tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872979606052290781.post3617619694597066023..comments2023-11-05T07:22:47.834-05:00Comments on Everyone but the Devil means well: Designing Rituals that Stickmemeticisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391852694742133226noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872979606052290781.post-10562496393536274352009-10-18T17:01:53.205-04:002009-10-18T17:01:53.205-04:00Whereas the westerners think of it as the "ai...Whereas the westerners think of it as the "air" element, in Chinese it is traditionally translated as the "wood" element also known as the rising transformation. Embodying this element, it would be appropriate for such an event to take place in the springtime morning, in the east, with green being the dominant color.<br /><br />Rising element attributes include idealism, social consciousness, flexibility, co-operation, new ideas, growth and expansion. I would suggest an emphasis on trees in this proposed new ritual.<br /><br />-eulaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663258995402235966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872979606052290781.post-87487635475858907982009-09-28T11:44:49.112-04:002009-09-28T11:44:49.112-04:00I am torn on the creation of this ritual. On the ...I am torn on the creation of this ritual. On the one hand, I see value in us as organizers coming up with some funologically perfect event, tested and tinkered with in the weeks leading up to the event. I also see value in engaging the people who attend this first event in the creation of this ritual. BM and Rainbow's rituals are pre-set in part because of the size of the group, but VIS (at least in 2010) will be small enough that we could co-create the ritual with the few hundred people there. My preference is for a hybrid approach- having something simple and beautiful to fall back on, but working to create a ritual that makes sense for these people, this festival, this year. Premin is right- rituals are best when they are not rituals, but are alive.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677270669264847960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872979606052290781.post-6649814266016834642009-09-27T20:06:19.534-04:002009-09-27T20:06:19.534-04:00I'm thinking paint. Lots of cardboard. And tap...I'm thinking paint. Lots of cardboard. And tape. Music too.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243322958396604551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872979606052290781.post-3961928722708650352009-09-27T20:05:00.130-04:002009-09-27T20:05:00.130-04:00Well, at Burning Man the have a "burning man&...Well, at Burning Man the have a "burning man" and at the Rainbow Gathering they "gather". So maybe Villages in the Sky could have some sort of "village" in the "sky."Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104853171391942246noreply@blogger.com