As our ancestors once did, so we do today and so may our children do in the future...

The wheel of the years turns and the days grow slowly longer, though not yet enough so to overtake the night. Winds from the west bring much needed rain to the desert and hardy plants sprout anew, while birds alight in trees near and far, resting in their winter homes.   This is a time of change when the weather is unpredictable and yet we feel the stirrings of newness in our hearts.  This is also a time of hope and anticipation as the new growing year spreads out before us.

Our Deity of the Occasion is Aphrodite, the great Olympian goddess of beauty, love, pleasure and procreation.  Who better to call in this time when the rest of the world calls to her son Eros?

Aphrodite most prefers Offerings of Quince (or gold apples), Pomegranate, separate or garlands of Flowers (especially the red rose, daffodil, anemone & poppy), Myrtle (a tree-based incense which can include cloves, allspice and/or eucalyptus), Myrrh, Seashells and Honey.  Of course, what you offer the goddess is up to you - it is the gift that counts.

Please arrive on time so that we may provide a pre-ritual briefing to everyone and still start ritual no later than 7:30pm. As always, our ritual will be held outdoors. Please dress accordingly!

Information about our ritual style can be found at: About Our Ritual Style

More information about our grove can be found at: Larrea Tridentata Protogrove, ADF

** This is a public ritual and all are welcome. ** Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult who assumes responsibility for their charge's actions. We are currently unable to provide childcare, so if your child is unable or uninterested in being part of the service, it may be better to leave them home for the sake of your own experience as well as those around you.

While attendance is free and open to everyone, rituals do cost money to perform. All donations are gratefully accepted and are tax deductible through the charter from our parent organization, Ár nDraíocht Féin (ADF) [a 501(c)3 charitable religious org]. All attendees are welcome to participate in the ritual as much or as little as they like; incense, oil and other items are provided to use for offerings. If you'd like to bring something of your own to offer, the Deities and Ancestors, in general, appreciate the sweet smells of incense as well as alcohol and silver objects. The nature spirits love edible seeds. All of our Kindred appreciate handmade goods and heartfelt poems and songs.

All offerings are given to the Kindreds, taking them permanently out of human use (burned or otherwise eliminated/destroyed).

Questions? Need help finding the house? Message an organizer or call [masked]

PLEASE PARK ON THE STREET SIDE OF THE HOUSE!

(not on the cul de sac side)