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,…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
Lucidity Festival is now accepting Bitcoin as a payment option.
Ever keeping our eyes on the horizon, searching for the big ideas and innovations that will contribute to the building of a whole new world, we at Lucidity Festival are delighted to announce that we are fully activated to accept bitcoin in exchange for festival passes. For those of you who already know what Bitcoin is, you know the supreme awesomeness inherent in this announcement. For those of you who…Read More
“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….Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
Mindful Feeding Maven Speaks
By Melissa Ilana Cohen, Lucidity Mindful Feeding Maven Mindful Feeding is an act of eating that creates a feeling of deep gratitude that comes from appreciating and experiencing food in ways that transcend simple consumption. Mindful Feeding at Lucidity is an extension of a food philosophy so deeply rooted in our human history that it’s hard to qualify. At this particular point in my food journey, I feel strongly that the…Read More
Talkin’ Trash at Lucidity
This year, Lucidity is aiming high when it comes to trash. Food and Sustainability Coordinator Alison Hensley says Lucidity’s target is a 95% diversion rate, meaning that only 5% of waste generated at the festival goes to a landfill. This lofty goal stems from the belief that there is no “away”. This philosophy beckons the question, where does something go when we toss it? Alison explains, “When we recycle, up-cycle or…Read More
Fee Free Healing in the Wise Owl Healing Sanctuary
In a little over a week thousands of people will come together in a beautiful oak covered haven along one of Santa Barbara’s most treasured back country creeks. From live music acts from California and afar to workshops on cutting edge topics, yoga and flow arts, and much much more, Lucidity Festival is buzzing with excitement for all the offerings that are being assembled to create a love-filled magical and…Read More
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…Read More
Conscious Sourcing for environments, stages and structures.
Lucidity Festival is striving on many levels to uphold the ideals of sustainability and low impact. In the Art Department, one way to reduce impact is to be mindful of materials sourcing, and whenever possible use materials that can be repurposed and up-cycled. “We’re looking at real paradigm shift, says Art Director Luke Holden. We start the creative process differently: rather than come up with an idea and then find…Read More
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…Read More
Lucidity Values in Action
Things We Believe & The Ways We Achieve Participation & Immersion in the Artistic Process Our open-source festival model invites the community to co-create Lucidity. Immerse yourself within our themed camping villages and Lucid City. Connect with the environment and each other in a land of arts, music and education. Grow & Heal Our healing sanctuary offers fee free healing services to all. Receive body and energy work with over…Read More
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