Transylvania Calling :: Psytrance Festival

Transylvania Calling is an alternative lifestyle, music and arts festival that goes on for seven days, every two years, in Romania. It's one of those festivals I'd love to go to one day. People from all over the world gather there for the amazingly-beautiful-nature-artistic-wonderland experience and to connect with other likeminded folk. They have a lot of focus on workshops about healing, growth, wellbeing, nurturing and communicating. Here are some photos from last August's festival taken by French photographer Come Callais who gave me an elven permission to post these glimpses of Transylvania here for all to see :)

Yes, the fairy in the third to last photo is Oona whom we already know. I'm going to a psytrance party myself tonight in Brooklyn, NY and am very excited! Perhaps I'll take a couple of photos too. It's been too long since the last time I got to dance all night long. I even skipped hooping last night so I will have maximum energy tonight. And only hooped lightly the night before. Straight-edge raving is a delicate science that requires careful planning. Or gets to be that way as the body gets older, anyways :P Have a splendid weekend everyone!

The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Water Dance by Lauri Blank

So (in this video with Oona Elena) we talked about being ourselves and being freaks if that's who we are. A beautiful poem 'The Invitation' by Oriah Mountain Dreamer really goes deeper into the topic and I wanted to share it with you! While you read, listen to Kaisu and Mani sing and play. They are truly manifesting this spirit of uninhibited expression, and freely flowing...
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"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
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It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.
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It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain.
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I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it, or fade it, or fix it.
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I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own; if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, remember the limitations of being human.
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It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself. If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul. If you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.
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I want to know if you can see Beauty even when it is not pretty every day. And if you can source your own life from its presence.
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I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand at the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, 'Yes.'
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It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone and do what needs to be done to feed the children.
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It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire with me and not shrink back.
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It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.
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I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments."

Oona Elena :: Maker of Tribal Fairy Fashion

Oona Elena makes gorgeous, romantic, tribal elf princess clothes and accessories. Her partner Mo makes jewelry and together they travel and adventure around Europe and Asia. She is also visiting Finland now so we talked a little about her art.

Oona and Mo recently started an Etsy store, Moonalia, and they have another website with some of their creations on it too, Elftreasurebox. Also you can friend Oona on Facebook - she often posts new clothes and jewelry there.

Goodness Gracious the skirts above and below are to dye for :) Oona actually dyes fabrics herself!

Kyanite Tiara, made by Mo. All their creations are unique. And so pretty. We made some trading and Oona will make a couple things for me that I'm going to love love love forever!