Oregon Eclipse

The Global Eclipse Gathering in Oregon was beautiful, full of creative sculptures made from nature, endless activities, diverse music, and genuine good hearted people. Witnessing a complete solar eclipse was no doubt the highlight of the trip and was both rewarding and overwhelming. At 10:30 in the morning these massive planets embraced one another, and covered the land with a sheet of darkness. This eerie feeling crept over me, with the complete realization of how minuscule I was. It drastically dropped in temperature and the cheering grew louder with every inch. When it hit totality, the chill that filled the air was replaced with silence. For a little over a minute it was just me, the sun, and the moon, and it was as if I had floated up there perfectly in line with them. The corona was the brightest purest ring of light I have ever seen. This sensory overload caused my eyes to tear up, but I was smiling as I completely surrendered to the experience.

When I watched the recap video it was completely different than what I had experienced. The cheering never stopped, and actually grew louder as it hit totality and continued to increase throughout the duration of the eclipse. I must have blocked them out, blocked everything out but what I was seeing. I completely isolated myself in the moment, and I will forever remember the connection I had with the movement of the planets.

Big Summit Prairie

Picturesque figures suspended between trees

Flipping, bouncing

Focused, balancing

Tiny multicolored houses

mystically themed spaces

Chimes become trancelike

seducing minds toward wild dimensions

Veiled fortress, warped mural

swing set made for two

Rainbow stretched a mile

across water