Category: Eurofaeries
Featherstone Castle 2013 Gathering Call
Good day gentle beings, of all shapes, sizes, genders, nationalities, species and planet of origin. Here is the ‘Call’ for the 2013 featherstone event. 2012 is rattling toward its close……perhaps one of the most uncertain collections of months modern humans have faced…. a time when change is being demanded and when people are growing in…
I just returned from the Lumberjanes’ gathering at Folleterre. It’s my habit to post a gathering report when I come back from the land, for those who couldn’t be there. I expect Junis will post a report too, in time.
My first impression upon arriving on the mountain was dramatic! Tazio stopped the car at the bend in the road, at the bottom of our driveway, just next to Lanai’s land. I didn’t recognise it. Where there had been dense pine forest on both sides, now there is a wide open rolling hillside. The tree-felling machine had begun its work! Our telegraph pole, with its Faerie banners and markers, now stands alone like a proud totem. We are no longer hidden.
For me, the next few days were involved with the Stewards’ Circle. We took three days in fact – I think that’s a record! But we probably arranged a record amount of business, too. We also arranged an exciting calendar of gatherings. I have agreed to be the Gatherings Princess this year, and will help the various organisers as best I can!
Whilst the Stewards were meeting, Fagus led other Faeries in a range of tasks to improve and maintain the land. There is a new Valley Garden, where once there was an overgrown swamp. There are ever more paths and camping spaces, and the land is cleared, tidied and pruned for Winter.
Alongside all this work we made time for lots of pleasure and play. Perhaps it helped that there were more Faeries than we usually have for a work week – twenty or so – bringing lots of energy, extra hands and new ideas. We ate well, we sunbathed in 23* heat, we enjoyed tantra and magical sex, fire-songs and Autumn sunsets. Finally we stomped through the first snows on Saturday morning, just as we closed the gathering.
The land is transformed as we leave it to rest over Winter. We now inhabit a beautiful open hillside. One day soon it will become a lush meadow, a fruitful orchard, a Faerie grotto. But for now it is an empty new space, bald and bright in the mountain sun. The machine that did all this was a marvel to behold, both fascinating and terrifying in its own way. It cleared the forest at a rate of about one tree per minute. It was precise and ruthlessly efficient. Thankfully it was controlled by a man, who understood and respected that this is our home. He left standing all those trees which were marked with ribbons, meaning that the hill is not entirely plain. We still have a mix of native trees and a few tall pines dotted around, as a reminder of what was once here. It was important that we held a candle-lit vigil in our pine forest, the night before it was cut, to allow the spirits there to find new homes before the machine arrived.
From destruction, come new beginnings. In April next year – 14th to 24th April – we will hold our biggest-ever community week, when we will begin to heal the land, plant new trees, and work to bring clean drinking water into the house. If you come to at least one gathering next year, please come then. It will be beautiful.
Fagus is leaving us now (more or less!) as he starts a new life in America. He’ll be back from time to time – but it’s bitter-sweet to see him go.
I also think of Junis, as he helps his family through painful times, and I think of Absinth who recently lost his mother, and was unable to join us for the gathering. Many of us will be thinking of Shokti and EW too, who are both experiencing illness and discomfort.
All of you, stay well and stay strong as we turn towards Winter. But it’s not just any old Winter; it’s the Winter Solstice of 2012! Please, make the very best of it that you can.
With love,
White Rose.
Community Gathering Lumber Days October 20 / 27 2012
What has often been described as the best days on the land; late summer and fall, might happen again during the Lumber Jane’s and Jack’s outdoor activities and festivities ! Together with neighboring Lanai land, a professional clear cut of the commercial pine tree plantation is about to happen in the coming weeks. This will…
Berlin Wannsee Eurofaeries Gathering 2012
COME AWAY WITH THE FAERIES to Berlin’s beautiful Wannsee Lake. We gather together with faerie friends from all over Europe and the whole world, for a week of summer-love, light and laughter. Expect faerie frolics, bodywork, outdoor fun and plenty of space to play. It is a chance for international encounters, workshops, and meditation. There…
100th anniversary of the birth of HARRY HAY
We have been a separate people…. Drifting in a parallel existence, not always conscious of each other.. yet recognising each other when we did meet .. here nd ther as outcasts… Spirit-people… in service to the Great Mother.. Shamans.. mimes and rhapsodies, poets and playwrights, healers and nurturers. Harry Hay 100th anniversary of the birth…
One month until Beltane!
See www.folleterre.org for more info about the Beltane Gathering 2012.
Hi fellow faeries.
I recently re-watched this wonderful video. It is really worth watching and gives sort of a scientific validity to the importance of our heart circles.
Enjoy and may your hearts be strong and healthy to be able to be vulnerable.
Efthimios
Who are the Eurofaeries?
The EuroFaeries is a movement of gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-gendered people and their supporters, who believe that all gay people have a unique identity and cultural heritage within humanity. The movement strives to help people discover that identity and heritage by offering a safe space and diverse opportunities for individual, creative and spiritual growth. Currently,…
BERLIN-WANSEE FAERIE-GATHERING: 4-12 Aug2012
We gather together with Faerie friends of all sex and genders from all over Europe and the whole world, for a week of summer-love, light and laughter! THE BERLIN FAERIE CIRCLE PRESENTS: Late Summer by the Lake, a male-identified Eurofaerie Gathering GATHERING CALL! WHEN: August 4 to August 12, 2012. WHERE: ‘Haus-am-Wannsee’ in Berlin. COME…