| Nov ’06 |
| 5 |
| 2:00 pm |
Hilde will be leading a ceremony at Youth’s house.
To prepare for this ceremony, please think about three things you would like to let go of this Winter: a personal thing, a thing in the wider world, and an aspect of the old London Grove. If you could find and bring a small combustible something to represent each of these things, that would be great. I expect to do a longish talking stick session and be ready to begin the ceremony just after sunset.
Youths house is at
34 Wandsworth Common North Side
SW18
If you’re driving:
This road is part of the South Circular, where it is the A3 (continued from the A205). Wandsworth Common North Side is only a short stretch. Youth’s house is somewhere between Spencer Park (white road on map) and Battersea Rise. I am told you can park outside on a Sunday.
Walking from Clapham Junction:
Go out through the shopping centre. Turn right onto St. John’s Hill. Follow this road, crossing at some lights and passing shops. Turn left into Spencer Road and right at the end into Wandsworth Common North Side
Youth’s house is a beautiful Victorian detached house. His front door is on the left hand side of the building (the door on the right belongs to someone else). We are grateful to be able to use it for your Samhain ceremonies.
Youth is not on the Contacts list, so it would be worth reiterating the address, phone numbers if planning to come along/lost etc. Sorry if I’m being anal – I can’t help it! :-)
Comment by Lorraine — 9/10/2006 @ 8:34 pm
I asked Daniel if you have his phone number. I don’t actually at this very moment have any of this information until I ask.
Comment by hilde — 13/10/2006 @ 8:29 am
I will certainly need his address but there’s a bit of time. I am looking forward to Samhain since that will be a complete cycle of the year completed since I started the OBOD course.
Comment by Elizabeth — 13/10/2006 @ 9:05 am
I would very much like to take my firebowl plus wood to burn to this ceremony like I did last year. Is anyone with a car coming past here? Petra perhaps? I would very much appreciate a lift, or at the very least a passenger who can help me navigate and will trust me to drive them into London!
Comment by hilde — 17/10/2006 @ 10:07 pm
Thankyou Elizabeth, I am also looking foward to comming full circle as I am re-connecting with the seed group after a years sojourn working solitarily. Looking foward to seeing you guys again old and new. The fire bowl was rewarding thing last year. I will give some time to Hilde’s request to bring 3 things, Hmm … Im off to Edinburgh this next to week to the Scottish Storytelling Festival and to crash / play in some music sessions and drink a ‘bit’ of Heavy. Mark
Comment by Mark — 22/10/2006 @ 12:37 pm
Will be there but can only think of one thing that I want to leave behind. Is that OK?
Comment by Mike — 29/10/2006 @ 1:26 am
My Comment does not seem to have appeared. It was just to say I will be there but I can only think of one thing that I want to let go of for this winter – is that okay?
Comment by Mike — 1/11/2006 @ 9:43 pm
I’ve really slipped into my dark-time low-energy phase so I haven’t been as quick off the mark with my purple prose as usual and I see no-one else has either. So, thanks to all who were there, Hilde, Petra, Stephanie, Mark, Mike, Cilla and Daniel (Lorraine, we missed you). And thanks to Youth for letting us use the house and garden.
The fire was wonderful and so was the music. The moon put in a magical appearance. While I couldn’t swear that the ancestors were there, I did seem to feel a distinct drop in energy after we bade them farewell. For me, whatever the difficulties may be of organising groups and activities in the apparent world, the rituals that we create take me to a peaceful place where I feel held by the other members of the group. That’s very special I think.
Blessings on you all,
Liz
Comment by Elizabeth — 9/11/2006 @ 6:30 pm
Thanks for your comments, Liz. I’m glad the ceremonies are meaningful for you, as they are for me.
I was standing in the shower on Monday morning when I realised I had completely forgotten to ask Mike to call peace to the quarters… I’m sorry I left you out, Mike! But even though peace wasn’t called, I think our ceremony did manage to make a little space of peace in our lives, in our group and in our ancestral lines.
Thank you to everyone who contributed
Comment by hilde — 10/11/2006 @ 9:09 am
That’s okay Hilde, I decided that it was just meant to be that way and didn’t worry about it. Just to let you know, I did do a draft copy of an account of the ceremony, but I had trouble setting up my new PC after that so I never got a chance to do a full version. This week I am in the middle of an amateur musical theatre production so I will not get a chance to do it until next week, but watch this space! Big thanks to Youth for the use of his lovely house though and it was a shame to miss you, mate!
Comment by Mike — 24/11/2006 @ 1:15 am