Our Return to the Land! A Members and Guest Weekend Friday April 27 - Sunday April 29, 2012 Real People, Real Traditions, Real Community. Beltaine is about Spring, It's about Family. It's for Babies and Children, Maid and Gallants. Our Aunts, Uncles, Mothers and Fathers. Elders and Ancestors. Our joyous journey through the Wheel of the Year ...and the Web of Life.

"Now the green blade riseth, from the buried grain;
Wheat that in dark earth, many days has lain..."

Join us for our annual homecoming and celebration of the Delights of Spring
It’s Beltaine at Four Quarters! A Weekend of Renewal !

Time for the season of hibernation to end, and the season of joyous activity and growth to begin! Come and see the Land in its springtime splendor, bedecked in a blanket of wildflowers and budding trees, with every morning borne on the music of songbirds. Greet the tribemates you haven’t seen all winter, and bring new friends to learn what Four Quarters is all about!

In addition to all your gear and springtime finery, please bring flowers to share for the Beltaine workshops and ceremonies. We want to the see the beauty of flowers everywhere we turn, so, if you would, pick up a grocery store bouquet or two on your way, and drop them off at the buckets by the Coffee Dragons.

Friday Evening join us for our First Fire celebration in the Fire Circle, where we burn sacred woods and offerings to sustain the sacredness of the Land and bless the May Pole to be raised on the morrow.
Expect drumming, dance and song, with Fire Arts in the Village Green. For the children, we host a storytelling hour at our Bardic Circle.

Saturday is a full day complete with workshops on singing, crafting, Earth Spirituality, Ecology & Sustainability.
Sweat Lodge with Buffaloe Heart by the river.
And the continued Building of the Hilltop Labyrinth.

Our First Contra (Country Dance)
with Critton Hollow String Band

In the early afternoon we help The Lord and Lady of Spring raise and dance the May Pole to bless the land with fertility, life and love. The whole Tribe is welcome to lend a hand to raise the May Pole, dance and sing.

After raising and dancing the May Pole we share the sumptious Beltaine Feast by the Starvin' Artist (free for all attending) followed by an Ice Cream Social and the Members Meeting, where we lend our ears and our voices to the Community. Topics include news from the Winter and projects for the Summer Season.

At the Evening Ceremony we gather within the Circle of Standing Stones to focus our spiritual intent on the giving and receiving of Blessings.

Night time will see the launch of our Community Fire and Drum Circle
AND
our second annual Beltaine Couples Dance in the Pavilion.

After Sunday morning meditations and yoga, we gather as the Children of the Tribe raise the Seed Stone, where we pass on our Traditions of Stone Raising to the next generation.

At Closing Ceremony we re-affirm our committment to living Spiritually with respect for our Mother Earth.

2012 Schedule is in development!

Let me know if you have something you'd like to see, or bring to the occassion. 

Friday will include:

Sweat Lodge – Check the Lodge Site for posted times
Decorating the Sacred Spaces please meet at the Dance Pavilion

Nature Spirit Hospitality ritual at the Fox Altar
Meal Plan Dinner with The Starvin’ Artist
Community Drum Circle Set Up at the Fire Circle
First Fire Ceremony at the Community Fire Circle; a special opening to the season.
Followed by Kids-Track – Story Time at the Dining Pavilion (parents welcome to stay or go, but must retrieve children promptly!) ...and
Opening of Community Fire Circle and Bardic Circle for All

Saturday will include:

Sweat Lodge – Check the Lodge Site for posted times
Yoga/Meditation with the Stones
Meal Plan Brunch with The Starvin’ Artist
Kids-Track Activities 
WorkShops and Crafts!
Noon-2pm Wreath-making and Ribbons for the Maypole
   2-4pm Raising and Dancing the Maypole 
   Beltaine Feast served by the Starvin' Artist
   Members Meeting at the Fire Circle with DESSERT!!!!! Not just for Members!
   Beltaine Ceremony in the Stone Circle
   Second Annual Beltaine Contra Dance
   Community Fire Circle and Bardic Circle For All

  Sunday Will Include:
  Morning Meditation
  Meal Plan Brunch
  Seed Stone Rising Ceremony in the Stone Circle
  followed by Closing Ceremony in the Stone Circle