Beltane
Kindling the Needfire: A Ritual of Renewal
- Beltane lies at the midway point between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice in the turning of the year honored by the ancestors of Gaelic descent.
- It is a time when humans connected with land spirits for rituals of appeasement for protection of their families, their crops, and livestock. It is a fire festival, as a ritual nod to the sun emerging at its peak, bringing with it fertile abundance. This stoking of the needfire was important among our ancestors to ensure the crops and farm beasties yielded abundantly to have enough reserve for long winters.
- A needfire is a ritual of purification traditionally kindled usually by the friction of dry wood in times of distress in the belief that it would offer protection by warding off spirits who are unhelpful. during Beltane ceremonies
- From this place we endeavor to hone ritual equilibrium, and receive support from ancient powers, and our ancestors who guide us on the path of the middle way, the place where equanimity reigns supreme, and where opposites abide within their differences
– conspire with the collective forces of fertility, renewal, and rebirth to uncover your path at this time in the circle of life.
– discover your personal mythos of death pollution that is in your stories, that which is truer than the truth, what you must dismember to enter nature’s dream of rebirth.
– develop a sacred intention for clarity to rekindling your inner flame, your key to personal sovereignty .
– celebrate the renewal of light for personal and collective healing.
Join this Sacred Way of Becoming
– during this day of ritual tending we track the circle of life, we nurture the mythos of our seasonal rebirth in walking between needfires, observing what was, honoring what is, and calling in what will be..
– experience the initiations of new beginnings, rituals grounded in safety and support to help restore equanimity and balance through intentional dismemberment of those known and unknown places which create obstacles for you living fully and in alignment.
– discover what you are birthing, what gifts are emerging, what opportunities are waking and stirring.
– nurture your gifts waiting to be born through guided journeys that yield an abundance of interactions with potent powers, archetypes and meaningful metaphors.
How it Works
This sweet liminal place potently tended is a land rich with your personal metaphors waiting to be witnessed, alchemised and birthed into being. In our time together you will enjoy the safe container co-created by our focused intention to:
- create ritual space in which you will explore the initiations of Beltane.
- orient to an experiential space as opposed to an interpretive space.
- engage in rituals of dismemberment and rebirth
- develop meaningful connections gaining insight into how your ancestors and other helping spirits are guiding you in restoring harmony and balance.
- receive guidance and deep wisdom to assist you in tracking, following synchronicity, and embodying your experiences as you move forward.
'The Alchemy of Becoming Rituals are sheer magic! Following these rhythms of the Earth through deeply embodied ritual in this way has been life changing for me. I’m not even sure I can put into words how potent it has been. I have profound synchronicities after each immersion, echoing in nature and in my relations leading to me to feel more grounded and empowered as I navigate through life.' ~ G.B, U.K
Schedule
Live Call
3 pm eastern time
31 March, 2023
We’ll meet from 3 pm until 6pm. We’ll be using the Zoom platform, which is free and can be accessed online, through the Zoom app, or via telephone call-in.
Join the Event
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Be in touch at shannonmewillis@gmail.com if you require accommodations in the offering. No one is turned away.