New Moon Ritual and Wild dip
- 4th August 2024
- 3rd September 2024
- 2nd October 2024
- 1st November 2024
- 1st December 2024
- 30th December 2024
Full Moon Ritual and Wild Dip
- 21st July 2024
- 19th August 2024
- 18th September 2024 (no ritual being held this eve)
- 17th October 2024
- 15th November 2024
- 15th December 2024
Lughnasadh
We continue our journey through the Wheel of the Year from the summer solstice, basking in the summer sun, surrounded by the bounty of the union of the Earth and the Sun at high summer. We have been working tirelessly towards the first harvest, and now find ourselves at Lughnasadh - the celebration of the first of three harvests, the Grain Harvest - a time of gathering in and giving thanks for the abundance surrounding us.
The bounty and energy of the summer’s sun is beginning to gentle, beginning to wane. We are entering a time of change and shift. Active growth is slowing down and the darker days of winter and reflection are beckoning. All around us the seeds are dropping to the ground, back deep into the dark earth, to hide throughout the winter, before reappearing in the spring as new growth. The harvest we are facing already holds at its very heart the seed of all future harvests
So come join us around the fire, in the depths of the woods, where we will take a blessed respite from our daily toil, all that hard work of life. Where we will join to hold gentle ritual together, celebrate our harvests, share what we have achieved and look to the future. Where we will spend time creating with intention, meditating, being mindful and working with our breath, eating nourishing foods and building community before walking through the woods and along the river bank to the steps so that we may finish our day wild swimming or dipping in the river.
Springs and Stones - A celebration of Mabon and the Autumn Equinox - exploring our soul connections to the magic of the natural world & an opportunity for a wild dip or swim
We invite you to join us for a weekend adventure in ancient lands, to come together as community, to grow and explore our soul connections to the magic of the natural world whilst honouring and working with the glorious energy of Mabon and the Autumn Equinox. Nestled within the beautiful countryside of deepest, darkest Dorset, not far from the sea, we will gather together on a small campsite with its own lake for our wild swimming delight. There will be fire pits and bell tents, nourishing food and cooking over the fire, wild swimming in freshwater and the sea, crafting, breathwork and meditation, ritual and community - all the perfect recipe to celebrate this wonderfully rich time of the year.
As we continue our journey around the Wheel of the Year, we arrive at Mabon and the Autumn Equinox. A counterpoint of Ostara and the Spring Equinox, the Autumn Equinox gives us an opportunity to sit in a place of perfect balance on the cusp of transition where night and day are once again equal in length and in perfect equilibrium - dark and light, masculine and feminine, inner and outer, in balance. From here the natural world begins to wane with a flourish of harvest and rich colours of the land as we turn towards completion with cooler days and longer star filled nights. The sap of the trees returning to their roots, deep within the earth. The woods are changing their mantles from the lush green of summer to the blaze of autumn with fiery oranges, reds and golds. We are returning to the deep, cool safety of the darkness where we came from.
But first…. We have this wonderful opportunity to celebrate the second harvest of the year, the Fruit Harvest and the Great Feast of Thanksgiving. The grain harvest is safely gathered in from Lughnasadh and we are surrounded by the abundance of fruit and vegetables. It is a time to honour the Goddess as the Harvest Queen, thank the God for his gift of grain and show our gratitude to the waning Sun for the wealth of the harvest bestowed upon us. It is a time of rest after the labour of harvest. Time to look at the hopes and intentions that we sewed and nourished at Imbolc and Ostara and reflect on how they grew. It is time to complete projects, clear debris out, let go of that which no longer serves us so that as we continue our journey through the year, Winter can offer us a time of reflection and peace. A time to search the ‘seed catalogues’ for new ideas and hopes which will lie dormant but nourished in the darkness awaiting the return of spring.
So come join us!
If you haven't been wild swimming before or you would like to build your confidence up a little more first, you can book a one to one with Tara@wildswimmingwoman or join one of her Dip Your Toe in events which was how Meredithe started wild swimming!
Link to book tickets https://dandelion.events/e/x9xmi
Reiki 1 course
coming in August
Beginners Tarot - A one day course
Beginners Tarot - a one day course
I am so excited to announce that the lovely Donna and myself (Meredithe) are collaborating to offer you a one day Beginners Tarot course!
What does the course includes?
Do you and a small group of your friends or family want to learn Tarot in an informal, friendly environment? We can run a day course just for you if you prefer! The day runs from 10am until 3pm and includes a yummy lunch and a Rider Waite tarot deck just for you .... although you are more than welcome to bring your own decks too!
Half way through the day we will break for a yummy lunch which is included in the price of the course.
What can I gain from the experience?
- Gain knowledge and understanding of all 78 cards in the deck and how they may relate to the question being asked
- Learn some hints and tips to find out what the cards mean to you
- Meet some tarot spreads and learn how they work
- Gain insight into the numerology of the cards
- Learn how to ask the right questions
- Gain confidence in reading the tarot for yourself and others
- Learn to read tarot using your intuition
- Identify situations arising from all cards in a spread and how they interact with each other
- Learn how to prepare, set the scene, run and end a tarot reading
- Have fun, meet like-minded people, eat yummy food and gain a friend in tarot plus so much more!
How much for such a fabulous opportunity to learn about tarot and meet like-minded people and be fed too?... £150 if it's just you or £125 each if there are two or more of you.
Donna
Find Donna on Instagram @3donnab or check her website out https://donnab.co.uk/beginnerstarotcourse/ or you can phone/WhatsApp her on 07725 989778
The action button below will take you to her page
Meredithe
You have already found Meredithe as this is her website! If you prefer you can find her on Instagram @meredithesmith or call/WhatsApp her on 07779060919