Ostara is a celebration of the Vernal Equinox, marking the literal and symbolic transition into the Season of Light. Associated with the planting of seeds and welcoming a period of growth, warmth, renewal, and expansion, it marks the beginning of the Sun’s waxing ascent to the Summer Solstice. In this ceremony we recognize and offer gratitude to the lessons of Winter’s darkness just passed, plant the seeds of our intentions into fertile soil, and formally step into the light ahead. Participants are invited to bring a drum, rattle, or other hand-held instrument (we will have plenty extra to share) to help usher in the warmth of Spring.
Want to linger in ceremony longer and deepen into community? A potluck dinner will follow the ceremony. You are encouraged to bring a dish, please place your offering in the cabin before we gather in the Belly.
Encouraged to arrive by 4:00pm to have time to park and land before the ceremony begins. Space will be limited to ensure the gathering is right sized, please RSVP and join the waitlist if space is full.
More About The Stone Circle:
For many thousands of years, humans from land-honoring spiritual traditions have aligned their sacred ceremonies with the natural seasons and cycles of the Earth, the “Wheel of the Year” according to modern Pagan traditions. The Stone Circle at Rootstock honors the deep history of many of these traditions in which sacred sites of standing stones mark spiritually significant locations. The potent Earth energies therein hold space for sacred ceremonial work. In 2024, we launched our first Wheel of the Year offerings at Rootstock and celebrated the passage of the seasons in community, honoring the Earth and ourselves in the process, deepening our relationship with the seasons, and building a deeper connection with the land through ceremony.
In this second series of offerings, in partnership with the Rootstock community, Eyal invites you to join the community of a living spiritual “Stone Circle”, which we will build and hold through our ceremonial gatherings during the important seasonal transitions of the Wheel during 2025. This year, our ceremonies will be guided by the theme “tending to our inner wildness” through 8 seasonal rituals. Participants are invited to bring curiosity, a reverence for the natural world, and an open heart to our gatherings. Designed to be family friendly and inclusive for people from all backgrounds and beliefs. Inspired by the spiritual practices and teachings of the modern Druid tradition, we will come together in ceremony across the seasons, to honor and celebrate the natural rhythms of the Earth. Inviting the ebbs and flows of the natural world to speak to our Spirit, and guide and hold us in our own inward growth and evolution.
Come celebrate the turning of the wheel…