We gather in May for our 42nd time to celebrate the sacred Earth and the turning of the seasons in the mountains of western Massachusetts.
Join us online, (and in person in September) - as together we:
Weave the web of community;
Share in ancient traditions and new rituals;
Look forward to what we can become;
Learn through workshops and dialogue;
Light the Sacred fire;
Feel the rhythms of life in our drums and dance to raise our spirits;
Form lasting friends and see families grow as we come together in community – learning, sharing music, celebrating with ritual, and fueling our joy.
Some of our Featured Presenters and hosts
Virtual Rites of Spring 2020 Schedule
Wednesday
- 5:00 PM Newcomers Welcome Gathering
- 8:00 PM Opening Firelighting Ritual
- 9:00 PM Our Sky Tonight with Chris LaFond
Thursday
- 8 - 8:30 AM Family Program - Seasonal Stories and Creative projects with Andrew Coate, and Sarah Rosehill
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Workshop: Reckoning of Time: Heathen Days, Months, and Seasons with Trey Wentworth
- 5:00 PM Affinity Group (open to past participants)
- Vulva Dialogues with Keturah Thorpe
- Brotherhood of the Stag and Wolf with Donovan Arthen and Martin Bridge
- 8:00 PM Poetry Jam with Lanna Lee Maheux Sign Up Sheet
Friday
- 8 - 8:30 AM Family Program - Seasonal Stories and Creative projects with Andrew Coate, and Sarah Rosehill
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Workshop: The Tower to The Star: Navigating the Journey with Juniper Talbot
- 3:00 PM Cultivating Clarity and Co-Creative Power In Unsettling Times with Orion Foxwood
- 5:00 PM Affinity Group (open to past participants)
- 60+ with Miriam Klamkin
- Queering the Circle with Charlie Farison and Thomas Kreek
- 8:00 PM Art Salon Sign Up Sheet
- 10:00 PM Game Night for Teens
Saturday
- 8 - 8:30 AM Family Program - Seasonal Stories and Creative projects with Andrew Coate, and Sarah Rosehill
- 11:00 AM Workshop: Pagan Perspective Permaculture Primer with Martin Bridge
- 3:00 PM Web Ritual
- 8:00 PM Bardic Circle Sign Up Sheet
- 11:00 PM DJ Meow Meow
Sunday
- 8 - 8:30 AM Family Program - Seasonal Stories and Creative projects with Andrew Coate, and Sarah Rosehill
- 11:00 AM Workshop: Anamanta: a Pagan Practice for Troubled Times with Andras Corban Arthen
- 3:00 PM EarthSpirit FUNdraising Kickoff with Billy Bardo, Anya, Arianna (and maybe Patrick)
- 6:00 PM The Feast at home
- After Feast: DJ Dawn Dance Party! with Dawn Flatt
Monday
- 11:00 AM Closing Ritual with Deirdre and Andras Arthen
Plus Recorded Programs on YouTube
- Healing Ritual
- Building a Sacred Shrine
- Maying!
- Preparing your own Feast
Virtual Rites of Spring 2020 Registration
Register Online
If you are registered and paid for Rites of Spring 2020 (May or September), please follow this link to get your virtual Registration number. This program is an included add-on to your registration.
To register if you are not already signed up for Rites of Spring: Admission for the week is a sliding scale $50 - $100. Please pay what you are able, to help us keep going through this time of crisis. No one will be turned away for serious financial hardship, as long as you pay something. Additional contributions are appreciated.
Once you are registered, close to the date of the virtual events, you will receive a registration code, an accessible link and password for the Zoom sessions, and a link to the Facebook Virtual Dining Hall. Please save that registration number for access to the Virtual Dining Hall or for any questions on your registration.
We look forward to seeing you all online.