Our mission to Stonehenge for the autumn Equinox couldn't have gone better, we were certainly blessed. Arriving Friday night we expected some rain, as prophesied by the TV weather wizards, but were spared any, in fact the night sky fluctuated between fleeting cloud and clear star spangled heavens. We spent the night on the drove, a blazing fire to keep us warm and light our evening, groovy sounds and a couple of sherbets made for a lovely evening of conversation and laughs amongst old friends.
The morning, 0515, was bloody cold and although getting out of sleeping bags was unwelcome, the walk to the monument entrance soon warmed us, or at least got our blood circulating. There were a couple of hundred of us altogether and as the skies began to lighten we made our way into the stones. Rollo led the ceremony and as always it was done with love; nice and uplifting. The Sun then rose over the misty landscape of barrows, fields and clumps of woodland which is the Stonehenge environs. A perfect sunrise for Equinox.
I ended the day as I had begun it with an Equinox ritual, this time with the Clan of the Pheryllt in the forest. Again a lovely inclusive ceremony of appreciation for natures bounty and the opportunity to meet folk I had previously only communicated with on line.
The morning, 0515, was bloody cold and although getting out of sleeping bags was unwelcome, the walk to the monument entrance soon warmed us, or at least got our blood circulating. There were a couple of hundred of us altogether and as the skies began to lighten we made our way into the stones. Rollo led the ceremony and as always it was done with love; nice and uplifting. The Sun then rose over the misty landscape of barrows, fields and clumps of woodland which is the Stonehenge environs. A perfect sunrise for Equinox.
I ended the day as I had begun it with an Equinox ritual, this time with the Clan of the Pheryllt in the forest. Again a lovely inclusive ceremony of appreciation for natures bounty and the opportunity to meet folk I had previously only communicated with on line.
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