O Sacred Darkness & Upcoming Events
As we enter into the Gate of Winter...
O Sacred Darkness
We reach for rich mash
Of what once was
Palming the sensuous
Beauty of decay
Seed of distilled wisdom
Finding it now
With slow breath
We secret it away
Into our bed of darkness
As the fires bless us
*written in Advent 2023
As we enter into the great cycle of light and dark expressed in Advent/Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hannukah, Diwali, Yule, so many, both in ancient and contemporary times, have created ceremony to live into the holding of the light as the end of the year draws close.
I invite us to pause... to step into this space within ourselves, within our communities, within the world's uncertainties.
Have you paused yet?
Put your hands on your heart and ask what is emerging.
And now, recognize that you are a light in the world and tell someone you love, or even a stranger on the street or where you're getting your coffee, tell them that you recognize them as a light in this world.
Please join us for these Outer Edge and Gateway House offerings. I wish us all a holy and merry end of the year.
(Gate of Winter created by Gigi Alavare)
CEREMONY WITH GATEWAY HOUSE
Gateway House produces Celtic Turn of the Wheel events, celebrating the Summer & Winter Solstices, Vernal & Autumnal Equinoxes as well as the Cross Quarter days of Halloween, Imbolc, Beltane and Lammas. The high holy days of Christmas and Easter are also celebrated. Our events include performative arts and ceremonies, community networking, food, and fire, followed by performances on our Gateway House stage.
Gateway House logo designed by Mirabai Trent!
Winter Solstice: Saturday, December 21 | 5PM – late
Gateway House, 12 Fairview Ave, Rosendale
For the Winter Solstice, we'll be stepping through the Gate of Winter, entering a Spiral of Light, in which we will place luminariums. Meryn Oakwood will invoke the Deer Mother and Maira Martinez will lead us in a ritual closing. I will offer a seasonal homily. Afterwards, enjoy performances by Ryc Ward, Sama Shakti, and Carole White.
$15 Donation | Potluck (please byo utensils)
Please RSVP to 845-417-5430 for parking info.
Ceremony for the New Year (in the works;)
Early January, Stay tuned for more details...
Imbolc: Saturday, February 1 | 5PM
Stay tuned for more details...
We invite your support of Gateway House's work and mission with gratitude for all who participate in offering their time, talent and resources.
WORKSHOPS
Lament: Writing As Ceremony
Friday, January 10 at Dusk | 5 – 7PM (EST)
Saturday, January 11 at Dawn | 7:30 – 9AM (EST)
By popular request, we are offering a second Lament: Writing As Ceremony online workshop in collaboration with Katharina Lindauer. Dancer, musician, sister constellation colleague, and process psychology guide, I am honored to be offering this workshop alongside her.
The Outer Edge is committed to deepening the power of lament and its capacity to transmute as we navigate the current state of the world.
SAVE THE DATE
Stay tuned for more details and registration coming soon.
KALEIDOSCOPIC CONSTELLATIONS
Constellations is a beautiful way of seeing how our past histories inform our present views. This work enables us to source a kaleidoscopic gaze, recognizing that one shift, one slight turn allows the luminous fragments of our life to be beheld in a wholly different view.
Constellations is a very permeable form that enables practitioners to weave together their own modalities and capacities. As a ceremonialist and arts producer, I incorporate elements of both ritual and expressive arts into facilitation of Family & Systemic Constellations work, which I call Ritual or Kaleidoscopic Constellations.
You can find these offerings at following places:
People's Place with Holistic Health Community
Wednesday, December 4 | 3 – 7PM | Free
People's Place, 17 St. James St, Kingston
Monthly Constellation Group
Saturday, December 14 | 3 – 6PM | $40
Gateway House, 12 Fairview Ave, Rosendale
RSVP: Please fill out this Inquiry Form below.