Hi ConFester Groovers : )

   If you're dinning tonight with the ConFester tribe please send in your RSVPs
[if you haven't already] by reply email so we can cater for your arrival!!

   Its becoming a delicious night of good company, yummy food and inner city
festivities : )

   Where:
   Betty's Soup Kitchen
   84 Oxford Street Darlinghurst

Its a nice restaurant that caters for most food allergies/preferenc es.  To be
sure, call them on (02) 9360 9698.

   When:
   Wednesday 2nd May [TONIGHT!!]
   From 6.30 pm till around 9pm or 9.30pm

   See you there!

   xox

   Sophia

   www.dte.org.au/sydney


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You will get hooked up tonight! Real girls looking for chatting and
flirting online !

http://www.freewebs.com/sexyhotlovers/

Hey folks!
I've just uploaded a few photos of the natural landscape at Autumn
2007 Confest that illustrate just how much impact the 2m drop in water
level has impacted the natural beauty of the Edwards river site.

I hope you'll agree that it's just as stunning there, just in a
different way!! what do you think?

photos are here:
http://www.confesthippy.com/

Hi Benny,
Hope you're well darlin, thanks for forwarding the message, we're
always overjoyed by any kind of feedback especially curiousity, and
any opportunity to grow or strengthen the network.   Please feel free
to pass on the link to our site www.kotema.com and/or my email for
this or any similar queries from people in vic, and we'll pass on
those from the over the border folks to you.
Joy,
Kristen.

"A random act of silliness a day keeps the doctor away..."


>your welcome :-)<
Benny

Hi everyone,

   As your on this group I guess your interested in building community & having a
good time in life : )

   There is still a handful of small & big jobs needed to help Sydney ConFesters
gathering purr.
   Please let us know if you can help out !!

   The biggest task is getting the fruit & veg to the site ... Beautiful Benny
was intending to do this however he has injured himself today and is no longer
able to do so.

   So ... as a community we need to find a way to get approx 1 ton of veggies
from Pagewood to the site !

   If you have access to a van, trailer, truck, station waggon, ute or any other
way please let us know as soon as possible : )  A 2m x 3m trailer is available
if you're able to tow it.

   Please text/call Benny on 0412 363 930

   Cheers

   Sophia




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Hi Beautiful People : )

   Workshops, chai tent, hot tub, concert night, groovie people, chats, hugs,
smiles, drums, fire, delicious food ...

   Remember Sydney ConFesters gathering is commencing this Wednesday 25th April
(ANZAC Day) and continuing through to Sunday 29th April !!

   For further details, please visit www.dte.org.au/sydney

   Car pooling via sydneyconfesters@...

   Looking forward to seeing you there !!

   Cheers
   The Syd ConFesters Crew






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-----Original Message-----
From: sydneyconfesters@...
[mailto:sydneyconfesters@...] On Behalf Of Sydney Confesters
Sent: Sunday, 22 April 2007 10:30 PM
To: sydneyconfesters@...
Subject: [sydneyconfesters] Lift Offer | wednesday from maroubra area,
possible pick ups on way




Please contact Julie direct on 0404636252 if you are interested.

>Julie Gazner, is coming to her first sydney confest and has a large
>vehicle, 8 seater, and is offering rides for several people on
>wednesday. Departure time and details to be negotiated. Julie lives
>in maroubra at the beach.
>call 0404636252
>



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-----Original Message-----
From: sydneyconfesters@...
[mailto:sydneyconfesters@...] On Behalf Of Natasha Verco
Sent: Sunday, 22 April 2007 8:30 PM
To: sydneyconfesters@...
Subject: [sydneyconfesters] looking for a lift




Hey there, this is tash. My flattie and i are looking for a lift to confest
anytime from thursday afternoon :) We live in newtow, I can drive and can
chuck in for fuel. If mob is easy my number is 0407668016.

tash xoxo


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-----Original Message-----
From: kristen@... [mailto:kristen@...]
Sent: Sunday, 22 April 2007 9:22 PM
To: michael@...
Subject: Gypsy Kitchen ? Autumn ConFest ?07

Gypsy Kitchen ? Autumn ConFest ?07
An incredible and educational experience, I am struggling to find
words to describe it; the joy of watching the flows of movement
through the kitchen, each being weaving confidently through the
chaotic, playful busy-ness of the larger entity.   The Gypsy Kitchen
has undeniably become it?s own entity, there is a community now that
is strong and rich enough to share all of the roles within it
comfortably, as well as being a resource of support and assistance to
other entities within the larger ConFest community.
	 Family, Community, Culture; these words were spoken by almost
everyone I connected with in the kitchen and the Kotema lounge.   I
feel awe at the incredible privilege of witnessing a family, a
community, a culture becoming aware of itself.   I saw countless
people with, or coming to the understanding that the seemingly
intangible spirit of ConFest is not something that we go somewhere or
when to find, it is something we are.   ConFest is a vital meeting
place for us as a community and a culture.   It is also a profound
example of the abundance of skills, talents, resources we have amongst
us.   As well as the energy, magic, joy and collaborative creativity
we are capable of when we see ourselves, and act as a collective, as a
community.
This is the fifth ConFest in which I have participated in the Gypsy
Kitchen.   The first was an Autumn ConFest.   I spent most of the
festival gathering wood for the three fires in the gypsy village
communal fire circle, watching this spontaneously formed group of
people create something far more than a device for producing
sustenance. They created a place, a feeling that was home, and more,
they created a sense of an automatic invitation to consider myself at
home amongst them, and I have joyfully continued to do so.
For the five festivals since (including Folk Rhythm & Life ?05) I have
given thousands of hours of my effort and thought to the Gypsy Kitchen
and to ConFest, perhaps stretching my health a little past the point
of wisdom.   I feel that every second of this has been more than
balanced by the richness of the opportunities and challenges presented
to me, the amazing people I have met, and come to know and love, and
the sheer gorgeousness of the whole experience.
The exhilaration I feel at seeing the Gypsy Kitchen Community grow
from a small group of facilitators to a large group of collaborators
is immeasurable and certainly indescribable, as is my gratitude and
appreciation for every being who contributed to this experience.
Joy,
Kristen.

please forward to other gypsy kitchen participants ....
please notify us if you do not want further gypsy kitchen emails
thanks

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From: sydneyconfesters@...
[mailto:sydneyconfesters@...] On Behalf Of hielrick12
Sent: Monday, 16 April 2007 8:19 PM
To: sydneyconfesters@...
Subject: [sydneyconfesters] lift from Melbourne to Sydney confest



Hey dear Confester

It is very possible that I will go to confest from Melbourne to Sydney
in my car. So If you Know of anybody who may want to come with me and
share the petrol or the gas for the trip (on a one way trip), you`re
very welcome to pass my details on to them.
Hielrick 0424 819 278

Have a happy day

A bientot de vous hugger

Hielrick
,





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Hi All

There is a very important meeting coming up this Wednesday, it is the final
meeting before the magical Anzac Day Sydney Confest.

Join us:

Details:
Wed 18 April : 730pm - 930pm
Judy's house 15 Sutherland Ave, Paddington (note, Sutherland AVENUE not
Sutherland STREET - it's just off Elizabeth St, Paddo. Parking best on
Elizabeth Street).

All welcome.

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Hi everyone! How was your easter/passover/confest? I'd like to share my
experiences with
you.
After dropping the kids off at Avalon airport before dawn on Thursday so
they could fly up
to Brisbane and be with their father, I then drove up the Calder through to
Moulamein and
had a very interesting experience. I noticed on a sign that the distance
from Barham to
Moulamein was 69 kms but I only had 30 kms worth of fuel left when I had
noticed that I
was 36 kms into my trip from Barham to Moulamein. I'm talking the middle of
nowhere,
dried out creek beds, desert, large cattle stations with no visible housing,
real country if
you know what I mean. So I had decided to do a u-turn and get petrol back at
Barham
while towing the caravan weighing up that it was the lesser of distances to
a petrol pump.
I watched my petrol guage as it slowly wound down to zero and turned off the
radio and
the aircon to listen to my engine as I willed it to roll on the smell of
fumes for the next five
or six kms into the town... or how long it would get me there pulling a
caravan and all. I
then utilized my Secret manifestation powers, first I told myself I was
disgustingly lucky
and that my car would get me there, of course it would, it's an economical
Camry and the
caravan isn't THAT heavy, AND that I refused to walk in high heels from
petrol station back
to my car with jerry-can that just WASN'T going to happen, so I manifested
petrol, and it
worked, and as soon as I saw the BP sign as I entered Barham, I knew the
engine wasn't
even turning over anymore, it was just rolling forward so I let the car roll
into the service
station and stop right in front of the regular unleaded pump. YAY! for
manifesting petrol I
didn't have! I drove happily the rest of the way, to the Confest site and
drove around for a
river-front site, I was quite disappointed, the river had gone from a
healthy depth over the
summer, to dry cracked clay patches of river bed and exposed tree branches
with a few
pitiful stagnant puddles, not even what you'd call a stream, more like the
dying attempts
at a river before it completely dries up like some of the other creeks and
river beds I'd
seen on the drive there. Well I parked in front of what was the lovely
Edwards River lagoon,
between the Confest committee van and a lovely German hippie couple and
their two
beautiful indigo children, with their golden skin, blue eyes and flaxen
hair, a girl of about
3 and a boy of about 1. Actually it was remarkable just how many children
there were at
Confest, the organisers said there was about 300 that they had counted, and
it was lovely
to see that it still appealed to both the new generation and the die hard
oldies who'd been
coming there for the past 30 years.
As I had set-up and had a little siesta, a Geelong girlfriend found me and
parked her swag
and tarp next to the caravan and we went for a walk to the chai tea tent,
which really is the
purple heart of Confest. It's more than going for a cup of delicious chai
tea, it's the
connection you get there with other people, the chance to see old friends
and make new
ones, and is always one of the highlights of the experience. The rainbow
frenchies weren't
there en masse this easter, except for one, who's stayed in Melbourne since
Confest
Summer ended and now plans to head north for the winter before re-newing his
visa
overseas probably offshore for a little while then coming back as soon as he
can. It was
great seeing everyone. I was tickled to see a Sydney pagan girlfriend who I
met at last
year's AWC (Australian Wiccan Conference) and had driven 8 hours to be at
Confest, which
I was really impressed with. As usual there were old friends, too many to
mention, as well
as new ones, an expanded social circle and lots of lovely eye candy. No one
special for me,
I wasn't hunting at all, I wasn't attracing any unwanted attention either
which was lovely, I
was just happy being me, enjoying the company of strong amazing women
actually, more
than the hippy boys that were there. We had camped near gypsy village
kitchen which was
next to the fire-drumming circle, so it was the drumming which went all
night that was a
little hard to sleep through, but on the Monday morning, the morning I had
planned to go
back, a woman had lost her grip on reality and had a full screaming,
fitting, eating-the-
dirt abusive episode, either from not taking her happy pills or from taking
the wrong sort
of happy medicine for her brain chemistry or at least that was what it
seemed like. It was
hours before the right sort of ambulance and police had arrived, by then the
whole
campsite had awoken to her screams, she had tried to eat handfulls of dust,
we'd heard
every curse word under the sun and we'd all been sent to hell, so after the
second
ambulance came, which was equipped to carry psychiatric patients, we spent
the rest of
the morning healing the healers with OHMs, with singing bowls, with big
heart-felt group
hugs, with reiki and with everything we could think of, before all treating
ourselves to a
big breakfast of pancakes with ice cream and maple syrup as comfort food.
There's at
least one nutter at every confest that goes off, so those that have been
there know what I
mean. So there went my morning to leave, so I stayed for the rest of the
day, I noticed that
my neighbor the Geelong girl had left by the time I got back, but she left
me a note to say
she couldn't find me, so that was fair enough, and I stayed the Monday
night, although my
enjoyment of Confest and hunger to stay on had waned considerably and I was
looking
forward to getting back into my own comfortable farmiliar surroundings, hot
running
water and a drama-free sleep. The most wonderful things about going away
were sleeping
when I felt like it, including day-time siestas, eating when I wanted to,
the workshops, and
simply not answering to anyone, no phone clients, nothing I had to
particularly do or be
in, it was the freedom just to be, which was healing in itself. On a lighter
note, I picked up
the boys last night from Avalon, as I drove there I saw a shooting star
right in front of me,
like it was meant for me, so I wished on it.
I hope everyone else had a great time too, please share your stories here.
- Eilish



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Hey I have 2 seats left to Easter confest. Will be leaving sydnham
train station at 7am.
call or sms 0422933703

hi this list is  unmmoderated till i return so people can get a lift
sorry if this causes any inconveniance.
resta assured if people post out side of the confest guidlines  they
will be adjusted to no-future posts
love and light
see you there
Benny

Hi included my # this time as I dont have computer from wed on...
I can share petrol ,wil have bedding, food ect...but not to much.
if I dont find a lift i willd rive my old van that seats two ,so I may
be offering as well to one person for thurs arvo or fri morn? Thank
all SKY o411236234

Hi All

My girfriend and I are very lucky and have managed to secure a lift to
Confest, hope to see you all there!!!

We are possibly looking for a lift back on Sunday or Monday.

If anyone is travelling back at those times to Melbourne please contact
me at calreid04@...

We are happy to contibute to fuel, driving and humour!

Kind Regards

Calum

Dear divine Confest beings,

Important and exciting information for your diaries regarding the next two
Sydney Confesters festivals.

Our next two festivals are happening at the "Iron Bark" property at Mangrove
Mountain where we normally have festivals. Directions to the site are posted
at  <http://www.dte.org.au/sydney> www.dte.org.au/sydney

1. Anzac Day Festival

The next festival (Anzac Day long weekend) Starts Wednesday 25 April and
runs through to Sunday 29 April. If you wish to be more involved you can
come on Tuesday 24 after 12.00 noon to begin the set up celebration and
enjoy a longer and deeper festival experience.

Full festival tickets are $60 and will be available at the gate from 12.00
noon Tuesday 24th. Day tickets will not be available for this festival.


2. Winter Festival

The winter festival June 7th to June 11th will be a prepaid festival. For
this festival we will be trialling something new for Sydney Confesters.

Early bird pre paid discount tickets are $60 and will be on sale from may
1st until May 24th. Tickets at the gate will be $100. Tickets will be on
sale from May 1 to May 31. on line or paid in person at Commonwealth Bank
Branches. Check at
<http://by132fd.bay132.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/dasp/EN/www.dte.org.au/sydney
> www.dte.org.au/sydney or call Nirvano on 0438523715 or 93443669 or call
Marie on 95890261 closer to the festival dates for details of how to pre
pay.

Love and light,

Sydney Confesters








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Hello all,

My girlfriend and I have luckily found a lift to confest from Melbourne.

I was also wondering if anyone would be able to offer us a lift back,
from Confest to Melbourne leaving on maybe Sunday or Monday?

Kind Regards

Calum

A bus is leaving from Sydney to Easter Confest tomorrow morning at 530am.
There are a few seats left, you can book online now by going to
http://www.dte. <http://www.dte.org.au/sydney> org.au/sydney or arriving at
530am with $150 cash - first come first serve on the morning.  There may or
may not still be seats left tomorrow morning.  If you have booked and paid
your seat is secure.

If you would like to drive along with the bus please meet at 530am at the
Bondi Junction car park.  We will be setting up a Sydney Village at the
site, ask around or look for the sydney confesters sign.



THE FESTIVAL BEGINS ON THE BUS!

Bennys contact no is 0412363930






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remember, guys, to look above you when setting up camp underneath these
massive, grand gums.
I was present during summer confest when a giant branch (longer and wider
than my car!!) gave a big cracking noise, snapped and fell in high winds,
landing (*thankfully* away from confesters) in a fire circle in gypsy.

dead leaves on an overhanging branch is a silent reminder from nature that
you don't need to camp underneath it!!!

stay safe peoples, and see you at the fire dancing circle!
Bill


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same lovley lady (as previous 2 messages)may be offering lift from
Begrave (Melbourne) If I cannot find a lift my self(looks like more
needing lifts than offers)....?if I dont find a lift i will drive my
old van that seats two .
so I may be offering a Seat for one person return  for thurs arvo or
fri morn? bear with me as I work this out.....
  included my # this time as I dont have computer from wed on...Thank all

call SKY o411236234
  We would share petrol costs and maybe driving sky

Hi lovley woman needs a lift to confest,open to time leaving,share
petrol.thankyou

one pesrson + big backpack, shere petrol.
orenico@...
thanks:)

I'll be looking to drive up on the Saturday night, now that I've seen that
there'll be a cool
place to camp out on the way up. It is - http://www.bushdooffestival.com.au/
(Near
Shepparton)

So I'll leave Melbs about 8pm stop in there for a boogie and rest then continue
on to Confest
early Sunday Morn.

I'll be looking to finalise seating arrangements for the trip up by Wed night so
maybe we can
chat before then. Ta muchly.

james
Ph: 0411 444 621

P.S. My plans involve me paying for a rental car (passengers need only share
petrol cost). So
if anyone has the same idea as me and their own vehicle, I'd love to be a
passenger.

Hi,
All the seats that I offered previously (2-3 seats from Melbourne etc)
have now been taken.

Good luck to everyone looking for a lift - hope to see you at Confest!

Karen

I have 2 or 3 seats available depending on luggage departing from
Kilsyth or I can pick up you at (probably) Croydon train station on
Friday AM.

Chip in a bit for petrol and keep me company on the drive and we'll get
to Confest after lunch.

Let my know by email or phone 9733 0595/0402 791 501.

Karen



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Hi : )

Well it's happening ... the big mumma ConFest begins in a few days time :
)

If any one would like to join the 21 seater bus that has been hired to make
life easy please let us know as soon as possible -

The bus is nearly full but there may be space for you : )  Its leaving
Sydney
on Thursday morning to get to the Confest site before sunset Thursday night.


Sounds good yes ??? ... Full details below .

Please spread the word !!

Hope to see you there ...

Sophia ...........

************ ********* ********* ******
Magic ConFest Bus !!!

To book a seat please go to:

http://www.dte.org.au/sydney/bus07.htm

For info on confest

www.dte.org.au


For more info on the bus please go to:

http://www.dte.org.au/sydney/index.html


Included in your ticket:

- Return trip on comfortable bus from Sydney to Easter confest.

- Professional driver.

- Trailer for your gear.

- Possibility that some of your ticket will be refunded to you in cash, or
some food for the festival will be included.

************ **

Why stress yourself driving, or struggling to find a lift down when you can
book a ticket now?

Last year at least 10 people were left disappointed when trying to get on
the bus the day before the festival

************ **

Last year's bus to Easter Confest included:

- A friendly bunch of people

- A picnic stop off for lunch and a swim

- The opportunity for everyone to set-up and camp in a Sydney village

- 2 extra days of Confest as Confest started ON THE BUS!

To book a seat please go to:

http://www.dte.org.au/sydney/bus07.htm


For more info on the bus please go to:

http://www.dte.org.au/sydney/bus07.htm

Hi,

I'm looking to get to Confest this Easter from Adelaide, so am
wondering if anyone can offer a ride. Can leave on Friday anytime.

I'm hoping to not take my car, but if i can't get a lift then that is
another option, in which case i am open to driving and offering a lift
to up to 3 others.

Contact me on (08) 8272 3993 (away between Fri 30/3 and Mon 2/4) or on
email tonyhegyi@....

Cheers
Tony

Hi everyone,

The other idea I had was whether a bunch of us carless people want to
get together and hire a car?  It is very expensive though, about $390
(plus over $100 in petrol probably) to leave Friday come back Tuesday.
If there were 5 of us, it would come to about $100 each, but if there
were less than 5 it would obviously cost more.

Anyway if any of you are desperate like me, get in touch!  I would come
and pick you up from anywhere in Melb.

All the best,
Mel
halohead100@...

Hi,

I'm looking to get to Confest this Easter from Adelaide, so am
wondering if anyone can offer a ride. Can leave on Friday anytime.

I'm hoping to not take my car, but if i can't get a lift then that is
another option, in which case i am open to driving and offering a lift
to up to 3 others.

Contact me on (08) 8272 3993 (away between Fri 30/3 and Mon 2/4) or on
email tonyhegyi@....

Cheers
Tony