Elixir
Tiburon Art Festival
8-23-09
Feng Shui Ceremony
The Feng Shui Ceremony



When the Fire hour came, it was time to bring that element into our altar.


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We then added six mounds of earth from six locations around the Tiburon Peninsula...


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Worked with the fire some more,


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Inspired festival goers,


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And added more railroad spikes during the Yang Metal hour.


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My favorite moment in the day came when two ambitious young ladies made an attempt to jack the piggy bank...


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Our ceremony built momentum as the day went along...


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Some people felt so comfortable that they just stayed there for hours and hours…


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Each participating in her or his own way.


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Placing more flowers during the Yin Wood hour.


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Heather Martin did a live installation of the current week of her show Labyrinths of Time...


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And our ceremony rose to its beautiful conclusion by the end of the festival day.


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Elixir's Feng Shui Gallery


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