WHAT IS BIRTH ON THIS VERNAL EQUINOX? by Annie Reveler

Children. The decision to bring them into the world. A world. This world. Our personal avatars into the future. Avatars, earthly incarnations of gods and goddesses. Or, virtual representations, or alter-ego. This world, the Anthropocene Era: systems beginning to fail, great die-out of species, climactic shifts, even the seasons, the great rhythm, put in chaos.

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A SEASON OF VIOLENCE: A Meditation for the Coming Spring and the intensity that is the home birth

As spring arrives, We Revelers focus on the balance between day and night. We talk of spring as a time to celebrate equality and union. We think of the peace that we will feel lying outside in the grass. We think of the flowering trees and the young tender vegetables that will soon replace our [...]

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DOING IT OURSELVES: Ritualizing our holidays

After attending a winter solstice get-together that was entirely infused with ritual and meaning, I decided to recreate this experience on the vernal (spring) equinox. Although the winter solstice gathering was enjoyed by a large group of extended friends, I am spending March 20/21 with my lover, and so we planned our intimate rituals accordingly. [...]

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THE PUSH: With five ways to honor (and make it through) the limbo of Winter’s End

We Revelers in the New Old Tradition recognize a time of year we call “The Push,” which begins around February 1st and extends all the way to the Spring Equinox on or around March 21st. Admittedly, The Push is not a holiday you will find on any calendar outside of our tradition. You will not [...]

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