8/2 Lughnasadh Gathering: Receiving with Gratitude

Saturday August 2nd. 10:00am-12:30pm at Fallon Park in Raleigh, NC

We will gather to celebrate and learn about our next stop on the wheel of the year- Lughnasadh.

This holiday is the start of the harvest season and celebrates abundance and noticing all we have nourished and grown in our lives.

Before we can fully celebrate our abundance and harvest, we have to be able to receive it.

Receiving can be so challenging because we feel it needs to be reciprocal or that we don’t deserve all we receive. How hard is it to say a simple “Thank you” when someone compliments something about you before you are some how undermining the compliment or saying something like “well it’s not THAT good…” or “well that’s only because of something someone else did or because of something external to you…”.

We don’t own our compliments or our accomplishments because maybe we are afraid of bragging, being “too much”, or drawing attention to ourselves. We are afraid if we embrace all the good in our lives, somehow it will all be taken away.

Receiving support, love, intimacy can be quite hard!

Perhaps we are always focusing on growing, changing, being “better” and we miss all the harvest and abundance we are receiving in the present.

I will focus this ritual on exploring these topics more deeply. You will also create something that you can take home to continue working with these themes.

We will also explore the history of the holiday, historic traditions, and ways to honor the themes in our modern lives. We will share in a seasonally themed herbal beverage too!

This is for you if…

• You are witchy/spiritual or witchy/spiritual curious at the beginning of your journey

• You feel alone in your nature spirituality or witchy practice and would love to have a sense of community with like minded people. You are in the broom closet and want a safe space to come out amongst friends.

• You have wanted to start a witchy or nature spirituality practice but you weren’t sure where to begin or things felt too woo woo or out there for you to connect to in a more mundane way. This event is beginner friendly, grounded, and approachable. The rituals, practices, or crafts we do are simple and accessible to people at any level and all experience is welcome. It is a space to learn in a low key, warm, and friendly environment that won’t overstimulate you. You can rest and relax while you take it all in and practice with us.

• You’ve felt disconnected from nature and feel a calling to connect more deeply. Nature gives you a sense of grounding, rhythm, and feeling that you are connected to something larger

• You are a busy person who wants an opportunity to slow down, relax, and embrace slower living by connecting to seasonal energies which provide an ebb and flow to our lives

• You are overwhelmed and overstimulated by more traditional holidays and instead want to embrace a holiday season that feels more meaningful, deep, personal, ancient with more simple nature based practices

Read below for more details/logistics. You will also receive an email the week of the event with any additional details/reminders.