Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
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Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
Play with fire and you might get Burnt.
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Outdoor Aussie Bush PartiesA few things to remember: Using the bush for our recreation is a privilege not a right and there are many forces who would deny us that privilege. We try to take maximum care of You & Our Environment. This means: Selecting sites which are less susceptible to environmental damage. Selecting sites with adequate parking. Observing all fire restrictions. Providing rubbish bins and ashtrays. Removing ALL rubbish and waste. A good party is everyone's responsibility. As promoters, no matter how much effort we put in, we need good people to make it a good party. Trancendance luckily seems to attract a fantastically friendly crowd of stars who make organizing our gatherings a pure joy. How you can helpStart by remembering that you are going to be spending 12 to 24 hours in the Australian bush and come prepared. Bring: food, water, torch, sunscreen, insect repellant, sun hat, something to sit on, garbage bags, etc...You can also help by taking responsibility for your own garbage, please bring a garbage bag and USE IT. When you leave, look around the area where you were siting and where you were parked. Please pick up everything including cigarette butts and small stuff. Drive safely and carefully. Park with consideration for others and always leave access roads open. Observe any fire restrictions and don't light unnecessary fires. If toilets are not provided, bury your waste. Above all, please be considerate of each other and our land. xPxLxUxRx What makes a good party?When all the elements comprising THE PARTY are combined harmoniously and creatively, with the active involvement of the participants to produce a strong, uplifting, enlightening, creative, and responsible experience for all the participants. Trance, Sacred Dance.For thousands of years people have been using dance as a way to go into trance. The act of dancing through the night and greeting the dawn has been performed through the ages by every race and almost every culture. This act has such deep meaning to all humankind that when trying to describe a party to a person who has never attended one, describing it in terms of ritual dance almost always creates an initial understanding."Last year I took a 70 year-old Zen monk to a rave party. He was curious enough to overcome his dislike of the music until his face lit up with a revelation. 'This is meditation!', he shouted above the noise. Later he explained that the walking meditation he taught involved being fully aware 'in the moment' without any internal dialogue separating actions from intentions, and that the same definition applied to the dancers all around him." Ó Nicholas Saunders "Ecstasy Revisited"The suggestion we are making with the above comments is that a dance party by its very nature is a spiritual event which can and does lead the participants into altered sates of consciousness. Add to this that many promoters and even more participants are to some degree aware of this process and are using various techniques devices and substances to enhance it. Such an event can, if all the pieces come together properly, be a deep spiritual journey creating lasting effects on the participants. The party as metaphor for social change.We believe a party is not only the communion of our shared spirituality but also a microcosm of our community. As such it is ideally suited to demonstrating our culture and experimenting with refining our cultural ideals. Although this idea can be expressed in many ways within the party environment, its primary expression should be in the organizational structure of the party itself and the structure of the networks supporting it.In order to make a good party we believe that an organizational structure should be chosen which allows individuals within it maximum freedom of expression and creative input, while effectively dealing with internal and external issues.Trancendance belive that to make a good party, after creating the environment i.e. advertising the event, providing the infrastructure, overseeing its operation and guaranteeing cleanup and return of equipment, the collective's primary focus must be encouraging ACTIVE participation by all in the event.Thus the party as a whole becomes a demonstration of how we would like to act and interact all day every day.
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