This is the Blog entry where you name your desire for a ride to Dandelion! You do this by adding a comment to this post. Try to be as flexible as you can while clearly naming your needs. This includes where you will be and when you want to go to Valley of the Moon. And some way to contact you of course.
Please be supportive of a witch who offers you a ride in what ever ways you can. If there is no one going your way there are also bus, train, even fairy options from all over the Bay Area with shuttles to take you all the way to Dandelion. Call Ross at 707 486 8341 or email rossmen@comcast.net if you need help figuring out transportation and if you want to schedule a shuttle pickup.
Thank You for being part of the All Reclaiming Dandelion 3 Gathering
Ross
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Rides Offered
Here is the blog entry where you offer rides to sexy beautiful Witches who you would like to pick up and take to the Dandelion Gathering. You do this by posting a comment to this entry. Please share where you are leaving from and when, perhaps how many witches you can carry, and some way to get a hold of you, your preference of course.
At dandelion there will also be a ride board so that we can all get home in love and trust and ease using the least amount of energy possible. If you get lots of calls please share your experience with Ross at rossmen@comcast.net so that I can look for more generous considerate witches, like you, to support the wider Reclaiming Community.
Thank You and Blessings on your home and travels,
Ross
At dandelion there will also be a ride board so that we can all get home in love and trust and ease using the least amount of energy possible. If you get lots of calls please share your experience with Ross at rossmen@comcast.net so that I can look for more generous considerate witches, like you, to support the wider Reclaiming Community.
Thank You and Blessings on your home and travels,
Ross
Monday, March 17, 2008
We're moving!
So, after a hard couple of weeks, we've decided to move from Camp Newman to Valley of the Moon, a gorgeous location in the beautiful Sonoma Mountain Range of Glen Ellen. It’s about an hour from San Francisco, set amongst the redwoods and nestled in the hills. For those that want to camp, there’s plenty of tenting space available (in addition to dorm spots). We’ll definitely have carpools available for those that are coming from SFO or Oakland, as well as local witches in need of rides.
Because we're moving to a smaller location, we expect registration to fill for overnight spots, especially on the weekends, so please register as soon as possible.
For those that are wondering what may be happening at D3, here are the rumors that yours-truly has collected along the way (in secret meetings, chance run-ins with Reclaiming teachers, and some mostly-legal wire tapping):
*Teachers Tea – for people who teach in their local communities to share ideas
*A Ritual Planning Salon – For people who plan their public community rituals
* A Mystery workshop with Starhawk
* Pagans and the Interfaith Movement with M. Macha Nightmare
* A roundtable / panel discussion on Sex Work by Kirk Read
* A Taste of Sacred Sex Magic Workshop by Ravyn the Red
* A Presentation on the Reclaiming Intentional Community by Scarecrow, Melissa Bee, and Aimee Bovara
* A Kirtan with Evelie
* The Magic of Sound with April Taylor
* Song and Devotion with Riyana and Devaa
* Impromptu Nature Awareness Hikes with Jonathan, Charles, and Cypress
* We're actively looking for someone to lead a Pagan Speed Dating Event. Is that you? Email us!
* And don't forget to bring your finest finery for the Fairy Masque Ball!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
D3 at a glance...
Hi Everyone,
Those of us crazy people organizing Dandelion 3 met this past week and have decided we really want this event to happen, so we are extending the registration deadline and keeping our fingers crossed that we will have enough registrations in by next week to make this happen. If you can send in your registration in the next few days, we may have enough people coming to make sure this event happens. It's unfortunate (but not all that unusual) that the site requires a firm count ahead of time, so we need your registrations in by March 9th.
One of the questions we've heard from people is 'what exactly is happening at Dandelion', so I thought I'd give you a sense. Some people have been wondering why we haven't said yet, and that's because in the past, Dandelion has been a *Created-in-the-Moment-By-Community* sort of event. Lots of cool people come, there is a big schedule posted on the site where people write in what they want to offer, and then things happen. Dandelion was originally visioned for two reasons – First to create BIRCH, and second to be a fun gathering for Reclaiming folks from all over to meet and socialize and do magic and whatever else they wanted. This Dandelion is similar, except Birch has been birthed. There will be Birch meetings happening there, and there will also be fun offerings. We do know there will be some very fun people coming already. Here are a couple of the offerings we've heard about:
Teachers Tea – for people who teach in their local communities to share ideas
A Ritual Planning Salon – For people who plan their public community rituals
Kirk Read would like to do a roundtable/panel discussion on sex work and possibly also something on writing
Ravyn is doing a workshop on a taste of Sacred Sex Magic
We're hoping we can have a kirtan session
We're actively looking for someone to lead a speed dating event
The basic outline being discussed so far as far as ritual arc goes is this:
Wednesday Night: Opening/Welcoming
Thursday Night: Temple of Love
Friday Afternoon: Healing Ritual
Friday Night: Open for whatever – Bardic Circle/Ritual Lalapalooza/Faery Masque Ball
Saturday: Big group ritual (possibly the Clan house ritual)
Sunday – Closing Ritual
So, this Dandelion at a glance. I hope you are all enticed and will come on out and have fun with us all.
Thanks,
Robin Dolan
Those of us crazy people organizing Dandelion 3 met this past week and have decided we really want this event to happen, so we are extending the registration deadline and keeping our fingers crossed that we will have enough registrations in by next week to make this happen. If you can send in your registration in the next few days, we may have enough people coming to make sure this event happens. It's unfortunate (but not all that unusual) that the site requires a firm count ahead of time, so we need your registrations in by March 9th.
One of the questions we've heard from people is 'what exactly is happening at Dandelion', so I thought I'd give you a sense. Some people have been wondering why we haven't said yet, and that's because in the past, Dandelion has been a *Created-in-the-Moment-By-Community* sort of event. Lots of cool people come, there is a big schedule posted on the site where people write in what they want to offer, and then things happen. Dandelion was originally visioned for two reasons – First to create BIRCH, and second to be a fun gathering for Reclaiming folks from all over to meet and socialize and do magic and whatever else they wanted. This Dandelion is similar, except Birch has been birthed. There will be Birch meetings happening there, and there will also be fun offerings. We do know there will be some very fun people coming already. Here are a couple of the offerings we've heard about:
Teachers Tea – for people who teach in their local communities to share ideas
A Ritual Planning Salon – For people who plan their public community rituals
Kirk Read would like to do a roundtable/panel discussion on sex work and possibly also something on writing
Ravyn is doing a workshop on a taste of Sacred Sex Magic
We're hoping we can have a kirtan session
We're actively looking for someone to lead a speed dating event
The basic outline being discussed so far as far as ritual arc goes is this:
Wednesday Night: Opening/Welcoming
Thursday Night: Temple of Love
Friday Afternoon: Healing Ritual
Friday Night: Open for whatever – Bardic Circle/Ritual Lalapalooza/Faery Masque Ball
Saturday: Big group ritual (possibly the Clan house ritual)
Sunday – Closing Ritual
So, this Dandelion at a glance. I hope you are all enticed and will come on out and have fun with us all.
Thanks,
Robin Dolan
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Ding dong! Handfasting bells are ringing at D3...
Gaiamore and Julie recently announced their handfasting ceremony for Sunday morning at D3, to be witnessed and surrounded by the wider Reclaiming Community. Woo-hoo! Congratulations! Starhawk shall priestess the ritual, which is ideally going to be held outside and focused on raising energy for world peace and universal love.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
New, lower DAY RATES for Dandelion...
The Dandelion Planning group met and consensed on a new cost of $55 for day rates for the Dandelion gathering. This will include Lunch and Dinner. The location is Camp Newman in Sonoma County.
Please be advised that you must be registered to attend. We have to give Camp Newman an accurate count of all people attending. That means that, unlike Witchcamp, we will be unable to accommodate those of you who want to wait until the last minute.
Please get your reservation in very soon. Our Drop Dead Deadline is March 2. That is the deadline for us to decide if the gathering will happen or not. We can add people after that up until March 15.
Please be advised that you must be registered to attend. We have to give Camp Newman an accurate count of all people attending. That means that, unlike Witchcamp, we will be unable to accommodate those of you who want to wait until the last minute.
Please get your reservation in very soon. Our Drop Dead Deadline is March 2. That is the deadline for us to decide if the gathering will happen or not. We can add people after that up until March 15.
Dandelion DROP DEAD DATE
We know that you are out there. Many people are talking about coming to Dandelion, making plans, talking about rituals, workshops, teas, salons, and meetings even a wedding!
Unfortunately that has not translated into many registrations. We have a deadline of March 2, 2008 with Camp Newman. If we do not have enough people signed up by then, we will have to cancel.
I know that there are enough people planning on coming to have a successful event, but we need commitment. Please get your registration in right away!
I am looking forward to meeting a lot of new people and seeing old friends from around the country.
Moss
Unfortunately that has not translated into many registrations. We have a deadline of March 2, 2008 with Camp Newman. If we do not have enough people signed up by then, we will have to cancel.
I know that there are enough people planning on coming to have a successful event, but we need commitment. Please get your registration in right away!
I am looking forward to meeting a lot of new people and seeing old friends from around the country.
Moss
REPRESENT at B.I.R.C.H.! An invitation...
The second assembly of BIRCH (Broad Intra-Reclaiming Council of Hubs) will happen as part of Reclaiming's Dandelion Gathering 3 in Northern California, April 16-20.
BIRCH is a place for people in Reclaiming to speak and be heard, and
to deal with wider Reclaiming issues (beyond just camp-related
business), to address large issues of our core values and ways of
organizing (for example, whether or not to revise the Principles of
Unity.)
The BIRCH assembly is open to all Reclaiming individuals and groups.
Any Reclaiming-identified individual who attends the Dandelion
Gathering on the day that BIRCH meets is welcome to take part.
BIRCH was birthed at Dandelion 2 with the intention of serving all
parts of the evolving Reclaiming communities by nourishing our webs
of connection, past, present and future, through passionate,
generous, magical reflection, service and action. BIRCH is visioned
as a body that can hold Reclaiming in all of its parts.
BIRCH's Purpose is to act as an empowered, accountable and
transparent body that will:
1. Facilitate communication, resources sharing and skill building
2. Affirm our identity and honour our history and lore
3. Support and strengthen our diverse communities, individuals,
networks and guilds
4. Enhance the visibility of Reclaiming in the world
If a group chooses to send an official representative to BIRCH (which
is only necessary if a group specifically wants to have someone speak
on their collective behalf), the group and rep can identify in
writing prior to Dandelion by contacting the BIRCH discussions list
on the Dandelion 3 website.
Groups and representatives can also form and/or identify in writing
onsite during Dandelion. Only a representative of a group of 5 or
more may block a consensus decision during the BIRCH assembly.
Suggested agenda items for the BIRCH assembly will be collected from
anyone who wishes to contribute them on the BIRCH discussions list
and onsite at Dandelion.
In service and love,
The BIRCH Administrative Group
Chelidon, Morgana, Pat, Ross, Shel, Yoeke, Cassandra, George, OtterMoon
group contact
Please forward to all Reclaiming community lists
BIRCH is a place for people in Reclaiming to speak and be heard, and
to deal with wider Reclaiming issues (beyond just camp-related
business), to address large issues of our core values and ways of
organizing (for example, whether or not to revise the Principles of
Unity.)
The BIRCH assembly is open to all Reclaiming individuals and groups.
Any Reclaiming-identified individual who attends the Dandelion
Gathering on the day that BIRCH meets is welcome to take part.
BIRCH was birthed at Dandelion 2 with the intention of serving all
parts of the evolving Reclaiming communities by nourishing our webs
of connection, past, present and future, through passionate,
generous, magical reflection, service and action. BIRCH is visioned
as a body that can hold Reclaiming in all of its parts.
BIRCH's Purpose is to act as an empowered, accountable and
transparent body that will:
1. Facilitate communication, resources sharing and skill building
2. Affirm our identity and honour our history and lore
3. Support and strengthen our diverse communities, individuals,
networks and guilds
4. Enhance the visibility of Reclaiming in the world
If a group chooses to send an official representative to BIRCH (which
is only necessary if a group specifically wants to have someone speak
on their collective behalf), the group and rep can identify in
writing prior to Dandelion by contacting the BIRCH discussions list
on the Dandelion 3 website.
Groups and representatives can also form and/or identify in writing
onsite during Dandelion. Only a representative of a group of 5 or
more may block a consensus decision during the BIRCH assembly.
Suggested agenda items for the BIRCH assembly will be collected from
anyone who wishes to contribute them on the BIRCH discussions list
and onsite at Dandelion.
In service and love,
The BIRCH Administrative Group
Chelidon, Morgana, Pat, Ross, Shel, Yoeke, Cassandra, George, OtterMoon
group contact
Please forward to all Reclaiming community lists
Snapshot: Cone of Power at D2
Doesn't that look fun? Why haven't you registered yet?
XOXO,
D3 Organizing Cell
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Scholarship and Work Trade still available!
Deeply desiring coming to Dandelion, but worried about funds? Apply for a scholarship or work-trade today!
For more information, email Riyana.
For more information, email Riyana.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Dandelion 2008 photos!
Yes, through the magic of time-transport, we bring you photos of the 2008 Dandelion gathering!
Oh, sorry, that's a typo. They're actually photos from the 2006 gathering. But they're still great photos, giving a flavor of our biennial gathering.
Dandelion 2008 is your best opportunity for the next two years to rub elbows with official RQ production volunteers, not to mention a lot of other great Reclaiming folks. Anyone who identifies with Reclaiming is welcome to attend this gathering.
Photos
Oh, sorry, that's a typo. They're actually photos from the 2006 gathering. But they're still great photos, giving a flavor of our biennial gathering.
Dandelion 2008 is your best opportunity for the next two years to rub elbows with official RQ production volunteers, not to mention a lot of other great Reclaiming folks. Anyone who identifies with Reclaiming is welcome to attend this gathering.
Photos
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Dandelion Mud Wrestling Rosters due!
Yes, it's the new year -- and that means rosters are due for the Mud Wrestling Tournament at the 2008 Dandelion Gathering!
A highlight of past Dandelions, the bitterly-contested title is currently held by the British Columbia Mud People, who used mud from seven different sacred sites to vanquish other regions in 2006.
An equally gripping competition is expected this year, with the final odds to be posted following early spring rains.
Rosters for mud-wrestling teams representing witchcamps, local ritual circles, and teaching guilds are due February 1st!
For more information, visit the Dandelion web page --
http://www.reclaiming.org/dandelion/
A highlight of past Dandelions, the bitterly-contested title is currently held by the British Columbia Mud People, who used mud from seven different sacred sites to vanquish other regions in 2006.
An equally gripping competition is expected this year, with the final odds to be posted following early spring rains.
Rosters for mud-wrestling teams representing witchcamps, local ritual circles, and teaching guilds are due February 1st!
For more information, visit the Dandelion web page --
http://www.reclaiming.org/dandelion/
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Dandelion 2008 - All the Infinite Possibilities
PLEASE FORWARD THROUGHOUT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES - thank you.
Greetings Beautiful Witches of Reclaiming !
The next exciting Dandelion Gathering is fast approaching, and it is time to make your plans to attend, whether you are new to Reclaiming or growing up as a 3rd generation traditionalist, come enjoy what we are and create what we are becoming… All the Infinite Possibilities!
Dandelion Gathering is Reclaiming Tradition’s biennial event to make new friends, see old ones, participate in workshops and ritual, and assemble several sessions of BIRCH (Broader Intra-Reclaiming Council of Hubs – an organization created at the previous Dandelion Gathering to serve all parts of the evolving Reclaiming Community.)
Our dates this year are April 16 through 20, 2008, Wednesday to Sunday, and we will meet in the lovely rolling hills of Sonoma County, in the greening of Springtide.
The facility, Camp Newman, is home to fox, hawk, coyote, bobcat and deer; has many meeting and ritual spaces, both inside and out; and provides comfortable accommodations. There are hillside vineyards, lawns, fruit orchards and many play spaces including a younger children’s area with sandbox, indoor and outdoor play areas with some toys.
Fly into San Francisco, Oakland, or Sacramento Int. Airports, catch a 90-minute shuttle to Santa Rosa and we’ll meet you to get to Camp Newman…or alternately, rent a car and enjoy a drive through one of Northern California’s premier visitor destinations the Napa Valley.
Please see http://www.reclaiming.org/dandelion for more information and the registration form.
Yahoo Groups have been created for a variety of special interests and participation needs. We welcome your help decorating, creating special offerings and children’s activities, co-creating rituals, and many other tasks large and small…We especially seek 2 to 3 Red Cross certified Lifeguards for the Olympic size pool’s hours!
Registering as soon as possible is encouraged as we have reserved space for 200+ participants and final headcounts and payments are due in March…15th, 2008. We have some scholarships available for those who may need them. Register soon!
Please forward this to your local community lists, workshop and class lists and any to any other group or person that might be interested! Thank you!
Need a flyer for Dandelion III for upcoming Brigid rituals, classes, etc? Contact Urania at uraniawitch@... and she’ll get a copy to you.
Come join us as we live the Principles of Unity, work Magick, sing, dance, work and play all in Her name…
Welcome and Blessings from the Dandelion 3 Organizers!!!
Greetings Beautiful Witches of Reclaiming !
The next exciting Dandelion Gathering is fast approaching, and it is time to make your plans to attend, whether you are new to Reclaiming or growing up as a 3rd generation traditionalist, come enjoy what we are and create what we are becoming… All the Infinite Possibilities!
Dandelion Gathering is Reclaiming Tradition’s biennial event to make new friends, see old ones, participate in workshops and ritual, and assemble several sessions of BIRCH (Broader Intra-Reclaiming Council of Hubs – an organization created at the previous Dandelion Gathering to serve all parts of the evolving Reclaiming Community.)
Our dates this year are April 16 through 20, 2008, Wednesday to Sunday, and we will meet in the lovely rolling hills of Sonoma County, in the greening of Springtide.
The facility, Camp Newman, is home to fox, hawk, coyote, bobcat and deer; has many meeting and ritual spaces, both inside and out; and provides comfortable accommodations. There are hillside vineyards, lawns, fruit orchards and many play spaces including a younger children’s area with sandbox, indoor and outdoor play areas with some toys.
Fly into San Francisco, Oakland, or Sacramento Int. Airports, catch a 90-minute shuttle to Santa Rosa and we’ll meet you to get to Camp Newman…or alternately, rent a car and enjoy a drive through one of Northern California’s premier visitor destinations the Napa Valley.
Please see http://www.reclaiming.org/dandelion for more information and the registration form.
Yahoo Groups have been created for a variety of special interests and participation needs. We welcome your help decorating, creating special offerings and children’s activities, co-creating rituals, and many other tasks large and small…We especially seek 2 to 3 Red Cross certified Lifeguards for the Olympic size pool’s hours!
Registering as soon as possible is encouraged as we have reserved space for 200+ participants and final headcounts and payments are due in March…15th, 2008. We have some scholarships available for those who may need them. Register soon!
Please forward this to your local community lists, workshop and class lists and any to any other group or person that might be interested! Thank you!
Need a flyer for Dandelion III for upcoming Brigid rituals, classes, etc? Contact Urania at uraniawitch@... and she’ll get a copy to you.
Come join us as we live the Principles of Unity, work Magick, sing, dance, work and play all in Her name…
Welcome and Blessings from the Dandelion 3 Organizers!!!
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