It was hard to find a time to step away and get a clear picture of what we had set up and the little camp that formed behind the banner. We had consistent traffic to the table throughout the day. I had hoped to catch some good drumming and dance a bit, but the day flew by. Patrick pulled his table over with ours and William showed up with harps and musicians. We enjoyed yummy eats, great conversations, beautiful music and harp lessons for lots of curious children and adults. Thanks William and Mozarab and Yvonne and all the other nice folks who turned out!!!
The event began with an opening ritual which I facilitated. It was simple and spontaneous and pleasant--I showed up and found 4 other volunteers (3 of which I'd never met or worked with before) . The theme was--your community as the harvest that endures and carries one through the dark times to come. We had ourselves a cool little ritual. People did simple circle dances and singing and I became the conch blower for the day (I had called folks to ritual with a conch blowing processional). The mid-day main circle was a drum circle and dance jam session. I was socializing or at the table for that. The final ritual of the day was facilitated by Chalice Well Circle, a local eclectic group which sprung from a small collective of folks working for open rituals in San Diego. They offer open rituals in Balboa Park, the central public park in San Diego. Another community group has public rituals in the North San Diego beaches. It's nice to see Witches out in the open and welcoming to newcomers who are seeking fellowship at moons and Sabbats. The highlight of the closing ritual was a boisterous spiral dance.According to the organizers, over 400 people passed through. There were many talks and workshops... Wicca 101, transformative breath, belly dance, along with guest speakers such as Tony Mierzwicki, Patrick McColllum and Raven Grimassi.
Patrick got rave reviews and sold just about all his books out!
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