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Turn Cellphones Off, for a Better Connection
Last year I attended Lighting in a Bottle Music & Arts Festival in Bradley, California, for the very first time. I was a Coachella…
Working for Fun
Indentured servitude is a lot more exciting than it sounds. Nearly every festival provides the opportunity to work on different volunteer teams in exchange…
Star Stuff… What is a Solar Eclipse?
A total solar eclipse is the act of the moon stealing the sun’s show, completely blocking it out of the sky and turning day…
ILLUSTRATIONS- Beauty by Brush
Over the past twenty years illustrator, painter and designer Ursula Xanthe Young has become known for her unique flowery urban fairytale illustrations. Graduate of…
The History of Music Festivals
What is a music festival? Type in Music Festival in Wikipedia and you get this definition, “A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme…
Somewhere between Nudity and a Onesie
I try to stand up but I cannot find my balance. My happy place has become a nightmare. The main stage at Bass Coast…
Why Humans Need Festivals
Since the beginning of our evolution, our species has instinctively gathered into groups and villages. There is something in the human psyche that craves…
What is Psytrance?
A History of Psychedelic Trance.Trance is defined as an elevated state of consciousness induced by meditation or by the stimulation of our senses.“Well the…
Costa Rica Festival Fashion at the Envision Global Mercado
The Global Mercado @ Envision FestivalAt almost every festival in the world, you will find the sale of ‘festival fashion’, but what is that…
Music Festivals: More than just ‘sex, drugs, and rock and roll’
Summer music festivals of any description: transformational, mainstream, camping or non camping, electronic or mixed genre, all offer the chance to hear live music,…
Ethical Fashion- Why We Need It
A $2.5 trillion industry, fashion is the 2nd largest user of water and 2nd highest polluter, contributing 10% of carbon emissions. Globally, one in six people…
6 lessons about Intimacy that you can learn by going to a Transformational Music Festival
Have you ever experienced a meditation in which you gazed into a stranger’s eyes for ten minutes? Initially you may feel awkward, try to…