I am taking a moment now to acknowledge the passing to the next life of David Whaley. Dave especially loved Beltane, so I felt this was a fitting time to post of his passing. (Also, we were waiting for an… More obituary, and we all missed it when it finally did post - we truly appologize.)
Dave loved camping with friends and with our grove and enjoyed lively conversation with all. He was passionate about the enviorment, the sustainability of our planet, and his honoring of the kindred at his local UU, Sassafras Grove and ADF.
The obituary is in the comments for anyone interested in learning more about Dave's life.
Hail, Dave. May your journeys be full of adventure and fun!

Beltane Omen:
The offerings have been accepted. The cardinal has come to remind us that is is auspicious to begin the new things. To remind us to keep in balance between what we give out to the world and what we nurture within ourselves. And to seek with clarity and to build on the personal bonds with those you care about.
The omen is good.

**** Danielle did nature augery for the omen. She saw 10+ cardinals in the trees in her back yard.****

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Really miss the in person rites. This year has been rough and really miss normal people time with yinz!

Folks, just making you aware of this lawsuite against this location of a national chain:

No pix of alters and such. Rather just my posting about the time.
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Alright we missed our friends' rite yesterday. But we didn't miss the day!
Not when there's the chance to be in the open air.
Not when you see the trees are wakening and starting to bud.
Not when you start to plant things… More
Not when you see the greening of the Land.
Not when there's still a fire to sit by and can give thanks for the day and time.
A rite is just doing the hokey pokey for the day. These things WERE the day!
Blessings to all.

Our blessings were joy, liminality, adaptability and industry.

Happy Spring Equinox!

We hope you join us today at 1 pm to celebrate the Spring Equinox!

Here's the link to the ritual outline
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PsSKeWcouv1OqeiEVapGtK9LTm3xhPOUIda0BgOpvOk/edit?usp=sharing

And the… More Zoom info:

Fire and Ice

Burning of the Yule greens for Brigantia ashes

Hail Brighid!

https://sassafrasgrove.org/2020/01/31/brighid-along-2017-day-nine-healer/

https://sassafrasgrove.org/2020/01/30/brighid-along-2017-day-eight-hearth-fires/

https://sassafrasgrove.org/2020/01/29/brighid-along-2017-day-seven-sacred-wells/

https://sassafrasgrove.org/2020/01/28/brighid-along-2017-day-six-warriors/