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"Festivale"

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Named and interpreted by Anne Stadler, Candi S. Foon, and Mark R. Jones in 2008, "Festivale" is a cultivated field effect in which we find ourselves in each other — “I come to get Me-Us” (I come to find me as I come to find you). Ultimately our intention is to manifest the field of “Festivale” in every interaction and in every place.

“Festivale” is the expression of “Presence” as an amalgam of inspiration and technique. Individual inspiration gets linked to technique through the process of self-mastery.

In the cultivation of “Presence” — we are sensing into the field (comprised of our internal and external environment) and opening up to being inspired by what is around us. When people find each other, the “Presence” of the field is amplified and inspiration itself comes from the field. When the “Presence” and inspiration of the individuals is linked by collective techniques, then collective mastery is cultivated.

The joy of “Festivale” is the Joy of Being Present.

Practice is the consistent application of techniques, and engaging multiple intelligences. If we are creating a “H-S-L” field (the compassion practice of Hearing, Seeing, and Loving in every interaction) — then we are experiencing “Festivale” and practicing celebration.

There is a formal pattern of the practice of celebration — “Festivale” in which a rhythm and structure are present (i.e., regular gatherings). There is also the practice of emergent celebration — which is an “in the moment” shared and spontaneous joyful response, which is also “Festivale”. By cultivating both the formal pattern of celebration and the emergent, we institutionalize the practice of celebration, compassion, and “Presence”.

In the practice of celebration — “I come to get Me-Us” integrates both individual spiritual practice and community capacity building on the collective level.