Fwd: Symbiosis Gathering, NorCal, sept. 2007

[st.even]

Hi all. I'm heavily leaning towards flying out for this one. There's a seven day permaculture intensive before the four day music festival -- I like the sound of that. Has anyone been to any of the previous Symbiosii?

And while I'm asking, is anyone is planning on any gatherings of interest in what remains of the season? Festivals? Burning Man? Eco Villages? Remote corners of the developing world? I'm curious.

cheers,
-steven




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SYMBIOSIS EVENTS ANNOUNCES THIRD ANNUAL SYMBIOSIS GATHERING

Symbiosis Events is excited to announce the Third Annual Symbiosis
Gathering, an arts, music, and conscious lifestyle event, to be held
in Angels Camp, California, from 20-24 September 2007. The event will
feature four days of outdoor live and electronic music on three
stages, full-scale art installations, guest speakers and workshops,
health and healing spaces, comprehensive greening initiatives, and
much more.

Featured Musical Artists will include: Hallucinogen in Dub, Shpongle,
Eat Static, Symbiotic Orchestra (feat. Steve Kimock, members of SCI,
Zilla, the Glitch Mob, & Special Guests), Bassnectar, Bluetech, Chris
de Luca vs. Phon.o, D-Nox & Beckers, Entheogenic, Flying Lotus, Kelpe,
Lotus, Mala, Ott, Pnuma (live PA) , Rinkadink, PatchBay, Pedro,
Solead, SOTEG, Spoonbill, Telefon Tel Aviv, Ticon, TranceZenDance,
Triptych, Zilla, and more.

Arts and educational offerings will include guest speakers Ralph
Metzner, Ph.D., David Ulansey, and Bruce Damer, as well as a special
panel discussion entitled ?Modern Medicine Women? addressing topics of
spiritual and physical well being. Other workshops and
inter-activities provide opportunities for participation in Kundalini
Dance, Feng Shui and Kabbalah studies, Aboriginal Dot Painting, Sound
Healing, and a variety of other activities throughout the weekend.

Symbiosis Gathering will also be offering a pre-event Permaculture
Intensive, as well as a number of environmental initiatives, in
partnership with EcoGatherings ( www.ecogatherings.com). Plans for 2007
include: 100% Organic food vending with re-usable dishes washed
onsite, recycling and composting, community education and outreach,
biodiesel generators and fuel, a Renewable Energy Showcase presented
by the Sustainable Living Roadshow
(www.sustainablelivingroadshow.org), and more. Attendees will also be
encouraged to pack out their own trash, in efforts to make Symbiosis a
zero-waste event. The Permaculture Intensive will take place for 7
days preceding the event, covering topics such as Water Management,
BioRemediation, Herbal Healing, Natural Building techniques, and Event
Greening.

The event will open and close with a non-denominational spiritual
ceremony in honor of the fall harvest season. Health and healing areas
will also be open throughout the weekend for therapeutic treatments,
yoga and body movement exercises, meditation, and personal space.
Guests of all ages and lifestyles are invited to join in a celebration
of arts, music, and conscious living, in conjunction with the Autumnal
Equinox, at the Third Annual Symbiosis Gathering.


For more information about Symbiosis Gathering 2007, please visit the
festival website: www.symbiosisgathering.com
For more information about other Symbiosis Events, please visit:
www.symbiosisevents.com