Samhain

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Welcome to the first of eight celebrations of the solar festivals in Ireland. This is a compilation of information and reports from Tara Celebrations website up to 2017/18, when we reformatted the website and archived the old design. Each TC ceremony is run in awareness of the dominating energies of the current cycle, leading to an accumulated wealth of experience. We observe the festivals and attune our lives to seasonal changes. We cannot avoid the fundamental reality that we are effected by the place at which we live on earth. We shall, by discovering time qualities, enjoy what adds flavour and spice to our lives, expressed as physical phenomena, mental attitudes, emotions we undergo and spiritual intentions. For example, we find that Samhain, the onset of winter, is a good time for introspection and planting the seeds of new projects, allowing them to germinate over the darker months. Beltaine in May, on the other hand, carries the spring and summer energies and is a time to embark on projects requiring courage and energy.

Ceremony format – there are no strict rules about this. Most activities include a consideration on the reason for meeting – ie, stage in the annual cycle, intention of ceremony, setting aside a particular time and place when we can focus, smudge and light passed around, acknowledging the supportive energies in the various cardinal directions, natural elements, myth and legend, pre-planned activities, healing circle if appropriate, open heart contributions, any suitable information eg. next meeting, close directions and meeting, food and drink.


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