EarthSpirit Samhain Celebration in western Massachusetts

Join us this Friday, October 25 at 7pm (NEW DATE!)

This annual ritual celebrates the coming winter, those who have gone before us, our own mortality and the unseen ones.

We honor the change of season and our ancestors at this ritual of harvest and remembrance. In the fullness of Autumn, in the growing darkness, come take part in a celebration of this time when the veil between the worlds is thin. Take time for yourself to reflect on our mortality and honor those who have passed. Find a quiet place in the darkness, and feel gratitude as you reap your harvest between now and winter.

You are invited to bring a small photograph of a departed loved one to add to the ancestor altar (be sure to write your name on the back and pick them up again before you leave). There will also be an opportunity to share some precious memories in their honor.

Seasonal or ritual clothing is encouraged. Please, no “halloween costumes”.
Safety masking is optional and respected.

Event Details:
At the Williamsburg Grange on Rte. 9 in the center of Williamsburg.
Accessible by the PVTA #42 bus.

Donations for admission $7 to $10 on a sliding scale will be collected at the door to cover our rental expenses. Any amount collected beyond expenses will be sent to support the work of the Mother Grove Temple in Ashville, NC.

No one will be turned away for lack of resources.
Children under 15 will be admitted without cost.
Doors open at 6:30 PM and close promptly at 7:00 PM for the duration of the Ritual.

If you are able, please also bring a donation of new and warm winter clothing items, like new insulated socks, gloves, long underwear, or coats to send down to our friends at the Mother Grove Temple in Ashville, NC as well, showing as one of the ways we can support one another through the dark cold times.

An informal finger-food pot-luck and social time will follow the ritual. Cookies, beverages, savory snacks or other food to share are welcome. Please bring nothing that needs utensils or plates. We will have cups and napkins.

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The EarthSpirit Community is an organization dedicated to the preservation and development of Earth-centered spirituality, culture and community; we particularly focus on the indigenous traditions of pre-Christian Europe, known collectively as paganism, which have survived in varying degrees to the present day. At the core of the pagan traditions is a sense that the Sacred manifests throughout the natural world, that we can experience it directly through communion with Nature, and that the Spirit of the Earth unites all beings in a vast and varied web of interdependent connections. The pagan traditions incorporate attitudes of veneration and respect for the Earth, and shape a way of life that reflects the patterns and wisdom found in Nature, inspiring us to honor diversity, to value cooperative community, and to live in harmonious balance as an integral part of the natural world.

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