Hi every body,
I have already heard some great stories about the experience at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens as i was fortuned enough to have the direct accessibility to a few people who where present. maybe not everyone feels as if this is directly within their reach (i hope you do!). so i thought that it might be interesting to have some people write some ‘witness’ ‘reports’ on how they experienced it, what happened in their experience, what questions where raised for them by this event, or whatever you like to share. This can of course be anything! very long, very short, Vbry rational and documentative or more poetical or visual. veel free! I have no doubt there is a lot of documentation of the day but i think the different experiences can really help us to understand each other and the collective structure. Also i think it is just very nice to share these insights with each other. I'm looking forward to it!
I was in complete awe the whole time
Indeed as Sofie says, like a family gathering. For me, like a first time meeting your spouses family, something like that. We were welcomed with open arms, and I felt safe and free, encouraged to join in.
I've never been to a gathering like this one. Actually I've never went to see a collective before. I was super curious though, I'm a student of Bas at St Joost, he told us about the collective, and I really wanted to see it for myself. At the beginning of this year, I stated for myself that in my practice I never want to be alone, I need people around me, I want to take part in al kind of things. But I can also be shy, I love to 'de kat uit de boom kijken'. So I wondered if there could be a place for me as well in a construct such a collective. If that was even possible.
And during the talk at the end of the evening, I was so touched by all the things Samieh said. About how she can do her own thing, and others might follow, and the other way around. Just like when we tasted the sweets she gave out, you can focus on the cinnamon alone, but also on the cinnamon and cardamon together at the same time, or the full taste as a whole. I felt her emotion, I think everybody did.
Absolutely gorgeous.
I feel very grateful to have witnessed this beautiful evening. xoxo