To be rooted is perhaps the most important
and least recognized need of the human soul.
It is one of the hardest to define.
- simone weil
Let’s get Post APOCALYPTIC
Come to your senses
Doctrine and beliefs
Birds, Beasts and flowers fellowship believes that the natural world is interconnected and holds a sacred balance deserving of respect and reverence.
Freedom of Belief and Practice
BB&FF is a fellowship seeking to practice a godless wisdom through study, ritual, truth, responsibility, logic and human sense guided by pagan naturalist traditions, philosophers and artists while being grounded in the here and now.
Ancestral and Mythological Reverence
We acknowledge the wisdom of ancestors and draw from historical traditions while evolving a living tradition.
Community and Ethical Living
We uphold the values of integrity, honor, and responsibility. We believe: Do No Harm, Take No Shit. the goal is to build HOnesty community and an a protective network.
Rituals and Spiritual Practices
We engage in sacred rites that honor the elements, natural cycles, personal and communal thresholds. These include ceremonies for the solstices and equinoxes, rituals, ancestral veneration, all forms of art and storytelling.
Spiritual Growth through Connection
We seek enlightenment, dignity, and honesty by engaging in study, ritual, and human responsiblity.
The Cycle of Life and Renewal
We mark the cycle of the year, celebrating seasonal festivals and transitions as sacred markers of transformation, renewal, and balance.
BB&Ff will be, in part, An illustrated guide to contemplating life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in a violent society that is unfair on purpose.
This is the beginning of BB&FF, an entity dedicated to the continuous study and pursuit of human knowledge and dignity.
the plan
After the start Up Fundraiser proceeds will begin funding A sacred Grove Campaign. More details will included in the campaign information.
projected yearly Expenses
Salary (ceo/Clergy/): $40,000
operating expenses: $30,000
Total expenses: $70,000
Income projections:
generated donations: $55,000
community: $5,000
events (auction): $15,000
workshops: $10,000
Total: $85,000
You can only go up from here
Sample of Programming
ATTENBOROUGH Ark Thinking/crying out loud/ how to create a new world.
BrainWash: Notes on Music (gospel)
How it feels to be Run over:Notes on Art and other human records
Fuzzouts:ENGAGEMENT in sacred movement to honor natural and ANCESTRAL methods to get the fuzz in order to keep OURSELVES healthy.
Start up
Pervious: Notes on interconnectedness
Walks, derives, excursions: Animations
Retreats: Movement in space among others.
what have you done?A look at history.
Become Real
Form a well-rounded supportive board and SOLIDIFY a working plan
New Ground
Sacred Grove
(aka 3/4 House Safe Zone )
if a CHURCH WITH A FUNCTIONING Nunnery/park/library/housing resource (AN UPDATE OF YMCA INSPIRED BY HOUSING WORKS, NYC…ETC)
similar to Safe (1995 Todd haynes movie) more overall safety and well-being.
Solid Ground
safety network
As a church, each community can have one.
