Childcare swarms with children doing crafts, playing in the sandbox, and running through the water sprinkler. The Circle staff maintains a well organized and caring presence at the information booth. The drums call us to daily town meetings to discuss the day's activities. In the sacred space we make as a community, we are remembering ancient ways of being and applying them to our present lives. We are learning how to be the newest people of the Earth.
Rituals range from large public workings to personal rites of passage.
Last year, a number of young women committed to an intensive of learning women's mysteries. After their training, they were formally presented to the witnessing community in a moving ceremony. Their first act as new priestesses was to bless each of us as we kneeled before them in respect and recognition. People are busy calling each other, arranging time off from work, and making travel plans. As a group of Nature lovers, we look forward to living with the elemental and primal forces of Sun, Rain, Breezes, Fire, and Earth.