Temple of Together Sessions

om namah shivaya

channeled sound

for temple of together

burning man 2024

origin house

new york city

july 18 - 28, 2024

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we are humbled to contribute to the first-ever sound installation at a burning man temple for the temple of together by artist caroline ghosn

all together now

om namah shivaya is an invitation to honor the divine within ourselves, each other, and all things

while we do not chant this mantra on the tracks themselves, it is the intention with which we opened this container:

7 sounds

6 senses

5 elements

4 directions

3 bodies

2 natures

1 whole

harmonizing the five elements

the mantra is said to help harmonize the five elements, which are represented by the syllables of the mantra:

Na: Earth

Ma: Water

Si: Fire

Va: Air

Ya: Aether / Spirit

the four elements of this world: four gates to enter the temple, four cardinal directions. the fifth element, spirit, represented by the temple itself, holds All, moves All, connects All, transcends All, is All

earth

water

fire

air

spirit

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immediacy, imperfection and interconnection

in honor of the 10th principle of burning man, these channeled sessions embrace the principle of immediacy. the magic of immediacy is connection. it is realized through the offering of imperfection, the willingness to fling one's self into the void of the unknown with the courage to let what emerges be

play it as it lays

the call home. sonic balm as you pass through temple gates. designed for conditions on the playa, we have left the sound minimally produced and spacious, warmed by the wooden, creaking sounds of the studio, the stray notes and rustlings of artists at work, together

human sounds made with human hearts and hands. All is welcome, All is love

contemplating togetherness: a state that emerges from the nexus of ontology and ecology, self and community, ritual and raw experience, communion and creativity, healing and expression, practice and play

om namah shivaya

origin house orchestra

Little Altars (Alisa Leonard)

Baba Iggy (Patrick Stern)

David Goldman

Jill Prink

Joe Arcidiacono

Dust to dust 🙏

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"Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience." 

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