Spring Break work week March 19 -26 to prepare for Spring Medicine Walk ( La Caminata)
Astrological forecast: Sat March 19th, Full Moon in Virgo sign of the virgin, pure, sacred, articulate, impatiently aware of things that need to be fixed, improved or healed. Sun at the end of Pisces a mutable water sign,this sign asks us to slow down and contemplate, march 20th Sun goes into Aries a cardinal fire sign, brings us back after a long hard winter, puts a fire under us,wakes us up.
Projects to be completed before Caminata:
- rebuild ceremonial lodge (3 folks),
- trail blaze up north gate (4 folks),
- work on round house (3-4 folks),
- build east and west gate doorways and build benches, put grommets on tarps for side wall panels.
- Cut and gather firewood for round house fire and temescal fires.
Sunday March 20th, Spring Equinox : Purification lodge ceremony ( temescal) All lead and primary walkers must attend. Sun is in Aries, Moon is in Libra, cardinal leadership sign, element air and spirit, time to balance ourselves and bring balance to forefront.
April 20th – 24th, 2011: 27th Annual Spring Medicine Walk / La Caminata
April 23rd Community Walk at Wild Magnolia Land Trust.
Astrological forecast: Sun in Taurus a Fixed Earth sign, fertilizes our creative soul and garden, grounds us, slows us down, sensual, makes dig to the deeper root of things. Like a bull we do not want to be pushed. Moon begins in Sagittarius mutable fire, gets us moving, cheerfully impatience, refreshing honesty, April 22 moon moves into Capricorn a Cardinal leadership sign, element earth, asks us to check our responsibilities to family, original traditions and our life’s purpose.
- Day 1: Wednesday April 20th Caminata purification lodge ceremony. Start sacred fire Huehueteyo in round house.
- Day 2: Thursday April 21st. Sunrise ceremony at round house. Plant1st. prayer staff at Rancho Spring, walk up to North gate plant 2 prayer staff, walk down to Beech Creek and back home. Return to Huehueteyo, give thanks.
- Day 3: Sunrise ceremony at round house. Walk down to Beech Creek cross creek, climb Wild Magnolia east boundary to WM gate plant 3rd staff at gate. Return to Huehueteyo, give thanks.
- Day 4: Sunrise ceremony at round house. Community day at Wild Magnolia, plant 4th staff at Earth School site, lunch, community walk to Fairy Pond. Lead and primary walkers continue across Beech Creek to Rancho. Return to Huehueteyo, give thanks.
- Day 5: Sunrise service at round house. Primary walkers walk up to cliff plant last prayer 6th staff. Return to Huehueteyo, give thanks. Feed Huehueteyo last time, allow fire to rest until next ceremony.
Trails at Wild Magnolia are now marked with newly made trail signs. Ixchel Trail is marked from the clearing, with the distance indicated to Fairy Pond. Where Beech Creek Trail branches from Ixchel Trail a sign notes the distance to the creek, and La Salsa Trail is marked at both ends, where it splits from Beech Creek Trail and from Ixchel Trail, also with distances indicated.
Vista Volunteers Janis Walters and Steven Wilgus work at hauling out trash left by previous owners of Wild Magnolia preserve. It is an ongoing, long-term chore.
Arco Iris President and Co-founder, Maria Christina Moroles, together with Board Member Janis Walters, gave a PowerPoint ® presentation about the Earth School Project to an appreciative audience at the Newton County Library in Jasper.
