[HeartOfNowhere] who is thinking of coming to the meeting?

[tessa wills]

ok great! we think it just depends where people are staying, and if  
people are ok to travel a bit. my place is easier to get to and homey,  
anyas place calmer/good sacred feel. also, how many people would  
actually come?
tess
On 28 Oct 2008, at 10:25, Ellen Millar wrote:

> Anya has also offered to host us at her place in Notting Hill - Maybe
> you two could figure out what would be the best location in regards to
> space/capacity and location?:-)
>
> So nice to be part of a group of people where the "problem" is
> instantly too many options!;-D
>
>
> MjrW:-)
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:13 AM, tessa wills <tessa at wills.net> wrote:
>> youd be super duper loads welcome at my house or my studio. sunday
>> lunch time is great. Do you think either of those would be  
>> appropriate?
>> tess
>> On 28 Oct 2008, at 08:52, Ellen Millar wrote:
>>
>>> Creating an imagined circle around us was in fact part of my  
>>> intention
>>> with spacing the writing stations at four directional points around
>>> the sight - I was thinking of north, east, south, west as points in
>>> the circumference rather than as corners..:-)
>>>
>>> I very much like the arrow idea - though I certainly have some  
>>> doubts
>>> as everyone's ability to aim one into a burn barrel he,he,he, but  
>>> I'm
>>> sure we can do something cool with that.:-)
>>>
>>> Another thought I had about the writing stations was that if the
>>> writing was done on long strips of fabric then these could maybe be
>>> incorporated into a dance or new circus performance as part of the
>>> closing ceremony? or maybe even better a big silly maypole thing? I
>>> like the idea of warpping/un-wrapping or tying ourselves in knots  
>>> but
>>> doing our best and having a good laugh and creating something
>>> beautiful together in the process.;-)
>>>
>>> I like the idea of the ceremonies having both a more formal/solemn
>>> part and then a silly, laugh and release part - in celebration of  
>>> both
>>> the profound sacredness and beauty and the grand absurdity and total
>>> ridiculousness of life!
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyway - I would be very happy to have a brainstorming session with
>>> interested parties about The Heart of Nowhere at some point during  
>>> the
>>> decomp. weekend - maybe Sunday lunch or something? That was we don't
>>> collide with the greening meeting (if people want to go to both) but
>>> hopefully at least some of the people traveling to/from London from
>>> elsewhere (like myself) will still be around?
>>>
>>> Biggest question for a potential meeting though...Tessa or someone
>>> else living in London, WHERE should/could we meet for a
>>> heart-warming-brain-storming?:-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Love,
>>> Ellen/Mjr W.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Mel Cronin <mel.cronin at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hello Ruby and everyone else too!
>>>> I love love love the ideas mentioned here and on the Wiki; they  
>>>> sound
>>>> ambitious enough to get juices flowing and still be do-able. The
>>>> thoughts of
>>>> creating special spaces at the 4 corners of Nowhere dedicated to  
>>>> the
>>>> elements makes me feel super tingly! It's as if we would be
>>>> creating a magic
>>>> circle (a circle with corners mind you!) of power around us,
>>>> creating a
>>>> sacred space within that circle in which all kinds of healing,
>>>> happiness,
>>>> harmony and high jinks could take place. So much comes up for so
>>>> man of us
>>>> when at these events, and having the Writing Stations would be a
>>>> great way
>>>> for folks to work on processing their stuff, getting stuff off
>>>> their minds,
>>>> striking while the creative iron is hot. Love it.
>>>> As for the opening and closing ceremonies, a ritual that might work
>>>> would be
>>>> the creation of an arrow at the opening. This arrow would be
>>>> representative
>>>> of either the things we want to release, or the things we want to
>>>> create or
>>>> bring into being for the future. Or possibly both? Perhaps the
>>>> decorations
>>>> at the tip of the arrow could be release-type things, and those at
>>>> the base
>>>> could be what we want to manifest?  The opening ceremony could be
>>>> where we
>>>> bless and dedicate the arrows, and then during the week, we create
>>>> them,
>>>> decorating them as we gain insights from the 4 Writing Stations,
>>>> and from
>>>> our daily interactions with our fellow Nooners. At the closing
>>>> ceremony, we
>>>> could let our arrows fly, probably into a fire (burn barrel would
>>>> be fine),
>>>> releasing our attachments to all we have put into them, and to the
>>>> outcome.
>>>> Would work well with the releasing/destroying of the writings also,
>>>> I think.
>>>> I've participated in a version of this ritual before and it was  
>>>> very
>>>> powerful. Any interest?
>>>> Blessings
>>>> Mel
>>>>
>>>> On 24 Oct 2008, at 14:12, Ruby May wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> I know this is a little strange as I am on the other side of the
>>>> world and
>>>> wont be at decom this December but it would be really awesome if
>>>> anyone
>>>> interested in the Heart of Nowhere could all meet up and hang out
>>>> and maybe
>>>> discuss some ideas for next year...
>>>>
>>>> If you haven't checked out the wiki page for the Heart of Nowhere
>>>> http://wiki.goingnowhere.org/2008/HeartOfNowhere do have a peak -
>>>> a few
>>>> people have written some thoughts down and hopefully it will
>>>> continue to
>>>> grow.
>>>>
>>>> Something really exciting that is in the pipelines is 'Feeding the
>>>> Heart'
>>>> (or title still to be decided upon) - an ambitious project that
>>>> Ellen is
>>>> facilitating, which will include the participation ideally of every
>>>> single
>>>> Nowhere citizen. The idea is to have 4 writing stations positioned
>>>> at North,
>>>> South, East and West points on the outskirts of Nowhere and
>>>> decorated e.g
>>>> according to the elements they represent. Nowhere citizens would be
>>>> invited
>>>> to write/type at each station, expressing anything 'from the
>>>> heart'. An
>>>> opening ceremony could tie in with the four stations by e.g
>>>> lighting each
>>>> station, inviting the different energies into the circle of Nowhere
>>>> and
>>>> transforming the whole of Nowhere into a 'magic circle'. The idea
>>>> would then
>>>> be for everyone's collective writings to be hung for everyone to
>>>> see on the
>>>> Saturday and then as part of a closing ceremony on Sunday, the
>>>> scraps of
>>>> paper of fabric could then be transformed or released or destroyed
>>>> in some
>>>> way.
>>>>
>>>> Ellen, I hope I have done justice to your idea by attempting to
>>>> summarise it
>>>> in a paragraph. It is obviously still in the early stages as well
>>>> and will
>>>> continue to grow.
>>>>
>>>> To read in more detail check
>>>> out http://wiki.goingnowhere.org/2008/FeedingTheHeart and please
>>>> feel free
>>>> to add your ideas and comments on the wiki.
>>>>
>>>> I'm really excited at the idea of this project and combining it
>>>> with an
>>>> opening and closing ceremonies...I think it could be very powerful
>>>> and
>>>> magical and meaningful to many and be a fantastic way to get a  
>>>> broad
>>>> spectrum of people involved and participating.
>>>>
>>>> So this email is a shout out for anyone who thinks they would like
>>>> to get
>>>> involved - in 'Feeding the Heart' or the opening and closing
>>>> ceremonies -
>>>> either in the organisation or decoration, or costume making,  
>>>> dancing,
>>>> singing, throwing ideas around....and to anyone coming to decom who
>>>> is up
>>>> for coming along to a little gathering.
>>>>
>>>> Ellen and Tessa - can maybe you guys take on from here? Feel a
>>>> little jealous as that weekend I will be far away from some of my
>>>> favouritist people in the whole world...although who am I kidding,
>>>> I will be
>>>> spending my last week in India on my way to a super sunny Christmas
>>>> in New
>>>> Zealand followed by Kiwi burn, weeeee!
>>>>
>>>> Anyways, sending all of you a warm hug and ray of sunshine and look
>>>> forward
>>>> to hearing some responses....
>>>>
>>>> x
>>>> Ruby.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Kissing a man who doesn't wax his moustache is like eating an egg
>>>> without
>>>> salt"
>>>>
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