We all came back home - to Selgars Mill for our second Trailblazers weekend, a heady, moving mix. The three days were a feast for the imagination, the senses, the mind, the body, the spirit and the heart. Connections, words, music, singing, conversations, talks, poetry, yoga, dancing, fireside gatherings, walks in nature, delicious home-cooked food. And lots more magic besides.
Hard to find the words to do it justice at the moment, but I'll try to let this short impressionistic film do the talking, for now...
I didn't film the talks and much of the daytime sessions - which were all deeply stimulating - but here is a snapshot of the fun and games, the walks in nature, the artful creativity and the human connections we made.
Thanks to everyone who came and opened up to share the love and deep connection.
Steve Thorp's poem 'Coming Back to Life'
My poem 'Elementary'
Warming earth
Sparking tinder
Rolling thunder
Swollen rivers
It’s elementary, my dear
What’s on the agenda, now?
Apocalypse, propaganda
Denial of truth
Distortion of science
Faking of the news
Closing down our views
We are chilled by nature
Ignited by supernature
Visions appear unannounced
Inspiral dreams
Of a better world we glimpse
We find our place
A space in the circle
A cog in the wheel
A fleeting spark in the firmament
We find a new togetherness
Joining the dots
While respecting the differences
Firing the imagination
Opening the overton window
Wider and wider
Shifting perspective
Collecting consciousness
Connecting subconsciousness
Now we are waking up
Moving together in love
Opening up like flowers
Touching the sun, the moon
The tides, the stars, the galaxies
The wider vision
That transcends the squabbling
That unites the passions
That gets the juices flowing
The deliciousness of connecting
The singing out in collective joy
Now is our time
With kindness we will win this
There is no microwave quick-fix
More a slow burn
A lighting of the torch
A winding path to illumination
A manifesto of souls
Come gather around the fire
In a circle, in tantra
Whatever our mantra
Whispering kindness
The softcore, the centre
The joy of living
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