Sonic Meditations with the Full Moon

NEXT SESSION: Monday 13th January, 2025, 6.00 - 7.30pm

We remain deep in winter, crispy grass under foot and a low grey sun halo sqeezing through heavy cloud. Despite the insistence of a 'new year', let's stay with the seeds of reflection and rest where and when we can, for a little while longer, no need to push up through that wet earth just yet... Join us for listening in, sounding out and moving for warmth, under the trees and the dark skies.

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A monthly meeting under the trees on Wanstead flats, a large piece of common land in the East of London and a beautiful place to come together to explore our inner and outer worlds through listening and sounding.

We will explore Pauline Oliveros' 'Sonic Meditations' - 25 'special procedures' for participatory practice that expands sonic awareness, with the overarching purpose of re-situating musicality within the collective, and with the specific purpose of healing.

Pauline Oliveros' 'Sonic Meditations' were first published in 1971, after a period of participatory development with the ♀ Ensemble. Participants are asked to actively make sound, imagine sound, listen to present sound and remember sound. Voice is the primary instrument, although some of the meditations can be adapted to use instruments. The meditations are open to all, with no special skills or no previous experience needed, just a willingness to participate, and commit to the given conditions.

Healing can occur within the group through regular shared experience of inner and outer worlds, increased awareness of the present moment and ones surroundings, and attention to and understanding of ones past experiences or values, as witnessed by the group.

"In process a kind of music occurs naturally. It's beauty is not through intention, but is intrinsically the effectiveness of it's healing power. This may be felt by the group, and the music relates to the people who make it through participation and sharing, as a stream or river whose water offers refreshment and cleansing to those who find it."

(Pauline Oliveros, Sonic Meditations Introduction II 1974)

The meet up is facilitated by Blanc Sceol - artists and certified Deep Listening® practitioners Stephen Shiell & Hannah White.

Photo #3 is by Ky Lewis.

TICKETS

We offer a tiered ticket system, with suggested amounts to suit all budgets and help keep the meet ups as accessible as possible whilst also maintaining a workable return for our facilitation. If none of the donation amounts work for you please get in touch and let us know - [email protected].

£20

• I have regular income and am comfortably able to meet my basic needs

• I can afford an annual holiday or take time off

• I have access to savings

• I can afford private and public transport and have access to a car

• I have an expendable income, ie. can afford extra expenses each month like new clothes, trips out, eating out

£15

• I may stress about meeting my basic needs but I still regularly achieve them

• I can take a holiday or time off every few years without financial burden

• I may have access to savings

• I can always afford public transport and sometimes private

• I have some expendable income

£10

• I frequently worry about meeting my basic needs and don't always achieve them

• I can't afford holidays or time off without financial burden

• I have no savings

• I sometimes can't afford public transport

• I have little or no expendable income

Noone will be turned away for lack of funds - if you can't make any of the above amounts please get in touch - [email protected]

Host or Publisher Blanc Sceol