Seasonal Rituals, January 29, March 19, April 30, and June 18, 6-7 pm, IN-PERSON Carondelet Center
Free. All are welcome.
Seasonal Rituals celebrates the eight Earth holidays of the year (approximately six weeks apart). We honor the Earth in her seasons as we experience them in Minnesota, identifying and exploring the impact and meaning in our spiritual lives. Each celebration ritual is uniquely created by the planners to address the traditional and current themes. Examples from the past year include balance, generosity, peace, community, gratitude, resilience.
Our circle gatherings are not related to any religion. All are welcome. Please join us. Bring your open mind and open heart, ready for new experiences -- and fun!
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The next Seasonal Ritual of Winter is Imbolc, which we will celebrate this year on Wednesday, January 29. Imbolc comes about midway between the Winter Solstice (December) and the Spring Equinox (March). At this season, the days are noticeable longer and brighter -- even though it is still cold on our part of the earth.
Imbolc is an old word meaning "in the belly", used by our sheep- and goat-raising ancestors. The birth of lambs and their mothers' production of milk are responsive to the length of the days, so Imbolc meant hope and the promise of things still hidden.
Every year, we Minnesotans trust in the seeming impossibility of life under the ice, life in the frozen ground. We know that winter snow and the mulch of last year's leaves are essential for plants and animals that will soon come to life.
In our spiritual lives, we look for things within us that are eager to be born, things which need our attention, our nurture, our trust. We have what author and environmentalist Joann Macy calls Active Hope: "... a readiness to discover the strengths in ourselves and in others; a readiness to discover the reasons for hope and the occasions of love."
Join us to celebrate Imbolc on Wednesday, January 29, 6 - 7 p.m. As the days grow longer and brighter, we will use song, poetry, and ritual to nurture this phase of our spiritual lives as it prepares to be born. Bring your open minds and open hearts, and a readiness for surprise and laughter.
Free. All are welcome.
Seasonal Rituals celebrates the eight Earth holidays of the year (approximately six weeks apart). We honor the Earth in her seasons as we experience them in Minnesota, identifying and exploring the impact and meaning in our spiritual lives. Each celebration ritual is uniquely created by the planners to address the traditional and current themes. Examples from the past year include balance, generosity, peace, community, gratitude, resilience.
Our circle gatherings are not related to any religion. All are welcome. Please join us. Bring your open mind and open heart, ready for new experiences -- and fun!
_____
The next Seasonal Ritual of Winter is Imbolc, which we will celebrate this year on Wednesday, January 29. Imbolc comes about midway between the Winter Solstice (December) and the Spring Equinox (March). At this season, the days are noticeable longer and brighter -- even though it is still cold on our part of the earth.
Imbolc is an old word meaning "in the belly", used by our sheep- and goat-raising ancestors. The birth of lambs and their mothers' production of milk are responsive to the length of the days, so Imbolc meant hope and the promise of things still hidden.
Every year, we Minnesotans trust in the seeming impossibility of life under the ice, life in the frozen ground. We know that winter snow and the mulch of last year's leaves are essential for plants and animals that will soon come to life.
In our spiritual lives, we look for things within us that are eager to be born, things which need our attention, our nurture, our trust. We have what author and environmentalist Joann Macy calls Active Hope: "... a readiness to discover the strengths in ourselves and in others; a readiness to discover the reasons for hope and the occasions of love."
Join us to celebrate Imbolc on Wednesday, January 29, 6 - 7 p.m. As the days grow longer and brighter, we will use song, poetry, and ritual to nurture this phase of our spiritual lives as it prepares to be born. Bring your open minds and open hearts, and a readiness for surprise and laughter.
Free. All are welcome.
Seasonal Rituals celebrates the eight Earth holidays of the year (approximately six weeks apart). We honor the Earth in her seasons as we experience them in Minnesota, identifying and exploring the impact and meaning in our spiritual lives. Each celebration ritual is uniquely created by the planners to address the traditional and current themes. Examples from the past year include balance, generosity, peace, community, gratitude, resilience.
Our circle gatherings are not related to any religion. All are welcome. Please join us. Bring your open mind and open heart, ready for new experiences -- and fun!
_____
The next Seasonal Ritual of Winter is Imbolc, which we will celebrate this year on Wednesday, January 29. Imbolc comes about midway between the Winter Solstice (December) and the Spring Equinox (March). At this season, the days are noticeable longer and brighter -- even though it is still cold on our part of the earth.
Imbolc is an old word meaning "in the belly", used by our sheep- and goat-raising ancestors. The birth of lambs and their mothers' production of milk are responsive to the length of the days, so Imbolc meant hope and the promise of things still hidden.
Every year, we Minnesotans trust in the seeming impossibility of life under the ice, life in the frozen ground. We know that winter snow and the mulch of last year's leaves are essential for plants and animals that will soon come to life.
In our spiritual lives, we look for things within us that are eager to be born, things which need our attention, our nurture, our trust. We have what author and environmentalist Joann Macy calls Active Hope: "... a readiness to discover the strengths in ourselves and in others; a readiness to discover the reasons for hope and the occasions of love."
Join us to celebrate Imbolc on Wednesday, January 29, 6 - 7 p.m. As the days grow longer and brighter, we will use song, poetry, and ritual to nurture this phase of our spiritual lives as it prepares to be born. Bring your open minds and open hearts, and a readiness for surprise and laughter.