Summerstar
Jul. 14th, 2003 12:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walbournHad a good time at Summerstar this weekend. It was held down near the Columbia River and was a nice, if primitive, venue. The event is kept to less than 200 people, but it was a goodly-sized event for the Pacific Northwest. It turned out there were a few attendees I knew from the Poly Thirdplace crowd, but for the most part they were all new people primarily from the Olympia and Portland area with a goodly number of Seattle folk. No new friends per se, but a number of new acquaintances that might turn into friendships after a few more years of events--gotta love the snails-pace process of expanding one's social network here. I did get a chance to get to know a few of those poly folk better, which was a good experience.
The main ritual was awesome. I enjoy pagan rits on a basic level for the most part, but this was one of the first that I really connected with. I think that was because we had a light rain and some wind during the ritual, and it was really very cool. All rituals have earth and fire well represented, but really getting water and/or air into the act is not common at all and clearly something that has been missing for me. There was also a strong musical element to the ritual with a really good drum circle for getting into and out of circle and during part of it as well.
Sadly, no 'nekkid' pagan chicks since it was a state park with no public nudity allowed, but a fair number of attractive lithe (and *totally* unattainable) dancers both nights around the campfire. I'm glad I went for myself and had no illusions about being on my own the majority of the time--although it would be nice to have some illusions that might change sometime soon. Actually, knowing pretty much nobody made it easier for me to relax and join in on the dancing myself... It was a very fun and relaxing experience.
The main ritual was awesome. I enjoy pagan rits on a basic level for the most part, but this was one of the first that I really connected with. I think that was because we had a light rain and some wind during the ritual, and it was really very cool. All rituals have earth and fire well represented, but really getting water and/or air into the act is not common at all and clearly something that has been missing for me. There was also a strong musical element to the ritual with a really good drum circle for getting into and out of circle and during part of it as well.
Sadly, no 'nekkid' pagan chicks since it was a state park with no public nudity allowed, but a fair number of attractive lithe (and *totally* unattainable) dancers both nights around the campfire. I'm glad I went for myself and had no illusions about being on my own the majority of the time--although it would be nice to have some illusions that might change sometime soon. Actually, knowing pretty much nobody made it easier for me to relax and join in on the dancing myself... It was a very fun and relaxing experience.
