Fire Circle Conseederations
Let us envision co-creating a safe, magical experience
for everyone in the Fire Circle... In
support of this vision, we offer these conventions and considerations:
- The area contained by the tiki torches and prayer flags
is Sacred Ground. Please remember that people are focusing on Magickal work
in progress. With considerate intention, and avoiding distraction,
we take casual conversation outside and away from the Circle.
- At the Gateway to the Fire Circle, we may smudge one
another or ourselves with sage smoke as a purification rite. All are
invited to breathe, ground, center, and be aware that we are entering
Sacred Space each time we step through the Gate.
- The Sacred Fire receives material for transformation. We
feed the fire with consciousness and intention (No trash please).
- Please contribute to the Food Altar, from which we
may nourish each other and ourselves throughout the night.
- All who wish to give or receive healing energy are
invited to gather in the Wellness area on one side of the Circle.
- The seats within the Circle are for use when making
music. At other times, please move instruments aside and make room for other
players to sit.
- Please ask before using someone else's drums or instruments. Please
remove rings before playing, to prevent blistered hands or damage
to the drum-head.
- Feel free to play the instruments on the Rattle Altar.
Please return them once finished.
- Our Circle honors creative and sonic diversity. Please
allow opportunities for quieter musical instruments to shine...
may we also be blessed with silences!
- All are encouraged to share songs and chants around
the Fire. Please!
- Sacraments, smokeable or drinkable, stay outside the
Sacred Circle.
- The flow of energy moves around the fire. During moments when
we wish to be still, we may pause near the outer edge of the Circle, taking care
to avoid standing between the drummers and the fire.
- Everyone is empowered, and encouraged, to offer food
and water to the drummers and dancers, smudge at the Gate, and otherwise
care for the space and each other in the Fire Circle.
- Have fun, play to your heart's content, and remember
that you are in a Circle of Community.
- Listen, watch, feel ...and listen. Let your
love show on your face!
When, over the course of the evening,
our minds begin to drift and the brilliance begins to fade, a deep kind
of work begins. In order to stay present and engaged, it is helpful to
remember that we are each other's inspiration. To find and renew this
inspiration we need only to discover and rediscover the mysteries within
our relationships. We create and explore relationship through our artful
interactions in the circle.
Adapted from contributions by Two Feathers, J. Levin, Magnus,
Spinner and Michael Wall.
For information
on upcoming Fire Tribe events please contact 808-864-1701, or visit
http://www.firetribehawaii.org/
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