Overview
The seasonal cycle provides a natural framework for life’s phases, guiding when to work, rest, reflect, and grow. Ignoring these rhythms, as modern society often does by maintaining constant productivity, can lead to burnout and chronic fatigue. In contrast, living in harmony with the seasons supports optimal physical health, including better sleep, hormone regulation, and immune function. It also promotes emotional resilience and life satisfaction by encouraging individuals to embrace change and find joy in the present moment.
The Wheel Of The Year was first popularised in the mid-twentieth century and is made up of eight seasonal festivals marking the solstices, equinoxes and midpoints between them. This gives us time as a community to meet up every six weeks to check in and refocus in a day of contemplation and celebration.
In this ceremony we celebrate Samhain. Also known as Halloween or All Hallow's Eve. It is the most well-known Pagan holiday, marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the darker and colder half of the year.It is a time to honor ancestors, reflect on death, and recognise the thinning of the veil between worlds. Come and warm your souls & your bellies with ritual, community and toasted marshmallows around the fire.
Kati Vernon will be holding a wonderful ritual ceremony to help us acknowledge that death is part of the cycle of life.
Rebekah, from Somerset Soul Food, will taking us on a journey of myth, meditation and mugwort whilst we warm ourselves around the fire.
Please bring a notebook, pen and an empty jam jar with you to take part in these activities.
The ceremony takes places at a smallholding just outside Chippenham from 16:00-18:30. You can learn more about the host The Willow Tree Foundation here
N.B Please note that there is parking on site and this is an adult only event where dogs are not allowed.