The Carnival Village is one arm of the game we play. We use rocket stoves fueled by sticks to cook our meals from food gleaned and gathered. We eat around a fire together without our phones and gadgets. We play with energy use, waste management, transportation. Though there are times that the public joins us, the village is home to our Carnival community and quite often our school for continued growth together as a crew.
Our village life is so much work, but, oh, such a satisfying life. Still, we call it our Holy Game. Most of us will return to “normal lives.” Amazingly, many find that a real change has taken place. All of this that surrounds us and seems to claim to be necessary in some way, within the game, it’s lost some of its power. Maybe normal life is a game, too. Now which game is more holy? Which one closer to God’s dream?