Wheel of the Year Ceremony
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1: Samhain Ceremony
Celebrate the Pagan Holiday of Samhain at Grandmother Cherry Sanctuary.
Our Samhain Ceremony holds space to deepen our personal and collective healing with support from Spirit. During this witchy evening we connect with Ancestors – blood, soul, plant, animal, and spirit guides. The evening will include collective cackling with Grandmother Cherry to prepare our bodies and energy for a journey of ancestral connection, divination practices to receive wisdom, and an emergent dialogue to share our experiences and truth.
We will gather around a candlelit circle, create an ancestor altar, and enjoy offerings with our Ancestors, including a tea blend brewed from medicinal plants grown organically at Grandmother Cherry Sanctuary.
Join us to embrace the descent into the darkness, feel and share collective grief, and hold each other in solidarity for building the strength to continue our work to re-enchant the world.
Details
The EmpowR Transformation “Wheel of the Year” Ceremony series celebrates living in rhythm with the cycles of Nature (and our bodies which are a part of nature). We practice Pagan Earth-based spirituality in community and welcome people from any spiritual or cultural background. Our ceremonies are simple and invite anyone interested in connecting with Earth-based spiritual practices to remember our land-based roots before the harms of colonization severed our relationships with land and each other. We draw from the Celtic Wheel of the Year and Norse mythology as that is the ancestry of our facilitators and welcome all Earth-based spiritual practices and traditions in our cocreative space.
Wheel of the Year Ceremonies average 6-14 people depending on the time of year and are designed to be both intimate and expansive, always with spaciousness for emergence and flow.
Age
We recommend the Samhain gathering for ages 16 and up. Please do a separate registration for each person attending.
Timing
Please arrive, park, and use the facilities by 5:45 pm so we can open ceremony at 6 pm.
Food/Drink
Please bring treats to offer our ancestors and to indulge with them (and a water bottle).
To Prepare
Bring magical items that represent connection to ancestors (blood, soul, plant, animal, spirit guide) and a treat that an ancestor you love might enjoy. Dress for an outside component and in your most witchy attire (authentic to you).
Location
We will gather both outside and inside at Grandmother Cherry Sanctuary in the mountains of Plainfield, Vermont. The ceremony space is on the second floor up one flight of stairs. Uley, the Sanctuary therapy dog will greet you with friendly barking (how he says hello) and will join us along with Rider and maybe Sade (witch cats).
Community Wellness
Please protect your health and the health of others by taking precautions the week before the event (masking in public, hand and surface sanitizing, rest and nourishment, etc.) Please take a COVID test the day of the event and only come if you are feeling healthy (tired and rundown is okay – we hope the event will nourish you as well). Masking at the event is welcome and optional. Thanks for doing your part to keep community safe and healthy!
Directions and additional information will be provided upon registration.
