Saturday, December 20th at Noon If you celebrate the winter solstice, you are celebrating the birth of Christ! In the midst of the darkness, a new light is born. He brings the gift of the present; He is the living Word of God, the Logos, the Savior who can set you free. He is Lord Jesus Christ, in whose magical name can be found the ever flowing Way leading you back home. He is within and without, ...
Tuesday, September 30th, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. This week we will be reading an Egyptian creation story and learning about the Benu bird, and how the theme of death and rebirth is central to the mysteries. Each meetup intertwines teachings of The Mysteries with songs, arts and crafts, nature walks, games, and stories. We use myths from all different indigenous and religious traditions, including the Gnostic Christian mystery tradition. Each meetup is meant to be ...
Hi everyone! I am adding another option for those who are not able to make the Tuesday meetup times. So I will be doing two sessions of the same lesson, once on Tuesdays and once on Saturdays to accommodate various schedules. The next one will be on: Saturday, September 6th at 11 a.m. (Please bring a picnic lunch to enjoy together at the sanctuary.) Kindly RSVP by Thursday, Sept. 4th if you would like to attend. There ...
This is a little video I took out in the woods. The ice has been melting, so there’s water on top of the ice, making for a beautiful effect - water , earth, air, and fire all sharing their beauty in a most spectacular way! https://youtube.com/shorts/MnwPCscyk_k It’s that time of year when one day can be springtime and the next day winter again. It shows us that there are always good times and difficult times, ...
During our Samhain ritual, we honored the Cailleach, whose work encompasses death and decay. She is the hag of winter and the face of the goddess who is the crone. Many traditions have Holy Ones who embody this. Here at Crossing Hedgerows Farm, we recently built a new chicken coop. One of the reasons I wanted to do this, was so we could have a dirt floor and keep a compost pile going inside the coop for ...
Excavating a fallen log, a little native bee works busily away to build a nest for her offspring. Blossoms of wild geranium, violets, and anemones peek out here and there. Insects go about their business breaking down the detritus that would overwhelm us if not for them. The alchemy of creating life out of death goes on constantly under our feet, in a world that mostly goes unnoticed.Oftentimes, that is the way of things... the true stars ...