A New Moon & Total Solar Eclipse occurred on April 8th, 2024. I got to see it while visiting my mom in Oklahoma. We took the camper to the very most SE corner of Oklahoma, Broken Bow, near the Texas and Arkansas borders. The forecast was for clouds all day and we were resigned to just “feel” the eclipse at a campfire rather than see it. Early in the day I conjured up a hopeful prayer that the cloud people would open up for us to see the astrological spectacle…. and let it go. I was spending time with my mom and aunt and that was the most important thing. We carried on through the day and just after 1pm I looked out the window and there was sunshine! Yikes! I ran outside with my solar glasses to check the progress. The sun was already covered by a third of the moon’s shadow. Totality was 40 minutes away and it would take 15 minutes to get my mom and the wheelchair outside! Three old ladies pulled the oldest one down the RV steps on her butt, into the wheel chair, over unforgiving gravel, and into a patch of sunlight. There we donned our solar glasses and assumed a neck position that did not cause too much pain…and looked up. When the moon shadow totally eclipsed the sun we lowered our glasses… The moment was truly magickal. The shadow of the moon fell over us, and in this momentary night there was a an unearthly pause, difficult to describe, but here goes... An interconnected…. mesmerizing meditation of spirit and universe filled with… potential. We are amazing creatures in a wondrous and mysterious universe. A rare moment like this is proof that nothing is out of reach. The mystery of life felt comforting and validated a hidden memory in my unconscious. Kind of like I knew everything… but understood nothing…and it felt great! This feeling lasted 4 minutes and then suddenly a single solar ray of white hot light shot out from the dark edge of the corona and every single person present cheered with delight! The sun had returned. Life was renewed. An amazing reminder that light means life. Take the energy of April’s new moon squared with the solar eclipse and go where you have never gone before! Let’s light some s#*% up!
Heads up, SCL events! more info below
April 21st Violet Infusion workshop date change!
April 26-28 Vision Quest weekend
April 28 Community Purification Lodge
May 17-19 Eagle Dance! align with Grandfather Sun
June 1st Garden Gala Fundraiser! celebrate our new galactic greenhouse and forest medicinal gardens with music, dance, auctions!
April 21 @ Noon-6pm Aranyani Notestine teaches how to make wild-harvested herbal infusions. Spring is the time for violets, and a great time to harvest sassafras roots to create long-lasting tinctures with multiple health benefits. We will discuss the gifts of these plants during our day together.
During this workshop we will gather together to roam the property, gathering violet flowers and harvesting sassafras roots from the trees growing on the mountainside. Aranyani will teach you how to create your own herbal tincture that can be used in craft cocktails or taken as medicine whenever needed. We may find other wild herbs and perhaps morel mushrooms peaking out too! Enjoy sassafras tea while we craft our tinctures in the greenhouse. Please bring your own bottle of 80 proof vodka, a gathering basket or bowl, and glass jars with lids. We will provide the instructions, labels, and other essential items so that you can walk away with your very own wild-harvested medicine that will last up to two years. Cost $30 RSVP
April 26-28 Vision Quest A full day of ceremony and overnight vision quest to identify and confront your fears in each of the 8 directions, to accept change as your greatest teacher, to know that you have nothing to fear except fear itself, and to align with your natural self and experience your oneness with the Everything. This first gateway ceremony is an intensive day and you will be taken to the edge of what you “think” you can hold. It is part of the process. You will be fasting for 24 hours, drinking only water. Know that you will survive and what an accomplishment it will be! Cost 175$ RSVP
April 28 @ 1PM Community Purification Lodge This sacred ceremony is open to all men and women that desire to connect with the elements, the worlds of Grandmother Earth, to pray (for self, life and others), to purify (emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually), and who choose to grow and evolve as humans. The alchemy of this ceremony creates a safe space for us to let go of what no longer serves us and connect with Spirit to receive guidance and healing. Come join us in a circle of reflections that we can make a jump in our evolution on a personal and collective level. There will be a potluck after the ceremony. There is no charge for the ceremony. Donations or an energy exchange for lodge maintenance are appreciated. RSVP
May17-19 Our 3rd Annual Eagle Dance! Our personal and collective prayers are danced to the center tree. The “tree of life” acts as an antenna to spirit as we pray for guidance from the Universe in the coming year. Drummer singers maintain the heartbeat on a pow-wow drum during the entire dance and maintain the energy for us as we dance back and forth to the center tree. The drum does not stop until we are complete! We will be fasting, and drinking water is optional and recommended. The dance is a meditative/trance experience. Dancing keeps us in our bodies and out of our head so we can receive “with care and with clarity” messages from spirit. The Dance allows prayers for manifesting a specific intent for self, the Collective, and others. We have chosen to be alive in this special time and humanity is calling us to participate as we bridge the old world into the new one currently emerging.
Eagle Dance is an irreplaceable experience and well worth your careful preparation. Cost 100$ early registration by May 3rd. For more information or to register contact Kelly
SCL EVENT OF THE YEAR! June 1st Garden Gala! Thank you Jenny Jean for this fantastic flyer!
