Rainbow Family of Living Light
Rainbow Gatherings are meetings from people from all over the place with the aim to live a vision of Peace that we are carrying in our hearts.
The vision is to share our ideas, skills, our love and power as a big
family, beyond religious, national or genetic background, so that we can
live in harmony with our Mother Earth like an aboriginal tribe, diverse and
shining together like the color's of the rainbow.
Here we can get rid of the structure of society focused on consumption, of
electricity, cars and our normal relationship to money.
Voluntarily and creatively working for each other really is a lot of fun!
We cook in shared kitchens. When food is ready we make a circle, sing, and the food is given out to the circle. After food comes the magic hat, where we collect the money. At Gatherings this is our single source of money to buy food and cover other costs. During the day there are workshops, talking circles, meditations, music, dance and all kind of different things that we want to give as gifts to each other.
The talking circle is a gift of the old clan cultures.
We talk from heart to heart, free of judgement, free of comparison and
free of fear of punishment.
The talking stick is given around in the circle and only the person who's
got it in their hands is talking while all the others are listening
respectfully and affectionately.
At the end of a gathering we get together in this way and share our ideas
and visions for the future of Rainbow Gatherings and also where we are going to see each other again.
A Rainbow Gathering is exactly what we make out of it. There is no split-up into organizers and participants, because everybody who comes is invited to get involved. Only the things we ourselves are preparing and bringing into the Gathering will be there.
This is true for our love, ideas, initiatives, materials that we need, skills that we pass on in workshops and for the energy to dig shit-pits, cook food and organize stuff.
A few simple and fundamental commitments make this unique atmosphere at Rainbow Gatherings possible and distinguish them from festivals.
Everybody who comes with an open heart and wants to live together on this
basic agreements is most welcome to take part!
Respect these simple principles of the talking circles and of the magic hat.
The Gathering is absolutely non-commercial and free of trade with money.
Give as much money into the magic hat as you can and enjoy the unique chance to be free of the temptation to earn or spend money.
Out of respect for Mother Earth, do not use any soap in the river or next to a spring and out of respect of the health of the family do use the shit-pits and wash your hands (also before going into the kitchen) with ashes, vinegar or 99%alcohol.
Consider the needs of others and find peaceful solutions to conflicts.
Please try do not bring your pet! If you really have to - take the responsibility for its social behavior and its food and shit!
Do not burn any garbage of plastics or metal (cigarette butts either!)
recycle and/or take it home with you again.
DO NOT BRING ANY HARD DRUGS (ALCOHOL EITHER) WITH YOU!
Leave sound-systems, mobile phones and other electrical devises at home
(lanterns are a lot more beautiful than flash lights). If you come with a
car, try to bring many useful and beautiful things for the community life
outside in Nature and take nice people with you. Leave your car at the parking-lot and walk the rest of the way to the Gathering.
A different world is possible - if we live differently.
SHARE YOUR VISION - LIVE YOUR DREAM
The vision is to share our ideas, skills, our love and power as a big
family, beyond religious, national or genetic background, so that we can
live in harmony with our Mother Earth like an aboriginal tribe, diverse and
shining together like the color's of the rainbow.
Here we can get rid of the structure of society focused on consumption, of
electricity, cars and our normal relationship to money.
Voluntarily and creatively working for each other really is a lot of fun!
We cook in shared kitchens. When food is ready we make a circle, sing, and the food is given out to the circle. After food comes the magic hat, where we collect the money. At Gatherings this is our single source of money to buy food and cover other costs. During the day there are workshops, talking circles, meditations, music, dance and all kind of different things that we want to give as gifts to each other.
The talking circle is a gift of the old clan cultures.
We talk from heart to heart, free of judgement, free of comparison and
free of fear of punishment.
The talking stick is given around in the circle and only the person who's
got it in their hands is talking while all the others are listening
respectfully and affectionately.
At the end of a gathering we get together in this way and share our ideas
and visions for the future of Rainbow Gatherings and also where we are going to see each other again.
A Rainbow Gathering is exactly what we make out of it. There is no split-up into organizers and participants, because everybody who comes is invited to get involved. Only the things we ourselves are preparing and bringing into the Gathering will be there.
This is true for our love, ideas, initiatives, materials that we need, skills that we pass on in workshops and for the energy to dig shit-pits, cook food and organize stuff.
A few simple and fundamental commitments make this unique atmosphere at Rainbow Gatherings possible and distinguish them from festivals.
Everybody who comes with an open heart and wants to live together on this
basic agreements is most welcome to take part!
Respect these simple principles of the talking circles and of the magic hat.
The Gathering is absolutely non-commercial and free of trade with money.
Give as much money into the magic hat as you can and enjoy the unique chance to be free of the temptation to earn or spend money.
Out of respect for Mother Earth, do not use any soap in the river or next to a spring and out of respect of the health of the family do use the shit-pits and wash your hands (also before going into the kitchen) with ashes, vinegar or 99%alcohol.
Consider the needs of others and find peaceful solutions to conflicts.
Please try do not bring your pet! If you really have to - take the responsibility for its social behavior and its food and shit!
Do not burn any garbage of plastics or metal (cigarette butts either!)
recycle and/or take it home with you again.
DO NOT BRING ANY HARD DRUGS (ALCOHOL EITHER) WITH YOU!
Leave sound-systems, mobile phones and other electrical devises at home
(lanterns are a lot more beautiful than flash lights). If you come with a
car, try to bring many useful and beautiful things for the community life
outside in Nature and take nice people with you. Leave your car at the parking-lot and walk the rest of the way to the Gathering.
A different world is possible - if we live differently.
SHARE YOUR VISION - LIVE YOUR DREAM