Festival & Ceremonies
London Festival of Tantra
The 2nd LONDON FESTIVAL OF TANTRA, was held at Chelsea Town Hall, London, on 3rd October 2009 and explored the question 'What is Love?', in an illuminating, expansive and sacred space. The festival reveals that love is everything, every expression of life, every action, intent, every state of being, every consciousness, is love. In Part One we talk to many of the speakers who practice and teach this most magical and spiritual of sacred arts.
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Part 2 (6.29 mins ) > Windows Media Player
Maa Parvathi Nandanath Saraswati ( 1hr ) > Windows Media Player
Mahasatvaa Ma Ananada Sarita (1.29 mins) > Windows Media Player
OOTO Festival 2009
The Out Of the Ordinary Festival was held over the weekend of 18th – 20th September 2009, deep in the Sussex countryside near Hailsham. This celebration of the Autumn Equinox is an annual event attracting many thousands of visitors, with talks, workshops and a green market place. The two main covered stages presented the very best in musical entertainment and were powered by wind generators and solar cells.
OOTO Collage 2009 (4.22 mins) > Windows Media Player
Solar Plexus - Healing Fields (1.51 mins) > Windows Media Player
OOTO 2009 - Closing Ceremony (6.57 mins) > Windows Media Player
Giles Bryant & Turiya (5.08 mins) > Windows Media Player
David Ash - Sacred Sabai Blessings (22.34 mins) >Windows Meda Player
WhiteBuffaloWoman - Sacred chants of the 21 Chiefs (27.30 mins) > Windows Media Player
Jack Lemmer - at 102 years, OOTO's oldest visitor (2.37 mins) > Windows Media Player
Letitia Palmer at OOTO, Crystal Tech (3.44 mins) > Windows Media Player
World Healing Project Summer Solstice Gathering (17.10 mins)
Set on a beautiful organic smallholding in South Essex celebrating the Summer Solstice with 3 days of yoga, meditation, healing, workshops, sacred music and childrens activities, building sustainable and healthy communities and to experience love and healing - all centred around a newly built Peace Circle. www.worldhealingproject.moonfruit.com
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Theresa Matthew at Heartspace (10.14 mins)
Celebrating Michaelmas, musician and song-writer Theresa Matthew performed her especially written Heartspace song. www.radiantsounds.org.uk
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Out of The Ordinary Festival OOTO (44.15 mins) This year's festival was larger and well attended with numerous speakers, musical performances and
sacred space. The date had been carefully chosen based on ancient prediction researched by Stuart
Mason and it did turn out to be a bright sunny weekend when the previous week had been wet and
miserable.
http://outoftheordinaryfestival.com
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Space of Love - Funky Raw Festival (11.41 mins) A celebration of Life, Love, Nature and Spirit with Live Music, Bhajans and Drumming around the Fire,
Delicious and nourishing raw and living food café and demonstrations, Yoga, Massage, Healing, Sweatlodge,
and Temple Space. www.spaceoflove.co.uk
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ANIMA (16.39 Mins)
Performing at the Space of Love Festival, their
music has been created with the intention of healing,
alignment and
connection and has been inspired by the vision of assisting others into
a conscious
awakening.
www.animacreations.com
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Goddess Festival (17.31 mins)
The first Goddess Festival was held at the Westgate Hall, Canterbury, UK pm Sunday 17th August 2008.
An uplifting friendly family event celebrating the world of the Goddess in her many forms.
www.goddessfestivals.co.uk
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The Emperor's Birthday Party (16.47 mins)
In the Native American Indian tradition visions are only activated by being anchored as real living
experiences. The Emperor's Birthday Party is a powerful and beautiful vision being realised through songs
of joy and sacred ceremony with the intent for a more peaceful and beautiful world.
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Wild Heart Gathering (10.37 mins)
The Wild Heart Gathering was held in East Sussex, England in the Summer of 2008.
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Winter Solstice (10.47 mins)
Celebrating the Winter Solstice at the Peace Circle near Hailsham, East Sussex at sunrise on
December 22nd 2007.
Out of the Ordinary Festival (11.02 mins) A community festival of discovery, celebration and family fun set in the Sussex countryside celebrating the
Autumn Equinox with enlightening talks, workshops and discussions by some of the most learned speakers
on prehistoric culture, ancient knowledge, earth mysteries and healing. Also, live and acoustic music,
drama, poetry, song and dance, campaigns & films, circus skills, fire dancing & drumming workshops, healing
and well being. The next Out of the Ordinary Festival is 12-14 September 2008. For details see
www.outoftheordinaryfestival.com
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Philip Carr-Gomm is a writer and psychologist. He trained with the founder of the Order of Bards Ovates
& Druids, Ross Nichols, and has been Chief of the Order for nineteen years. (7.22 mins)
www.druidry.org
www.philipcarrgomm.druidry.org
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Dr Manjir Samanta-Laughton began a quest to highlight the links between science and spiritual ideas.
This has culminated in the emergence of a new scientific vision that she communicates to the public in
popular lectures, workshops, numerous articles and in her brilliant book about science and spirituality,
'Punk Science'. (1hr 3mins) www.punkscience.com
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Laurence Main is an incarnate spirit that lived and fought beside King Arthur in the 6th century. Through
vivid and well documented dreams, memories of his past life flood back giving dates and information about
those bygone times. (43.29 mins)
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John Neal, world-renowned expert on Metronomy. (7.14 mins)
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The Sussex Dowsers -The secret of the dowsing rods. (3.21 mins)
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Turiya sing sacred chants and spiritual songs that are full of beauty, power and healing. (29.14 mins)
www.gilesbryant.com
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Paul Stewart describes the iconic guide to camps, festivals and outdoor gatherings. (4.49 mins)
www.festivaleye.com
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The creation and Opening Ceremony of the Peace Circle at the Out of the Ordinary Festival held near
Hailsham, East Sussex, UK. (19.31 mins)
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Lammas Festival
The annual celebration of Lammas enacted along the seafront at Eastbourne, East Sussex, with
a parade of drummers, banners and giants. (5.15 mins)
Lammas Blessing During the Lammas Festival a blessing is performed on the beach at Eastbourne, East Sussex.
(9.08 mins)
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Celebrating Beltane
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Three video programmes (1) Lyn Gosney (5.07 mins) (2) May Pole Dancing (1.51 mins) (3) Men of Heron. (2.12 mins)
Lynn Gosney tells us about the celebration of Beltane.
Her website is www.touchtearth.co.uk where you can find more information about Caer Corhrain.