Mountains of the Sun
“Have you ever looked into the vastest of nights
and from the corner of your eye
seen 7 mountains appear
with the irradiscent beauty akin to the inside of an oyster shell
quivering with the essence of all things
where the stars have many colours”
Guide you to a place of unspeakable beauty”
A leap into the imaginal
opens the heart and brings people together
Mountains of the Sun, presents a story and cosmology of abundance, offering a symbol of peace and healing to the current time.
This community land blessing ceremony, takes place around a roaming and unfolding altar. Setting out a performative landscape for ceremony. A place where objects are assembled and reassembled, as a way of entering the imaginal realm.
The ceremony is a way of giving thanks to the land within the city. A way of bringing people together to dream and be joyful together in times of separation.
The ceremony and story was formed by an intergenerational and interfaith community in East London, meeting together over 10 months through a series of visioning journeys, and blessings. Each part of the symbolism became a series of costumes and props made together through community making days.
Supported by Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture. Photographs Natasha Bidgood
