I'm starting to get really excited about Camp.

Which is strange, considering this is my eighth year going, and you'd have thought I'd find it a little played out by now. Sometimes, around January or Feburary when last year's camp memories have faded a bit and next year feels very far away and my life feels dry and magic-less, I think that maybe THIS year will be the year I stay home or go to Hawaii instead. But then the brochure comes out and I get all excited about the teachers and the paths and the story...

I mean, c'mon. Alphonses and Todd teaching a path together? Damn! Talk about sexy.

Suzanne Sterling with the rocker Deanna from Austin -- that's sounds super fun.

Cypress, my dear friend Esse's mum, teaching with Laura Maples from Vermont who is totally sweet and caring and exciting-- that's enough to make me think about taking Elements even though I've been to so many camps and taken so many classes since my first Elements so long ago....

And then there's Urania -- who I can't say enough about -- teaching with Zoe. I met Zoe at Dandelion last weekend and she's really grounded, quirky, smart, and just saracastic enough to let you know she's really on the level.

Besides, they're doing Sleeping Beauty as the story. I think that's such a beautiful and exciting thing to do... I love fairy tales.

By the way, this is the 10th year of California Witchcamp (or the 10th year at Mendocino, I don't remember which) and I know a lot of people are going to be getting together during the camp to do some visioning about what we'd like our next decade to be like. What we've loved and what we'd like to love and what we'd love to imagine is possible.

So, who the heck is coming out into the woods with me? And if not, please explain yourself! I love y'all much too much to miss any of you...

Love and light,
Riyana

PS - I posted this exact same topic here: reclaimingsfbayarea.tribe.net/
In the interest of dynamic conversation, why don't we reply all in one place? XOXO