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2022 Spiral Dance Intention: To weave a web of connection that strengthens our communities, heals our griefs, and empowers Justice to prevail.
The Reclaiming Spiral Dance is in honor of Samhain. The Wheel turns to Samhain, or Halloween— the time when the veil is thin between the worlds and our Beloved Dead come close. In these challenging and brutal times, we need the help and guidance of our ancestors as never before.
Join us in person at Gill Tract Farms or online for our ritual as we journey in trance to the Isle of Apples, the Land of Youth where the dead grow young again. Here we can grieve our losses, complete what is unfinished in our relationships, and ask for the help and guidance we need.
The Isle of the Dead is also the Place of Rebirth, where we can stir the cauldron of change and plant the seeds of what we want to bring into being in the coming year. Together, we will celebrate the Witches’ New Year, honor those who have passed, and renew our hope and determination to create a thriving world of justice and abundance for the living.
We will then invite you to deepen into the trance and journey to the Sacred Grove of Oak Trees to meet with ancient mothers from different traditions. We will gain medicine and wisdom for the times ahead and be reminded that we have the power. Now is the time to awaken the power within ourselves and unite to create the vision of the new world.
*Please note that during the trance to the Sacred Grove of Oak Trees, priestesses will be embodying the ancient mother goddesses.
Words by the Spiral Dance Ritual Planning Charette, music and additional lyric by Eileen Hazel. Singers: Eileen Hazel, Kimba Joy Theurich, Maxina Ventura, Sheela Gunn-Cushman, Spiraleena Rainbowthing. Flute by Artemis Jackson. Guitar: Eileen and Jack Cutter. Bass and percussion: Jack Cutter. Recording by George Franklin and Eileen Hazel, mixing and mastering by Jack Cutter.