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Space of Love Gathering – GREYTON – 18-21 March

Wow, what an amazing line-up! Thank you to all those who are offering their special contributions to the space! :-)
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What events & workshops are on offer so far?

• music – Derek Gripper
• yoga – Yan Golding, Odette
• “who am I” explorative workshop – Michael Eccles
• Community talks – Yan & Dan
• Angel Walk & Dance – Annwen and Mark
• qigong – katja
• Numerology – Sonica
• Agnihotra & Yagya vedic fire ceremonies – Ian Light
• massage workshop – Odette Livini
• heart meditations – Annwen Mazetti
• biodynamic preparation & permaculture – Ashleigh Gordon, Ian & Mark
• natural birthing – Ruth Ehrhardt
• fun games – Ash
• songs & mantras – Sonica & Haripal
• silent hour & discussion on listening – Dan,
• conscious cinema: “Anastasia”, “planting a Food Forest”  & “A New We”
• nia dance – Simone
• shakti dance – haripal
• service hour – Dan
• White Brotherhood Talk – Anthea
• Explore your Inner Looney – Ashleigh
• Sound Journeys – Ian & haripal
• crowd surfing – Dan
• The Eco-Milling movement meditation – Charmaine Treherne
• The Howl: Finding our Pack and Resurrecting the Wild Nature – Charmaine Treherne
• Kids crafts & activities – Madineya, Tracy & Ingrid
• discussion about diet & raw food prep – Ian Light
• Link-up with the Space of Love Gathering in Johburg

read more about each offering

Last notes & requests:

• Food is bring and share yummy healthy vegetarian ingredients.. fruit, veg, oats, rice, olive oil etc
• We are looking for someone with a bakkie who can collect our hired equipment from Athlone! We can offer petrol money! Please let us know asap! 0827959652 – Ashleigh
• LIFTS NEEDED – There are two students from Tsiba University looking for a lift up on the Friday afternoon. Please send us an email if you have space in your car – ashleigh@spaceoflove.co.za or sms/call 0827959652. Click here for lift offerings and requests to leave a message on the Space of Love website.
• We are looking for kitchen angels to help guide a meal preparation! please contact mark@spaceoflove.co.za
  
• Remember to bring your bowl & spoon! & to Leave your dogs & alcohol behind! :-)
• We will be having open mike on Fri night and during meal times, so bring along your poetry, songs, musical instruments &  performances to share with us! So we can co-create the space together!
• Trading Hour will be held each day for those wanting to trade & sell their goods for rands or talents.
• You are welcome to come join us from Wed 16 onwards to help setup or just hang out (no extra cost :-)
• Info Table: Spreading the seeds of love…! This time we will have an Info Table area. In the spirit of being a networking nexus for those who are doing work in alignment with holistic, earth-friendly principals, we welcome you to bring your business cards and brochures and share with us what you’re up to.

For more information or email info@spaceoflove.co.za

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Space of Love Gathering – JOZI – 19-20 March

Once again we have a very special day planned, packed with wonderful healing ceremonies, Sweatlodge, film, songs and dance. We look forward to seeing you there!

What’s happening at the Johburg Gathering?

• Yoga with Aumji
• Water blessing ceremony with Haroun
• A conscious movie
• lunch & rainbow songs & mantras
• biodanza dancing with Christo van Staden
• sacred networking circle led by Aumji
• Rainbow songs led by Glen Humme
• Cape Town SOL Gathering Link-up
• Sweatlodge Ceremony

For a detailed schedule of the day

Last Notes & What to bring

• Mug & plate & spoon
• Fresh food to add to making a meal like veg, salad, bread, nuts & seeds dry fruit etc – consider vegetarians and vegans
• Bring non alcoholic refreshments (tea & cofee wil be available)
• Bring your kids blankies & a snack and extra clothes – if you are going to sweat make sure they will be comforatable – plse make sure they do not go out the gate into the road. Bring an activity they can share such as art or ballgame – there is a sandpit & a swing and some trees to climb.
• Be carefull around the 2 firepits.
• Waterbottle & water, sunscreen & hat
• Music instruments
• Candles & lanterns & torches to add to lighting up space at night as there is very little light at night
• Towels & sarongs

For more information or email haroun@spaceoflove.co.za

Phone George Neo (a RINGING CEDARS READER from Victoria) at the Magpie House for more Information: 03 9752 5838

George wrote in his email that was sent to me:

“Inviting visitors early to late January 2011. This is an important pivotal opportunity to proceed & formalise a Collaborative Community group at our beloved 701 hectares in the NEW ENGAND/NORTHERN TABLELANDS OF NSW, let us know if you’d like to visit, or just call.

Activities may include =

Roll a huge new water tank around 1km, deferred due to heavy rain & boggy conditions.

Re-construct the “natural dam” wall to provide a 50 metre water way (down to 10m currently).

Camping, swimming, photos of expanded waterways including the 30m waterfall & 200m cascades.

“Koa” bush food foraging, watch & apply the 5 dvd Koa collection.

Garden & orchard care, land allocation plan, community mode (think about Stewardship, rather than Ownership).

Contact details:
Vic Magpie House 03 9752 5838 Nsw Etherion 02 6779 4578 Mobile 0414 976 991

If you can’t make these dates & are keen to collaborate, call or email us anyway, now is the time! Note, there’s very limited indoor accomodation although camping or caravans are a very pleasant option this time of year.

The basis of our initiative is, basically, INTEGRITY, integrity with others & ALSO to one-self. We are in a position to offer Land, Lots of it, low up-front cost, although you would have to commit time & resources (yes some cash at least!) to establishing your own infrastructure.

Costs are to be minimised but will escalate with group infrastructure, eg, accomodation & all-weather tracks are high priorities but can be established quickly & cheaply with group participation & commitment.

Like ourselves, we are NOT expecting ANYONE to immediately base themselves on the Community Foundation land, like us, we are busily coming & going & little by little establishing a functional domain with an already established homestead & remote power system, around 40 fruit/nut trees have been planted, water tanks repaired & a large new one delivered, water plan under way & plans for schools etc etc. And like us, improvements can always be passed on or sold as appropriate.

Now for the important bit – who we’d like to attract!

Evolvists not Survivalists.
Spiritual rather than Religious.
All-denonimational rather than non-denonimational.
Collaborative Co-Creators rather than individualistic.
Neither Dependent nor Independent, but Inter-Dependent.
Ask not what one can get out of this, but what one can contribute.
Humbleness of a Warrior, not humbleness of a beggar.
Be Ruthless but Charming, not Harsh.
Be Cunning but Nice, not Cruel.
Be Patient but Active, not Negligent.
Be Sweet but Lethal, not Foolish.
Apply the attributes of Control, Discipline, Forbearance, Timing, and Will.

Also review “Spirit Guidelines / Code of Conduct” & the Community Invocation from http://www.magpiehouse.com.au/EcoVillage.htm”

BLESSINGS TO ALL!

And welcome to those who have just signed up to our website and newsletter :-) Aho!

The Space of Love Gathering “Seeding a New Earth” – is just around the corner! wow! Thank you to all who have shown your support, enthusiasm, and willingness to co-create this special event.. I am sure Mama Earth and Great Spirit are smiling upon us :-) I have a feeling this weekend will be extra special :-)

SEEDING A NEW EARTH – sharing

As part of the co-created spirit of this event, we invite those who feel inspired, to bring along a poem / dance / story / song or prayer ,.. something to share at the Opening Circle on the Friday Night. We hope to weave our visions together to help co-create a New Earth, a New Consciousness, a New Civilasation, and a New way of Being on this Amazing Planet.. :-)

OFFERINGS

We have so many amazing offerings!

Conscious child-birthing and child-rearing talk and video, Maypole and circle dancing, a biodynamic ritual, yoga, dance, creating community workshop, sound journey, angel walk, agni hotra ceremony, kids activites and raw food workshops etc etc..
The list is changing all the time, but to get a sneak preview as to what’s on offer at the moment, click here to view offerings.

TICKETS

Please confirm your place now by buying tickets beforehand. Tickets will be limited to create an intimate heart space, and will not be available at the door. Tipi beds are available but limited, so best book early.

click here to buy tickets

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DATE: 19-21 November 2010
VENUE: The Blue Hippo Farm, Greyton
FOOD is bring and share yummy vegetarian and raw. find out about how food works :-)

(you are welcome to join us from Wed 17th onwards to help set up, hang out, do a bit of permaculture, run or attend a workshop or two, and just to simply be! Let us know if you will be joining us!)

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click here for more info
and here to find out what to bring, how food works etc

Contact Ashleigh or Ian – 0282549009 / 0827959652 / info@spaceoflove.co.za

Weekend April 30th – May 2 – Blue Hippo, Greyton

Join us for a weekend of song, dance, harvesting, gardening, learning, visioning, prayer, thanksgiving and celebration as we ready ourselves to turn inwards to embrace the mysteries and hidden gifts of the darkness. Our focus will be on the garden, and giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest.

Once again, this will be a co-created space in nature …we eat, talk, dance, play, share, create, vision and workshop together, and all offer our unique skills and magic to the space. Performers, musicians, fire dancers, dreamers, gardeners, dancers,healers, teachers all welcome!

Friday night will be opening circle and a ritual of thanksgiving and fire ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Harvest festival.

Saturday night will be a Harvest Ball where we dress up in Autumn colours as nature spirits to play, feast, dance, play music and make merry around the bonfires. Please bring your instruments, voices and bare feet in the spirit of co-creation.

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The beautiful Stellar Earth wrote this article for Urban Sprout:

The first Space of Love gathering in South Africa took place early February this year. This was a wholly co-created event inspired by Anastasia and the Ringing Cedar series. The intentions were to create a safe, harmonious space in which people of all colours and creeds could come together in unity & celebration of life. An experiment in temporary community, in order to taste a way of life that is lived in close communion with nature and one another as true brothers and sisters.

The gathering spun over a weekend and was hosted by the Blue Hippo Tipi Village in Greyton. This is the home of many an ancient Oak, majestic horses, a beautiful lake, an array of magical plant- and wildlife, as well as a handfull of ancient souls…two of these being the lovely ladies who seeded the event.

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♥ Welcome Family ♥

One week to go! : ) And the response has been simply amazing!

Please check out the “gathering details” page for all the details, and FAQ’s page to see what talks, workshops and events we have on offer.
Thank you to all who are bringing your love, skills, willingness, passion and energy into co-creating this space : )

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Blessings, and we look forward to you joining us : )
Love Ashleigh, Ahrian and Ian Light*
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