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