Boedromion Full Moon

VERY rainy here in Duluth today. Big storms moving through, MORE flooding possible.

Gwendolyn has been fierce about the importance of shooting the rituals over the next nine days to correspond with the ancient schedule. The Eleusinian Mysteries were held during this month (they called it Boedromion) for nine days... probably starting with the full moon and the autumn equinox.

That would be today.

Insomnia Borealis

Peeked out of my tent in the early hours to see the green fingers of the Aurora Borealis wiggling in the sky. Our intrepid crew sure could use a blessing from above right now. Maybe Gwendolyn's sweet grass offering actually did some good.

Back on Track > cast party tonight!

After a few weeks of delay, and repairs to the ruined temple... The Mysteries is gearing up to shoot again at the Temple to Demeter set. Julia wanted to throw a party for everyone (spirits have been low) ...especially to thank the local Duluth community who have opened up their homes and hearts to us. (Some even providing housing for the cast and crew who were displaced by flooding at the Bible Camp.)

I ended up pitching my new tent (the other one floated away) in the backyard of some really nice local artists. Much better shower situation there!

Looking forward to the party tonight. I will be shooting some stills and interviews for use on the bonus disk later.

Sacred Way > too green

Went today with Julia, George, Krys and Gwendolyn to the location for the Sacred Way scenes. It's a beautiful wooded creek with a trail. It would be perfect for the shots of mysteries initiates walking with torches on the way to Eleusis... except that it's too green for Greece. Julia is going to try to put off the Sacred Way for a few more weeks, or a month if necessary.

I'm starting to realize that this project might stretch on longer than I thought.