Honoring the Nature Elements to nurture our Light - A December Gathering
While we don’t celebrate Advent much these days, our ancient ancestors once honored the weeks before the Winter Solstice as a sacred season — a time to court the Light – both without and within. It was a period for turning inward and gathering in community, when people lit candles upon wooden wheels to symbolize the turning of life’s wheel and the ever-changing cycle of the seasons.
This season, slow down to savor the beauty of this magical season and fan the flames of your Light - please join me for this beautiful 4 week Advent Circle.
We’ll be connecting to the Nature Elements as they relate to the sacred qualities of Advent to embody them in our life. The Circle is a time to pause, reflect, and connect—to remember the deeper meaning of the season and celebrate the blessings and achievements of 2024, through guided practice, creative expression and inspiring reflection.
Whether you join from your living room with a warm mug in hand or light a candle by your desk, you’ll be part of a beautiful community celebrating the deeper meaning of the season.
This is a beautiful way to root into the spirit of the season, to remember all you’ve achieved in the waning year and to immerse in a light-filled field to support you through the holidays & beyond.
4 Weekly Sunday Circles
5pm – 6pm EST
Dates: November 30, December 7, December 14, December 21 (Solstice)
Weekly Themes
Week 1 – Hope: Charging our hopes for the year ahead supported by the Earth Element
Week 2 – Peace: Creating calm in the chaos with the Water Element
Week 3 – Joy: Cultivating gratitude and delight with the Fire & Metal Elements
Week 4 – Love: Nurturing connection and generosity with the Wood Element
Each Week we’ll meet at nightfall as we:
Create our altars and advent wreath as we light our candles together - keeping our own lights bright and supporting each other.
Through gentle guided meditation, supportive journal prompts, and the shared energy of our circle, we’ll invite in one of the sacred qualities of Advent — Hope, Peace, Love, or Joy — along with the energy of the Nature Elements: Fire, Water, Earth, Wood and Metal to fill our hearts, our homes, and our lives.
We’ll honor one of the Nature Elements each week with a simple creative practice.
Taking time to reflect and share on the year gone by — we’ll honor what you’ve created, accomplished, and learned. This isn’t yet the moment to plant new seeds, but rather to pause in gratitude, celebrate your growth, and acknowledge the blessings and brilliance that 2024 brought. In remembering your own light, you begin to illuminate the path ahead.
Connection, Community, and Creativity are sparked in this Circle.
Registration
In the spirit of the holidays, this is a donation-based gatherings with all proceeds going to Manifest Love, a collaborative endeavor in the New Bedford, MA area providing over 125 local families with free weekly food shares.
By being supported in our Circle, you’re supporting others too!
You can register HERE for the Zoom Link and Paypal/Venmo Links to make the donation amount of your choice.