Walking the Hedge

Or what I did for the Second Harvest

I attended a CWA of BC ritual for the Equinox (I went to the Lughnasadh one as well) Link: http://www.cwabc.org/ in Kelowna BC, actually it was held in Oyama at a beautiful park that is basically a small peninsula on Kalamaka Lake. The ritual was lead by Andrea (of the CWA) and Tad (of the Druid’s Hearth, see links), with a number of other people helping. There were about 15 people who attended. I got to help too, which was fun/scary because I haven’t done much group work in the last couple of years.
The sky darkened and started to rain just as the set-up was done and Andrea was rounding everyone up to start. So for a few minutes we toyed with Tad’s awning but, of course, as soon as the guys had it half built, the sky cleared a little and it stopped raining.
It was a lovely non-denominational (hehe Eclectic) Wiccan ritual, with kind of an apple theme, very appropriate for the Okanagan. The Circle lined with apples looked very Harvest-y and pretty. Andrea chose to cast the Circle with Tad’s sickle, which was pretty cool and nicely in… Continue reading →