The slow mosey 'round.

I am the type of person that drives vendors mad. It isn't something I try to do on purpose, but I like to mosey and look at every-single-little-thing(!) before I commit to perusing their wares.

Now, the trick to this is that some Vendors are there solely to make money. Plain and simple. I'm sure there were some good intentions there when they started up their business but sometimes desperation takes over and before you know it you are being harangued and accosted by people trying to sell their "miracle make-up" and (much to my chagrin) "healing hair silks".

Don't get me wrong. I used to go to these festivals and be amazed at the wondrous spirituality of the whole shebang, but this year I was sorely disappointed with some of the stalls, but I won't dwell.

My travels around all of the stalls also gives me an idea of what I want to buy and where I can buy it from. The actual sale person is of vital importance at this point. If I don't like the sales person for any reason what-so-ever I will not buy. Simple. Apart from one of them but that's a long story.

I must admit though. There is a book shop that is at every single one of these festivals I go to. It's amazing and has books on everything spiritual and controversial. They must make a fortune, God only knows I always spend a good wad of dosh there every year. But these are books you would even struggle to find on Amazon. I will find a link and put it on my links page.

All in all there were approximately 80-90 stalls, and that's a lot of information to take in. On top of this there were performers and performances on the stage that were amazing! The energy created by some of these (particularly Jason Chan of Radiant Warrior and Infinite Tai Chi) would heat up the room like you wouldn't believe.

The thing is you never see everything on that initial walk about. I didn't see some of the stalls in all the hours I was there on Saturday, making me so grateful that I could be there for both days. And it's nice when the vendors recognise you and make conversation with you on that second day.

Aura-Live - jumping right in!

As soon as I arrived on Saturday morning I hot footed it to Dave and Sally's stand, Aura Live, to have my Aura photo taken.

I was so excited! Talking with Dave is like chatting with an old friend and he remembered me from last year, and from the Derby Uni festival in April, which was nice. I mentioned that I wanted to compare my Aura photo from today with that I have from last year, and that I'd like a full body photo done too.

Well. Dave didn't think that there would be a lot of difference between the two, because a year isn't really long enough for a person to change unless something very drastic has happened. I didn't mention my Reiki I attunement until after he had taken the photograph. There is such a huge change, and as we were chatting we got more and more excited about it. I was going to get a photograph of Dave and myself but sadly the opportunity didn't arise over the weekend.

I don't have a picture of the old one on this laptop yet so I will update at a later date with that so you can see the changes. It really is extraordinary.

What a weekend?!

Well, this weekend was nothing less than amazing. I'm almost dreading this blog post because I just don't have any idea how I'm going to condense everything into a blog post and actually make it readable.

It takes approximately an hour to get to Buxton from where I live. So it was an early start so we could get there in plenty of time before it opened.

The thing about going to Buxton is that it is so full of like-minded people and they are a complete and utter pleasure to talk and interact with. I met so many wonderful people that I only get to see once a year, and as much as it surprises me, some of them actually remember me!

I think the best thing to do would be to write a different post for each and every aspect that stood out. That way, with the tags, it will be easier to read about what you're interested in...

MBS Festival at Buxton tomorrow.

I have inadvertently had a pajama day today. I did however do some decorating earlier on and  I have finally chosen the furniture for my dining room, living room and hallway. I am going to use positive thinking regarding this because as previously mentioned I'm rubbish (<-- negative!) with money. I was pondering this when I received a phone call alerting me to my start date for my new job....... That says it all really!

This weekend is the annual MBS Festival in Buxton. I've been going most years since I was about 16. It is such an amazing atmosphere that I tend to crave going now. Being around like-minded people absolutely lifts me up and propels me into absolute relaxation, and dare I say, awareness.

I will be having my Aura photo taken by Aura Live (ran by David and Sally Abel). I had this done last year under protest as my Dad wanted to conduct an "experiment". He had his done in the morning and it was green with a white "halo" type thing going off (he has this "halo" in every Aura photo he has ever had taken). Now at the time, I was in quite a state emotionally and I didn't want my Aura photo taken. But my Dad persisted with the nagging and a couple of hours later we went back. I plonked myself down and said "take the photo tell me what it means but do not record anything." I didn't know why I felt so strongly about having the analysis recorded, but there we go. David was quite taken aback but did as I asked.

As an aside, I'd like to mention how wonderfully amazing David and Sally are. I usually find myself drawn to them whether I realise it or not. They are so friendly and welcoming and most importantly for me; they are not pushy. They respect your decision whether you have your photo done with them or not.

I was Turquoise. To me it looked more radioactive Hulk style green, but David assured me  it was turquoise and quite unbalanced (turquoise happens to be my favourite colour).

My Dad was very impressed with the results, since we were practically the same colour only I was missing the "halo".

I kept the picture and I keep it in my Reiki file with the Chakra and colour information.

I am quite excited to see what my Aura will be like when I get there tomorrow full of excitement and having been attuned to Reiki I. I'm hoping to achieve the "halo" at some point in my life.

I will be taking my camera with me and will hopefully get some photographs of the whole thing. I don't know how lenient they will be with my photo-taking as it is usually filmed these days.

I'm so excited!