The 46th annual Spiral Dance~Sunday October 27, 2024 4pm-8pm

Thank you dear community for another beautiful and powerful ritual honoring our Beloved Dead and Descendents. Needless to say, we couldn’t do it without you! So much gratitude for the UC Berkeley team and for all of our volunteers who came from near and far.

As you know, this is a fundraiser, though the costs often exceed what we take in, this year being no exception…Please donate what you can knowing that it will first pay for the space, sound, lights, livestream then once that all is covered, the balance will go into our scholarship fund.

Reading of the names of Beloved Dead 4pm-5pm, Ritual begins 5pm sharp

at the illustrious Pauley Ballroom on the UC Berkeley Campus (address with map link below)***

Intention: Together at the crossroads, we choose the path of justice, love and wisdom

The holiday popularly known as Halloween is the time of year known to witches as Samhain, when the veil is thin between the worlds of the living and the dead. We gather to remember and honor our ancestors, our Beloved Dead, and all those who have crossed over.

As we mourn for those who have died this year, we also mourn the losses and pain suffered by Earth, our Mother. Yet even as we grieve, we also remember and honor the sacred cycle of life, death, rebirth and regeneration, celebrating the births of our children born this year, and our own vital connections to Earth and each other…

This community event and fundraiser requires the support of many individuals. Please contact us to volunteer or to contribute in any capacity to ensure this cherished tradition is a success!

VOLUNTEER

PayPal email address for donations dancethespiral79@gmail.com

*** The Pauley Ballroom UC Berkeley 2495 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720.

3rd floor of the ASUC Student Union: Martin Luther King Jr. building. Enter from Sather Road behind the Cal Student Clothing Store. Take the stairs or elevator to 3rd floor.