We can honor the cycle by being aware that each end and death of the old will bring opportunity for a new start, as each beginning holds within it an end. This endless cycle of change is essential, bringing renewal to our lives.

During this season of descending into the darkness of winter, we’ll explore together:

• What does eternity mean to you?
• When and how do you experience it?
• What is your relationship with those who have gone before you?
• How do we journey through grief and loss, whether the loss of a person, a job, a way of life, and so on?

Together, we’ll:

• Hold sacred ceremony for this threshold of the year.
• Descend into the nurturing womb of the Cave of the Mothers.
• Explore the journeys of death, grief, and transformation.
• Decorate our communal table with symbols of the season, such as pumpkins, sugar skulls, leaves, etc.
• Pause for individual periods of silence and reflection.

Testimonials

“The variety of activities during the Spring Equinox retreat were wonderful! We experienced the sacred process of collecting gifts of love offered at the Forest over the past years and honoring them together. We cooked, ate, participated in a tea ceremony and had meditations daily. All the activities were optional, but too good to miss any of them. A joyous time full of rest and community at its finest.”