Subject: Passion Play (ritual in the circle of trees) From: giovin@medr0.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo) Date: 1991-05-25, 23:27 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks The access guide has some interesting info on the circle of trees BOB was standing in: "Twelve Douglas Firs describe a circle. They appear strong enough to support the sky and their collective age stretches back almost to the Pleistocene. You want the giants to speak, tell you of the amazing history running along their grain in which the never ending Quest is given substance. You feel close to the beginning. It is Glastonberry Grove you're standing in, a part of Ghostwood National Forest and backdrop for Twin Peaks' pentannual Passion Play. (Every five years or so). Of uncertain date and origin, the Passion Play continues to evolve and is a profoundly moving ceremony. While a precise day and time are never announced, if you're in town during the month of April and keep your eyes and ears open you can follow the quiet exodus of the curious and converted out to Glastonberry Grove shortly after dark to gather around the twelve Great Firs. From the shadows, half a dozen cassocked figures emerge bearing sword, crysanthemum, crucifix and chalice. There appears the mysterious garden at the gate. To this day no one knows where the guardian comes from or why it appears. Mystery also surrounds the sponsors of the event but rumours suggest the ultra-secret Bookhouse Boys. Lasting the entire night, dawn brings the ceremony's climax when sunlight obliterates darkness as Good vanquishes Evil. Skeptics may wonder what happens if the day dawns cloudy. In fact, in the entire recorded history of the ceremony that has never occurred; dawn of Twin Peaks' Passion Play has always been announced by sunlight. The next Passion Play will occur sometime in April, 1992. No need to call, just be there." Also in the guide is the Steeplejack cheer that we could hear some of when Nadine came out of her coma: I'm a jack and you're a jack Steeple jacks are we And when we get together The cry is "Victory"! Rocky Giovinazzo