Temple of Community

mars · Post by **mars** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:45 am

I am posting this announcement from Gothalot and the Temple of Community.

Welcome community. I hope with your help to within 6 months to pull off a temple. This is not an attempt to emulate any of the previous temples but merely to fill the void. Last year, The Rue Morgue, located at the 9 o'clock plaza, provided a sanctuary and a vehicle (hearse) to allow people to grieve, contemplate and say their goodbyes to departed. We taught many people to fold paper cranes (in honor of departed loved ones) and then placed the cranes into art pieces emulating coffins.

With no Temple burn planned for this year, we felt the need to fill the void while at the same time enlisting the community to take action and take part in their own Temple.

We have begun the discussions and the planning. We invite all interested parties to join in. We need builders, engineers, and excited people to scream out loud that it's happening!

Photos and more info at: http://tribes.tribe.net/templeofcommunity

Who wants a Temple at the Burn this year?!!!!!!

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:30 pm

what is your source for there being no Temple Burn this year?

blyslv · Post by **blyslv** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:42 pm

The "Temple Crew" announced that it would not be building a temple.

But they asked that "their" space be reserved.

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:31 pm

blyslv wrote:The "Temple Crew" announced that it would not be building a temple.

But they asked that "their" space be reserved.

Fuck that. If you're going to build something then fine, reserve the space. Otherwise open it up to all or to another group who can build something there. Who in the fuck do they think they are to ask for the space to be reserved...just in case they decide to do something last minute? Art cars and theme camps don't get last minute approvals or reserved space just in case they decide to come...the temple crew should be no different.

The only sacred cows on the playa should be the man, center camp, and any infrastructure required for permit compliance. Next thing you know placements will turn into entitlements and the whole event will go down the fucking tubes.

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:10 pm

Im all for a Temple in 2008 and if the Community were to come together to build it, that would be even more special, in my humble opinion. BUT, the Temple should be located where the Temples always are located--at 12:00 high.

mars · Post by **mars** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:17 pm

what is your source for there being no Temple Burn this year?

I don't know if there is any "official" printed info, but read this thread, and glean the info for yourself:

http://bm.tribe.net/thread/fb3649d9-67a ... 3c0f424399

mars · Post by **mars** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:20 pm

<<Fuck that. If you're going to build something then fine, reserve the space. Otherwise open it up to all or to another group who can build something there.>>

From what I understand, I think that they don't want another temple in that space because it will be assumed that it is theirs. I don't think they are sying not to put anything in that space.

I don't necessarily agree with this line of thinking, I'm just sayin' what I think they're sayin'.

(I need to figger out how to do this quote thing again--i forgot!)

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:39 pm

When David Best has not done Temple other years- there still has been a Temple...
wasn't it 2005 that the other crew did??? It was amazing-as Temple always IS...
If you and yours feel the need to gather and create a Temple it sounds WONDERFUL...
I would like to offer my help in any way I can on playa I'm a hard worker ...I can use a drill and hammer..

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:52 pm

A fellow burner and I were talking and I was like thats go somewhere (we camp at 9:15 second to last ring) and she was like NO I don't want to walk or ride anywhere... I was like... come on we'll go get a ride on an ART CAR... sooo we walk down 9:00 and have perfect timing you guys were just leaving.... THANK YOU for the ride!!! we went wayyyyy out to the car fire and then you brought us back.. right to the 9:00 plaza... PLAYA MAGIC ...
ask and you shall receive

minina · Post by **minina** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:14 pm

So I went to http://tribes.tribe.net/templeofcommunity and I loved the ideas and pictures for the next temple, the Temple of Community. Me and my husband are willing to participate on this project. We are very handy and well, he's been working in construction for at least 15 years already. Where, when, how can we participate? We live in Miami but just tell us how to participate and we will. Do you need us to help installing the project? Have you open any account with paypal to donate? Please give us more info.

Oh! and by the way, if someone wants to watch the video where David Best talks about his Temple of Forgiveness being his last temple, here it is:

http://current.com/items/87265491_the_last_temple

(Very moving, in my opinion) So beautiful...

He said he hopes the community takes over, well...we will. Thanks David Best for giving the community of BM so much for so long...

BitterDan · Post by **BitterDan** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:51 pm

I am willing to help out both on and off the playa.

I was thinking about the temple the other day and I think an Americana victorian chapel would be sweet! Just my opinion though.

mars · Post by **mars** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:28 pm

If you're interested in helping, click on the Tribe link above and contact Gothalot and/or Skirblah.

Yay!!!!!

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:45 am

will this be orthodox, conservative, or reformed?

minina · Post by **minina** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:14 pm

Mars: Thanks so much. I will contact one of them.

Simon of de la Playa: Spirituality can be related to Religion but not necessarily. The temple at BM has never been a religious place. Orthodox? Christian? r u insane? you would be limiting yourself and others at BM community.

The temple word doesn't equal religion. It equals whatever you believe, it equals openness and a connection, a place to pause and reflect...not that you can't do that anywhere else but it has always been a magical place and a sacred place to a lot of people at BM.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:35 am

oh wow, REALLY?

i had NO idea......i thought we would just be burning TEMPLES, which i'm down with...

nothing like Flaming yarmulkes, ya know....please make sure to use kosher gas.

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:39 am

Geez, give it a rest.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:42 am

i know, i'm sorry....i should'nt be so eager to jump out the water and yell "SNARK"...

i will put in a prologue on all of my posts about the many grains of salt on must ingest before reading....

like a margarita glass...

if i have offended anyone, well it was with love....have a drink...

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:13 pm

Oh, I'm not offended, just, um, let's see. After a while too much of the same old same old gets under my skin. A little dab will do ya, less is more, insert your tired old cliche here.

I would hope anyone who truly was offended would have the good sense to say so; here or in a PM to the other person.

myredcarpet · Post by **myredcarpet** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:20 pm

what is your source for there being no Temple Burn this year?

This is where I heard about it:
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=23412

I did check out :
http://tribes.tribe.net/templeofcommunity
and these people really have some cool ideas going on! I really suggest to pop over there and check it out. And of course HELP out too if you can.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:36 pm

you are right anti-m, AS USUAL......

i will pick on some other ethnic, religious, or economic demographic for awhile...

i'm thinking the shakers, now THEY were some wack jobs....makes the scientolgists look like southern baptists.

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:43 pm

Pick on whomever you please, but give me a break and don't pick on them in all the threads all the time.

Here, pick on science fiction fanfic writers who think their view of the fictional universe is the only correct one. "That's not canon." You twat, it's fiction! Television fiction at that! How can an alternative universe be canon??!!

Oh, sorry faded out for a moment there. Please, resume your abnormal thread activity.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:48 pm

i'm knitting an irregular mr. rogers cardigan with those abnormal threads...

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:31 pm

film at eleven?

plowman · Post by **plowman** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:43 pm

You don't have to be religious to be spiritual,
and you shouldn't be sarcastic about either one.

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:52 pm

Shouldn't be sarcastic? Really? I disagree, freedom of speech and all that fun stuff.

If that's your set of values, then by all means embrace it, but telling someone they shouldn't be sarcastic amounts to telling someone what they should believe, in my book.

But we've hijacked the temple thread.

plowman · Post by **plowman** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:03 pm

Sorry to offend you AntM but I thought it was you who said " give me a break" . And YES Iam excersizing MY RIGHTS under the 2nd !!

Besides, shouldn't and don't do not mean the same thing!

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:17 pm

Ah, the gimme a break wasn't about the content, it was about the same thing over and over again in thread after thread. It could have been any "same damn thing" over and over again and I would have been annoyed. I HAVE to read all the posts. They get old, fast. I wasn't moderating, I was bitching. If there's ever any doubt, do feel free to ask.

Besides, don't be sarcastic on eplaya? That's pretty funny.

And I'm still not offended. I'm good.

plowman · Post by **plowman** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:57 pm

Ah yes. The same crap but in different words by different people.
I do not envy your job. I wouldn't want it. You do however have my utmost respect for you, doing the job that you are doing. I'm serious on this statement!!!!!!

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:42 am

as heard at last year's temple burn/circle wave....

"will everybody shut the fuck up, i'm trying to have a spiritual experience"

Post by **AntiM** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:47 am

Thanks. It's not a job, it's an adventure! No, most of the time this is simple and fun, and even the commerce isn't that bad. Overall, the community does a good job of getting back on track; I do hope if anyone IS offended they speak up. Not to me, mind you, but work it out with the other eplayans. Most of the time, that's possible. You're all some sort of intelligent, rational adult with a grasp of reasoning skills and diplomacy. No, seriously. I'm that gullible.

Now and then though, the job gets boring and annoying. Anti M is no fun when bored and annoyed.

And we've still hijacked the temple thread. Although I think eplaya could be considered a temple of community itself, in a vague, broad interpretation.

Temple of Community

Temple of Community

We want to participate on this project. Tell us how.