Beginning my dreadlocks journey
My dreadlocks were not started in a salon with a stranger pulling my hair for hours on end
my dreads did not cost more then my rent and take hundreds of hours of hard work.
My dreads formed naturally when i went to a rainbow gathering deep in the wilderness in vermont.
I pent a few weeks there in the national forrest, meditating, celebrating living in bliss.
rainbow familty gathering
no pain, no effort, no expense at all. I tradded some crystals for some beads, and stuck them in my untangled hair, and went on my way, forgeting about my hair completely, i drummed around a fire all day and night, chanted spiritual chants, took part in a peyote sweat lodge, made friends with the grumpy old rattlesnake that lived only feet from my tent, bathed in a freezing cold mountain stream letting a waterfall wash my hair clean.
My hair dreaded fast, so fast in fact i was surprised to find dreads suddenly one day. I had had dreads just a year before but had cut them due to pressure to join a corporate hell. I hadn’t even known i intended to dread again, even though i felt a profound loss after cutting them. Once a few dreads formed in the back where the beads were placed more began to follow. some were decorated with wraps and bells and feathers and beads memmories of the beautiful people i had met there.
rainbow dinnercircle chanting
My dreads held in all this energy that surrounded my, making my journey to dreadlocks a spiritual journey. (dreading usually is but the more you immerse yourself in spirituality the more profound the amplifying affect of growing dreadlocks).
When i left the woods i was well on my way to a full head of dreads, although the top was not full of dreadlocks yet, the back was already fully formed.
The rest of my hair dreaded up over the next month or so.
Today it has been 21 years since i began this journey, and i still continue along the way it was begun. I have never maintained my dreads except by washing, seperating and going back to the forrests where they began.
Surrounding myself in that love that spiritual bliss and
dreadlocks in the woods
enlightenment i believe is the 1 thing that helped my dreads progress and flourish the way that they have.
I have been blessed with an opportunity to help tens of thousands to begin the dreadlocks journey through the dreadlocks site community i created. I have also been blessed with a lifetime of amazing experiences at rainbow gatherings, and i would not be the man i am today without both the gatherings and my dreadlocks.
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I am planning to grow dreads soon, my hair is shoulder length(2yrs growing)..i wanted to know what should be the length to start growing dreads..i am not in a hurry..and also i was looking to have thin dreads instead of thick..anyways to have that..should i like keep opening them or just leave it..Thanks..Have an awsome life
its plenty long enough now, just remember to separate any that are going to be too big
i have always waetnd to get dreads and i’m a white girl. but everyone says they are just dumb. I, however, think they are cool on white chicks, they look legit.
and what should matter more to you… what others with closed minds might think.. or what you think and want
but don’t “get dreads” grow dreads instead
naw, they only got popular reecntly with america seeing it as a style. if you had dreads you were rastafarian. it wasn’t a style option. because dreads was apart of their religion, if you had dreads then you were a rasta. now, you have to ask because it is a style option from some people. but because it is still strongly associated with rastas, some people look down on it. a teacher at my school her mom hates her locs and shes from the caribbean. some people will say get with the time, but some people will say know the history of it.
dreads predate rastas by tens of thousands of years
rastas didn’t show up on the scene till the 70s
dreads were worn by shamans chiefs babas gurus sadhus sihks nazarites druids cave men wooly mammoths
I love and respect my rasta brethren (the ones whos hearts are in the right places) but dreadlocks predate every civilization predating our species even
when the 1st people set foot on north America the native americans, many tribes had dreadlocks before any exposure to any cultures
dreadlocks come from every culture every religion every tradition and every corner of the earth
its just the natural state of being human
I knew it!! I tried the salon thing, $250 later and 1 dip in the great ocean…they popped right out. There’s only one other person ive personally heard say “..just leave it..”/ his name was Bob Marley. i am officially taking the advice and doing what i knew in my heart to be true all along. thank you! and thank jah!!
come by http://www.dreadlockssite.com most ppl there will say just leave it
Hello,
My name is Jess, I have two beautiful daughters and have another on th way.
I am a very spiritual person and believe in many things.I was wondering if you could, please explain what the rainbow gatherings are about. I am courious, and would like to learn more. I know I could have just looked it up on google but I figured I should ask someone who knows first hand.
Oh, and by the way I absoloutly adore your website! It is full of great knowledge on dreadlocs. I have had mine for 8 months now and have taken alot of your advice. Thank you so much for your website.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Namaste
Jess
well thats hard to explain cause rainbows many things but also nothing theres no official group or members or anythiung its just pplwho identify with the rainbow way so call tghemselves rainbows its all about peace love the healing of the earth ..unity its the most amazing experience u will ever have
on the site on page 2 of featured vids u shiould watch we love you..and waveland cafe they will give u a lil moew insight but no substitute for going and experiencing 1st hand
It will Change your life in the best way for sure..i cant expalin wat ive become after attending the rainbow festival in himachal(India)..Life awaits
wow cant even imagine how amazing 1 would be in india! smaller then here for sure but must have been extra spiritual
hi, i found this post and i too am really interested in these rainbow festivals – any ideas about how to find out where they are i.e. are there lots around the world?? i live in europe and have zero cash to go further afield (though it’s true, the one in india must be awe inspiring!), but im really into going to one of these festivals, meeting likeminded people, being in tune with reality, in harmony with mother earth. can u help with any way to find out about them?? many thanks, love your story, u r a great human being!
well, a gathering is not a festival they are completely diferent
they are everywhere in the world, although a lot smaller and less frequent then in America
welcomehome.org welcomehere.org but best place i think is the hundreds if not thousands of facebook groups, one for each area plus dozens of ones for global
theres also a social network rainbowgatherings.org if that’s still up
ah ok thanks! i thought the name was festival as the post before (ravi) who said about the one in india called it a festival… i think the word festival is actually a nicer happier word (festivitas)anyway i will have a look for those sites you said, thanks again 🙂
well festivals typical;ly are commercial events, with things for sale, and revolve mostly around music and bands. while gatherings are about building a better society, they revolve around love, sharing, giving, you cannot buy or sell anything there, theres no tickets to buy, no bands scheduled (but music everywhere all the time) its a tribal nation without borders without leaders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wu4H-d_kAI
festivals are events, rainbows a lifestyle
it goes far beyond the gathering, its something you live by every day
like we also do disaster relief
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3tT5F9ECpA
and projects like 1 i did turning an inner city drug ghetto into 1 of the safest most loving places in the country
yeah cool, i understand. its just im kind of thinking of e.g. the original stonehenge festivals (from 1970s) which were totally non-commercial…..though of course eventually that changed for the worse 🙁 like glastonbury, just a huge cop out… ‘entertainment’ – at a huge price 🙁 im just too idealistic i suppose, would be nice if all festivals were like the gatherings! and its the lifestyle which counts, absolutely! and i watched the youtube video, awesome! really, love u guys! rainbow family should rule the world, make it a much better place! 🙂 thanks for sharing that link, i really appreciated it!
that’s why we meet so much resistence we prove that all the world can live together without borders without leaders
cool!i agree and love u all for it. but it’s hard with resistance, true. but also cos of things like this: (i have to share this with you): i looked on the internet for rainbow gathering/family around where i now find myself living (italy): found a ‘rainbow gathering’ in july. webpage’s first big ‘important infomation’ put in big scary red letters: È obbligatoria consegnare un documento d’identità valido come il passaporto oppure il carta d’identità per la registrazione richiesta al Mirapuri Rainbow Gathering. which basically means its OBLIGATORY to provide a valid ID document to REGISTER for this ‘spiritual gathering’!!!!! :O the website is called mirapuriENTERPRISES. com so i think that name itself sums it up: control.registration. enterprise. man i need to leave this country 🙁
that is not a rainbow gathering! not at all!! rainbow requires no tickets, no id’s, you cannot use money there, in England i think it was there was a rainbow circle, or something that too was a commercial event, that required registration, and had a price for each workshop yo0u wanted to attend.. that is not what we are
there are real European gatherings you just have to look in the right places
check rainbow facebook groups as well as welcomehome.org and welcomehere.org
go on the rainbow family facebook group, the biggest 1 and post about what you found
that’s very uncool to use our name that way
i totally agree !!! i cant write on facebook cos i dont have an account (hate facebook), if someone else does put up the info i think that would be cool!(p.s. i posted the reply here cos i couldnt find the reply button to the last post specifically about this…hope that doesnt mess things up…) thanks again for reassuring me as to the true nature of rainbow family and REAL rainbow gatherings, man u really need to be in charge of the planet! i want it to happen! so does the planet!!:)
the link you gave me didn’t work if i had the right link before i left (very soon) i’d post it
here it is!
http://www.mirapuri-enterprises.com/RainbowGathering/Rainbow_it.shtml
I praise the Most High for your inspiration. My question is, what if your locks formed and grew in the midst of noise, confusion, or rather a caotic situation? Should I cut them and start again when I am more at peace during my transition?
excelent question and doesnt have a yes or no answer it does depend more on how you feel about the situation but u can try smudging them to cleanse theenergy surrounding them you can try filling them up with possitive experiences..and living in a more hormonius way
if you really cant rectify with the energies of the past then maybe starting fresh is the best