(09-01-2012, 10:39 AM)Brittany Lynn Wrote: Carla quote of the day: "I had to take off all my clothes and go hug the trees because the trees were happy."

(09-04-2012, 02:40 PM)Parsons Wrote: Almost forgot to share one of the best/funniest moments for me of the weekend: Someone(can't remember who) referring to the sleeping 3Ders as muggles. That made me lol

Brittany Lynn Wrote:Most. Amazing. Weekend. Ever.

(09-04-2012, 08:32 PM)JustLikeYou Wrote:

Brittany Lynn Wrote:Most. Amazing. Weekend. Ever.

This. After having actually been to L/L and spent time with people I didn't even know were such good friends, I'm a bit speechless. Suddenly, silent sources of text on the internet have come to life and become my friends. It's emotionally overwhelming.

Also: I hope Lana actually got that picture of me dubstep dancing like she said she would. Video would have been better, but I suppose I can always do it again.

(09-05-2012, 12:42 AM)Bring4th_Austin Wrote: I had no clue how emotionally significant Homecoming would be for me. I feel like I have met a completely unique type of family. Something indescribable happens when such a group of people share their open hearts together.

(09-05-2012, 10:59 AM)Jim I Wrote: My words cannot adequately describe the experience of sharing between self and other-self in the green, blue, and indigo rays. Although the red, orange, and yellow rays were well attended and free flowing, to be able to share love, truth, and vision with other-selves made this one of the most pleasant experiences I have had in this incarnation. I am filled with gratitude and humbled by all who were consciously present, whether in person or in spirit. It was a joy to meet old friends in the new physical forms they (this time) chose to take. Thank you for openly sharing your beauty so this wanderer could, for a weekend, feel like they came home.

(09-05-2012, 01:30 PM)Bring4th_GLB Wrote: I could barely speak without shaking when first beginning to attend these events in 2001 and 2002.

(09-05-2012, 02:10 PM)Eddie Wrote:

(09-05-2012, 01:30 PM)Bring4th_GLB Wrote: I could barely speak without shaking when first beginning to attend these events in 2001 and 2002.

Well I would never have guessed that. You make it look easy, as if you were born to do it.....

(09-04-2012, 08:32 PM)JustLikeYou Wrote:

Brittany Lynn Wrote:Most. Amazing. Weekend. Ever.

This. After having actually been to L/L and spent time with people I didn't even know were such good friends, I'm a bit speechless. Suddenly, silent sources of text on the internet have come to life and become my friends. It's emotionally overwhelming.

Also: I hope Lana actually got that picture of me dubstep dancing like she said she would. Video would have been better, but I suppose I can always do it again.

(09-05-2012, 01:30 PM)Bring4th_GLB Wrote: I get and try to do some interesting things in the course of each calendar year, but Homecoming always stands out as the Incomparable. Nowhere on Earth can I go that has this particular sort of gathering. Which isn’t to say that loving people don’t congregate and generate spectacular experiences elsewhere; just that my philosophical home is the Law of One material, and my kindred souls are those that consider themselves wanderers and/or love this philosophy, and my needed and missed vibration is that emanating from the open heart, and my distortion is towards living in community and unity with others. At Homecoming, these things converge, for however brief a period of time.

Not that I or anyone else is walking around in a frenzied, neurotic, over-charged state of This-is-so-awesome-my-head-is-about-to-explode! The energies flow as naturally as shifting water currents in a lake. The vibe is very laid back and relaxed. It’s just that during the event, you know it’s good. And subsequent to the event, you know the after-taste, in comparison to the non-Homecoming world, is even sweeter.

I noted in a Saturday afternoon conversation that another incredible aspect of that general demographic to which the Law-of-One student belongs is how well the Law of One-seeking individual occupies the entire chakra spectrum. In other spiritually oriented communities and groups, there is sometimes a tendency to emphasize the higher over the lower, and there’s a pretense of seeming purity, of focusing only on those things deemed “spiritual”. Whereas in the context of a Law of One gathering, as is always readily apparent when it happens, the conversation and the activities range from the mundane and profane to the sacred and rarefied. The key of course being that regardless of the level of expression, the center of the energy system is always included, that being the open heart. Love permeates both the seeming lower and higher ends of the spectrum of expression. We laugh together, and feel real together.

Thank you all who attended and literally created the experience! The L/L grounds still reverberate with the love and joy that was pulsing so strongly just a few short days ago.

Some highlights from my own memory banks:

• A touching note from Eddie during Friday’s round robin about the experience of spiritual family, and seeing his general joy to be there, the grounding nature of his presence, and his unique, extensive database of knowledge

• Eccles gift of Law-of-One flash drives to everyone in attendance, another manifestation of his always ongoing generosity

• Nervous, socially awkward people (i.e., wanderers) nevertheless braving the dangers of the group situation.

• Dean’s method of communicating with the higher self using simple yes/no techniques

• Carla being able to see the circle for the first time in two years thanks to connecting her room inside the house to the circle via Skype

• Connecting with Pupak and her husband Peter in the UK for their presentation, the circle reforming around the monitor, sharing energy over a vast distance, and laughing mightily over their marital dynamic.

• An amazing meal whipped up by head chef Fox, not to mention homemade ice cream from another volunteer

• Working with the early arrival volunteers to put the event together and getting some minutes here and there to spend time with them. (THANK YOU Brittany Lynn, Troy, Fox, Lana, Aaron, Ken, Nadja, and Eddie!)

• The first rain in Homecoming history and a stellar evening under the tent Sunday night with some drinks, a monsoon coming down around us, Ken and Sephira (Justlikeyou) on the trumpet and guitar, respectively, the conversation blending into the music and the rain underneath the little points of glowing lights strung around the white tent. PLUS, getting the pleasure of seeing someone who appears all intellect on the forums not only play the guitar and sing, but let loose his dubstep dancing. Thank you, Sephira.

• Meeting in person for the first time Bring4th’s super freakin rad moderator, Austin. Who shares with me both a distortion of afro + the requisite afro-containing headband.

• Meeting Troy for the first time in person, one of the volunteers for the L/L prison ministry. Such a presence of joy Troy is.

• Seeing two good friends deeply in love being together in the physical for their first time that week; giggling together, stealing away together, smiling and becoming the relationship unit.

• Two incredible meals Saturday at Sunday night at nearby restaurants, the Sunday night close enough to walk to as a group.

• Getting some great conversation in with Xise regarding questions of crime & punishment in relation to spirituality.

• Austin’s talk regarding his farm, Lynn’s on taking responsibility (as the rain and thunder began coming in), Ken’s music presentation, Jim’s gripping love story, a unique perspective on Don Elkins I’d never heard from Lee, Diana’s soliciting the group to report on their experience of changes perhaps related to harvest, Jim and Carla connecting to the circle via Skype for their presentations, a truly illuminating cosmogenesis talk offered by Seph (too big for its one-hour britches), and others I unfortunately missed as I had to concern myself with production duties.

• And the moments I could squeeze in here and there to have conversations and share energy with new faces and old. Many other memories of course but I'll cut it off here.

Homecoming is less about content and information, though that certainly has its needed place, and more about the people. Each year those who attend blow my heart open.

Great to see you on here Troy, Sarah, David, and Jim!

: ) GLB

PS: Parsons, unfortunately I didn’t get the opportunity to connect with you! Regarding nervousness, finding any amount of social confidence has been a long, long road for me. I could barely speak without shaking when first beginning to attend these events in 2001 and 2002. You are way better now then I was then. Like you, though, I am much more comfortable behind the keyboard. Having to do the Intro talk, though basic and easy, causes some amount of suffering. Thanks for not letting those particular distortions not preclude your attendance!

(09-06-2012, 12:10 AM)byodoinpilgrim Wrote: I got a real short video of the tail end of your dance. I can send it or post it somewhere, if you don't mind. It's about 40mb. I think at least one other person got some video footage too, but I can't remember who that was....