Destiny
Just got back from my trip up to Faerie Camp Destiny in Grafton Vermont. Here's a little rundown of my activities there.
Friday: Arrived at 1:00 a.m. We went up to the Crone Circle and hung out by the fire for a while. It was fun getting to know the few late night people up there.
Saturday: Woke up early and headed up to breakfast. Sat through the beginning of the business meeting/intention circle. This was the "Governess" gathering and the purpose of it was to get people up to speed with the major decisions that were happening on the land and to have the annual changing of the guard with the people who are the titular heads of the organization. But Saturday was meeting day and the people involved talked about basically everything from cabin plans to kitchen designs to you name it. Meeting after meeting. I decided to just go to the heart circle for the afternoon. After that I walked the labyrinth and had a very private ritual in there. That evening they held he ritual for the changing of the coordination planet (board of directors). With it being a non-hierarchical organization they basically drew lots (Tarot Cards) among the people who were willing to serve. That was the coolest thing ever. Then the ritual went up to the labyrinth and then there was more drumming and fire circle.
Sunday: Sunday was another business meeting and it was held in a meadow. I began to burn quickly and had to quit the circle early. The remainder of the day was spent in the kitchen doing dinner for 30 and making desserts to match. It was a glorious day full of Fritter's Apple Betty. Jesus, the number of apples I had to peel, core and chop was fucking ridiculous. I loved it though and I got high praise for it at dinner. The evening was capped off with goodbyes and another fire circle.
Monday: We just wrapped things up and had breakfast followed by crossword puzzles and picking up the rest of the tent material.
I really enjoyed my time at Destiny, and I would like to go back again.
Friday: Arrived at 1:00 a.m. We went up to the Crone Circle and hung out by the fire for a while. It was fun getting to know the few late night people up there.
Saturday: Woke up early and headed up to breakfast. Sat through the beginning of the business meeting/intention circle. This was the "Governess" gathering and the purpose of it was to get people up to speed with the major decisions that were happening on the land and to have the annual changing of the guard with the people who are the titular heads of the organization. But Saturday was meeting day and the people involved talked about basically everything from cabin plans to kitchen designs to you name it. Meeting after meeting. I decided to just go to the heart circle for the afternoon. After that I walked the labyrinth and had a very private ritual in there. That evening they held he ritual for the changing of the coordination planet (board of directors). With it being a non-hierarchical organization they basically drew lots (Tarot Cards) among the people who were willing to serve. That was the coolest thing ever. Then the ritual went up to the labyrinth and then there was more drumming and fire circle.
Sunday: Sunday was another business meeting and it was held in a meadow. I began to burn quickly and had to quit the circle early. The remainder of the day was spent in the kitchen doing dinner for 30 and making desserts to match. It was a glorious day full of Fritter's Apple Betty. Jesus, the number of apples I had to peel, core and chop was fucking ridiculous. I loved it though and I got high praise for it at dinner. The evening was capped off with goodbyes and another fire circle.
Monday: We just wrapped things up and had breakfast followed by crossword puzzles and picking up the rest of the tent material.
I really enjoyed my time at Destiny, and I would like to go back again.