Emergence: A Journey Around the Sun
Where the seasons turn, awakening begins
Beltane
magic, ritual, Celebration
May 2nd
Avena Botanicals, Rockport Maine
At Beltane, we step into a relationship with the light that is only available at the threshold to Summer. As we enter the Summer/Fire phase, the spark that ignited our very existence becomes more visible, more accessible to light our soul’s path.
At this gathering, you are invited to heal and release the fear and grief of the last few months, and step into a space where we nourish the Heart so that more light and love can abide, even in dark times. Together we explore how to hold joy and grief, hope and fear, and allow the light, love, joy, and passion of Summer to manifest through our original soul’s blueprint.
We can feel that something is shifting. The old world is unraveling even as a new one begins to form, like the first green shoots pushing through spring soil. We may feel a little unsteady, as though we have stepped into a landscape that is both familiar and strange, learning how to live inside a story that is still unfolding.
light, love, belonging
These Emergence seasonal gatherings follow the turning of the Wheel of the Year, pausing at the thresholds when the veil feels thin and guidance is easier to hear. Together we drink from the deep wells, as our ancestors did, listen with the Heart, and notice what is quietly coming to life within and through us. As we align with the spark that brought us here, our gifts begin to flower naturally, and we find ourselves participating in the unfolding future of Life as co-creators with the Earth.
The Emergence Series is a chance for a small circle of companions to walk the turning of the year together. We begin at Beltane and meet again at each seasonal threshold. Each gathering is complete in itself, but something special unfolds when we travel the whole arc together.
Beltane May 2nd, Lughnasadh August 1st, Sanheim November 7th, Imbolc February 6th
Blessing, Prayer, Promise
the arc of the day
We begin the day gathered in an opening circle, creating an altar together in honor of Beltane, the festival of fertility and the beginning of the flowering season. Just as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds move through the land pollinating new life, each person will place an item on the altar representing something within themselves they hope to bring to flower in the months ahead. In the human world, the Fire phase of summer carries this same impulse toward connection, play, and joyful exchange. It is the warmth and passion of summer that enlivens this life force within us, awakening the Heart and inviting what has been growing quietly inside to begin to bloom.
We have the good fortune to be hosted by Avena Botanicals in Rockport, a biodynamic medicinal herb and pollinator farm and garden. I am hoping to spend time in the gardens connecting with the plant spirits there, weather permitting. Through a guided meditation journey, you will meet the spirit of a plant that calls to you there, opening a relationship that can stay with you through the season and beyond. Along the way, we will weave in breathwork and energy healing to gently clear the stuck emotions of the past few months, invite fresh the Fire Phase Qi of Joy to move through us, and awaken a living, embodied connection with Spirit and the hidden gifts our souls carry, waiting to emerge into the world at this time.
We will close the day with a fire ceremony. Gathering in the warmth of the Fire element, we welcome joy, connection, passion, laughter, and the spark of life that longs to be shared. Fire has always been a messenger to spirit, carrying prayers into the unseen worlds and holding intention until the moment it is ready to come alive, like seeds resting in the soil, waiting for the right season to sprout.
Together we will make offerings to the Fire, sending our hopes and blessings forward in time. You will write a small note to your future self, or perhaps to your children or grandchildren, infusing it with love, encouragement, and trust in a beautiful life still unfolding. These offerings become embers carried into the future, ready to kindle light and warmth when and where it is most needed.
Date: May 2nd
Time: 9:30 to 4:00
Place: Avena Botanicals, Rockport Maine
Lunch, snacks and tea included
Exchange: $195
Your contribution supports the space rental, nourishment, and a portion of the dedicated time required to tend this work. (venmo, check, cash)
amy@amyjenner.com Please let me know your’e coming by April 29th
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Amy Jenner, LAc, is an acupuncturist, healer, teacher, and mentor with over 25 years of experience in Chinese, Energetic, Shamanic, and Herbal medicine. Her practice is grounded in a deep theoretical understanding and enriched by extensive clinical experience. Amy’s work reflects her life’s purpose: to facilitate healing, alleviate suffering, and guide individuals in the alchemy of inner transformation.
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