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• Imbolc 2025: Welcoming Back The Light

  • Start
    Friday, February 07, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • End
    Sunday, February 09, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

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  Join us for our Annual Virtual Imbolc Celebration
  

  Imbolc occurs at a time when we have been holed up against the winter chill for months- resting, preparing, and staying warm. Imbolc allows us to honor and embrace the quiet of the season; to mend items we will use in warmer weather, brighten and clean our homes, and begin to welcome back the light and fire of spring. 

  Come join us for a weekend of connection over candlelight. We will share the skills and crafts that bring us through the winter, reflect upon our space and ourselves, lay plans for the coming thaw, and look forward to spring on the horizon! Also sing songs, drink tea, and hang out- like we always love to do.

  Event Details

  The event will run virtually from Friday February 7 at 5pm to Sunday February 9 at 4pm. All times are EST.

  Registration for the event can include an away box, which will contain tokens and treats for ritual and workshop throughout the weekend! Register before January 26th to give us time to mail your away box. The recommended donation is $20 to cover our fees, but payment is optional based on your ability. If you would like to donate more to help cover the cost of the event for others, donations are always welcome and deeply appreciated.

  If you would not like an away box, we will provide a list of items you can gather to participate.

  Schedule

  Friday	Activity	Description
  5:00 PM	Social Space Opens	Ease into the event by greeting your friends! Bring a craft, a beverage, and wind down from the week to get into the headspace of Imbolc
  6:00 PM	Dinner Discussion	Grab your dinner and join us for a guided discussion on grounding practices.
  7:30 PM	Opening Ritual
  8:00 PM	5 Herbs For Spring Health and Wellness	Looking at 5 different herbs that are used in tea, we will discuss how each of these herbs can be used to support our bodies in the spring of the year with common challenges including stress, sleep support, and vitamin deficiencies brought on by the winter months.
  9:00 PM	Streaming the Stars (weather pending), into Bardic Circle: Night, the Moon, and Winter	Bardic circle featuring the Moon! Leo will lead us through a fascinating tour of the sky. We'll be checking out the moon using the SeeStar S50, sharing high quality images and discussing celestial bodies. Our lunar close up will transition into bardic circle, where we share songs and tales (loosely) themed around the moon, the night, and the cold quiet of winter. Bring a song, story, joke, or poem to share around the circle. Submissions under 5 minutes, please.
  10:00 PM	Online Game	Fun games over Zoom that everyone can enjoy!
  11:00 PM	Dice Racing	With dice and ingenuity, we will have a virtual race and everyone is welcome to join in!
  12:00 AM	Late Night Youtube Exchange	Connect with your virtual community and share the videos you love. Bring your favorite links and let's enjoy them together!
  Saturday	Activity	Description
  9:00 AM	Coffee/Tea Together	Grab your beverage and meal of choice and start the day with us on Zoom.
  10:00 AM	Spring Cleaning!	Join for some shared "spring cleaning" time, and bring whatever task that means for you- park your Zoom device in front of laundry, a room you want to declutter, a pile of papers you've been meaning to sort, whatever you want to improve upon. We'll encourage each other in our projects, celebrate, and leave our spaces a little better.
  11:00 AM	Cookalong Ritual	A ritual to feed the soul and body! Together we will cook a Stone Soup: each looking a little different than the other, but all to share together. (No Rocks Required)
  12:00 PM	Lunch Break	Sharing our soup and our stories
  1:00 PM	House Plant Skillshare & Indoor Plants 101	Keeping the green in our homes throughout the winter! Bring your houseplant knowledge, or problems, and we will skillshare and talk about how we care for our favorite plants. Plant tours encouraged. Beginners very welcome!
  2:00 PM	Candle Magic Workshop	Talking about the candle magic we will do during main ceremony and about how to do candle magic. Bring your own knowledge and experiences to share!
  3:00 PM	Embroider a Trilithon!	Are you an experienced Stitch Witch? Or have you never stitched before? All are welcome to come learn as we embroider a trilithon together, learning as we go, practicing patience and working with intention.
  4:00 PM	Discord 101	Are you Discord-savvy, or want some tips and tricks? SCC has a Discord for planning gatherings and sharing our day-to-day lives throughout the year, but new platform can be tricky. This workshop will take you through what Discord is, how to use it, how to get the most out of the SCC Discord.
  5:00 PM	Faerie Market: Virtual Tour of our Community Vendors	Join us in a window shopping adventure to explore the creations of the makers and crafters of our community. Vendors will show off what they've got, and we'll share community vendors who aren't present as well. Walkins welcome!
  6:00 PM	Dinner Break
  7:00 PM	Ritual	A candle magic ceremony to foster and grow our hopes and dreams for Spring.
  8:00 PM	Bardic Circle: Growth and Spring (Streaming the Stars rain date)	Bardic circle featuring the Growth and the coming Spring! We will go around our virtual circle sharing songs and tales (loosely) themed around the growth, plants, and the coming spring. Bring a song, story, joke, or poem to share around the circle. Submissions under 5 minutes, please. If weather didn't permit stargazing at yesterday's bardic we will start bardic with it tonight.
  9:00 PM	Propagating Common House Plants	Share your love of plants with others by propagating your house plants. We will look at leaf, vine, and shoot propagations that are very common ways to split your plants you already have growing in your home so you can share your green bounty with friends and family year round.
  10:00 PM	Groundhog Day streaming	Join for a group watchalong of the 1993 classic Groundhog Day
  Sunday	Activity	Description
  9:00 AM	Coffee/Tea Together	Grab your beverage and meal of choice and start the day with us on Zoom.
  10:00 AM	Planting by the Signs	Topical Astrologer Leo explores the seasons, sharing how to plan what to plant when while looking to the moon, the sun, and their movements through the year. Use the art of prediction to help you sow what you hope to reap this year.
  11:00 AM	Digital Security 101	VPNs? Incognito? Phishing? Do you have questions or concerns about digital security? Join for tips and advice on how to best keep your network and activity as secure as possible.
  12:00 PM	Lunch Break	Divining discussion
  1:00 PM	Guided Discussion About Facing Our Current Political Landscape	A space to acknowledge the difficult times we are all in. In a facilitated group discussion, we can share our plans and strategies for how to shore ourselves up for the future.
  2:00 PM	Crafting Corner	This casual crafting time is a great opportunity work on some projects while we catch up with old friends. Bring your own projects or check out what projects others are working on.
  3:00 PM	Closing Ritual

  
  

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, February 20, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, March 20, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, April 17, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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• Beltane 2025

  • Start
    Friday, April 25, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    Sunday, April 27, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Stone Song Center

  Beltane 2025

  Spring is here! Beltane is calling us to the great outdoors
  to shake off the winter, to dance, and to weave a Maypole
  We welcome new comers and long timers to meet in Nature’s embrace.
  
  Together we’ll celebrate the signs of the quickening of the Earth:
  soil warming, sap rising, shoots growing, roots deepening, and flowers budding
  
  Are you ready for an outdoor reunion, with familiar and new friends?
  The Beltane fire welcomes us. The wreaths and ribbons connect us.
  Arms outstretched to hold the ribbon, feel the sway and weave
  Let’s gather in body and spirit sharing the joy of Beltane in
  sacred rhythms, songs and the energy of creation.
  
  

  Event Fee (does not include Lodging):

  Adults: $TBD

  Youth 17 and under: Free!

  Includes all activities and the Saturday evening Beltane Feast!  Lodging (camping or indoors) is selected and charged separately.
  
  Lodging:
  Camping-

  Adults: $TBD in addition to the Event Fee 
  Youth 17 and Under: Free
  Indoors-
   A limited number of indoor accommodations are available for an additional fee; fee varies depending on the indoor option chosen. 

  Day pass: $TBD ($TBD Event Fee + $10 Stone Song Grounds Fee)

  Includes all activities, including the Saturday evening Beltane Feast, for those who wish to attend during the day but sleep off-site.
  
  

  Virtual attendance is free! Completing a virtual registration will allow you to get emails with links, schedule and other information ahead of the event.

  The Beltane feast on Saturday night is included for all in-person attendees. A limited number of meal plans are available, for an additional fee, to cover remaining meals for the weekend. Deadline for meal plan registration is Friday April 18th. Click here to register for the Beltane 2025 Meal Plan, a cost of $78 for dinner on Friday, Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday, and Sunday breakfast .

  We believe that cost should not be a barrier to joining in community. Partial or full financial scholarships are available via our Sunshine Fund. Choose "Invoice me" at registration, and e-mail admin@stonecirclecouncil.org to apply for funds.
  

  *All registration fees are discounted $5 for Council members. Membership information can be found here. Not sure if you're a Council Member or if your membership is up to date? Check your status by logging in here.

  Please note

  All attendees 5 and older are required to be fully vaccinated, and to provide proof of vaccination. You can upload your vaccination documents here, or you can bring them to the event. If you have already uploaded your documentation you don't have to provide it again. Booster shots are not required, but are strongly encouraged. If you have received a booster please upload or bring that documentation as well. 

  Masks will be required when indoors. Exceptions to the indoor mask policy will be made if you have indoor sleeping accommodations and are in your sleeping area. Please be mindful that we all have different risk tolerance; always ask before approaching another individual, and try to maintain at least 6 feet distancing when indoors and 3 feet when out-of-doors.

  Activities

  Friday

  Opening Ceremony
  First Fire Ceremony
  Dance party

  
  

  Saturday

  Spring Meeting

  Wreaths and ribbons preparation

  Raising the Maypole

  Maypole dances
  Beltane Feast

  Main Ceremony
  

  
  

  Sunday

  Transitions & Closing Ceremony

  About the Venue: 

  Stone Song Center is a welcoming space nestled in the Allegany Mountains of Western Maryland. It includes a beautiful farmhouse overlooking 23 acres of luscious land and a renovated barn that serves as a retreat center.  The barn has electricity, running water, and bathrooms with hot showers and flush toilets. The land includes a small pond and creek, a fire circle, nature trails, an apiary and an organic vegetable garden and orchard. 

  Most of our attendees camp and those costs are included in the basic registration.  Camping at Stone Song is find-your-own space, with some meadow and some tree-based spaces. Bring your own camping equipment and towels; shared bathrooms are located in the barn with hot showers and flush toilets. Non-campers can upgrade to bunkhouse or farmhouse accommodations. A Day Pass option is available for those who want to attend during the day but sleep elsewhere.

  Accommodations in the bunkhouse are dormitory-style, with single and double beds in a shared space and with shared bathrooms. Linens are provided. The farmhouse has two rooming options. Both provide linens and towels, and both have shared bathrooms. The Clover room and loft offer seven beds in shared spaces. The Beebalm bedroom, which sleeps 3, is a private room with one queen and one single.

  Wherever you are staying, please be mindful that other attendees' tents, rooms, and sleeping spaces are to be treated with respect. These are private places for those who occupy them and you should only enter with explicit, enthusiastic consent.

  Stone Song Center does not allow personal camp fires; please be mindful of that when planning meals.  We will also offer a limited number of meal plans for those attendees who prefer not to cook for themselves. Dietary restrictions can be accommodated.

  Stone Song Center does not have trash service so please plan to pack out anything you pack in. 

  As always in these pandemic times, please don’t travel if you have any of the following symptoms:

  Fever or chills

  Cough

  Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

  Fatigue

  Muscle or body aches

  Headache

  New loss of taste or smell

  Sore throat

  Congestion or runny nose

  Nausea or vomiting

  Diarrhea

  Questions?

  Email admin@stonecirclecouncil.org or post in our FB group, found here.

  
  

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, May 15, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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• TriFire 2025

  • Start
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • End
    Sunday, June 01, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    YMCA Camp West Mar in Sabillasville, MD

  
  

  Welcome BACK, Fire Family!

  Our Venue: YMCA Camp West Mar, 14509 Brown Road, Sabillasville, MD 21780

  "Oh, sweet soul of mine
  You are rather astonishing
  For you are an alchemist
  Transforming wretched ash
  Into a glorious phoenix
  
  I curse the ones who ever told you otherwise."
  ~Ali

  TriFire 2025 seeks to explore our own personal transformation from lead to gold in ways both familiar and unfamiliar. We experiment with the ingredients brought into our sacred container by you, our participants, in this grand experience! North, South, East and West, Fire, Water, Air, Earth, and Spirit, planets, metals, alchemical metaphors, and Jungian archetypes will take flight as we explore the mythos and rich symbolism of the birds of alchemy: the raven, swan, peacock, and the phoenix!

  TriFire is a sober event; music, song, dance, fellowship, and the night are among our ingredients. 
  
  Look, mom ... TriFire changed their weekend!! That's right fellow alchemists, after several years of being held over Memorial Day Weekend, TriFire is shifting to the following weekend for 2025. This means that our first of three all-night alchemical fire circles will be on THURSDAY, May 29th.

  Lodging Options

  Camping and bunk bed options are paid on a per-person basis. The private rooms may be shared by two people; in which case, only one member of the pair needs to register for the Private Room; the guest should register under the "Guest - Private Room" setting.

  The lodging options are as follows:

  1) Camping ($135 thru 5/16; $175 beginning 5/17) - With access to indoor bathrooms, showers, and flush toilets. A very limited number of small RV's or Trailers can be accommodated - email Admin@stonecirclecouncil.org to make arrangements.

  2) Bed in a Shared Cabin ($150 thru 5/16; $190 beginning 5/17) - Bring your own pillow and linens. Bathrooms and showers are in an adjacent building. Cabins 1-4 have ten bunk beds per room, Cabin 5 has five bunk beds and 7 single beds. We will be limiting capacity to 50% 

  3) Private Room with Two Single Beds ($335 thru 5/16; $375 beginning 5/17) - Bring your own pillow and linens. Bathrooms and showers are in an adjacent building. Five rooms available.

  4) Guest - Private Room ($135 thru 5/16; $175 beginning 5/17) - Use this option if you plan to share a Private Room with someone else, who has already reserved the room; 4 room limit.

  5) Youth - Camping (FREE!) - Use this option if you are under the age of 18 and will be camping; must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. TriFire does not provide separate children's programming.

  ** All rooms, beds, and camping options are available for an Early Bird discount of $40, now thru May 16 - register early, help us plan, and save money on the way! **

  
  

  Wherever you are staying, please be mindful that other attendees' tents, rooms, and sleeping spaces are to be treated with respect. These are private places for those who occupy them and you should only enter with explicit, enthusiastic consent.
  

  Meal Plan
  An optional meal plan is available! For just $60, our cooks will prepare 7 sumptuous meals in Camp West Mar's commercial grade kitchen for you. No need to pack a cooler, ice, camp stove, and spend precious time cooking at your camp; let them do it for you! The meal plan will include: Thursday breakfast and dinner, brunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday. Please be sure to include any dietary restrictions in your contact information so we can prepare accordingly.

  Please Read! - The Parking Situation
  

  Parking at Camp West Mar is very limited. If you can, please carpool with a friend, or two! We are encouraging use of the cabins and signing up for the meal plan to reduce the amount of "stuff" you need to bring. We will likely have to double-park cars at some point - please uncheck "Ok to double-park me" in your registration form if you need access to your car during the event.

  Sunshine Funds
  TriFire and SCC do not want money to be a barrier to attendance at one of our events. If you are experiencing financial difficulties and could use a little "sunshine" in your life to help make attending TriFire possible, please choose the "Invoice Me" option at the conclusion of your registration process and send an email to admin@stonecirclecouncil.org to let us know what you need. Sunshine funds can be applied towards basic event fees, but not for add-on items such as accommodation upgrades and meal plans.

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, July 17, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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• SFG Work Weekend

  • Start
    Friday, July 18, 2025
  • End
    Sunday, July 20, 2025
  • Location
    Buffalo Gap Retreat - Capon Bridge, WV

  
  

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• Lughnasadh 2025

  • Start
    Friday, August 01, 2025
  • End
    Sunday, August 03, 2025
  • Location
    Zoom

  
  

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, August 21, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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• Stone Family Gathering 2025

  • Start
    Thursday, August 28, 2025
  • End
    Monday, September 01, 2025
  • Location
    Buffalo Gap Retreat - Capon Bridge, WV

  
  

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, September 18, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, October 16, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, November 20, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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• Stoneside Chat with the Officers

  • When
    Thursday, December 18, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  
  

  Join the Stone Circle Council Officers for an informal chat! Ask questions, tell us your thoughts, or just join for some parallel play/work/crafts.

  Spend time with us every third Thursday of the month from 7-8pm EST on Zoom in the Workshop.

  https://tinyurl.com/Workshopscc
  

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