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Alive Stage powered by the Sun!

By Travis Mock Facilitated by Traverse Excitement and magic is plentiful at Live Oak Campground during build week in the Lucidity Universe. We have been blessed with gorgeous sunshine and perfect weather these past few days. And it’s looking like it will last through the weekend! Our crews are full of life and bubbling with energy, tirelessly creating this amazing experience for everyone to share. The amount of fun and…

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Council for Peace: Uniting the People

By Jah Questafari Ancient Prophecy speaks of a Tribe of all colors. The Rainbow Warriors of Native and non-Native origin will come together in service to Mother Earth and bring Peace to the planet by remembering our agreement to Great Spirit. As we look around the world today we can see that the idea of “PEACE” can seem like a pipe dream, as war ravages the Earth, people are starving,…

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Embracing the Red Queen: Renewing the Weave of Sisterhood

By Lasara Firefox Allen Throughout recorded history women have been striving for equality. We have not yet achieved it. Often our focus is turned out, and we present as a unified force pointing out the ills of the patriarchy and the dominant culture – rape culture, war, unequal pay, lack of access to healthcare – and the blindness of male privilege. This is important work. And, there is other work…

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Our Sonic Intention - All about Music

One of our main goals with Lucidity Festival, is to provide a quality overall experience, one that people want to be a part of, that challenges the way they think about themselves, their ideas of community and even more so, their everyday realities. This involves every facet of the festival. Our focus isn’t primarily on the music, but rather on the inclusion of community and the many aspects that make…

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Wising up to our Water Use - here and now!

By Rob Grant Many of you need no reminder that the State of California is experiencing the worst drought and driest winter in its 163-year history. Three successive seasons of well-below average rainfall coinciding with minimal, and only very recent changes in consumption have left us in a critical situation. Santa Barbara is 10 inches behind its seasonal rainfall average. The signs of this dire situation will be abundant as…

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Know Before you Go - For All Lucid Dreamers

From the desk of our beloved Admin Team: Dearest Family, As we embark on our respective journeys towards the momentary center of the Universe that is Lucidity Festival 2014, we invite you to look deep into your practices and how your choices will influence the beautiful sacred land upon which our festival will take place. We encourage you to be prepared for all aspects of your journey, and we will…

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Space Traveling Monkeys to Save the Universe?

They’ve been decoding transmissions for over a year, preparing for this imminent moment. They are our best hope for intergalactic PEACE! And they need YOUR help! YES! SUPPORT THESE MONKEYS! They’ve resurrected our beloved community project Walkbout Woods and upcycled it into a radically immersive four dimensional projection forest… The Lucid Forest . And now get this! They’ve recently upgraded their technology interface systems so that you can help control the visuals…

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Impact Fee WHAT?….Yes, be an Earth Steward with us!

Operation: Tread Lightly /Earth Stewardship Fund Parking Impact Fee: Who does this affect? Why is there a fee? What happens to the money? You may have heard that this year we have a new parking policy at Live Oak Camp. For those of you that will be driving a vehicle to the venue, unless you have purchased a car camping pass, EVERY VEHICLE will be asked to pay $20 to…

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Global Transition & the Role of the Merchant Priesthood

by Immanuel Otto “There is an almost sensual longing for communion with others who have a larger vision. The immense fulfillment of the friendships between those engaged in furthering the evolution of consciousness has a quality almost impossible to describe.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Greetings Lucid Dreamers, Co-Creators, and Magi: It is with a great sense of honor and gratitude that I look forward to our convening at Lucidity…

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Seven Star Families alight our Universe

Where in the Universe do you come from? Learn your intergalactic lineage with Lucidity’s Star Family field guide and prepare for a cosmic journey. We’re happy to introduce seven new members to the Lucidity Mythos pantheon. Take a moment to meet these Star Families, paying special attention to the family corresponding with your village, and be ready to run into them at the festival in April! Many thanks to our beloved…

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Lucidity’s Got SOL (Sustainable, Organic, Local)

When it comes to walking the talk on matters of sustainability, there is none other than food activist Alison Hensley. As Lucidity’s Sustainability Sphere coordinator and co-founder of SOL (sustainable, organic, and local) Food Festival she is constantly advocating, educating and empowering all of us to become more conscious consumers and community members. The following is an interview by Roxanne Abell, staff Publicist for Lucidity Festival 2014. Rx: What is the…

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Journey to Lucidity: The Planted Seed and beyond…

“Art is magic. Through art we have the ability to create a vehicle for incredibly potent and valuable ideas that we can use to weave into culture, evoke real emotions, and birth new realities by creating a visceral experience for the audience that fills them with hope and inspiration. As a story teller and a film maker, I am honoured to be able to help document the incredible experience that…

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The Experience of Seva

The Experience of Seva

Introduction by Nicky Lafleur Reflection by Persepsion Volunteers form the lifeblood of festival organization. From highly specialized tasks like electrical engineering and first aid response to the vitally important skills of welcoming guests at ticketing and assisting build crews, festivals could not happen without the hundreds of people dedicating their time and talents to a collective vision and experience. Lucidity Festival relied on 398 volunteers in 2013, each committing 16…

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Sacred Commerce and the Marriage of Money and Love

Sacred Commerce and the Marriage of Money and Love

By Barbara Wilder & Samavesha Gayatri Devi We are on a trajectory into a new era of life on planet Earth. We are in the process of making a quantum leap in consciousness that will reunite what seem to be separate opposing ideas and behavioral patterns to create a luscious new coherence. This is an accelerated alchemical process that is happening in both our feminine DNA and our masculine RNA. Though…

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John 'Halcyon' Styn Video Blog

John ‘Halcyon’ Styn Video Blog

You may recognize him from his Burning Man theme camp Hug Nation, or his prolific online video blogging, or maybe you were at Rising Vibes for the Universe and witnessed him as MC! John ‘Halcyon’ Styn is a celebrity in our books, as he’s an ambassador for all things we love: Participation, Gifting, Personal Empowerment, Love, and Hugs! He’s got a brief message for you for Lucidity 2014! Last year,…

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Lucidity Videos: We are Interconnected & We are Universal

Lucidity Videos: We are Interconnected & We are Universal

Today we are pleased to share this nugget of visual awesomeness coming from our bad-ass team of Dream Weavers. To our generous photographers, videographers, editors, and creative directors: WE SEE YOU, WE HONOR YOU, WE THANK YOU, WE LOVE YOU! We are Interconnected ~ Lucidity Festival 2014: Universe from Lucidity Festivals on Vimeo. Music by The Rainbow Girls! I SAY YES TO LUCIDITY, NOW MAY I HAVE A TICKET! And…

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Leave it Better Poetics

Leave it Better Poetics

Channeled by Jah Questafari Leave It Better An upgrade from leave no trace Where we all pitch in to MOOP And get rid of “Matter Out Of Place” Creating Sacred Space On Sacred Chumash land Uniting as a collective Here is the plan As we build this ‘Universe’ And come together We are awake and aware Of our Lucid endeavor To honor our relations The ground, plants, and tree’s To…

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Lucid Lineup Linguistics Letter From Universe

Lucid Lineup Linguistics Letter From Universe

Channeled by Jah Questafari LOVE AND LIGHT DEAR BELOVEDS, Welcome to Lucidity Universe where THE RAINBOW GIRLS, THE COFFIS BROTHERS AND THE MOUNTAIN MEN WITNESS the GRIDWORK of THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. Where STYLUST BEATS are the CORNERSTONE of this LUVAMP PROJECT, which may seem QUIXOTIC, but is actually not 2NUTZ. The ORIGIN of this GYPZY SUITE started off a little HAYWYRE in 2012 as CONVEX CUMULUS rain clouds formed and…

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Jaguar Origin - Awakening the Heroine's Journey

Jaguar Origin - Awakening the Heroine’s Journey

From individuation to collective experience, we learn, we grow together. Like children we first learn by stumbling and having to stand up again. Our animal spirits serve as guides, reminding us to connect to our souls and trust the process. Alexandra Coffin, serving this year as Art coordinator in Lucidity Festival’s Goddess Grove, invites us to follow her on the path of the Jaguar. YEAR ONE. She comes to me as…

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Searching for Lucidity and the Hero's Journey

Searching for Lucidity and the Hero’s Journey

Lucidity Festivals invites you to follow a hero’s journey through a six year story arc taking all willing dreamers on an adventure of self-discovery, fostering connection to community and to our universe. The hero’s journey, also known as the monomyth, is based on the work of historical writer and mythologist, Joseph Campbell. In thinking about our ongoing lucid dream together, we have been incredibly inspired by Campbell’s perspective. We are…

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Firefly to bring circus and flow arts to India

Firefly to bring circus and flow arts to India

We recently had the delightful opportunity to chat with Tammy Firefly, Lucidity’s Performance Art coordinator and all-around badass. Tammy’s skill in curating world class performers is only eclipsed by her own impeccable ability to keep an audience enthralled through a variety of circus, flow, and acrobatic arts. If you’ve been hanging out in the transformational festival scene for any amount of time, you’ve probably seen her as she’s one of…

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A Day in the Life of a Kid at Lucidity

A Day in the Life of a Kid at Lucidity

Imagine being 10 years old. Your mom says you get to go on a camping trip all weekend. The destination? Lucidity! Could there be anything more exciting? As adults, we all look forward to the weekend for its art, music and connection, but what does it look and feel like for a child? I sat down with Rosel Weedn, build team lead of Family Garden (one of the village environments…

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"This letter to you is a prayer...." by Shine Rilling

“This letter to you is a prayer….” by Shine Rilling

Sometimes a piece of writing comes our way that we love so much, we just have to share it with you. This was written by Shine Rilling, as part of an invitaion to a Peace Sticks retreat. Shine has facilitated World Peace ceremonies in all the villages at Lucidity festival, and more recently at the Arlington event. We’re looking forward to welcoming him and his crew again in April 2014….

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Lucidity at Sea, a Transformative Journey

Lucidity at Sea, a Transformative Journey

Since its inception in 2011, Lucidity Festival has strived to build bridges with organizations sharing its core values. Lucidity started with forging mutually supportive connections with local non-profit partners. Lucidity Festival’s Strategy for Good Director, Spencer Weiner’s tireless advocacy for bridge-building led Lucidity to an international collaboration with the esteemed educational vessel The MV Explorer and the Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) and their Enrichment Voyages Program . Founded 50…

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Transforming a Historical Theater into a Lucid Playground

Transforming a Historical Theater into a Lucid Playground

By Rob Grant, LucidiBlog Contributor. It’s hard to believe a little over a month has passed since Rising Vibes for the Universe transformed the stately Arlington Theater into a beacon of emergent culture in Downtown Santa Barbara. The expansive evening co-created by everyone who contributed to its magnificence lives front and center in our consciousness, thanks in no small part to the efforts of the aesthetic collaborators who probably left…

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From Passion to Action: Wise Words from a Changemaker

From Passion to Action: Wise Words from a Changemaker

When our local State representative Das Williams arrived to present at the Lucidity festival in 2013, his stage wasn’t complete. Build volunteer Alicia St Rose recalls: “We were scrambling to finish setting up and I saw Das Williams enter. I was worried because we weren’t ready. But next thing I know, I turn around, and on his own he had set some chairs in a circle. A dozen people had…

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Inhabiting the Village: The Personal Path to Global Transformation by Jamaica Stevens

Inhabiting the Village: The Personal Path to Global Transformation by Jamaica Stevens

There is such simple and impactful connotations in this quote by Goethe. I would add, “and if we swept in front of our neighbors door, if we offered our SEVA (service), together we’d get the work accomplished much faster!” Our species stands at a collective crossroads, with the implications of our past arriving to impact the potential of our future. One thing we must fully acknowledge is the irrepressible truth…

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Awaken Your Dreams in the Lucid Villages

Awaken Your Dreams in the Lucid Villages

Who has ever seen an animal appear in their dreams? A wolf or a fox, an eagle or a hummingbird? What do these visions mean, and what do they have to teach us about ourselves and our connection to others? During The Totems’ Return last spring, we played with these questions and engaged in a deep exploration of spirit animals and the various aspects of self they represent. Through different…

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Lucent Dossier at the Emmy's.... and at the Arlington!

Lucent Dossier at the Emmy’s…. and at the Arlington!

By Lucidity Communications Intern Rob Grant The Lucent Dossier Experience may not be a household name, but the headliner for RISING VIBES FOR THE UNIVERSE at the Arlington Theater on Friday October 4 occupies a more-rarified creative space: the entertainers’ entertainers. The Lucent Dossier Experience showed this most recently at the 65th Annual Emmy Awards Governor’s Ball, where they performed for the 3,800 guests at the country’s largest sit-down dinner…

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Lucidity at the Arlington: our Story in the Heart of our City

Lucidity at the Arlington: our Story in the Heart of our City

Lucidity is bringing its own special blend of magic to downtown Santa Barbara at the historic Arlington Theater on Friday October 4. Let it be known, this event will NOT be your average theater event. We’re continuing to explore the interaction between large scale stage production with world class acts and village atmosphere offerings, each with their own special vibe and educational experiences. This event is a unique opportunity to experience…

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"Journey to Lucidity: The Planted Seed" - An Interview with the Film's Director

“Journey to Lucidity: The Planted Seed” - An Interview with the Film’s Director

Lucidity 2013 has come and gone, leaving 6000 souls filled with love and inspiration, new friends and new perspectives. As time passes and everyday tasks fill our consciousness, we might find ourselves wondering: “Did this really happen?” and “what does it all mean?” We have thousands of amazing photos showing us that yes, it did happen. We are also very grateful for the talented filmmakers who have created beautiful pieces…

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Reframing the cultural appropriation conversation towards synergy, co-learning, and peace

Reframing the cultural appropriation conversation towards synergy, co-learning, and peace

Introduction In the wake of Lucidity Festival’s second year, I’d like to take some time to engage in an important conversation that’s been percolating within and around transformational festival culture for some time now. Most recently this conversation has revolved around the topic of ‘cultural appropriation’, or the borrowing of cultural memes and symbols, and has significant overlap with the subjects of Indigenous Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage Management. The…

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What if we left a trace?

What if we left a trace?

I attended the Awaken Visionary Leadership Retreat May 16-19, nestled in the heart of the Mendocino redwoods, the same venue for the Enchanted Forest, and felt inspired to share our collective vision for the future of festivals: Leave a Trace. We were presented with 12 Guilds, which provided the opportunity for participants to explore their unique curiosity, passions, and expertise. Village Infrastructure was the guild I investigated, facilitated by David Casey…

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Lucidity & Permaculture: The Applied Science of Sustainability at our Festival

Lucidity & Permaculture: The Applied Science of Sustainability at our Festival

By Rion Beauregard, founder of We Share Earth We are all gearing up for the 3 days of music, dancing, yoga, martial arts, workshops, healing, art, food, drink & celebration that we call Lucidity. Do you ever wonder what it takes to produce a festival such as Lucidity? And even more interesting to me, what does Lucidity take to sustain itself? Permaculture is the design science of sustainability. Permaculture instructor…

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Eco Mermaids Making a Splash

Eco Mermaids Making a Splash

Written by Kate Nelson, Co-founder, CEO of Save the Mermaids There will be plenty of Mermaids splashing around at Lucidity. Mermaids swimming in giant tanks, mermaids frolicking through the festival grounds, mermaids dancing to dub step, and mermaids preaching ocean conservation. That’s right, ocean conservation. Might not seem like your typical festival activity, but that is precisely why these Mermaids are doing it. Save the Mermaids is a local ocean…

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Workshop 3 at Littlewood Studios

Workshop 3 at Littlewood Studios

On Sunday, March 16th, while many were lost in St. Patrick’s Day, the Lucid Jaguars awoke the Goddess at Littlewood Studios. In this week’s video, Ally guides us through workshop 3 in a series of 6. The outdoor pallet furniture is starting to take form. The CD Waterfall is flowing The chalkboard signs are framed. Recently our Jaguar jamboree headed up to the Live Oak campground where we walked the land,…

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Ride to Lucidity & Reduce our Carbon Footprint

Ride to Lucidity & Reduce our Carbon Footprint

Lucidity Festivals is proud to announce our new off-site shuttle program! Tickets are on sale at http://ridetolucidity.eventbrite.com/ There are pick-ups in San Diego, LA, San Fransisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo. Stay tuned for details about local pick-ups in the Santa Barbara area. Kick back in comfort, meet new friends, and watch a documentary about Lucidity, all while helping to reduce the carbon footprint of this awesome festival! Tickets…

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Universal Love Galactivation: an interview with Dr. DREAM

Universal Love Galactivation: an interview with Dr. DREAM

We’re delighted to have Dr. DREAM and Laura Magdalene Eisenhower return to Lucidity this year to perform a Univeral Love Galactivation. This unique and powerful ceremony will take place on Saturday April 13 at 10am on the Lucid Stage. Dr DREAM will also be offering a Galactivation this Sunday at Lucidity’s Healing Sanctuary’s benefit, Wise Owl in the City. What is a galactivation and what are Intentions involved? Galactivation, for…

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Wise Owl In the City - Heal, connect, transform, celebrate! Sunday March 10 - 1pm to 6pm

Wise Owl In the City - Heal, connect, transform, celebrate! Sunday March 10 - 1pm to 6pm

Join the Wise Owl Healing Sanctuary’s benefit celebration this Sunday, March 10, from 1pm to 6pm, at the Gibian Wellness Center, 1522 State Street. Massage, Reiki, Cranial Sacral, Access Consciousness, Fire Cupping demos 1pm to 3pm: Downtempo beats with Mahadeva 1:30pm: Opening/welcome circle with Nicky LaFleur, Metatron and Luna Love 2:15pm: Qigong with Nicky LaFleur and vocal sound journey with Lisa Beck 2:45: Shiva mantras with Anya Zama Deva 3pm:…

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Awaken to Lucidity Documentary Screening @ Paradise Store w/ Rainbow Girls on March 3

Awaken to Lucidity Documentary Screening @ Paradise Store w/ Rainbow Girls on March 3

Awaken to Lucidity Boot Stompin’ Hootenanny in Paradise w/ Rainbow Girls and Special Guests! Be Safe! Round Trip Buses (with 4 pickups) available here: http://www.jumpontheschoolbus.com/awaken-to-lucidity.php Join us as we celebrate the premier of Awaken to Lucidity: The Birth of a Transformative Festival, the documentary film shot on-site last year! Massive props to Mikhael Catapang and the whole Awaken to Lucidity Crew! Doc will screen at 7:30pm. Live Music Featuring the…

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Make your own Totem Poster

Make your own Totem Poster

We are sensitive to the cultural appropriation discussion, and our choice to celebrate totems was certainly not ignorant to those concerns. We are a tribe. This is our totem. We are influenced by many traditions and many animal energies. Rest assured, this IS our own original digital imagery, with multi-cultural influence. Each totem image was crafted by our community’s creative, Mark Goerner, they were each chosen for the type of…

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Top 5 Reasons Why You Want to Have Lucid Dreams

It’s a simple yet important question for you to ask yourself: Why do I want to have lucid dreams? To begin, the average person spends about 5 years of their lives dreaming. Would you rather spend that time like a sheep, asleep? Or would you prefer to utilize that time with your conscious awareness in a number of powerful ways? Lucid dreaming (when you are aware of the fact that…

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Activism and Creativity Interweave to Make Magic

Activism and Creativity Interweave to Make Magic

  On Saturday March 23 a unique and mesmerizing celebration will take place at the infamous Mission Canyon Whalehouse. Three mermaids will take the plunge, literally, in the home’s 20 ft long heated pool, to entertain and dazzle the 100 guests expected to attend. This event is the fruit of an auspicious collaboration between JadeNow, artist and jade sculptor, and “Save the Mermaids” a grass roots organization aiming to act…

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Lucidity Complete Lineup Release!

Lucidity Complete Lineup Release!

Lucid Lineup 2013 Massive Gratitude to Memekast, Devin True, and Music is Love for putting together an epic lineup across three music stages and to Matt Rodriguez for his beautiful design work on these posters. We want to acknowledge that there will be more music and stage environments than are shown on this poster at Lucidity Festival, since our open-source philosophy invites a wide array of participation. This poster, however,…

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#Love is overtaking #Me !

#Love is overtaking #Me !

Win a FREE Lucidity Premium Gift Package for Christmas. Did you know that the number one hashtag used on the Instagram social media platform is #love? It’s been tagged on a whopping 67.7 million photos. Perhaps this means the hundred monkeys are waking up to what’s ultimately important!       Source: http://top-hashtags.com/instagram/ We LOVE to see #love bigger than you, bigger than #me, and more popular than all…

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Awaken to Lucidity Trailer

Awaken to Lucidity Trailer

This clip shows footage of our first ever Lucidity Festival in 2012. There are plans for a feature documentary of our birthing process, called Awaken to Lucidity. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Lucidity experience.

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