Three Realms Festival 2006

"...I can't roll over, but I'm warm..."

Three Realms Festival brought Jenni Hunt in to do workshops and a Roman Rite, and they supplied her with a
tent and a couple of sleeping bags. It was a bit chilly at night this year, so on Saturday night she put one
sleeping bag inside another and crawled in, keeping nice and warm. In the night, however, she tried to roll over
but instead launched herself off the air mattress and into the side of the tent! She had been so afraid that she would be cold and miserable, but with the wonderful hospitality of Ravens Cry Grove and Awens Breath PG, she was snug and warm. So in appreciation, while lying there, with her face pressed into the tent side, she came up with a little chant. It goes to the tune of "We Are A Circle Moving" by Marae Price:

I'm in a sleeping bag that's
Inside a sleeping bag, and
I can't roll over, but I'm warm!

Malibu in October is cold!
But I'm in a dry tent and I'm toasty warm!

I'm in a sleeping bag that's
Inside a sleeping bag, and
I can't roll over, but I'm warm!

This year, Three Realms was jointly organized by Ravens Cry Grove and Awen's Breath Protogrove. There
were a variety of rituals, from Roman to Slavic to our Opening rite and Main Unity rite as well as classes,
from writing simple chants to ADF cosmology to Roman liturgy, etc. One workshop stood out as different from
what we expected. Faolan gave a workshop called "The Pagan Warrior" which was billed as using the body as
a vehicle for generating energy for physical applications. It was this and more. His techniques enabled me to
reach deep within and connect with my primal self - this was a form of ecstatic trance. It was an unexpected result for the workshop, but very welcome. I hope he takes this on the road to other festivals!

For SSG members Kate and Tina, this would be their first camping trip, ever! While Kate was concerned that
they might get eaten by a bear, they ended up having a wonderful time.

Photos by Kirk Thomas, Jenni Hunt, and various other folks
Click on any photo below to see a larger version.

Kirk made French Press coffee each morning!	Rev. Skip Ellison spoke about Seers in IE cultures	Rev. Jenni Hunt gave a workshop on Roman religion	Jenni, Avery and Linda	Hmm. A bit chilly this morning?
Jack speaks on Chants for Dummies	Faolan at the beginning of his Pagan Warrior class	The Pagan Warrior class moves and vocalizes	The warriors line up to "kill" a stick	Even Kirk throws a spear
Dancing around the campfire	Ulrich, Faolan and Kirk dance as warriors	Saturday sunrise	Jenni and Kirk watch the glorious sunrise	The campsite
Ravens Cry Senior Druid Zona Lisa	Linda and Meredith sing at the Bardic circle	Jenni and Kirk kick back at the Bardic circle	Jessie and Craig at the Bardic circle	Jack, Modig and Meredith run the auction
Francesca at her Slavic Ritual	Modic strikes the Striker at the Slavic Rite	James and Francesca purify the Slavic space	Zona Lisa performs Egg Divination for the Slavic ritual	Rev. Kirk Thomas talks on IE Cosmology
Linda takes us on a trance journey to our sacred center within	Faolan the drummer	Skip, Kirk and his slave, Modig	Jack and Jenni	Jim and Jenni