Resourcery - A Library of Possibilities

Welcome to the Illumination Re-Sourcery! Working with this information will greatly enhance your experience at our Fire Circles, helping you understand how you can creatively weave your gifts, talents and skills into the larger whole.  Please keep in mind that Illumination is a dynamic synthesis of various fire circle technologies. You may read a lot about “alchemical” fire circle technology at this Re-Sourcery because one of our three fires is based upon that model and more has been written about the alchemical model than others.  The Illumination experience is constantly evolving through our embrace of an emergent design philosophy…therefore, the Re-Sourcery will have new articles added from time to time to reflect these refinements.

MUSIC/SONG  

While most of the music at fire circles is improvised we do draw upon the vast library of traditional sacred songs...some of which are featured here and some of which have been written by our community specifically for fire circle culture. Most songs sung in our circles are recited in the English language, since that’s the primary dialect in our community and, by doing so, affords our participants an understanding of what we are celebrating/invoking/embodying. New and different songs are welcome in the circle, though we suggest that you present them, if possible, in a call-and-response format, so that everyone can learn and sing them on the fly. 
The mysteries of the fire circle are, in part, transmitted through the words of the songs and chants we sing. Singing out loud can be a challenging experience for some people. We want you to know that our circle is a safe place to take creative/expressive risks, that - no matter what you think it sounds like - your voice is good enough for the circle, and that we want to hear you sing! Even if you're feeling shy, try softly singing along to yourself, or humming. Any sort of sound will get your cells vibrating, which supports a deepening of both your own and the collective experience, so please: sing!Musical Diversity
In celebration of the precious spice of our diversity, we want to make a special point of encouraging everyone to bring the full range of their sonic delights.

Chants We Sing

Here are links to web pages featuring many Fire Circle Song lyrics and MP3 sound files:•  http://vegasvortex.com/pages/Chants 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FireTribeChants
http://www.seeliecourt.net/panpipe/oldchan.html
Chanting the Fire Circle – Insight into how we can best offer chants and songs to the Circle.
Quick Reference: Alchemical Rhythmatism
The short and sweet key to Alchemical Rhythmatism, a collaborative technology for improvisational musicians in the circle.
Frame Drum Skill Building Joshua Levin’s great guide to frame drumming http://www.mythfits.com/skillbuilder.htm

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