this seems...right...this year.
===More soon... |
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| Walking the Thresholds X! |
[Mar. 16th, 2007|07:26 pm] |
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| | Yoko Kanno - We're the Great | ] |
===First post to start discussions for WTT-X! |
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| Gathering stuff |
[May. 24th, 2006|08:11 am] |
Cross-posted from my journal..
T-15 and counting...
Gathering stuff
WtT Workshops: Third call for WtT workshops... There's been a cancellation since one of the presenters will not be able to make it this year. There's time on Saturday for another workshop or two if anyone still wants to do one in addition to the ones Here but hasn't gotten a Round Tuit yet...
Prereg: The Prereg Paypal button will stay up for a little over a week longer... Then I'll have to take it down so I can transfer the funds out of Paypal in time to clear to pay 4QF..
Checklist: This checklist is from three years ago - don't know if I'll bring half this stuff but posting link here for general reference. |
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| Ongoing thread about Walking the Thresholds 9 |
[Apr. 27th, 2006|10:54 am] |
WtT Nine workshops thread is here http://helen99.livejournal.com/223259.html
Also, check http://www.rialian.com/workshops2006.htm (there are some there from a previous thread).
Some interesting ones seem to be evolving. amberite has just confirmed that she and heron61 and Becca will most probably be coming this year!! Yay! They will need a ride from the airport (they haven't decided which one yet). They'll let me know what day they're arriving shortly. |
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| The rumor is true... |
[Jun. 28th, 2005|05:43 pm] |
===I have indeed contacted FQF, and have obtained a weekend for a gather.
===We are looking at officially the 23rd of September through the 25th, with the 22nd being the opening evening.
===Tentative name for this is Crossing the Thresholds, partially because this is the name the Orren (the founder of FQF) continually calls WTT, and it seemed fitting. I am amenable to shifting this name as something else decides that it is far more liked.
===This time was selected as it is open, and if this works out this time, I can have the date as something to plan with in the future.
===I would like for this to have a different feel than Walking the Thresholds does...any ideas are of course welcome...(and feel free to become rather active in this...)
===(I am also moderately comfortable in the time differential between this and WTT...I had a three-month minimum space I wanted to have between gathers if I were the one involved in any sort of organization. It also does not conflict with gathers I know of, or major plans that I have dates for in front of me.) |
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| #gather (x-posted) |
[Jun. 27th, 2005|09:00 pm] |
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so, in the spirit of the gather that I'm helping to host we now have a community for it
http://www.livejournal.com/community/danu_dance/
feel free to join to discuss the gather, make arrangements, ask the hosts questions, that sort of thing
just to let workshop runners know- there is a discount to you for doing your workshop
$10 off the full event pass
or I'll think of some other incentive in case that doesn't work...
yes this is a hint for those out there who would like to do a workshop (and a gift for those who have already signed up to do workshops) |
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| ok...I see the problem.... |
[Jun. 21st, 2005|11:49 pm] |
===It seems that several folks that are being screened still did not "accept" the invites I sent out....at least that is what it seems to believe.
===They may be in your spam filter...let me know if you need another invite, or just try joining and I will accept you on. |
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[Jun. 21st, 2005|11:35 pm] |
===And, as a side note...I think i have it so that folks that have not friended the community can post without being screened.
===I had originally set it that way so that we would not have drive-by posting annoyances...but I have other things up that should handle that sort of issue. |
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