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Beltane Ritual Gathering

  • Gemini Rising 560 South Main Street Ann Arbor, MI, 48104 United States (map)
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May 1st, or May Day, has a long history in worker's rights movements as well having very ancient roots in pagan traditions as a halfway point between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. Join us as we gather to honor resistance, fortify resilience and share resonance with a Beltane ritual. Sliding scale $15-25 per person. 

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Earlier Event: November 1
Day of the Dead Ritual
Later Event: June 15
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#TaurusRising full moon horoscope is on point! Listening to the new @chaninicholas February full moon playlist, contemplating magic as a technology with practical application for personal and collective empowerment, and planning the content for my upcoming Intro to Practical Magic class (link in bio) ⭐️🌝♉️ #practicalmagic #chaninicholas #hexthepatriarchy
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All of this! Posted @withrepost • @adriennemareebrown Posted @withrepost • @handwrittenrevolution Lately we’ve been coming back to a truth that’s all too easy to forget when the pain of oppression is so loud: it’s not enough to resist and fight the status quo of extreme capitalism and the transphobic white supremacist heteropatriarchy. ____ To do so keeps us trapped in a binary that will always privilege toxic power. _____ We resist and fight to survive, and it is often driven by crisis and trauma. Trauma is rooted in pain and stress. Our collective liberation is not found in this place. Make no mistake; fighting back is often part of healing and staying alive. It’s necessary. And, it’s not all we are capable of. _____ We also get to dream and build the world we want, on our terms. Not in response to our oppressors. In response to US: our thriving while feeling pain, our laughing together even when they want us dead, our supporting each other as they try to conquer and divide, our truth telling even as they try to erase us, our attempts to redistribute power and resources as they try to crush us. And our identities that exist wholly outside of this system. We are pretty amazing, actually. And binaries always = death. ____ Let’s move to the overlap in this Venn diagram. And let us not allow our privilege to turn that space to saviorism, because that’s still existing in the binary of our oppressors. _____ For the collective, this post is highly influenced by the work of: @rachaelrice who literally posted this image in her stories (and image by #redkelders ), @desireeadaway @sanyuestelle @theladyalx @adriennemareebrown @alokvmenon and @theartsob and @mckensiemack 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Feeling allll of this Aquarius new moon/Jupiter/mercury/Lilith liberation 🌑 thank you @naimonujames #newmoon #aquarius #blackmoonlilith
Posted @withrepost • @whoheals.thehealer ALL VIBES ARE WELCOME HERE. 🗣 . Original chart by Many Paths, One Earth on Facebook. 💓 . #communitycare #healingjustice #mentalhealth #wellness #WHTH2019 #WhoHealstheHealer #holdingspace #healersofinstagram #collectivehealing
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I will sing of well-founded Earth, mother of all, eldest of all beings. She feeds all creatures that are in the world, all that go upon the goodly land, and all that are in the paths of the seas, and all that fly: all these are fed of her store. —Homeric Hymns XXX, To Earth the Mother of All 🌎💧
Imbolc blessings 🌱
Roasted eggplant, tomatoes and wild mushrooms on a bed of spaghetti squash. Served with the musical accompaniment of Yo Yo Ma Bach Cello Suites, with baked apple for dessert. Cozy night in with Mrs. Inlak’ech ❤️#grateful #plantbased #saturdaynight #thegayagenda
Lifting this up. Access is love ❤️ #disabilityjustice Posted @withrepost • @disability_visibility Repost via @di_summit Access Is Love aims to help build a world where accessibility is understood as an act of love, instead of a burden or an after-thought. It is an initiative to raise awareness about accessibility and encourage people to incorporate access in their everyday practices and lives. For more about #AccessIsLove, find the AIL page at @di_summit’s website [link in their bio] Photo: a canvas tote bag with black text reading ACCESS IS / SOLIDARITY IS / DISABILITY JUSTICE IS LOVE. The ‘O’ in love is a red heart. The bag’s handle loops are on top and it lies flat on a blue table. There is a button pin, a unicorn, and varied clutter is around it.