5th Annual Transformation Fire - Day 1

October 28, 2023

Date and Time Details: Fire Ceremony starts at 4pm. Please arrive by 3:30pm.

Location: Rootstock Retreat

Prices
  • This is a non-commerce event. Any money generated pays for food and firewood for the Transformation Fire, with any additional profit going into the Rootstock Medicine Scholarship Fund. Offerings in the form of food, beeswax candles, fair trade organic chocolate, and squash are welcome but not required.

The 5th Annual Transformation Fire is an annual tradition at Rootstock where we keep a fire burning for 100 hours while offering gratitude to this incredible hill, honoring our seasons of growth, co-creating a sacred container together, paying tribute to our ancestors and the people that gathered here this year, and sowing dream seeds for the year ahead. The 100 Hour fire is a safe, sober, container to reweave ourselves back into the sacred, back into the cycles of nature, and back into ourselves for the long winter ahead and you’re invited.

From October 28 – November 1st, a fire is kept burning at the Dragon Rock for 100 hours.  The tenders for this years fire are already designated and, in the space between evening fire ceremonies, we enjoy shared community meals, work service, quiet time, healing offerings from participants, and sweet, sacred time together.

  The Transformation Fire is a devotional offering to the hill and all donations support the food and firewood needed to share this space with any profit going into the Rootstock Medicine Fund.  In the spirit of reciprocity, guests are invited to bring offerings for the altar, the fire, the hill, or the community gathered.  Musical instruments, poetry, songs, meditations, and other offerings are most welcome.

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

11:00am – 1:00pm – Altar Building at Dragon Rock.  Bring offerings for the altar, the Dragon, and for the sacred fire along with prayers to lay a foundation for a potent and transformational fire.

1:00pm – 2:00pm – Lighting of the 100 Hour Fire

4:00pm – 6:00pm – Silent Ceremony with Adam.   The first 24 hours of this years fire will be held in silence at the fire.

6:00pm – 7:00pm – Communal Supper. Please bring food to share potluck-style and expect to assist with meal preparation and cleanup.

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All attendees should expect to participate in dishes, cleanup, and other support as needed. Participants are encouraged to bring food to share for potluck meals as well as offerings in the form of beeswax candles, fair trade chocolate, or winter squash. Please dress for the elements and bring your own bowl, mug & utensils as well as a camp chair or blankets to stay comfortable.  Fire ceremony happens regardless of weather so please come prepared.

For those wishing to spend the night, please add on a campsite when you RSVP and feel free to inquire about any other accommodations still available – bunk and couch space is limited and subject to availability.

RSVP is required to keep the gatherings intimate.

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