Hello everyone! We had a wonderful time at our Early Bird Easter Mystery School Meetup. Part of what we did was gather the materials to make bird's nests and they turned out beautifully! We are now kicking off the Mystery School season officially in a few weeks and you are all invited! Though we are calling it an open house, the activities are planned out as a whole program, so you will want to ...
Hi all, Here are a few pictures of our Family Mystery School this week. Going on a nature walk Barberry bush in the woods Part of our nature walk - a sassafras tree with red leaves, and a large walnut tree in the background. Berries on honeysuckle in the woods Jean helping kids make fairy wings ...
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 ...
Some of the permaculture presentation attendees at Gateway Farm I had a fantastic time presenting at Gateway Farm this past Sunday and though it was not recorded, I wanted to share a transcript of my presentation here with you all! But before I do, something to understand about permaculture is that it is a design system based on observation and pattern recognition within nature. This is also the basis of the Mystery School tradition ...
Hi everyone! Our last Mystery School meetup was once again a wonderful time! We had so much fun making the corn dolls, playing Nature Bingo, and harvesting tomatoes and spice bush berries. We had a snack of salsa (made from the tomatoes) and chips, and spice bush berries were sent home for drying (to later grind as a spice like peppercorns). Corn Doll Making Corn Doll Making Corn Doll ...
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 ...
Sunday, September 14th at Gateway Farm Just a reminder that I will be making a presentation at Gateway Farm in Plymouth on Sunday along with other local folks in the permaculture community. The organizers have now made it a FREE event, by donation only! So if that was a concern for you, you do not have to miss out! Here is a summary of the talk I will be giving. ✨ It's All Connected Do ...
Our second Family Mystery School gathering this week was once again a delight! The amazing flow chart that Amy made for our meetups to help the kids follow along with where we're at in the time together. A beautifully illustrated children's Bible for reading the Creation Story. Jean leading the art project. The kids collected their own sticks on the walk we took together. Cutting the sticks ...
We had a beautiful time this past Saturday for our first Family Mystery School! The Norse World Tree picture from our story time Interacting with a White Cedar Tree Communing with the Cedar Tree Saying hi to the stone dragon Charcoal drawings made by the children using charcoal they picked out from our fire circle. Admiring some of our native coneflowers ...
The World Tree / Axis Mundi Saturday, August 2nd at 2pm! The theme of this meetup will be Charcoal Art Drawing & The World Tree. It will include making charcoal tree drawings, taking a walk around the sanctuary, reading a story from D’aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths, and singing a song called The Brave Old Oak by Thomas Larkin from his book, Folk-Songs of the Upper Thames (London 1923). Each meetup intertwines teachings of ...
Saturday, July 26th at 10:00 a.m. A corn husk doll made by Jean 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, but with a main focus on the Gnostic Christian mystery tradition. There is a suggested donation of $25, however all are welcome. Even if you do not have children and are a "child ...