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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.  see
the film
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. see the film
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