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The turmoil of the 2008 January Hawai'i rainbow gathering has sent shockwaves through the international rainbow community that I keep in touch with over the internet. The international rainbow community suffered a double-blow this season with the flash-flooding and sickness at the Intergalactic Gathering site in Mexico. We can only hope the gathering this month in Ocala, Florida fairs better.
Many international gatherings are held on private land. However, this comes with tradeoffs. From what I've read, and remember this is second or third hand information, the recent Intergalactic Gathering site in Mexico was on private land that individuals within the rainbow family may have been attempting to purchase. Realizing no purchase was forthcoming, the owner of that site may have been anxious to get people off his land: not a good case study for private land.
So, for what its worth, rainbow folks and focalizers from around the world, are encouraging us in Hawai'i to not give up the idea of gathering on public land, and that a burly hike-in gathering-- even if it means we have to hike in every drop of drinking water several miles-- even if it means the gathering is technically illegal and might get moved-- is preferable to a cushy pseudo-gathering on somebody's private land, where we MAY have to deal again with the political vagaries of neighbours, associations, zoning regulations, mafia-like quasi-governments real and supposed, and possibly even anti-rainbow vigilantes.
A hike-in gathering appeals to my adventurous side. We may find a site that doesn't have parking, which means every single man, woman, child, piece of equipment, and drop of drinking water has to be bused, biked, or hitched as close as it can, and be hiked in the rest of the way. A gathering like this will attract only the most hardy, dedicated, and healthy souls, and the hedonistic partiers will have no choice but to stay far, far away. (It may also keep most authority figures who may or may not want to shut us down away too-- but remember that in the modern history of hawaii rainbow gatherings, we have NEVER had trouble with the government, it has been 100% aloha.) I can see already that this kind of hike-in gathering will set the stage for some serious spiritual growth for all involved, as the community will have to act with complete unity to achieve even the basic logistics of a successful gathering.
I hate ending every post with a plea for more scouting energy... but this is what we need if we in Hawai'i are to build a true rainbow gathering up to international standards, ratcheting up our circles from a peak of 60 to a peak of 300, and maybe our duration from a mere 13 days to a full lunation (from new moon to new moon, the norm of international gatherings)-- which we very well might accomplish next year, in spite of all the challenges, if the right site presents itself.
The whole world is watching us.
Aloha,
Benjamin
Many international gatherings are held on private land. However, this comes with tradeoffs. From what I've read, and remember this is second or third hand information, the recent Intergalactic Gathering site in Mexico was on private land that individuals within the rainbow family may have been attempting to purchase. Realizing no purchase was forthcoming, the owner of that site may have been anxious to get people off his land: not a good case study for private land.
So, for what its worth, rainbow folks and focalizers from around the world, are encouraging us in Hawai'i to not give up the idea of gathering on public land, and that a burly hike-in gathering-- even if it means we have to hike in every drop of drinking water several miles-- even if it means the gathering is technically illegal and might get moved-- is preferable to a cushy pseudo-gathering on somebody's private land, where we MAY have to deal again with the political vagaries of neighbours, associations, zoning regulations, mafia-like quasi-governments real and supposed, and possibly even anti-rainbow vigilantes.
A hike-in gathering appeals to my adventurous side. We may find a site that doesn't have parking, which means every single man, woman, child, piece of equipment, and drop of drinking water has to be bused, biked, or hitched as close as it can, and be hiked in the rest of the way. A gathering like this will attract only the most hardy, dedicated, and healthy souls, and the hedonistic partiers will have no choice but to stay far, far away. (It may also keep most authority figures who may or may not want to shut us down away too-- but remember that in the modern history of hawaii rainbow gatherings, we have NEVER had trouble with the government, it has been 100% aloha.) I can see already that this kind of hike-in gathering will set the stage for some serious spiritual growth for all involved, as the community will have to act with complete unity to achieve even the basic logistics of a successful gathering.
I hate ending every post with a plea for more scouting energy... but this is what we need if we in Hawai'i are to build a true rainbow gathering up to international standards, ratcheting up our circles from a peak of 60 to a peak of 300, and maybe our duration from a mere 13 days to a full lunation (from new moon to new moon, the norm of international gatherings)-- which we very well might accomplish next year, in spite of all the challenges, if the right site presents itself.
The whole world is watching us.
Aloha,
Benjamin
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