Fáilte go dtí Tara Celebrations
a web resource celebrating our ritual meditations on the Hill of Tara and associated activities
Next gathering
WINTER SOLSTICE 21st December on Tara
Everyone is welcome to a magical evening of spontaneous fun
info will be posted nearer the date
Join the email list - send your email address to Martin or Nora - info in the Contact Us section
This is the chart for 21st December - we would be very appreciative of any comments or interpretation
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Tara - an ancient sacred site with monuments from every epoch of our human history, an archaeological library, a spiritual playground, a sacred landscape par excellence
Samhain
Please see bottom of page or Samhain section for a special message about Samhain this year
With the original work complete, the Celebrations on the Hill as we have known them are at an end. Some of us will be meeting at 2.16pm on 1st Nov 2008 at Lia Fail to see what spontaniously arises. If you are an astrologeror have any understanding of the above chart you might want to comment on what the energies hold for this time of rebirth for TaraCelebrations! We would love to hear from you.
Walk between the Beltaine fires, play conkers, make a Brigid’s cross or plant seeds, Meditate with Nature
You are invited to share these activities, and many more, with our open group on the Hill of Tara, County Meath.
As the earth and universe support us, so we gather to mark our associations with the land and with each other, working in tune and attuning ourselves to the changing seasons.
We acknowledge and celebrate our lives on earth, moving through the cardinal markers of the solstices and equinoxes and celebrating the doorways of Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain, reconnecting to our place on the earth and within the cosmos.
This is the fifth year of these celebrations, held on this ancient sacred landscape of Tara.
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Monday Evening Meditations 8-10pm An Tobar, Ardbraccan, Navan - All Welcome Any Monday
Monday 1st December
'CHARITY MEDITATION'
Be part of a big mystery experiment to divine energy and water lines on the hill top of Tara
 Go to the 'Map' section for more information
Below are some seasonal photos taken from our ritual meditations during the year
Winter solstice sunrise pilgrims observe the first rays of light at Newgrange
The crone is revealed from her Samhain persona into the maiden full of promise at the Ritual meditation of Imbolc on the Hill of Tara.
Below: The styleised St. Brigits cross/the squared circle, male and female in balance, at equinox on the Rath of the Synods on the Hill of Tara, Vernal Equinox 2008
Bealtaine vibrancy:
Summer Solstice Sunrise behind the churchyard, Lia Fáil in the foreground
Lughnasadh Celebrations on Hill of Tara
Autumn Equinox Harvest Thanks giving
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that all was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, and make it possible. - T. E. Lawrence
Blessed Samhain to you all.
Dolores Wheelan started these celebrations on one level to honour the spirit of place of Tara, and that we have all done. With each ceremony held, with each candle lit, with each positive image about Tara raising the awareness level of people, each poem, thought, prayer and protest offered in sincerity has been heart felt by the spirit of Tara.
Without that first step we would be a much more impoverished people, so this Samhain I will be holding in my heart “dangerous” people who wake up to their dreams and make a difference.
Death of the Old
Autumn Equinox signals the end of the year and Samhain is the start of the new, and by necessity the death of the old.
Autumn Equinox just gone by was a glorious day on the hill. People of all ages out and about with smiles on their faces which we had not seen in a long, long time and expecting a large group of people on that day to our surprise only two were present. With this perfect equinox balance of polarities, it was then we realised the ceremonies were complete. Following our Q from the hill herself there will be no more ceremonies as we have known them. As much as this is an end it is also a chance for brand new beginnings.
We would like to thank everyone of you who came to the ceremonies, for your feedback and for everything anyone has done to support Tara over the past few years.
To make this end absolute and complete we will be deleting all E-Mail addresses after this E-mail goes out. This is a way of spring cleaning the E-mail system and clearing out the dead energy.
But we are not throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Birth of the New
The web site www.TaraCelebrations.org is a year old and we will continue to keep it up and running as a resource of inspiration and information for those who feel their soul nourished by its existence.
So If you would like to contribute to the web site then by all means go there and send us pictures, poems, thoughts etc and we will post them up under the relevant section, and if none exists we will create one. There is an exciting new section on the etheric energy we would encourage everyone to take part in and an amazing peek at the Equinox line, running from coast to coast across the country with Tara and many other places included. There is also a great section on our Monday evening meditations in an Tobar.
By way of tuning into Samhain and "holding the space" some of us are going to meet on the Hill, on Saturday 1st November at 2.25pm precisely (Chiron rising) gathering at the Lia Fáil at 2.16pm. What ever happens will happen spontaneously, as nothing is planned in the way of ritual. I stress that there is nothing organised, we do not know what is going to unfold.
If anything! If any one cares to join us for lunch before hand then we will be in Maguires coffee shop at 1pm
If you want to meet and form a new group going forward to carry a new energy then come along. If anybody wishes to start a new round of ceremonies/ritual/prayer then this is your responsibility (we will of course provide support if required). This gathering will not be advertised on the posters or in the paper.
Some of the ideas so far include bringing ceremony and ritual into the urban environment, celebrating the eight fold year at sites all around the country, not just Tara. One idea following on from the ceremonies was to clean up the well when we meet. In this instance we would need people to bucket, barrow and bail water, people with hedge trimmers, people with buckets gloves etc, people to make tea in a flask, people to explain the astrological significance of the day, stone masons, skilled people, people who just want to help in any way they can,people to hold space and meditate during this activity etc...........
If you wish to be kept informed of any Tara based activities then it is absolutely essential that you reply to this e-mail as all contacts will be cleared out to make space for the new.
This email will also be posted on the website. If you are a distance 'celebrator' we would love to hear from you as well. Email your insights, thoughts and feelings and we will share them on Saturday. Please let us know how you spend that time on the 1st.
May God grant you always...
A sunbeam to warm you,
a moonbeam to charm you,
a sheltering Angel so nothing can harm you.
Laughter to cheer you.
Faithful friends near you.
And whenever you pray, Heaven to hear you
Le grá
Martin Nora Yamann Mary Des
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We invite all open groups within Ireland that hold celebrations related to the cycles of the year to share in our website by posting information in our 'Whats On' section
If you already run or would like to start gatherings in your community please contact us as we shall be delighted to join in or assist in any way
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