Sound, breath, qigong, poetry and sacred fire gatherings

Sound, breath, qi gong and poetry at the hunter’s moon (full on Monday 26^th October), followed by a shamanic fire ceremony.

2-5pm: An afternoon of sharing at Samhain, the doorway to winter, where we can explore letting go of the old, and acceptance of the inevitable loss that comes at this time of year.

5-6pm: Bring and share snack, fire ceremony explanation

6-7.30pm: Shamanic fire ceremony in the Inca tradition.

Fee: £55 for the afternoon session, fire ceremony no charge.

The hunter’s moon is the moon after the harvest moon, and is so called because once the fields are harvested it is easier to hunt. This year, it falls one week before Samhain on November 1^st and Hallowe’en on October 31^st. This is the time when the veil between the worlds is said to be thin, and we have greater access to connection with the ancestors. As Beltane is the doorway to summer, so Samhain is the doorway to Winter.

Sound, breath, qi gong and poetry at the Beaver Full Moon (full on Tuesday 24^th November), followed by a sacred fire ceremony.

2-5pm: An afternoon of sharing as the dark draws in and we make ourselves safe for another winter in our homes and communities.

5-6pm: Bring and share snack, fire ceremony explanation

6-7.30pm: Shamanic fire ceremony in the Inca tradition.

Fee: £55 for the afternoon session, fire ceremony no charge.

The Native Americans named this moon beaver because this is the time the beavers make their dams and store their food for winter. This year, the beaver full moon is in Gemini, which helps us to communicate well together as we prepare for the cold, dark months ahead.

Sound, breath, qi gong and poetry at the September harvest moon (full on Saturday 26^th September),

2-5pm: An afternoon of sharing, as we pass the autumn equinox, and enter a time of gratitude for what we have harvested, and of letting go of what we no longer need.

5-6pm: Bring and share snack, fire ceremony explanation

6-7.30pm: Shamanic fire ceremony in the Inca tradition.

Fee: £55 for the afternoon session, fire ceremony no charge.

The harvest moon is the moon closest to the autumn equinox, which this year is the September full moon. It rises just after sunset, allowing farmers to harvest in the evening by moonlight. It is a time of reflection and balance, when we can celebrate the abundance we have gathered and at the same time begin to let go of what we no longer need. In the East the harvest moon marks the Autumn Mooncake Festival, where people light hundreds of paper lanterns and send them up to the moon.

Sound, breath, qi gong and poetry at the summer solstice, the time of fulness as the sun reaches its zenith, and the moon moves towards the strawberry full moon at the end of June.

2-5pm: An afternoon of sharing an exploration towards acceptance of who we truly are, sharing ourselves with others at this time of full flowering. With high summer poetry from Frances’s collection Songs of Fulfilment.

5-6pm: bring and share supper

6-7.30: Shamanic fire celebrating the height of summer

Fee: £55 for the afternoon session, shamanic fire no charge.

This year, the summer solstice happens just before the strawberry full moon at the end of June. This is the Native American name, marking the time of the strawberry harvest. In the Celtic calendar it was usually called the Rose Moon, as June is when the roses start to flower. In Europe it is also called the Mead Moon or Honey Moon, and June is the traditional time for weddings. These names also refer to the moon’s colour, since in June the full moon lies low on the horizon, and for that reason tends to glow gold or reddish. In combination with the sun at its height in the sky, what could be a better time to celebrate our own golden nature?