27/06/2025
🌿 A Message From the Heart – A Pause for INITIATION Festival 🌿
To our dear INITIATION family,
For the past four New Year’s Eves, we gathered under the stars with open hearts, ancient rhythms, and a shared vision: to celebrate life, connection, and transformation.
I had the honour of holding the role of director — not just to run a festival, but to hold sacred space. A movement. A ritual. A celebration of community, consciousness, and the original cultures that inspire us all.
This year, I had planned another edition — one deeply rooted in Indigenous wisdom, honoring First Nations voices and weaving in the spiritual strength of Brazilian ancestral cultures. But the current state of the world — the wars, the tensions, and the divisive narratives — have brought a heaviness into a space meant for joy, healing, and unity.
After deep reflection, I’ve decided to pause Initiation Festival. There will be no edition this year — and perhaps this is the closing of this chapter, at least for now.
As I return to my homeland Brazil and reconnect with my roots, I carry with me immense gratitude for every moment lived with this vibrant community. Australia’s festival scene has been my life for the past 20 years, and it shaped me in ways I’ll forever cherish.
🙏 A heartfelt thank you to:
• Milton Montenegro, my co-director and brother in vision.
• Sha, our tireless and deeply dedicated co-producer.
• Paul Abad, whose Earth Frequency Festival was where I played my first DJ set in Australia — that moment lit the spark.
• Trent and the Elements crew, where I had the honor of performing my first live set with original music as Akuandub.
To all the artists, dancers, builders, crew, and wild souls who trusted the INITIATION journey — thank you. We never made money, but we were rich in love, transformation, and real human connection. And that’s worth everything.
This was never just a festival. It was a portal.
It was never mine — it was ours.
With love and deep respect,
Caco Law
Founder & Director
INITIATION Festival
