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WELCOME
to the 8th Annual Autumn Fires at Wisteria
For
the weekend, we have lots of autumn fun, secular and sacred.
Autumn Fires is also a kid's paradise for halloween season fun.
If you want some unstructured time, plan to arrive on Thursday for a
free-form day with no scheduling. Enjoy some time in nature
with like-minded folks. Most participants arrive after work on
Friday for the weekend. Friday around dusk we'll kick off the
weekend . . .
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Annual
Autumn Fires Community Clay Pit Firing
The
centerpeice of Autumn Fires is the all-night Saturday firing of the
various peices of clay objects that are made during Autumn
Fires. From children and novices to artists, everybody can
fashion something from the clay! Come give it a try.
Throughout Saturday, we make things of clay and let them dry.
Around dinnertime, we load our brick-lined in-ground pit and tend the
fire in celebration through the night. In the morning, we comb
the warm ashes to see what the fire has made. Great fun!
The
firing of clay vessels and other clay objects began with native
cultures creating functional wares for use in gathering food and
water. Later, the process evolved to include figurines and other
sculptural objects. In the past few decades, there has been a renewed
interest in primitive firing processes, as artisans become more
interested in the spontaneous effects of these firing processes, and
the aesthetic and decorative qualities that occur as a result of the fire.
more
about the pit-firing |
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Friday:
Lights at Night Party at the Green Man Tavern
This
BYOB party at the Greenman Tavern will feature an art light and
music presentation using the surrounding nature and light as art and
inspiration. Friday after dark. Bring a snack and beverage to share
in our potluck snack and beverage bar. Beverages can be both
alcoholic and non-alcoholic. George Hertzel will be performing an
intimate show Green Man style.
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Saturday
Night:
Ancestor
Ceremony
Night
Candle Labyrinth
Stone
Working Ceremony
Annual
Pit Firing
Harp
Music by Pat McGee |

Follow
the labyrinths convoluted candle-lined paths for a personal
meditative journey of transformation and reflection. Labyrinths
are constructed walking patterns that combine the circle and the
spiral into purposeful paths of self-discovery and awareness.
While your interpretation of the experience is your own, many see
walking the labyrinth as an active metaphor for lifes
journey. How do you walk? How do you treat those you meet
on the path? What impressions or ideas do you experience as you
journey to the center of your being and back? How are we all
connected during our personal journeys? Using hundreds of lit
candles to define the pathways, the Labyrinth at Cornstalk will glow
through the night for journeys of discovery and reflection.
After
dark, with firelight, labyrinth candles and musicians playing
meditative music, come and help add to Wisterias Sacred
Sites
area by putting some sacred time into expanding the Stone
Circles surrounding walls. You are welcome to bring a stone or
more from your own bioregions to leave a permanent remembrance in the
circle. Use this self-guided working ceremony to think about
future and past, to add good wishes and good intent to our Planet
Earth and fellow beings, to bring health and wellness to yourself and
others and to help heal the wounds and brighten the future. Stay for
only a few minutes or stay for hours -- let your spirit guide you
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Natural
Freedom
Equine
Facilitated Learning and Coaching
Natural
Freedom, Equine Facilitated Learning will offer an experiential
workshop focusing on the mind, body and spirit connection.
Individuals will participate in activities with a horse that are on
the ground, not on the horse and encourage mindfulness and
intentionality in the horse ring and the world outside. Throughout
the exercises, Natural Freedom services focuses on developing the
horse/human relationship by encouraging the participant to monitor
the horses non-verbal cues to the exercises, The horse mirrors the
handler and will be a direct reflection of the handlers thoughts,
emotions and body language. This unique self-development educational
approach provides the opportunity to practice inner awareness and
conscious decision-making skills. Spending time with the horse will
help you gain an understanding of how you can choose to react,
emotionally to your life and what it throws at you, or the power you
have within to create your life's path.
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Amethystone
Inspiring
audiences with purpose driven music, Amethystone prides itself in
raising peoples consciousness with stirring lyrics and lots of
heart. Nestled somewhere between Tori Amos and Cold Play, Evanescence
and Joni Mitchell, Megan Cameron and Amethystone create their own
style of pop-rock, which brings classically influenced vocals,
meaningful lyrics and funky beats to audiences everywhere.
http://www.myspace.com/amethystonemusic
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Casey
Bradley
Artist
Casey Bradley received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the
Columbus College of Art and Design in 2001, and his Master of Fine
Arts degree from Bowling Green State University in 2005. He
currently teaches Sculpture at the Columbus College of Art and Design
and is also the Studio Manager of Dimensional Studies at the college.
Bradley has shown his work in various regional, national and
international exhibitions. more
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Spirit
Forge
James
Kelly
Demonstrating
Artist
Blacksmith
O'Kelley has been fabricating and welding metal crafts using modern
methods for 16 years. He has been demonstrating traditional
coal-forge blacksmithing at Renaissance Faires in Michigan and
Indiana for five years. He also forged at Wisteria's Summer
Solstice earlier this year. It was his first Earth based
festival and he looks forward to returning many times in the
future. His interest in blacksmithing has evolved into an
effort to pass knowledge of the craft on to others in order that the
art does not die. He attends the Unitarian Church in
Huntington, West Virginia with his wife Vallorie and his daughters
Sierra, Rowan and Catie. One of his goals is to learn more
about his Celtic origins, particularly their forging techniques. |
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Gina
LaSelva Kruzell
Lets
Talk Tarot: A Card for the New Year
A
Card for the New Year Will Be Chosen
Interpretation
and Guidance Will Be Woven
By
All Who Attend The Words are Spoken
So-
Tarot Enthusiasts Gather Around
Insight
and Amusement Will Surely Be Found
Workshop
Presented by Gina LaSelva Kruzell
http://tarotqueen.net/
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Adam
Hoyt
Yoga
Every Morning
Walking
with the Trees -- Breathing with the Earth -- Bending with the Wind
Spend
some time this week connecting with the Earth and Spirit through
Yoga, an ancient spiritual exercise tradition that forms healthy mind-body-spirit
connections . Take meditative walks through the forest, and
sit and listen to Spirit and Nature. more
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Concerts
/ Music
Art
and Art Activities
Trip
to Fairie Shrine
Trail
Hikes
Pottery
Pit-Firing
for Everybody
Drumming
and Dancing
Enjoy
the last of camping days for the year.
See
the
list of workshops for the weekend!
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Kids
Autumn
Fires is a very kid- friendly festival with lots of great activities
for the young and young-at-heart.
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Pumpkin Carving
Apple Bob
Straw Fort
Haunted Hayride
Faerie Play |
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* Take home
your own clay piece fired in a pit kiln. Everybody can make
something (really!)
* Learn some
arcane wisdom & practical skills
* Celebrate
the Turning of the Wheel towards winter's introspection time
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Adults
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Bonfire
dancing. For all ages, enjoy the fire, music and the company
of fine people
Yoga
Sessions: Early Morning Gentle Stretching
Death
Care & Green Burial Workshop |
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Harvest/Halloween
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Ancestor
Memorial Shrine:
Bring
photos or momentos to place on the Ancestor Table for the Weekend --
we light candles and honor lives by remembering them. |
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For more
information, email Charlene
Let us know if you plan on coming (even if you plan to pay at the
door) so that we |
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So
Much More!! Please check back soon..
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Experience
the joys of Autumn with a community dedicated to sustainable
stewardship of land.
Located
in the beautiful Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio, Wisteria
campground is situated on 620 private acres including 200+ acre
Nature Preserve. Rustic with pavilion, water, porta-toilets,
warm showers. Dress warmly for outdoors and come prepared with
camping gear and enough food for your stay or purchase a food plan
for the weekend. |
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