Welcome to the Temple
So many of us are searching for a community to hold our own curiosity around what the Sacred means. We believe it all starts with Nature. By following the ancient Wheel of the Year, we honor the seasons of the natural world by offering themed communal experiences for you to find the permission and empowerment to cultivate and/or deepen your own relationship to what “God” means for you.
At its core, this is a Temple with no walls that offers a sanctuary for reconnection and a dedication to love. A way to find solace and comfort within the realm of the natural world as well as with each other and inside our communities. A community for you to lean on in times of beauty and challenge. Through our Monthly movement experiences, ritual gatherings and community outreach we are dedicated to offering a supportive place for you to stay curious and connected to yourself, each other, and the natural world.
An Ancient Calendar
Each of these seasonal times of year denotes a unique reflection for us as humans. By following the ancient Wheel of the Year and the cycles of the moon, we are able to honor and stay in rhythm with Nature and remember the God within.
We will be doing our best to theme many of our Temple offerings to coincide with these rhythms. We will also hold occasional honoring rituals for these sacred dates, held in-person either at Serafina Nicole’s home, or another container.
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Imbolc takes place on February 2nd and is, at its heart, a fire ceremony. It honors the midway point between Winter and Spring and is a time of deep introspection and purification.
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Ostara, or the Spring Equinox, is the first day of Spring and a welcoming of the return of new life and light. A time to prepare for new life, and the honoring of the light and its defeat over darkness. We honor the beautiful return of the sun and the balance of night and day.
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Beltane - the celebration of abundance, fertility and lust and passion within ours and the Earth’s seasons.
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The true return of the sun, the longest day of the year, and the celebration of the life that the sun brings into our lives.
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The celebration of the early seeds being planted to ensure future abundance and prosperity.
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A time to honor balance. A celebration of harvest and the threshold of entering into the darkness and shadow.
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A time to honor the liminal space between this world and the next. The beginning of the New Year in many pagan traditions, this is a time to honor our ancestors and embrace the shadow and darkness within and without.
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A time to welcome winter, to honor rest and the shortest day of the year. From here on out the days become longer, so we start to make internal preparations for the year ahead.
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Nature Church is a monthly, themed hiking experience at a new location each month to gather in nature, in community to ponder, discover and connect over the seasons.
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From time to time we will offer New and Full Moon Rituals in-person and virtually. We will honor the original names and beliefs of the Full Moons:
February 1st: Snow Moon
March 3rd: Blood Worm Moon
April 2nd: Pink Moon
May 1st: Flower Moon
May 31st: Blue Moon
June 29th: Strawberry Moon
July 29th: Buck Moon
Aug. 28th: Sturgeon Moon
Sept. 26th: Harvest Moon
Oct. 26th: Hunter’s Moon
Nov. 24th: Beaver Supermoon
Dec. 24th: Cold Moon Supermoon
Join the Congregation: Volunteer With Us!
To build something like this will require the work of the many. Take a look at what we do as a Congregation below and reach out if you see something you’d love to support us with!
Nature Church
A monthly self-paced hiking/walking meditation and connection experience in a new natural place to explore the depths of yourself, your community and nature herself.
Your Guides will vary, but Serafina Nicole will always be leading some form of:
Suggested theme for contemplation and conversation
Optional Tarot/Oracle card pulls for imaginative assistance
Journal prompts
Guided Dreaming meditation
Guided Naturalist explorations
Creative exercises and altar building
Seasonal Community Rituals
Serafina Nicole holds a unique kind of ritual space. You can expect to learn more about the seasons as well as experience a space with your peers wherein you will be guided to go inward into your subconscious to discover mirrored themes within yourself for these sacred times in nature. You will then “weave” a waking dream using the Tarot to learn how to symbolically see this time of year as medicine for your soul.
Community Connection & Healing Circles
This year we will be introducing topic-based community circles for connection and healing. These will be virtual and in-person (when available). Watch our calendar of events for upcoming opportunities.
Trauma Recovery
Grief
Sobriety
Magic and Spiritual Gift Development
Living in the time of New Earth
Spiritual Practitioner Support
Men’s Emotional Wellness
Community Outreach
Our Congregation is currently working on building relationships for Community Outreach in the following areas. If you are a part of any of these organizations or a community that could benefit and would like our support, please reach out!
Retirement Home Visits
Hospice
Animal Welfare
Free Community Meditation & Dream-based Events
Free Community Education Sessions
Animal Support Services
To say we love all animals is an understatement. We will drop everything to support an animal in need — domestic or wild. We have an incredible group of Congregation members that are skilled in the art of animal welfare, rescue and support. If you need support with anything from a swarm of bees, to a lost dog, to a found wildlife brother or sister in need, give us a shout and we’ll do our best. to make sure it gets taken care of.
“Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
