11/6/2023 0 Comments Lightning in a bottle 2018![]() Lightning In A Bottle Festival 2018 Photo Gallery Hailley Howard “Everyone has had a blacksmith in their family at some point.” “It’s people’s history whether they know it or not,” he said. It keeps you fully in the moment.”Ĭowart explained how blacksmithing is now being used in therapeutic situations for example in Albuquerque, it’s treating veterans with PTSD, as they find it calming and helps them focus. “It’s like meditating if you stop you get burnt. “It’s really relaxing to do at home,” he said while the hammer thumped down. ![]() ![]() There was something very soothing about watching the process it's methodical, organized, gentle, but strong, the slam of the hammer, the tools twisting the metal till it glowed red and orange with heat. Part of the educational programming included daily demonstrations and opportunities to try everything from bow drilling to rope making, and I spent some time at the blacksmithing workshop held by Clayton Cowart at the Earth Arts and Craft tent. My takeaway is to appreciate what we have now - and spend more time outdoors than in front of the television. How many people have shared breath with a volcano?” Fair point. For instance, Mount Shasta or Mount Lassen has geothermal energy. “In California, you’re so close to many of them. “Go to sacred places,” urged one of the panelists during a Wisdom Council session. Daily panels were held where people from this community shared their stories and research. However, I’ve always found it a little hippy-dippy for partygoers to enthusiastically espouse this, so it was awesome to find doctors - with medical degrees - talking about their ‘connection to the spirits’ and how ‘they feel mother earth.’ The fact that these guys have had all that medical training and still come out with beliefs about the medicinal purposes of these substances gives me a lot more faith in their validity. The benefits of recreational drugs have been widely discussed, with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) in particular, doing some great research on their uses in psychotherapy and treating depression. Medical Doctors will discuss the benefits of psychedelics Instead, you meander around the areas, chilling in the culture hub to watch a witch say a blessing or experience a sound bath in the healing tents. The lineup is good, but not so jaw-droppingly amazing that all you do is run from stage to stage to catch sets. To clarify, there is great music, and during LIB 2018 big names like Zhu, The Glitch Mob and Tipper put on great sets, but music isn't the defining factor of this festival.
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