Walking the Thames Serpent Dream Bridge
With our brave, wild, beautiful imaginations, the grief and laughter of our bodies, the attention of our hearts and desire of our dreams
A small and merry band of pilgrims will join in a ritual journey of visionary geography and psychomagic
Walking with purpose and freedom as a powerful act of creation, change, and healing
All through the long night of the dark moon, along the river Thames, between Lambeth Palace and the Tower of London, crossing every bridge, to make the shape of a giant serpent’s wiggle
Through the collective dream of London
(what actually is it?)
and its many meanings, and how it relates to reality
to liberate the vast wealth buried here
which belongs to the earth, to everyone, to the children of the future
to liberate the life force, soul, imagination
with play, myth, metaphor, silence, poetry, song, sound, shape, movement, make-believe, breath, sacrifice, pareidolia, foolishness, soul, spirit, nonsense, and other ritual technologies of attention and prayer
paying particular attention to the land beneath us and the river beside us, and what they want of us
honouring the land and the river as beautiful powerful beings
what has been hidden in the depths, what is hard to see up here on the crackly surface
dancing luminous songlines
in the personal and the collective
how lightly can we walk upon the earth
and what wants your attention?
PRACTICAL DETAILS:
You are invited to participate in a rite. This is not a guided tour or history walk. Participation requires just your presence and attention. Some advance preparation can help deepen it but is not compulsory – a willing attitude is enough.
The ceremony will last all night until around dawn. The end time is an estimate. Once the walk ends you are free to find your own way onwards, but if you are in any way concerned about eg walking alone at that time of the morning, then we can chat about this and find a way to help).
You need to be fit enough to walk 5 miles at a moderate pace, on the hard stones. We will be walking quite slowly and stopping often.
Numbers are very limited, to maintain the focus of the group. Once you have booked I will be in touch to assist in preparations.
We will be in touch with further details, guidance, preparation, etc. once you book
BIO:
Parsifal Solomon was born in London. At age 3, in his first dream, he fell into the Thames. He has been practising forms of walking as a healing art for at least 15 years, has held many ceremonies, in many forms, bringing together many different traditions, techniques, and ideas, always with the wild weird imagination of the creative life force at the heart.
As performer and organiser (and known as David Piper), he cut his teeth finding ways to create novel, exciting, reality-expanding experiences for people in London nightlife: he co-founded The Last Tuesday Society, performed in Dreams That Money Can Buy and Propaganda For The State Of Love, starred in Prayer Cushions of The Flesh, and ran the infamous Rakehells Revels at The Cafe Royal, and The Modern Times Club.
Please Note This Event is entirely Run and Operated by Parsifal Solomon – though highly recommended by Us – you might even see us there!
