We gather once again to celebrate the sacred Earth
and the turning of the seasons in the mountains of western Massachusets.

Together we will weave the web of community
Ancient traditions and new thought come together in workshops and conversation.

Young people pass from childhood with the community's blessing.

The sacred fires burn, drums echo the rhythms of life
and dancers join the sparks flying toward the darkened sky.

Lasting friendships form and families grow as we come together
in our learning, our music, our ritual and our joy.

The EarthSpirit Community and Tamelin Productions invite you to join us for the thirty-second annual Rites of Spring -- a gathering open to all who celebrate the sacred nature of the Earth. Each May since 1979, around Memorial Day our community re-emerges as 500 participants from all over the United States and abroad come together to live and learn, work and play in a setting apart from our everyday lives.

Rites of Spring offers a week filled with over a hundred workshops, rituals and performances. As our circle fully opens on Wednesday and grows on Friday, together we form a vibrant and joyful living community that expands outward with us when we leave.

When we leave we take away more than that good will -- we carry home personal commitments to making a difference in the world around us, based on the strength of our spiritual connection with each other and with all of life. Special workshops and rituals throughout the week invite us to develop ways to take action that are potent and personally meaningful. We will build our future on this sacred Earth together.

The first two days, of the Village Builders' Assembly, is limited to the first 100 prior Rites pf Spring attendees who register. Please follow the link to the Village Builders' Assembly for more information if you are interested in attending of this part of Rites of Spring.

Join us for what promises to be an inspirational and joyful Rites of Spring.