Earthdance : Hub Event

HIGHLIGHTS

Prayer for Peace

Sept 17, 2005
Saturday, 4pm Main Stage Field

Synchronized Link up with
over 150 cities in 50 countries

The highlight of the Earthdance International event is a synchronized dance floor link-up, when the specially created song, "The Prayer for Peace" is played at every event across the world at exactly the same time. Morning in Australia, sunrise over the Himalayas, midnight in London, afternoon in California - the universal prayer is a powerful moment that unifies our intention for a peaceful world.

"We are one global family
All colors, All races
One world united.
We dance for peace and the healing of our planet Earth
Peace for all nations.
Peace for our communities.
And peace within ourselves.
As we join all dance floors across the world,
let us connect heart to heart.
Through our diversity we recognize Unity.
Through our compassion we recognize Peace.
Our love is the power to transform our world
Let us send it out
NOW..."

Activist Alley

Visit your local non-profit organizations, talk to a tree sitter, sign a petition, learn about eco-sustainable initiatives. A diverse collection of local and national non-profit organizations will share their work. Look out for special activist workshops and talks.

Conscious Alliance Food Drive

Earthdance and the Conscious Alliance are proud to announce our first annual food drive to benefit the Ukiah County Community Food Bank.

All patrons that donate 10 non-perishable items will receive a free Earthdance poster created by famed Rock’n Roll artist, Stanley Mouse (www.Mousestudios.com)

We encourage food donations to be low-sodium
and health food oriented products.
Please do no donate Ramen Noodles.

Thank you for your help in feeding the hungry everywhere the music plays!

http://www.ConsciousAlliance.org

Earthdance Presents:
A Harvest Moon's Faerie Masquerade
Friday Night (September 16)
Arlo Forest Stage

artwork by Brian Froud

artwork by Brian Froud

artwork by Brian Froud

• A late-night dance set of music from the realm of Faerie, with the mythic band Woodland, featuring the World of Froud lightshow with the artwork of world-renowned artist faerie artist Brian Froud

• The first time California reunion of Northwest festival legends Trillian Green, featuring the Beyond the Ninth Wave lightshow with the artwork of Welsh artist Jen Delyth

Celebrate the Harvest Moon with a dance masquerade in the realm of Faerie.
Masks, wings, robes, horns, crowns and costumes encouraged!

The Divine Comedy- hosted by Wavy Gravy
Saturday Night (September 17)
in the Diner Divine

Presenting for the first year at Earthdance - "The Divine Comedy" sessions, hosted by legendary activist clown Wavy Gravy with special guest comics. Join us for belly full of laughs and feast on some delicious diner munchies. This festival gem is not to be missed.

"Like the best of clowns, Wavy Gravy will make as big a fool of himself as is necessary to make a wiser man of you. He is one of the better people on earth."

-- Ron Rosenbaum,
Village Voice

Wavy Gravy has lived a life filled with excitement, adventure, and philanthropy. He was a part of the Beat movement in the late 1950s, hanging out in Greenwich Village with hipsters and folk singers like Paul Krassner, Lenny Bruce, and Bob Dylan. He was a comedian and a comic actor, working for a time at the Committee (San Francisco's equivalent to Chicago's Second City ). By 1966, he was one of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters and living on a mountain top commune near L.A. called the Hog Farm. After a time, the Hog Farm took to the road with its members living in a fleet of converted school buses and traveling the country protesting the Vietnam War. Wavy Gravy achieved his first 15 minutes of fame when he declared from the stage at Woodstock, "What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000."

Wavy has filled his days with an endless list of benefits and worthy causes, including the Seva Foundation, Home Aid (for the homeless), Cowboys for Indians (for Native Americans), Blues Against Blindness and more. He also co-founded the legendary camp Winnarainbow for children with is wife Jahanara and has spent countless hours spent in children's hospital ward. He is addicted to helping people, and his enthusiasm is contagious.

With Special Guest:

SCOTT KALECHSTEIN

Scott is a multi-talented singer/songwriter/comedian who has performed throughout the US, in Europe and internationally. He is perhaps best known for his improvisational abilities to create original songs, on any topic, requested by the audience. Kalechstein is an electrifyingly REAL performer, who does not do well-rehearsed, 'canned' performances, nor does he hide behind a polished facade. Every performance is unique and original, stimulated by audience input and interaction. After a concert one woman said "I have not laughed that much in ten > years!" She was not alone.

http://www.scottsongs.com

A Site For Sore Eyes!

Swami Beyondananda

We are sorry to announce that, due to unforseen circimstances, Swami Beyondananda will not be joining Earthdance in person this year.

Steve and Swami can be found online at
http://www.wakeuplaughing.com/or

Community Spiral Dance
Following the Prayer for Peace global link up...
in the Main Field

Immediately following the Prayer for Peace on Saturday September 17th we will join hands and dance a double spiral dance. This will be the biggest spiral dance ever created and will depend wholly on the participation and cooperation of all involved. The Spiral dance is a very powerful experience that can weave our collective intentions and prayers into one great vision that we then release into the universe on an incredible wave of voices. This kind of focused prayer has been proven to have tremendous potential for positive change and the dance itself is a great opportunity for us to connect as a community - as we join hands in a circle to dance into the center and out again, we pass each person in the dance and begin to see the many powerful beings that are part of this great turning of the wheel of life!

In the natural world, the spiral is seen everywhere: in the unfurling bud of a new rose, the whorled lines of a seashell, even in the great spiral arms of galaxies. The spiral image appears in sacred art of many cultures. The Native American shamanic tradition holds concentric circles to be "passageways between the natural and supernatural world", and mandalas are sacred symbols used for meditation in Eastern religions which often use spiral motifs. In Australian aboriginal paintings, concentric circles are said to show the location of sacred sites. Spiral images appear in the art of the Huichol Indians of Mexico and in many other cultures around the world. Both single and double spirals were among the most sacred signs of Neolithic Europe. They appeared on megalithic monuments and temples all over the continent and the Celtic islands. Spiral oculi (double twists resembling eyes) appear prominently in places like the threshold stones at Newgrange in Ireland.

How it Works:

Firstly, all participants will move to the outer edges of the field. Then two leaders holding tall banners will begin a slow journey into the center creating a line behin them. As participants chant to the heartbeat of the drum, they will join one of the lines. Those who do not wish to dance can move to the center and hold space there. Each procession will move into the center and then begin to weave back out again - passing the line that is still moving inward. As the lines move in and out, the energy builds and when the two lines meet, all participants will raise their voices and release their intentions to the heavens.

Please note: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE LINE STAYS TOGETHER! This means that once you have taken hold of the hands of the people next to you, you must not let go! If you need to leave the circle, make sure that you connect the hands of the people on either side of you. We will have helpers there to make sure that the dance moves smoothly but please remember, that every part of the spiral affects every other part and so we must work together to make it work well!

So come join us -together we will dance the spiral - making history, weaving our voices, our hearts and our steps into an intention for peace and awakening - revitalizing ourselves and our community with each step we take! See you in the dance!!! Suzanne

About Suzanne Sterling:
Suzanne has been a performing artist for 20 years and a Reclaiming teacher for 17 years (including 13 Reclaiming Intensives). Within various Reclaiming communities, she has spearheaded and developed curriculums, teacher trainings and apprenticeship programs. Suzanne is also an ecstatic vocalist and composer. She has received critical acclaim both as a performer and as a recording artist and her music has been commissioned for film, theatre and video. She performs, teaches and facilitates retreats and workshops in the U.S. and abroad and has an extensive background in music, dance, yoga, theatre, psychology and spiritual traditions. In addition to her solo music, she performs regularly with tribal trance act Medicine Drum and electronic dance music duo "Alcyone". She also sings with of the popular acoustic trio "Kali’s Angels", and is a passionate believer in the power of art and magic.

For more information about Reclaiming groups, events, intensives and rituals worldwide go to www.reclaiming.org

Earth Mandala

Earthdance Mandala 2004

The creation of a community Earth Mandala has been a tradition at Earthdance since 1999, when the first mandala was created at the Golden Gate Park bandshell. Community participation is what makes this co-creation so precious and so very potent, as people from all walks of life are invited to join in the creative process. Over the years, the mandala has been a wonderful focal point for community sharing and healing and has become a powerful dedication to the sacredness of life.

What is a Mandala?

Derived from the Hindu language, a mandala is a circular design arranged in layers radiating outwards from the center. The mandala has a rich history in many ritual-based traditions. It is found in the Tibetan art, Australian Aboriginal sand paintings, in Hindu cosmology, in ancient Mayan architecture, in Celtic art, and in Native American ritual and art, where earth materials and used for prayer and protection.

Join the co-creation

Earthdance Mandala 2003

Since the Earth Mandala is a community co-creation, we invite you to bring your own gifts and prayers, dreams and blessings, to help create this sacred circle. Your gift can be a pine cone, seeds, rock, crystal, shell, incense, candle, poem, drawing, song, whatever you feel in your heart to give freely for this portal of healing, love, hope and peace. Know that you can either leave your gift, if it is an object, or recover it at the closing of the festival. Your energized gift could then be given to a friend, family member in need or a stranger you meet later on in the day. Seeds could be planted in your garden, scattered off the side of the highway, or used to start your own mandala at home. Just know that it's a gift that keeps on giving and being received.

If you wish to join in the Earth Mandala's creation, we typically gather Friday morning of the festival to lay out everything we have brought. If you wish to participate with the collection of earth elements prior to the festival, please contact me for more details. We could really use gatherers!

For for more info please contact: Veronica@buddhabootz.com

Michael Franti visits with the Earth
Mandala artist Veronica

Earthdance Mandala 1999

Earthdance Mandala 2000

Earthdance Mandala 2001

Healing Village
Offering a wide selection of healing arts including therapeutic massage, Thai massage, Shiatsu, Reiki balancing and more..

Paintings for Peace

For the second year, Earthdance will be recreating an innovative media concept where live art meets live music. During every musical performance on the main stage, artists will capture the energy by creating spontaneous paintings alongside the bands. These paintings will be exhibited in a special gallery on site and will be sold to the public via a silent auction with 50% of the proceeds being donated to the Earthdance Foundation.

Speakers Forum

Presented by Gathering of the Tribes in the Taj Mahal Dome

Gathering of The Tribes unites and supports dance music collectives and others in support of the dance movement by cultivating networks and promoting activism, education, sustainability, and the art and culture of the dance music underground.

GoTT is proud to be in residence at the Northern California Earthdance festival this year and will be presenting speakers, workshops & panels according to the following schedule*:

SCHEDULE TO BE ANOUNCED

(see 2004 speaker's forum)

Workshops

Shamanism | Yoga | Kundalini Dance | African Drum & Dance

SHAMANISM WORKSHOP
With Special Guest: Siberian Shaman, Biven Mamonta

Russia is a source of the ancient shamanic wisdom where powerful mystical rituals have been faithfully preserved for millennia. Biven Mamonta is a former Medical Doctor, Psychiatrist and 11th Generation Shaman of the Siberian tradition. Biven is also an extraordinary clairvoyant and Master of Astrology.

Siberian shamanism dates back over 40,000 years and is a true ancient spiritual tradition. It refers to the idea that everything is of the "One Source", (Spirit or God). Shamanic knowledge is based on direct individual connection with Spirit and assists people to open their personal connection with Spirit at the deepest level. Throigh their own connection to "spirit" the Shamans use ritual knowledge to facilitate positive changes in the lives of their students.

Biven will lead a special ceremony on Saturday morning at the main concert bowl beginning at 8am. He will also lead a special workshop presentation on Siberian Shamanism in the Temple Dome on Sunday afternoon at 1pm.

KUNDALINI DANCE - Experience the transformational power of ecstasy through dance with Leyolah Antara

Kundalini Dance is a healing art and creative movement form designed for people to activate their inner healer and initiate positive life changes through the medium of ecstatic dance, shamanic sound and trance breathwork. Sensual, dynamic and trance-inducing, participants journey through the chakras, uncoiling the Kundalini power within to connect body, mind and spirit in a joyous, stress-releasing and revelatory dance of life. Using specific breathing techniques to purify and express each chakra, Antara's Kundalini Dance workshops uses specially composed music from her CD Chakra, Trancen-dance, The Keys to Natural Ecstasy. This workshop is an opportunity to deepen your experience of dance as a transformative healing art and spiritual practice.

Leyolah Antara
Leyolah Antara has been exploring the transformational path of ecstatic dance for 14 years. Kundalini Dance is the outcome of over a decade of training and research in Austarlia, Europe and the U.S.A with some extraordinary people in the fields of energy healing, dance-movement therapy and mind-body medicine. Since 1992 she has been facilitating workshops and has taken thousands of people across the globe into the remembrance of how to work with their innate inner energy to create and maintain health and well being. Antara has recently co-produced her second CD / booklet: Chakra Trancendance, which features dance music created for each chakra and a 36 page theoretical and instructional booklet. For more information of the work , events and Kundalini dance teacher Training please go to www.kundalini-dance.com

YOGA WORKSHOPS
Led by the following Instructors:

Antonio Sausys | Hanneli Frances | Ambe Ray

Antonio Sausys grew up in Uruguay, where he discovered a key correlation between modern body-oriented psychotherapy and ancient yogic teachings, and has integrated the best practices from both worlds into his chosen profession as a yoga instructor and Somatic health practitioner. He applies specific yogic techniques to treat a variety of chronic medical and/or emotional conditions. His specialty is working one-on-one with individuals to create a “Yoga Sadhana” This is a specifically designed yogic routine that best serves the individual’s needs and abilities, integrating mind, body and spirit to fully embrace the experience of life. Antonio currently resides in Marin County with a thriving yoga practice throughout the Bay Area. In addition to speaking engagements and workshops, he is an accomplished opera singer, accordion player, actor, and is fluent in four languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italian.

Hanneli Francis, a devoted student of yoga since 1989, is a certified Anusara yoga instructor, Nuat Thai yoga therapist and joyful student of Life. Her teaching arises from her dedicated studies in the heart-oriented Anusara yoga, Vipassana Meditation and Earth-based ritual. Her contagious joy and enthusiasm offer a supportive, inclusive environment for self-exploration. With a BA in Environmental Conservation, Hanneli offers retreats that combine her deep understanding of earth-based healing with her studies of both Eastern and Western Mysticism. This is an essential piece of her work -- combining the powerful transformational tools of Invocation and Intention with yoga and meditation.

For over sixteen year's Ambe Ray has been practicing and teaching Fluid Wave Yoga, Integrative Healing, Expressive and Transformational Arts. She is a trained and Certified Energy Intuitive, Holistic Life Path Consultant, Yoga Therapist, Expressive Arts Facilitator and Chi Nei Tsang (Internal Organ Massage) Therapist. Ambe' weaves a wealth of experiential wisdom to create a rich and multidimensional discovery ground for conscious embodiment and whole life.

AFRICAN DRUM & DANCE WORKSHOP
Led by the African Showboyz

Explore traditional African Ryhtms from Ghana. Presented by the African Showboys from Binaba, a tiny village in the northeast region of Ghana, West Africa. This tribal quintet is a unique blend and remarkable experience of African drum, dance, magic and adrenaline..

Temple of Peace

Situated amid a forest of oak trees, this 36ft Dome will be a sacred space dedicated to peace in our world and unity between cultures. The Temple will have 4 sacred altars representing the many cultures of our world and will be a place of quiet meditation during the day. At night the temple will host all-night devotional kirtan sessions with special guest singers.

Theater

The ED Festival strives to represent a wide selection of the theatrical arts. This year's theatrical highlight includes the - midnight ritual - which will be performed by the Carptefrom the main stage on Saturday night. Featured acts include Coyote Rising.

COYOTE RISING

Oregon based community puppet clan, "Coyote Rising" have been entertaining crowds at festivals and special events for over 15 years. Their eclectic and colorful collection of characters includes, RayDance the Giant Sun, Alia the Muse Goddess, Coyote the Trickster, the Green Man, Gaia the Earth Mother, Phoebe the Peace Princess and many others.. . Watch out for them on the festival pathways as they meet and greet, dance and frolic, performing many spontaneous acts of lunacy.

THE BIG TADOO PUPPET CREW

The Big Tadoo Puppet Crew is a San Francisco-based puppet troupe which creates and performs politically and environmentally conscious puppetry. By combining storytelling with elements of poetry and song, they have approached the stage with memorable jingles and lessons of sustainability and democracy. We are accessible to youth of all ages and find that we can reach multiple generations with the same show.

The Midnight Ritual - Mainstage
Saturday Midnight

Following their great success at last year's festival, Earthdance 2005 is proud to bring back the "Carpetbag Brigade Physical Theater Company" with their new show "The Vanishing Point".

This year's Midnight Ritual, by the Carpetbag Brigade, is a spectacular and dreamlike physical poem composed around themes of evolution and extinction. The Carpetbag Brigade Physical Theater Company, a touring ensemble based in Berkeley, California, is known throughout the west for its breathtaking acrobatic stilt performances.

www.carpetbagbrigade.com

Kidlandia

The Kidlandia Project is a nomadic, interactive village for kids of all ages! Don't miss ongoing performances, crafts and workshops throughout the weekend. Welcome parents and kids!!

This years Kidlandia zone is brought to you by MagiKidz, a unique interactive entertainment and creative education company. Specializing in customized event packages that combine kids performances with experiential activities- MagiKidz creates memorable and magical experiences for birthday parties, weddings, schools, festivals, and more.

For more info, please visit: www.magikidz.com

In affiliation with Mystic Family Circus and Chrysalis Educational Program-
http://www.mysticfamilycircus.org/Pages/chrysalis.html

GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS

* Please don't treat Kidlandia as a day care center. We encourage all parents to participate in the activities.

* Children can easily get lost. Please locate a good rendezvous point in the festival and let your child know where it is, in case they get lost. (The security booth is a great place).

* We will be placing wristbands with the names of parents on all young children. Please make sure you take your child to the box office or security booth for a band.

* Please be aware that the sound system on the Main Stage can be very loud and can hurt young children's ears. This is especially relevent for babies, who have fragile skulls that sound can penetrate. Earplugs are not sufficient protection.

* Don't forget those hats and sunscreen, especially for babies.

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Storytelling Tipi

Relax by a glowing fire inside a beautiful Tipi lodge and listen to traditional indigenous stories from across the world.

This year's stroytellers include, Celtic, African, Native American and Siberian.

Storytelling sessions begin at 7pm on Saturday and Sunday in the Big Tipi lodge located by the creek.

Tipi Storytelling has been organized by RogueDwellings.com

Earthdance Film Festival

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1:00am - 4:00am at the Arlo Forest Stage
Grab your favorite hot drink and blanket and settle down
to an mind-altering session of late night flix.

Short Attention Span Film Festival 1:00am - 2:30am
Love, Labor, Loss 2:30am - 3:00am
Dances of Ecstacy 3:00am - 4:30am

The Earthdance Short-Attention-Span
Environmental Film Festival

Friday Night/Saturday Morning
Arlo Forest Stage
1:00am - 2:30am

Can’t handle another hit of bad enviro-news? Then check out the EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival - A celebration of independent, alternative films that promote environmental awareness through humor, creativity and hope. Featuring documentary, animated, and dramatic short films (2 – 20 minutes) by 12 domestic and international filmmakers, the EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival is a celluloid celebration of epic environmental proportions!
Festival Director: Zachery Zide.

Screening List (Total Running Time: 92 minutes):

The God - Director: Konstantin Bronzit – 4 min. Russia
A fabulous computer generated animation of the humorous struggle between a statue of Shiva and a house fly. Conclusion: Even a Hindu god might have to reincarnate to get rid of this bug.

Pas de Monde (Not of this World) – Director: Caroluna – 4 min. USA
A beautiful visual odyssey of dancing jelly ‘fish’ set to opera music sung by the film’s multi-talented director.

Ride of the Mergansers – Director: Steve Furman - 11 min. USA
Filmed entirely in northern Minnesota, this award-winning film is a heartwarming blend of natural history, humor, and suspense. You'll be entertained, educated, and inspired - and leave with a newfound appreciation of the phrase 'leap of faith.'

S.U.V. LUV – Director: Colin Campbell - 15 min. USA
It’s your classic love triangle: A guy, a girl and an S.U.V. He loves her, she loves the car, and the car loves the idea of running the guy over. Something’s got to give. Someone’s got to bleed. Will it be blood or oil?

Peregrine Dreams – Director: Greg Bernstein - 10 min. USA
In 1997 members of Project Bandaloop ascended the massive granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Over the course of six days and five nights they created a vertical dance that celebrated the return of the peregrine falcon from near extinction. This amazing film documents the team’s ascent and death-defying dance. It also articulates the exceptional nature of the peregrine falcon, the environmental issues that led to its near extinction and the work of the Predatory Bird Research Group of Santa Cruz.

Flip Flotsam – Director: Journeyman Pictures - 20 min. Africa
Ever wondered what happens to your footwear after you’re finished with it? This award-winning and startlingly original documentary traces the fantastic journey of Africa’s most popular shoes: the flip-flop. Easily bought, quickly discarded, the flip-flop stands as a symbol of the summer holiday for millions of westerners. But in its African homeland, it undergoes a series of versatile transformations. Filmed over a two year period, this uplifting film takes an ingenious look at the lifecycle of the flip-flop.

Birdbeat – Director: Geoff Adams - 4 min. USA
The ritual hierarchy at a backyard birdfeeder, accompanied by a saxophone ensemble. Cool, man.

Winnemem War Dance at Shasta Dam – Director: Christopher McLeod - 7 min. USA
A proposal to raise the height of Shasta Dam near Redding, California, threatens to flood Winnemem Wintu sacred sites on the McCloud River. In September, 2004, the Winnemem responded with a four-day war dance to spiritually unite the people in their struggle for sovereignty and religious freedom, and their efforts to protect the water, salmon and ceremonial sites. This important documentary tells the tale.

Catfish Blues – Director: Paul Morstad - 3 min. Canada
A lyrical animation about a catfish with the blues that goes for a walk around the block.

Das Rad (The Rocks) – Directors: Chris Stenner, Heidi Wittlinger, Arvid Uibel - 9 min. Germany
The stone-people Hew and Kew have seen a lot in their lives on top of their mountain. Therefore, they are only mildly amazed by the goings-on in the valley below. They’ve got their own problems to deal with. But as humankind evolves, even Hew and Kew’s stoic existence is threatened. Nominated for the 75th Academy Awards.

Spirits of the Forest – Director: Taylor Lockwood – 3.5 min. USA
Witness an amazing, beautifully photographed collection of mushrooms set to baroque music.

Natural Transitions – Director: Nick Kalish – 2 min. USA
One teen’s personal struggle with his dichotomous connection to both urban and natural landscapes.

LOVE, LABOR, LOSS
a Film by Lisa Russel

Friday Night/Saturday Morning
Arlo Forest Stage
2:30am - 3:00am

Film maker, Lisa Russel is currently collaborating with Congolese artist Marie Daulne of ZAP MAMA on The “Woman” Tour – a 3-week nationwide initiative using the mediums of music and film to increase American’s awareness about women’s health in the developing world. Throughout the tour, Lisa’s 15-minute advocacy video entitled LOVE, LABOR, LOSS – profiling women in Niger living with obstetric fistula (a relatively unknown but prevalent childbearing injury affecting poor women throughout Africa, Asia and other low-income regions) – will screen to audiences at universities, cultural centers and special events in collaboration with ZAP MAMA to educate, inspire and mobilize audiences with a message that investing in women is investing in a better world.

LISA RUSSELL is an independent documentary filmmaker whose background in international humanitarian work helps draw inspiration for her films about the health and well-being of our global society. Residing in Brooklyn, NY, Lisa has produced and directed films on AIDS activism in Africa, access to life-saving AIDS medications in Brazil, environmental degradation in Ghana and refugee resettlement in post-9/11 America. Lisa’s films are commonly tied into campaigns that integrate elements of social change – through fundraising, mass media or legislative action. For more information, please visit www.thewomantour.com.

DANCES OF ECSTASY

Friday Night/Saturday Morning
Arlo Forest Stage
3 :00am - 4:30am

DANCES OF ECSTASY is a sensory journey into the mesmerising world of trance and ecstasy that binds dancers from Manhattan to Morocco. Australian filmmakers Michelle Mahrer and Nicole Ma travelled to traditional and modern day rituals to discover what is the altered state experience which people seek through dance. In these rituals, Whirling Dervishes from Turkey, Orisha priestesses from Nigeria and Brazil, and shaman healers from the Kalahari and Korea, pulse to the same beat as thousands of young people at an all night techno dance party in an Australian forest.

DANCES OF ECSTASY is a visual and aural feast for the senses, an innovative documentary blending exciting dance rituals, evocative imagery, interviews and a spellbinding global music soundtrack. The film is an inspiration to dance, and to reconnect with a sense of the sacred that many have lost touch with in modern life.

http:// www.dancesofecstasy.com

(see 2004 films)

Astrological Forecast for September 17, 2005

Provided for Earthdance by:

Dusty Park
Founder, Astrology 3D, Inc. www.astrology3d.com

The Astrology of Earthdance for 2005 shows a focus of considerable Harmony, Inspiration and Action with these major energy patterns:

The Full Moon in Pisces, the sign of Peace and Music, denotes that the collective awareness is concerned with the oneness of all life and having empathy for all beings.

The T-Square made from the Sun & Moon both squaring Pluto, the planet of transformation, indicates that there is the need & will to shift towards the essence or a more pure state of understanding (Pluto in Sagittarius). The opposition of Saturn and Neptune bring the necessity for a more tangible manifestation of the principles of Peace and Oneness. This is expressed in Earthdance by the purpose shared by the "global family " collecting together and sharing in music and art all over the world in acknowledgement of the purpose of Peace.

The T-Square of Saturn and Neptune to Venus represents the challenge to live the ideals and the actual commitment and work that must be sustained in order to effect lasting change for Peace. The Trine of Jupiter to Neptune signifies that there is very positive and expanding energy for learning about and teaching the principles of Peace. This can manifest as expanded collective inspiration on a global scale.

Finally, the Grand Trine between the Sun/Mercury conjunction and Mars and the Ascendant. This is a symbol of the harmony of cooperative will and action, fluency in communication all focusing on the NOW Moment of the Ascendant in Capricorn, the sign of Purpose and Manifestation. A Grand Trine of essential Harmony of taking action and communicating a Harmony of Will towards this purpose of Peace for which the Prayer for Peace is the collective symbol shared by all the tribes globally in this moment of Intention/Manifestation of seeing, being & revealing the Truth of Oneness.

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