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The Wheel of the Year

The Wheel of the Year embodies the 8 spokes of the solar cycle, based on the 2 solstices, 2 equinoxes, and 4 cross-quarter holidays.

Ffynnon’s Wheel of the Year is intimately tied to the dynamics of the seasons we experience on the land. Our connection is symbolized by identifying with the life cycle of the trees of our forest and by extension to all life; for without them, we are not.

The life cycle of the trees is at the heart of Ffynnon: Seed - Sprout - Seedling - Sapling - Stripling - Mature - Fruiting - Snag

Learn About the Wheel of the Year


    • 30 Sep 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    • Ffynnon
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    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. 

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

    • 01 Oct 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    • Ffynnon
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    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

    9-10 AM - Silent Meditation

    10:30-11:30 AM - Re: Incarnate with Dan

    12-1 PM - Sing Move Breathe with Tasha

    1-2 PM Break for Lunch!

    2-3 PM - Magical Arts with Paradoxos


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

    • 29 Oct 2023
    • 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Ffynnon
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    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.


    • 04 Nov 2023
    • 10:00 AM
    • 05 Nov 2023
    • 6:00 PM
    • Ffynnon
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    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! 

    • 24 Dec 2023
    • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Ffynnon
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    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.

Address:
56965 Pebble Creek Rd
Vernonia, Oregon 97064

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