Hi, I'd like to come as well if you still have places!
By the way, if you still have spots, you should maybe post this again now that we're a bit closer to the actual date. I think it was posted somewhat early, which might mean people saw it, wanted to attend but didn't want to commit yet, and then forgot about it.
Also maybe message a moderator to get it listed as a meetup.
You got a place reserved for you, and we have others left too. Right now it looks like about 15 people will be there.
Thanks for the advice on reposting and meetup listing - I'll get to it, maybe today.
I'd like to come. Say why is it that there are these regular winter solstice meetups in Leipzig but no regular one?
Excellent. You're in. We're now at nine people coming.
Only two of us are from Leipzig, so there isn't a local meetup group yet. This is part of the reason we're doing a three days event - to make it worth a trip from far away.
I'd love to come as well, if you'll still take me. Possibly with a friend or two, will specify ASAP.
(if you take someone who has almost no posts, that is... not sure what the etiquette is here. i'll admit i made the account pretty much in order to take part in the secular solstice. i swear i'm not a psychopath, and i'm googlable ;) )
You're welcome - but I'll have to check my registrations sheet, I think we're running out of mattresses and beds. If you're planning to sleep in a ho(s)tel, no problem, otherwise bring a sleeping bag and earplugs!
i have no problem with sleeping bag, but why earplugs? is the floor noisier than the mattresses? ;)
No, but the floor in the smaller rooms is already mostly covered in mattresses. The remaining floor space is mostly in the main (ritual) room, where people tend to be chatting late into the night. Unless you're one of the last people to go to sleep, earplugs should make falling asleep easier.
I'm happy to take part this year! :)
On a different note, this would read a lot better if you'd spellchecked it before posting.
Hi everyone,
like last year, we'll have a Secular Solstice in Leipzig, Germany. You're invited - message me if you'd like to attend.
We have space for about 25 people. So this isn't a huge event like you'd have in NYC - but it is special in a different way, because it goes Friday to Sunday and involves lots of things to do. We have a big and very nice appartment in the center of Leipzig where lots of people can sleep, so spreading this over several days is easy, and an obvious way to kick it up a notch from last year's event.
We'll do some of the beautiful ceremonial pieces and songs from Raymonds Hymnal and ride the same general vide. And on top of that, we'll do freestyle, participatory work in groups where we design ways to celebrate the Solstice, using an Open Space Technology inspired method. After all, we're only getting things started, and surely there are many kinds of celebration to explore. Lets find some of them, try them out together and by comparing effects, help optimize Secular Solstices!
We'll cook together and share the cost for ingredients and drinks - apart from that the event is free. Up to 18 guests can sleep right on the premises - half of them on comfortable beds and mattresses, the rest needs to bring sleeping bags and camping mats. If you really prefer a single or double room, there are fairly cheap hotels and hostels nearby, message me for assistance if necessary.
The outline
Arrivals are Friday 6pm-7:30. We'll have a welcome round and a few things to get us in the mood, then discuss ideas for Solstice activities to explore together. We'll find the most popular ones and get into groups that design them into something they want to share with everyone. Groups should self-organize fairly fluidly, i.e. you can switch groups, steal ideas from each other etc. and get to know each other in the process. So this will basically be a very social evening of preparation for the next day. Also, cooking.
On Saturday we will meet in the morning to plan the day, spend some time decorating and cooking, shopping for stuff groups have found they need to do their things, and probably rehearsing. Groups who are done preparing their thing will in some cases probably prepare another, because that is just what happens. We'll have time to chat and get to know each other better. The ceremonial part starts at sunset and is expected to take several hours. After that we'll party - some people will probably want to stay up all night and welcome the sunrise just like last year.
On Sunday we'll have less cohesion probably, because of high variance in how much people have slept. Still we should be able to come together for feedback discussion, have a nice closing, clean up a bit, and say farewell. If you need more sleep before you get on the road, you're welcome to have it.
Any questions?