The Original "Primal Flag" of Pack Night

 

This was the first true visual symbol of the Pack Night primal community. While Pack Night or similar primal events hosted by Davey Faye have been around for years (a handful of different locations in CA, some conventions, and solo events in NYC and Philadelphia), the need for a unifying flag was catalyzed when the Pack moved into the most recent physical venue, Wicked Grounds Annex, in March 2019. After much investigation, it was clear there was no symbol for the growing number of humans who were proud to be primal - no flag, no bandana, nothing to celebrate or represent. Early April 2019, Davey and Fox Ironwood conceptualized what could represent the evolving Pack and primals in other communities too (what we could offer the world-wide primal movement) and after a night holed up with sketches and ideas, Fox created the original Pack Night Flag. Pack Night and the remote offering of Primal Resilience have continued to fluorish and find new pack mates under this banner, and it will always hold a special place in the heart and history of Fox & Faye primal education and events. The physical flag which was crafted with help from pack mates was finished and first presented to the Pack in November 2019. While traditionally flags are supposed to be officially "presented" at a larger in person event and the intention was to present it at the first ever International Mx Leather conference in September 2020, in the wake of Covid-19 Fox & Davey chose to formally offer and release the flag directly to the Pack Night community via an online event in July 2020 with the hope that others may now more freely share and celebrate this symbol.

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Based on the BDSM flag and with respect for those originals, these are the meanings behind the stripes: BLACK is for leather and permanence; BLUE is for devotion, loyalty, and community; WHITE is for purity and innocence, but also a dedication to consensual safety for all (we also like to remind folx that we are all primal creatures "to the bone" and the white symbolizes those teeth and claws and bones that are the building blocks of our primal selves, no matter what fur or feathers or scales we individually relish). To this, we have replaced two (of four) blue stripes with BROWN to tune into the natural, raw, earth based primordial energies we imbue, and also recognize a dedication to inclusivity, of all races, and all identities. To the classic red heart which of course stood for love in the BDSM flag, we have added four claw marks. Originally the claw marks were inside the heart, but over time they have shifted to crossing from inside the heart to inside the other colored lines, see example of original flag pictured above next to two photos of the physical flag in different lighting). These four claw marks emote the concept of THE PRIMAL HEART four-fold: love of community (or humanity), love of family (or pack), love of self (or rather, dedication to self love and self work) and love of life (or, a dedication to acting with love for our earth).

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