Full Flower Moon Ceremony & Oakhearts Children’s Program Launch

Awen Oaks 2620 Sharpes Hill Rd, Gaston, SC, United States

Oakhearts Children's Program starts at 5:30PM Full Flower Moon Ceremony starts at 7:30PM **See the bottom for info on Oakhearts!!! Join us for this month's FULL MOON on Thursday, May 23 on the Full Flower Moon. Our theme and focus for this flower moon will be on BLOOMING ABUNDANCE. FREE EVENT • Community Altar - bring items to be charged & blessed!• Abundance & Prosperity Meditation• Drawing in Abundance Ritual• Fire & Connection - bring a camp chair to sit on!• Bring a snack to share if you'd like! Donations are always wonderful to support our work as a religious nonprofit in South Carolina (and beyond!) You may make a donation at https://www.paypal.com/donate/... or use our donation jar at the event. Kids are welcome - you must watch them at all times on the property! BY THE WAY - If you have kids, we are launching our Oakhearts program before this full moon ceremony! Want to come check it out? Tabitha Lusco is our Children's Minister and a ton of work has gone into developing this fun nature-based program based around what the kids want to learn and experience. It's at 5:30pm, and we are suggesting a donation of $5 per child/per month which goes directly to the Oakhearts program (max $25 per family). We are currently planning on meeting at least twice a month. Awen Grove (our covenstead) is located on Mela's homestead property where 3 Rays of Light & Greenwild Spiritual Fellowship are currently located. It is at 2620 Sharpes Hill Rd, Gaston SC 29053. There is plenty of parking. This is OUTDOORS.

Descent to the Underworld: A (Virtual) Shadow Work Community Group

Zoom

FREE VIRTUAL COMMUNITY SHADOW WORK GROUP - (Meeting on Zoom the last Friday of every month from 7-8:30 EST. ) Register at the link provided with your email, in order to access all monthly meetings in 2024. https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZEkcu6upzwrH9OgfkKQyGllsYALg... ((If you are new, we always give a brief introduction to shadow work, so all levels of knowledge and experience are welcome. If you've heard of the term, or have wanted to learn more about shadow work, please feel free to join us!)) Whether you're thinking about the opportunity to delve into shadow work, choosing to already engage in shadow work, or the world is "giving" you the opportunity to take a walk into the underworld whether you like it or not, having a community supporting you along the path is vital. This small group's goal is to provide a safe and sacred space where we will descend together and explore the shadows we encounter along the way. Facilitators are trained and experienced in a variety of practical and experiential methods and modalities to guide you to a deeper awareness of who you are at your most authentic core level, how to face your shadows and how to decide whether to integrate, release or accept the shadows you find along the way. There is absolutely nothing like having a compassionate community beside you during this intense and deeply emotional self-reflection work. A community is a cauldron where the medicine of transformation can occur - often more rapidly than going it alone. This group's intention is to provide...- An open, accepting and sacred space for authentic discussion.- Resources, including journaling prompts and monthly assignments to assist you to delve deeper than surface level into your shadow.- Guidance and encouragement as we descend into the underworld together.- Opportunity to learn and use healing modalities and tools such as EFT (tapping), meditation, intuition, archetypal studies, spiritual art techniques, journaling, dreamwork, oracle/tarot readings & ritual.- Introduction to energies to support your process including Ascended Masters, Angels & Gods & Goddesses of the Underworld such as Persephone. This is an interfaith healing group, though members should be aware that Mela comes from an earth-centered, pagan world view and ask that you be open to learning other holistic and metaphysical concepts from various viewpoints and spiritualities. This support group is FREE but donations welcome; all donations for this event are given to the nonprofit Greenwild Spiritual Fellowship. You may use Paypal (paypal.me/3RaysofLight), Venmo (@melaborawski) or CashApp ($PBorawski)

Fundraiser! Learn to build your own Cob Oven!

Awen Oaks 2620 Sharpes Hill Rd, Gaston, SC, United States

Join GSF Saturday, June 1st for a Cob (Earthen) Oven Build at Awen Oaks. Cob is a mixture of sand, clay and straw to make a structure- this time in particular, an oven! You will learn many aspects and concepts from thermal mass, natural insulation, cob mixing, and more. Not to mention the amount of community building you will experience! Anyone who participates will be invited back to a pizza party compliments of the oven over the summer. Family Friendly, all ages.9am-6pm Join for the whole day, or any section(s) you're interested in. 9am: Meet and Greet10am: Make Cob!11:30am: Sand Mold1:00pm Lunch (pizza provided with ticket purchase)2:00pm: Cob Layer3:30pm: Insulation Layer4:30pm: Plaster Layer& Decorate6pm: Cleanup and Goodbyes Sliding Scale $50-$200 per family. All proceeds go to the nonprofit Greenwild Spiritual Fellowship (GSF).

Wild Communion! Monthly Gatherings in Nature

Awen Oaks 2620 Sharpes Hill Rd, Gaston, SC, United States

Each month on the third Sunday at 6pm, we gather out in nature on blankets, benches and chairs to commune with the mystical healing gifts of nature as our Hearthkeeper, Mela Borawski, inspires us with a message while we picnic together. We call this our Wild Communion and you are invited to join us each month! Bring chairs or blankets, and a picnic supper for your family, and set up under the trees near Aunty Oak this summer starting on Sunday, June 16th! During the summer, these gatherings will NOT include a bonfire (for all those who are bothered by the smoke!!).

Descent to the Underworld: A (Virtual) Shadow Work Community Group

Zoom

FREE VIRTUAL COMMUNITY SHADOW WORK GROUP - (Meeting on Zoom the last Friday of every month from 7-8:30 EST. ) Register at the link provided with your email, in order to access all monthly meetings in 2024. https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZEkcu6upzwrH9OgfkKQyGllsYALg... ((If you are new, we always give a brief introduction to shadow work, so all levels of knowledge and experience are welcome. If you've heard of the term, or have wanted to learn more about shadow work, please feel free to join us!)) Whether you're thinking about the opportunity to delve into shadow work, choosing to already engage in shadow work, or the world is "giving" you the opportunity to take a walk into the underworld whether you like it or not, having a community supporting you along the path is vital. This small group's goal is to provide a safe and sacred space where we will descend together and explore the shadows we encounter along the way. Facilitators are trained and experienced in a variety of practical and experiential methods and modalities to guide you to a deeper awareness of who you are at your most authentic core level, how to face your shadows and how to decide whether to integrate, release or accept the shadows you find along the way. There is absolutely nothing like having a compassionate community beside you during this intense and deeply emotional self-reflection work. A community is a cauldron where the medicine of transformation can occur - often more rapidly than going it alone. This group's intention is to provide...- An open, accepting and sacred space for authentic discussion.- Resources, including journaling prompts and monthly assignments to assist you to delve deeper than surface level into your shadow.- Guidance and encouragement as we descend into the underworld together.- Opportunity to learn and use healing modalities and tools such as EFT (tapping), meditation, intuition, archetypal studies, spiritual art techniques, journaling, dreamwork, oracle/tarot readings & ritual.- Introduction to energies to support your process including Ascended Masters, Angels & Gods & Goddesses of the Underworld such as Persephone. This is an interfaith healing group, though members should be aware that Mela comes from an earth-centered, pagan world view and ask that you be open to learning other holistic and metaphysical concepts from various viewpoints and spiritualities. This support group is FREE but donations welcome; all donations for this event are given to the nonprofit Greenwild Spiritual Fellowship. You may use Paypal (paypal.me/3RaysofLight), Venmo (@melaborawski) or CashApp ($PBorawski).

Wild Communion! Gatherings in Nature

Awen Oaks 2620 Sharpes Hill Rd, Gaston, SC, United States

Each month on the third Sunday at 6pm, we gather out in nature on blankets, benches and chairs to commune with the mystical healing gifts of nature as our Hearthkeeper, Mela Borawski, inspires us with a message while we picnic together. We call this our Wild Communion and you are invited to join us each month! Bring chairs or blankets, and a picnic supper for your family, and set up under the trees near Aunty Oak this summer. During the summer, these gatherings will NOT include a bonfire (for all those who are bothered by the smoke!!). #picnichomily#wildcommunion **Today's Wild Communion will be followed by our FULL MOON RITUAL at 8pm if anyone wants to stay for that!**

Gathering of the Crones: Croning Rite of Passage Ceremony!

Awen Oaks 2620 Sharpes Hill Rd, Gaston, SC, United States

SAVE THE DATE! Have you honored your rite of passage into Cronehood? Have you ever thought you'd love to ritually celebrate stepping into your elder years? If you are 50 or older, we are inviting you to gather with your fellow crones and celebrate this rite of passage with Greenwild Spiritual Fellowship and its Hearthkeeper, Rev. Mela Borawski in Gaston, SC on "Cailleach's Reign", Nov 1, 2024. We will spend time in community and private reflection and education to prepare for the actual Croning rite of passage in the evening under the New Moon in Scorpio. You'll be cared for, honored, and will join with other crones in chanting, healing work, and ritualizing this change in status into the wise womxn of your community. At 7pm, we will host the community Croning, and you may invite your friends and family to join us for the event. We will engage in powerful ritual around the fire, publicly honor you for your wisdom, hear your stories, enjoy beautiful music and end with refreshments. Everything to make this a beautiful, meaningful and powerful event will be provided. >>>You must be able to come to the preparation retreat beforehand to participate. ALL womxn are invited to join us. Crones of age 50 or older by the date of this event are welcome as participants, and you may bring one womxn (15yrs or older) to walk this journey with you. <<< You may invite friends or family for the public Croning ritual at 7pm. Your friends and family should not arrive before 6:30. Depending on the number of participants, we'll set a limit on how many friends & family you may invite to the ritual at 7pm. More information will be coming, be sure to mark "interested" to keep up with everything. There will be a cost involved, which will be posted with more information.