Sabrina's birthday weekend: a party with the free & the not so free

We celebrated Sabrina's birthday weekend recently and enjoyed being able to attend an illegal free party in the woods on Saturday night and a lunch party with her mother the day after. Both were enjoyable in their own way but I couldn't help but observe how one group seemed completely free from the cunning pitfalls of modern life and much more interested in nurturing the minds of their children, while the other group despite their luxurious surroundings and belief system which tells them they are free, are in fact just prisoners to their homes & slaves to a broken system.

The Forest Party

First up we attended the land of the free, an isolated forest with a river running through it, inhabited by people who have intentionally separated themselves from modern life. Society calls them gypsies, hippies, drifters or even the homeless, but with no permanent home in truth these people are more free than the rest of us and much more likely to survive the testing decades we have ahead.

Upon arrival the first thing we found was an event organised specifically for the children, some kind of pantomime game which involved all of them. So this is where they played for the first hour with a few selected adults looking after them.

After the game we found this huge net in the trees and the kids continued to play and interact with the other children.

Here is Esteban getting used to the feeling of a net under his feet.

The bar and adults can be seen just off in the distance, not too far from their children.

Later there was even a magician who was extremely funny and pretty good at juggling too. Beneath you can see Esteban & Luna enjoying the show with their bare feet.

Once it was dark the music began and the adults had their time to party. I don't have any photos to show you from this bit but I think you can imagine how amazing it was to be dancing barefoot to a live band in the middle of a forest at night surrounded by enlightened souls, albeit a little bit wasted ;)

There was no fear of maintaining correct social distance and not a mask in sight the entire day. And it goes without saying none of these people were vaccinated. Interesting also to note how much of the focus was on creating fun for children. As far as I could tell, daylight hours were for food, drink & nurturing young minds and only once it was dark with the youngest tucked away sleeping in their tents did the adults get their moment to do what they came here to do. To dance their arses off!

I didn't speak to many people but felt very at home here and as always I am super grateful for an experience like this which I can incorporate into my manifesting process, the ever-expanding dream of my future. The more specific we can be in our vision the more specific the Universe will be in its delivery.

The House Party

The following day our hangovers were solved with a little watermelon before cracking into the champagne upon arriving at Sabrina's mother's house, shortly before lunchtime (which in this country can last the entire afternoon). Her step-father has for the last few months been decking the area around their pool with a varnished wood, making it look quite lovely.

A private paradise one might say. And while it is of course a great place for children to play, unlike the party in the woods there was no interaction from the adults. Children were just left to their own devices and instructed not to be too loud.

Here you can see a posing Esteban and their house in the background.

Hidden behind the pool under the shade of two trees is the adult's playground.

An outside kitchen and dining area.

Sabrina's step-dad working hard here to prepare the food for everyone.

He built this entire place from scratch. Certainly no small achievement and I commend him as a builder of straight lines, but I would argue his time would have been better spent building something more in harmony with its surroundings, less dependent on government provided utilities such as water & electricity which we will not be able to rely on in the future. A large area dedicated to food production would have been useful too!

Something else I have noticed about him is that even though his house was finished when I arrived here five years ago he never stops finding new things to do. The wooden decking is in fact replacing a previously finished surface which he decided he didn't like. And trust me, once this is done he will find something else to change, because he is addicted to this now and feels deeply uncomfortable when there is nothing to do. Like so many people who have spent their lives working, he does not have any creative or spiritual practices and really doesn't even know who he is. How will he feel I wonder when his body no longer permits him to stay busy in the way to which he is accustomed? And so, unlike the forest people, he is a prisoner to his home and slave to a broken system because he still believes his government has his best interests at heart and like everyone else in our village, he is fully vaccinated and willing to take as many more jabs as he is told.

Anyway, happy days! And back to my sublime little monkeys who are content with luxury or indeed nothing more than a muddy forest to run around in. Either way it makes no difference to them because they don't need external stuff to enjoy their lives, only their innate sense of adventure and desire to continually keep having fun.

Sabrina wanted her cake to say "Eat your 38 years" and so it was.

It was good to see her enjoying herself.

Surrounded by people who love her.

This is what Esteban made for her. A little bracelet with shells.

Luna knows how to write her own name now, so made an abstract collage to go with it.

I just promised her anything she could dream of and she seemed happy with this ;)

In fact I am going to buy her a laptop and she is going to learn crypto. She has been putting this off quite long enough! Crypto is the money of the future and if you are not now learning how it all works, you will be left behind. And in no situation do I recommend having someone else look after 'all that stuff' for you. Unless you're looking after it for your mother of course ;)

Finally here are the offspring eating cake & yoghurt!

In other news my 30L of wine has moved from the plastic containers to glass ones where they can be filled to the brim, eliminating excess air. Here they will stay for the next few months before racking off the bottom layer.

We have been busy collecting walnuts & acorns recently. Ah yes, and wine bottles!

I will tell you about acorns in another post. Too much amazing info to fit here.

Inspired by the forest magician Esteban pulled out his magic set last night and started doing tricks on everyone.

And here is your card!

Those apples under the table are destined to become cider, my next project. When I am done, I will begin collecting olives. The few I made last year tasted magnificent so I intend to make a lot more this time around, filling one of those 30L buckets to the brim. Much like the blackberries, figs, walnuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts & acorns, they grow everywhere and no one picks them. Except that mad english guy with no shoes ;)

As always my friends, please know that you are welcome to join us here on the French side of the Pyrenees mountains where we will remain free no matter what is happening in the world. Just drop me a line at harmonicfuture44@protonmail if you want to chat privately.

Love & Light everyone 🌱