sunday—the welcoming
sunset:
fire circle of initiation
- speak your conventional name and possibly replace it
- share your first howl and why you’re here
- co-create the group’s rules for the week
- choose a local currency and discuss barter rules (if any)
- document the group decisions on banana leaves
optionally participate in ritual anarcho-baptism in beaver dam creek
monday—anoint in earth
after sunrise:
- cook together over the fire hearth to prepare food for the day
morning:
craft your snake slippers
- relinquish your matrix-made shoes and craft custom slippers from snake plant
afternoon:
- anoint in earth @ ziggy beach
- do nothing with eyes closed while others silently cover your body in sand, mud, and other blessings from the earth
optional—walk barefoot to the mudpit for a sacred mud bath
sunset:
fire circle of first sacrifice
- burn one thing (real or symbolic) from the outside world that you’re ready to let go
tuesday: walk the ancestral path
after sunrise:
- cook together over the fire hearth to prepare food for the day
morning:
walk ancestral footpaths
- meditatively walk the jungle in silence—barefoot, roaming, eyes open or closed; speak only in whispers what you wish to manifest or release
afternoon:
experience weightlessness in beaver dam creek
- find a perfect shallow current to float in weightless infinity
optional—walk barefoot to the mudpit for a sacred mud bath
sunset:
fire circle of refusal
- say no to what doesn’t serve you in loud and ritualized form
wednesday: build with earth
after sunrise:
- cook together over the fire hearth to prepare food for the day
morning:
build with earth
- build anything for any purpose using natural and found materials
afternoon:
float down beaver dam creek
- drift as far as you dare before swimming or wading or hiking back
optional—walk barefoot to the mudpit for a sacred mud bath
sunset:
fire circle of confession
- say something you’ve never said to let the fire to burn your words
thursday: break boundaries
after sunrise:
- cook together over the fire hearth to prepare food for the day
morning:
break boundaries
- construct a symbolic line from stones and sit with it, then destroy the line with your body in a creative way
afternoon:
catch sun like an iguana @ ziggy beach
- reclaim your power by soaking up the sun’s rays
optional—throw and smash stuff with reckless abandon at anarchy ruins
sunset:
fire circle of avowal
- speak the impossible vows you wish to make with sacred fire to amplify your words
friday: burn the matrix
after sunrise:
- cook together over the fire hearth to prepare food for the day
morning:
collect offerings for closing fire circle
- contribute something (real or symbolic) that you didn’t feel ready to burn at the start of camp
afternoon:
float together in beaver dam creek
- create a silent human chain to anchor and float together in defiance of the rushing water
optional—crawl like an iguana from the creek to the mudpit for a sacred mud bath
sunset:
fire circle of no return
- burn the morning’s collected offerings and your snake slippers in a ritualized way to empower and inspire future rebellion after camp
saturday: reenter
sunrise:
re-entry circle
- sit one last time in fire circle with the week’s ashes
- mark yourself with ash
- retrieve your matrix-made shoes (or not) before silently leaving