Tiffany tuning guitar.
Scott, Tiff and Krista rehearse one of the sing-along songs.
Lyle warming up the huge crystal 'C' bowl.
It's resonance makes the whole building vibrate.
A new addition this year, Darci T's harp.
Darci and harp caught in a distant moment.
Darci T. bright and present ready for the light of the evening.
Practicing the cues for the final light journey.
Scott describing how the sacred space flows.
Hello to the center sacred candle.
Lynn, Jeanine and Tiff run through the incredibly amused Tri-Wop dance.
Lynn working the choreography.
Jeanine in her element.
Tiff working it.
Breaking it down to the Lightwork Band's song, Gentle Gentle.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Getting close to start time.
Scott reads over the poem he wrote that morning for the Sacred Space.
Jeanine helping to set the energy.
Four Lightworkers in white hold the energetic space as the guests arrive.
Golden energy flows through the room.
With deep and powerful grounding.
The lights of sacred space.
The sacred space begins.
Julia T. ignites the candle to the West and dedicates it to Love.
Darsi K. ignites the candle to the South and dedicates it to Peace.
Darci T. ignites the candle to the East and dedicates it to Joy.
Julia W. ignites the candle to the North and dedicates it to Community.
Scott ignites the center candle as the symbol of living spirit, may it burn steadily, brightly and visibly.
Opening poem.
Tiffany leads a sing song she created for the sacred space.
Darci T. angelically shares her composition, which encompassed harp and poetry.
The blessings go out as the congregation dedicated candles.
We don't underestimate the power of a blessing.
Hundreds of candles burn with sacred light.
Lyle leads us in a beautiful 'Silent Night'.
Julia T. gets the crowd laughing with her spiritual public service announcements.
The Tri-wop dance hits the floor with great amusement.
Krista plays her version of 'O Grande Amor' on the clarinet.
Some toning takes the congregation deep into peace and silent meditation.
Scott takes some of the sacred fire which is then passed around the circle.
As each person receives the spiritual light, the world gets brighter.
The light passing from one to another.
The sacred flame continues to be spread.
Soon all present are alight, bathed in the sacred glow, outwardly and inwardly.
A sacred gathering connected by spiritual light.
The directions are extinguished.
The individual lights are released and all that remains is the sacred center candle representing spirit. As the center candle is extinguished we remember that it still burns within us all - may it burn steadily, brightly and visibly.
