Theme 2026

Remembering Our Ancestry

Who are we? This question has echoed through human history since the beginning. Our ancestry is more than a historical record; it is the foundational blueprint of our identity, both individually and collectively.

To "Remember Our Ancestry" is not just a study of the past, it is an act of self-discovery.
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Consider where we stand: the Boomland, in Portugal, on the Iberian Peninsula. Long before the waves of Roman, Muslim, or Christian conquerors, the natives of these lands were animistic, tribal, and deeply rooted in the landscape.
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These indigenous were eventually targeted by dominant powers, severed from the spiritual pulse of the earth. This tragedy repeated across Europe and the globe, a cycle where the persecuted became the persecutor, leaving a trail of transgenerational trauma.
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In this region, and everywhere on Earth, spirituality was not in temples; it was found in the sites themselves.
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Life, death, the stars, and the land existed as one continuum. Dolmens served as ancestral portals, Cromlechs as celestial observatories, and rock art as a bridge to the ecosystem. This was a cosmic, shamanic, and initiatory spirituality.
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It was a world where water was the medium of the unseen and the goddess Nabia reigned. Where Bandua stood guard over the tribes, and the sacred pair Endovelicus and Ataegina shared their cosmic powers.

In the old Iberian, European and Earth ways, the place comes before the deity. The divine is not an abstract concept; it is the living expression of the land itself. It was the same everywhere.
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In an age of increasing disconnection like today, we must return to the ancestry of place and being.
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Let us reconnect with our lineages, heal the past and celebrate through the power of the present.
We invite you to become a participant in the land.
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Join us as we gather at the Boomland, not merely for a festival, but for a collective homecoming.
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Join the Being Gathering. Let’s Remember Our Ancestry.