(Bristol)
& eden
people (Guildford)
The Big Green
Gathering 1st - 5th August 2007
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The Big Green Gathering has become
the biggest and brightest environmental event in the British calendar.
Music and a multitude of eco-attractions make up this 5 day fun
festival. On the edge and brimming with ecological New Age
consciousness, it's a magnet for eco-greenies from all over Britain
looking for a good time.
The Elemental/Eden People Big Green
Gathering Team will be there so…
Join our organic collective of
spiritually off centre christo-centric pilgrims, assembling at the Big
Green Gathering to celebrate the creative properties of God Life in us.
This mixture of young and old, poets,
healers and generally nice people have created a small venue for you to
come and relax in, have a cuppa’ something nice along with a foot/hand
wash and a massage along with healing moments and words of insight just
for you.
Stories by the fireside, the mystical
chair of blessing, comfy cushions maybe a sofa and our flavoursome fruit
teas are also a distinct possibility.
Let’s paint our spiritual hues and
tones on a broad canvas of community love, giving you the excuse to join
us on our journey to the Heart of Joy and Peace.
Armed with energised hearts of love
we'll live out our spirituality and community love from a small venue,
shining our God Light into lives. Our goal, to engage with the other
festival Gatherers and let the light of God's love shine out of us into
them.
A creatively communal and festival
friendly way to share the love of God.
Smiles, hugs and everything else we
do is free!!!!!!! VISIT US IN THE ESP (ethics, spirituality and
philosophy) field
If you can get a signal call/ text
078 662 47 919 to meet for tea or grab a person who knows where we are
and demand to be taken to our venue!
Come and Connect!
Graceandpeaceandlove to ya!
Elemental & Eden People xxxxxxxx
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The Big Green
Gathering 2007 - A festival without rain and mud!
The Big Green Gathering in the Mendip
Hills Somerset is a meeting point for over 20,000 people from many
different backgrounds, philosophies and faiths.
The focus is on ecology and
spirituality and there was a desire to change lives and lifestyles to
create more peace and to look after the planet.
The site had no major electrical
power source and there were different areas:
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Healing
field
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Earth
Energies
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Ethics,
Spirituality and philosophy
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Market
place
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Green
Futures
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Farming
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Permaculture
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Cafes and
bars
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Horse drawn
camp
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Tipi field
 Within
these areas there was space to discuss, take part, create, rest and
engage with other people. All the above along with some great dry and
sunny weather created a very relaxed and chilled out festival. As there
was a big focus on spirituality this fostered an openness to ask, seek
and experience things from any spiritual perspective.
As it transpired we met many people
who had some sort of Christian heritage and had either been hurt by
church, had various gifts that the church would not recognise. Within
the outworking of New Age spirituality, Pagan & Eastern philosophies and
alternative travelling culture these people found refuge, friendship,
community and a place to be who they are.
It was within the Ethics,
Spirituality and Philosophy field that Eden People from Guildford,
Elemental from Bristol and some very enthusiastic & encouraging local
people created a small space FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THIS EVENT in which
to meet people. Due to the late decision to allow us in (4 weeks approx
to get a team, kit and ideas together) we managed to have a wonderful
time meeting many people over the six days of the festival; rough
estimates say that we engaged with 250 -300 people over the six days.
 Over
six days 14 of us managed to run the venue and support each other in and
through cooking, praying and working together for the sake of our
visitors
What we as a team were offering:
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A place of
rest and relaxation – a fire, cushions and a sofa!
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Free
massage, foot & hand washing
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Free fruit
& drinks
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Discussion
space
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Prayer for
healing and blessing including the ‘Mystical chair of Blessing’
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Suitably
designed hand outs
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The feel of
community – as a team we ate and worked together
As said there was an incredible
openness to talk, discuss and experience spiritual things and this led
to so many great conversations, opportunities for prayer and people
experiencing the real love and power of the Spirit of Christ. For all
of us this was the first time we had undertaken ministry at this event
and overall we found this to be a great place to be and a place where
Christ’s Spirit was present and accessible to all.
We hope that you will be encouraged
by this and maybe you’d like to put the Big Green Gathering 2008 in your
diary!?
See you all soon maybe?
Graceandpeace
Colin Brice Eden People Guildford
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