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Intention History Intention started in 1999 as the world
was hyped about Y2K. Jeet Kei got the ball rolling on the idea of gathering
the many circles of friends all together to hold space together out of
the city somewhere. It ended up being Lake Sasamat in the Belcarra area
where a campground exists. Invitations were made up and passed around
through friends and to their friends. We did not have this website then--tho'
we had the Navigator online, the precursor to this site--but word of
mouth was really where it was at then. The first Intention meetings were where many of the "tribe" met
each other. The vibe at these meetings was unmistakeably high and because
meals were to be made an extra level of cooperation was needed by all.
With Y2K on the horizon it was a highly anticipated New Years for 2000
and it seemed more important than ever for many to be around people you
would want to be around, people who understood the power of the tribal
vibe, being a community, not to mention rocking it with positivity. The success of the first year made it an instant tradition. It went another
year at Lake Sasamat before it was decided that we wanted it to be on
the Sunshine Coast to unite our coastal tribe. It was at the 2nd Intention that it was announced that this community
was going to be again represented at the Gathering of the Tribes in LA.
That was the year the Tribal Harmonix Collective was given its name and
its first members attended GoTT, hosting fundraisers to go while giving
people more sense of what we aimed to accomplish. Intention
III at Camp Elphinstone had a different feel and all
the meals were prepared for us. Some people miss making the
meals together, and working together in that way. (We did
our dishes too before). Here we saw a rise in the number
of workshops offered, in addition to the number of attendees.
We focused even further on community building. Intention has been the most "family friendly" of our tribal
events, and children have had a strong presence. More than any other
event of the year, Intention has shown what our community has to offer,
and gone deepest into exploring our own community development--independently,
though very much open to newcomers and outer tribes. In year III even
the whale tribes were represented :) Intention
IV in 2002-2003 saw the Organix crew contributing to
the New Year's party — there is much cross-over between
the 2 communities. This was also the year that cabin parties
spontaneously began to happen and another influx of newcomers
came into the fold. We had our first ambient temple event
as a community on the last night in the Main hall, which
featured our largest cuddle puddle so far. Intention
V was held again at Camp Elphinstone. By then the word
was out and well over 200 people registered for this 6-day
5-night gathering. Snow fell for most of the week and Elphinstone
became a magical white crystal garden. The New Year's eve
party crowd got close to 500 as the Goa Moose and Castle
rocked to the tribal beat, despite "the behemoth" heater
catching fire. A nasty bug laid many low but they now wear
their "I puked at Intention V" T-shirts as badges
of passage. Intention
VI was held at Camp Jubilee on Indian Arm — 280
acres of forested mountainside on the water — about
a 25-minute boat ride from Deep Cove. This gave Intention
VI a closer, more intimate vibe, with a deeper focus enhanced
by the isolation. |
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