The Wheel of the Year
Lughnasadh, third of 4 festivals
Spirit Room
Thursday, July 30
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Join us for the “Wheel of the Year” events that will include 4 of the 8 seasonal festivals: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. These gatherings will be ritualized, celebratory, and creative, with primarily Wiccan and Neo-pagan influences, honoring the seasonal thresholds.
Each festival has seasonal themes that include symbols, stories, mythologies, and activities generally oriented toward Pagan worldviews, but may occasionally weave in some Judeo-Christian elements. The four festivals will be open to all with prior registration and appropriate for all ages.
Come join us in Circle, where together we will create Sacred Space and celebrate the turning of the Wheel of the Year to the season of Lughnasadh (pronounced Loo-nahs-ah). This celebration occurs at the cross-quarter threshold between the Summer Solstice and the Autumnal Equinox and is an ancient Celtic Fire Festival honoring the Celtic god Lugh and his goddess mother, Tailtiu.
It is the first of three harvest festivals in the Wheel of the Year. This festival also became known as Lammas, meaning “loaf mass”, when the first loaves of the season were blessed during Mass. In our Sacred Space, we will share rituals, symbols, stories, simple crafts, music, food, and drink as we celebrate and share what we are harvesting in our lives.
Historically, Lughnasadh was a time of fairs, festivals, and markets when people gathered to share, sell, and barter the fruits of their harvests. In our celebration together, we will create a “Magical Inspirational Marketplace”. Participants are invited to bring new or gently used items that are creative, inspirational, magical, or just fun, to give and share for free.
Please see the list of suggested items for the free marketplace at the bottom of this page. Please Note: All items should be clean and in good condition (new or gently used). Magickal/Divination/Occult items and tools should be energetically cleansed before bringing them to the market. If you don’t know how to do this, we’ll show you.
You are invited to wear your “fairy finery” (think Medieval/Renaissance Faire ~ optional).
Please bring a simple snack to share (optional).
This event is proudly offered on a love-offering basis.
The event may be held outside if the weather permits.
For more information, please contact Catherine Mangan at willowmorning@hotmail.com.
Registration is requested, please.
Suggested Items to donate to Magical Inspirational Marketplace
Angels (statues/pictures)
Animals (statues/pictures)
Art Supplies
Baskets
Baubles
Beads
Books
Bowls
Broomsticks
Capes
Cards (Tarot, Oracle, Divination)
Charms
Crayons and Craft Supplies
Crowns
Crystals
Dancing Stuff
Divination Tools
Dragons (real or imagined)
Dreamcatchers
Eagles
Elves
Fabric
Faires
Fans (hand held)
Feathers
Flower essences
Games
Garden décor (e.g. Gnomes!)
Gemstones
Geodes
Gods and Goddesses (statues/pictures)
Hats
Herbs
Homemade crafts
Hoops
Incense
Inspirational items
Jars (fancy or decorative)
Jewelry (costume only)
Kettles
Kites
Knitted items (homemade)
Knitting Supplies
Lawn decorations
Lights
Magickal Spells
Magickal Tools
Mortars and Pestles
Musical Instruments
Nature-inspired Items
Nautical pictures/statues
Oils
Oracle/occult
Painting supplies
Peacock Feathers
Pens and Pencils
Plants and planters
Pokémon
Porch décor
Quartz
Quills
Ribbons
Rocks
Sachets
Sacred Items
Statues
Stones
Thimbles
Threads
Tools
Umbrellas
Unique Items
Vases
Wands (large or small)
Water bottles
Wearable Art
Whimsical items
Wind chimes
Wooden toys
Worry Stones
Yarns
Yellow things
Anything that is Creative, Magical, Inspirational, or just fun!
Save the Dates:
Samhain Festival on Thursday, October 29.
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Please be advised that photographs and video footage may be taken during this event. These images may be used by Unity Spiritual Center Westlake for promotional purposes in various media, including social media, websites, and printed materials. By attending this event, you consent to being photographed and filmed and to the use of your image in these media. Thank you for your cooperation.
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