Fall Equinox 2023 presents:

Hekate: Her Rites, Mysteries and Devotions

Sept 21st - 24th

Join us as we turn the Wheel of the Year to the Descent with a weekend of honoring Hekate - the Three Formed Goddess of the Crossroads!

We will reveal her new permanent shrine and statue, with ceremony befitting this ancient deity. We offer daily self-led Rites to explore, Hekate’s Epithet Altars to visit, daily Devotions to honor Her, and nightly Mysteries to take us deeper with this ancient and powerful Goddess of Witchcraft and Magic.

Learn more about the Festival

Camping at Ffynnon is close to nature and the elements, so campers will want to bring plenty of the necessities to ensure their stay is comfortable and relaxing. Festival attendees will enjoy a get-away-from-it-all gathering in a forested 80-acre retreat and farm setting located in the Nehalem river valley just south of Vernonia, Oregon. 

There is plenty of tent camping and limited vehicle camping available and all camp sites are first come first serve, we do not reserve camp sites. The specific use policies will be listed in the festival welcome packet, along with a detailed map of the site.

All vehicles at designated campsites must remain at the site for the duration of the festival, we do not allow vehicles to drive in and out.

Interested vendors, registration is limited so be sure to sign up early.

A NOTE ON COVID-19 POLICIES DURING FESTIVAL:

Masks and social distancing are optional and we at Ffynnon support a participant's choice to wear masks and maintain social distancing, to their level of comfort. If new variants occur or anything changes between when this was posted until the date of the festival, Ffynnon reserves the right to change this policy and will update participants via social media, this page, and emails to those registered.

Ffynnon also recommends, but does not require taking a rapid antigen test 24 hours before arriving at Festival and another one 24-48 hours after festival. You can order your free tests here: www.covidtests.gov

**Please note, there will be no refunds given within 1 week of the event.

GOLDEN TICKET FUND (OPTIONAL)

In the spirit of community and guided by the idea that no one should be turned away for lack of funds, we offer a Golden Ticket option for those who are experiencing financial hardship.

By contributing to our Golden Ticket Fund, you help us keep Ffynnon events available to everyone, regardless of financial status. Thank you!!

September 30th 10am - 6pm

Member Day

Members are invited to come to Ffynnon during the day, to commune and explore our trails and sacred spaces. Dress for the weather, bring a lunch allow yourself to move and breathe with the forest and land. 

Not a member yet? Please join us:

Become a Member

Although these are free events for our Members, we still need everyone to register! 

October 1st 9am - 6pm

Members are invited to come to Ffynnon for the day: join your community for morning meditation, take a yoga or magical arts class, commune and explore our trails and sacred spaces, or just do your thing. Dress for the weather, bring a lunch, and allow yourself to move and breathe with the forest and land. 

Class descriptions coming soon! More detailed instructions will be provided to registered members closer to the dates.

Member Day Schedule

12-1 PM - Sing Move Breathe with Tasha

1-2 PM Break for Lunch!

Although these weekends are free events for our Members, please register if you plan to come.

Rites of our Ancestors

October 29th
11am - 3 pm

Come prepared to muscle down the Beltane Maypole and put your energy into cutting your own piece to place ceremoniously in the ancestor shrine. Now is the season when we enter the darkness, allowing our creative energies to stir inside, a seed blanketed for the winter - transforming - in anticipation of new life!

Participate in ritual and meet the Great Bone Goddess - Keeper of our Beloved Dead!

Along with cutting the Maypole, attendees will make creative offerings representative of the ancestors to utilize during a Rite of Samhain. We will spiral down into the underworld, carrying our creative offerings, and meet the Great Bone Goddess who cares for our Beloved Dead.

Afterwards, we will spiral back up, turning the wheel of the year, and recognizing the gifts of the Witches' New Year! New life and new endeavors abound for us all - supported by our ancestors, we will call out the names of all the new children who have come to join us this year, along with any new endeavors we have begun!

The end is always the beginning!

This event will be taking place outdoors, so please dress for the weather and wear proper footwear. Ffynnon will provide popups, tables and seating, but if you have a favorite camp chair, please bring it.

Fresh apple cider and cakes will be supplied at the end of the event to ground and warm us for our journeys home.

This is a Free community rite, but we still need you to register. We look forward to celebrating and experiencing ritual together with you!

Activity: Bring down the Maypole, adorn the Ancestor Shrine, final harvest

This is the final harvest of the season where we bring the Maypole down, divide it into logs, then use them to support the magic of the Ancestor Shrine. We journey deep into the Underworld and connect with our ancestors, allowing our creative energies to stir inside, a seed blanketed for the winter - transforming - with Their blessings and in anticipation of new life.

We walk the forest, observing the snags where Nature has reclaimed its resources through the standing dead trees that provide habitat and nutrients to the forest.

November 4-5th 10am - 6pm

Member Day

Members are invited to come to Ffynnon during the day, to commune and explore our trails and sacred spaces. Dress for the weather, bring a lunch allow yourself to move and breathe with the forest and land. 

Not a member yet? Please join us:

Become a Member

Although these are free events for our Members, we still need everyone to register! 

December 24th from noon to 3pm

Join us at Ffynnon on December 24th from noon to 3pm for a Yuletide celebration where we will drink mulled cider and burn the Ffynnon Yule log - the longest remaining piece of this year’s Maypole!

Activity: Burn the Yule log - collect the ash

We gather around a warm fire and celebrate the Winter Solstice as we burn the Yule log which is a log from the Maypole, now brought forth from the Ancestor Shrine. Doing this we prepare ourselves for the darkest days to come wherein we contemplate the blessings we wish to bring to the community at next year’s Beltane rites, and sing carols and praises for the Return of the Light on the Longest Night.

We collect the Sacred Ash from the Yule fire, keeping its nourishing carbon and minerals to return to the land for the overwintered seeds at Imbolc.

This is a free event for our members and the public but registration is still required. We will be outside so dress prepared for the weather, and bring snacks if desired.