Events & Celebrations
Beltaine Celebration Pictures
It was a windy chilly Beltaine celebration, but lots of fun too! Because of the wind, we did have to keep the fires small, yet walking between the fires felt great as we entered the season of light, warmth, and growth together in community.
The Circle
Opening Prayer
Calling Peace to the Quarters
Blessing with Water
Lighting the fires
Fires are lit and participants are adding the nine sacred woods as we sing
Adding her sacred wood
Sacred wood being added to second fire
Dialogue between the Flower Queen and the Green King
King and Queen uniting to walk between the fires
Each participant now walks between the fires…
After walking between the fires:
King and Queen giving out gifts
Each person receives their gift
Following the ceremony is the May Pole dance.
Taking the previous year’s ribbons off the May Pole
Tying new ribbons to the May Pole
Each person ties on a ribbon
After the dance, the ribbons are tied to off at the bottom of the pole.
Thank you to all who came out! …And we missed those who couldn’t make it. 💛
I will also post a little video of the Maypole dance, so keep an eye out for that.
Love and gratitude,
Jean
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Written by : Jean Cavanaugh
Jean Cavanaugh is the founder and steward of Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary, established in 2019 as a living, learning community devoted to reconnecting people with the wisdom of nature, the sacred order of creation, and the presence of Christ within all life. Her work brings together spiritual formation, ecological stewardship, ancestral wisdom, and hands-on community practice.
Through years of practical work on the land, study of the Mysteries, and the healing of her own severe health challenges through natural methods, Jean has come to recognize God’s hand at work throughout creation. Her teachings, rooted in the Mystery School tradition and Christian gnosis, explore how the patterns of heaven, earth, and the human body reveal the way back to divine presence, peace, and inner strength.
Jean leads with honesty, integrity, and a deeply welcoming spirit, inviting others to let go of inherited assumptions and rediscover truth through lived experience and embodied understanding. She works with all ages—from preschoolers to elders—offering programs and celebrations that emphasize direct engagement with nature, music, story, homesteading skills, and in-person community.
She and her family live at the 21-acre Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary, where daily life reflects a commitment to simplicity, beauty, and harmony with the land. The sanctuary includes gardens, woodland trails, a seasonal creek, gathering circles, and spaces designed to nourish both people and wildlife. Jean is especially passionate about creating environments that are grounding, beautiful, and spiritually restorative.
Through her writing and teaching, Jean encourages others to know themselves, know creation, and recognize Christ as the living truth present within and around us—always inviting a return to love, beauty, and the sacred order of life.
