Grove Events

• Thursday September 28, 2023, 6:30-7:00 pm Pacific Time

The Greenlake Grove welcomes you to the monthly Full Moon Meditation for Peace--online. Dial in from anywhere in the world. All are welcome regardless of experience or affiliation. Please join us online for a time of simple chanting and stillness. 

Druid Prayer for Peace: Deep within the still center of my being, may I find peace. Silently within the quiet of the Grove, may I share peace. Powerfully, within the greater circle of humankind, may I radiate peace. May there be Peace throughout the whole world. 

Bring your Intentions: As is consistent with the OBOD tradition, we gather for a Full Moon Meditation on or around the Full Moon each mo nth--for this 30 minute stillness meditation. Nicole hosts and Ruth assists. We hope to see you there.

Join Online via GoToMeeting: Full Moon Meditation. It's easy to join meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 

 https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/779897725 

Art by Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman

“The Calling”

Mixed Media

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• Sunday October 29, 2023, 1:00-2:00 pm Pacific Time

Please join the Greenlake Grove in the University District to celebrate the full rite of Samhain. All those of good intention are welcome regardless of experience or affiliation. You may Rsvp to the Facebook event to receive notifications of updates https://fb.me/e/XmrnT5vr

From the OBOD website:
"On or around the 31st October in the northern hemisphere, 1st May in the southern, Samhain is the festival of the dead, a festival of remembrance and honouring of our dear departed friends and relations.

The word Samhain is pronounced Sow(as in Cow)Inn, and is sometimes written in the Old Scottish Gaelic form as ‘Samhuinn’. It is said that at this special time of Samhain the veil that separates the worlds is at its thinnest. So our world, the world of Faerie, and that of the dead, blend as one. It is no wonder then that this night has become so wrapped in superstition. 

It is a night of wonder and magic. On this night the Cailleach (the Crone) comes to strip the leaves from the trees, to quicken the decay of the flesh of the year, so that it may feed the new life to come. We can also ask Her to take the unwanted aspects of our personal year away, so that these too might be transformed. Yet even on the darkest night of Samhain, whilst our minds ponder our mortality, if we listen carefully, we can hear the sound of a new-born child crying for its Mother’s breast, for soon it will be Alban Arthan, the Winter solstice, and the Wheel will turn once more."

https://druidry.org/.../druid-festivals/samhain-festival

Event Location: Edge of the Circle Books in the heart of the University District -- Seattle's resource for Paganism & the Occult. There is a room downstairs we can use to meet for festivals. Please check out the website for all things pagan including new and used books, jewelry, ritual items, clothes, and more.  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057643021822

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After we can adjourn to a nearby eatery (Big Time Brewery). Looking forward to seeing you there. With the blessings of the Oak, Yew, and Silver Birch! Ruth Oskolkoff