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The Body Tribal
Embracing the Tribal, Back to the Primitive
Friday Aug 1st - Sun Aug 3rd, 2008
Our Perception of Our Bodies and Each Other as
Temple and Tool for the Exploration of Spirit in Ritual.
Tattoo, Costume, Image,
Attitude, Paint, Ceremony,
Piercing, Drum and Dance,
Adornment and Ritual.
No one lives forever. While we're here,
though, we are possessed of a powerful instrument of expression and
exploration. We have meat and bone a machine inherently bound
to the mind and spirit to form the self. Through it - this versatile
tool, broadcaster, weapon, symbol, toy and temple called Body - we
experience the ephemera of soul and thought in ourselves and coax
them together into a matrix called Tribe. Enjoy it while you can.
You can't change
fate. You can change you. These ideas, primitive and modern, spin
and chase one another in our annual celebration of devotion to the
malleable real as path to the unreal. In ceremony private and tribal,
friends returning and new, come and take part in ever-deeper sacred
acts of transformation, mental - physical - spiritual modification
and experience.
Imagine darkness so intense and so complete covering you like a velvet blanket.
A blackness that cuts you off from the everyday world, forcing you to draw deep into yourself,
a blackness that makes you see with your heart instead of your eyes.
You can't see, but your eyes seem open. You are isolated, but you know you are united with all
living things. And out of darkness comes the roaring of the drums, the sound of the prayers.
And among these sounds your ears catch the voices of the spirits, ghostlike, whispering to you
from unseen lips. You feel the wings of birds brushing your face; feel the light touch of
a feather on your skin. And always you hear the throbbing drums filling the empty space inside
yourself, making you forget things that clutter your mind, making your body sway to their rhythm.
In Between the Drums and the Darkness
lies The Body Tribal.
Ceremonials and Schedule 2008
Please join the discussion on our Forum.
We need volunteers to help with setting up and breaking down of each
event.
Friday, August 1
Afternoon-9:00 PM Arrivals. Get unpacked and
settled. Eat and drink water heartily for the night will be long.
9:30 PM-12:00 -- Shapeshifters' Ball at Fire Circle
The First major ceremonial of the weekend. Join us in an amazing dance
party of wonder dressed as your most fabulous self. Bring dress up
clothes to share and give away at Em's KaliMart with Black Light
Specials. Feel free to enter the Hall of Mirrors and engage in
your own transformation. How will you shift your shape? This is an
experiential ceremony, so come prepared to throw you into an experience
like no other. Together, we will divine, dress up, dance, and explore
our roles in a social setting. Bring a costume/clothing to share,
and personal snacks and beverages for you to indulge in.
If you cannot arrive by 9:30, the Ball runs till midnight, just show
up when you are able!
Midnight onward -- Tribal Stomp
Old-timers know it, first-timers love it. The great tribal dance -
dance skills truly are not required. Believe us.
The rest of the night, the DJ’s will segue way out of trance/electronica/party
music into a heapin helping of crunchy percussion, dance and tribal
celebration.
Saturday, August 2
10:00 AM-12:30 PM -- Pack A Lunch Brunch at
the Kitchen Pavilion
Attendance at Saturday Main Ceremony requires being present at the
briefing that occurs now. Bring your own brown bag lunch and beverage
and break bread with your tribe. Come learn about the body modification
experience. Take time to touch base for the day and get ready for
what comes next..
12:30 PM-3:30 PM -- The Altars of Challenge
in North Crook
Come play with us! A way of interacting with our bodies as temple.
Individual and group games of cunning, strength, and skill. A space
for sparring, wrestling, resistance combat (two people stand on one
foot, the longer stander wins, etc), Munchkin, chess, checkers, and
water volley ball, …(drum roll…) …and finally, the
most ancient and challenging gladiatorial rite…the game that
calls to our deepest tribal memories, a personal challenge for the
tribe… DODGE BALL! If you don’t feel you can join the play,
cheerleaders are needed, as well.
What you need to bring to The Altars of Challenge’
White T-Shirt; The card with string you received Friday night; Water,
Snacks, Fruit for yourself.
3:30 -- Cleansing
Come join us at the Down and Dirty Purification Station located at
Fairy Cairn. We have played, becoming sweaty, and dirty now
enjoy a healthy Spiritual Cleansing by taking a dip in the creek,
or receiving a smudging, and or fairy fluffing. Then move onward to
one of the finest amenities at Four Quarters- The Tower of Power Temple
of Shower!
4:30-9:30 PM -- The Pause
A time to rest, reflect, connect, dress.. just be.. Eat and drink
water heartily for the night will be long. The planners respectfully
ask that everyone respect the preparations going on in the Stone Circle
and Fire Circle and that folks not wander through there from now 'til
the beginning of ceremony.
9:15 PM -- At the Pealing of the Bell, take
a moment, stop where you are and think before moving to the Drum Circle.
When you are called to move, do so with great intent, and reflection.
9:30 PM -- Main Ceremony
Experience the Mystery and Make your Mark on Community. Be prepared
to face new challenges, both individually, and as a tribe as we journey
between the Worlds to meet the Spirits of the Community, a journey
of trance and awakening, a journey of flesh and spirit, a journey
of individual and tribe. Welcome to the "Caldron of Transformation".
Please bring any water + snacks you may desire for the night.
11:30 PM - onward -- Drum Circle Four Quarters
home style, grown fresh on the land, not out of a can.
Sunday, August 3
11:00 PM -- Closing Ceremony
For the Pride of the Tribe. Our closing ritual. We won’t tell
you what it is, but we will tell you that we know where you live,
and we will come get you if you are not there.
There is no Children's programming for Body Tribal.
There is no meal plan for Body Tribal.
Food Info
For 2008, there is no potluck or
snack tables due to new food safety regulations.
Plan to feed yourself/your family through the event. Drinks will be
provided at the activities as needed.
REGISTRATION
Thurs-Fri Arrival Members $65
Guests $85, PreReg by July 26th
$95 at the Gate, $75 Sat Arrival. PLEASE ARRIVE NO LATER THAN
NOON SAT.!
Things to bring: A white T-Shirt
that will get painted; costume for the Ball and more to give away;
all food you require for the weekend.
Those camping in the North Crook - do not camp in the center grassy
area.
You are welcome to arrive before
Friday and stay later than Sunday.
Early In and Late Out camping is $5 a night for Members.
and $10 a night for non-members.
We have two hot shower buildings, both equipped
with flush toilets; located in our North Crook and High Meadow camping
areas.
Our showers use state of the art "on
demand" water heaters and low-flow heads; our toilets are imported
super low-flow dual-flush units. Four
Quarters is Green!
Register
for
The Body Tribal with
our OnLine shop
Registration by Credit Card on-line
at www.4qf.org
or by calling our offices at 814-784-3075.
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