How is it that The Fires Rising Gathering is so inexpensive?
Four Quarters is a church and EarthReligious Monastery, supported by its many Members. As such it owns the property and operates with a cost basis far below a for-profit institution. Many Fires Rising community members contribute an incredible amount of time, energy, and talent to making this Gathering happen. An amazing core group of Artists, Organizers and Village Builders make the Fires Rising Gatherings a priority in their yearly schedules. We share a personal passion to create community-building opportunities for people interested in drum, dance, song, personal transformation and magic. In addition, none of the facilitators of the Fires Rising Gathering take any financial profit for their work during or leading up to this event. They receive stipends to cover the costs of their expenses for participating, and all additional profits will be divided between charity donation and a fund to support the costs of spreading this work (scholarships for other facilitator expenses, equipment
