There is something I have wanted to softly introduce for some time now.
A quiet dream.
A sacred longing.
A place that has been living in my heart long before it ever had a name.
The Grove of Seasons is something I am creating slowly, intentionally, and with deep care. It is the kind of place I have always yearned for in my spirit, and I know I cannot be the only one searching for it.
I have always been someone who creates sanctuary for others. A place to gather. A place to simply be. I have always loved circles – whether they were book circles, family holiday tables, long evenings with tea, or in years past, a Bible study group gathered together in faith and reflection.
For nearly three years, I held a Bible study group faithfully and lovingly. Then came a season of deep shadow work, spiritual awakening, and returning inward. Some may say I lost my way, but truthfully, I believe I came home to myself.
Yet even as my beliefs shifted and evolved, there was one thing I desperately missed:
The sacredness of gathering.
The ritual of showing up for one another.
The warmth of shared tea.
The comfort of familiar faces returning each week.
The feeling of a place becoming holy simply because people gathered there with open hearts.
The craving for sacred circle never left me.
And so, The Grove of Seasons is becoming a space rooted in exactly that.
A place where women may gather slowly and seasonally.
A place to break bread, share tea, tell stories, reflect, laugh, grieve, celebrate, and spiritually refill one another’s cups.
A tiny village woven together through intention, sanctuary, and the sacred act of being fully ourselves.
This space will ebb and flow with the seasons, but it will remain rooted in one thing above all else:
The sanctuary of being.
It may not be fully planted yet, but I can feel the roots beginning beneath the soil.
And when the seasons are ready, the Groves will begin to open.
There will be:
The Maine Grove
A seasonal gathering space during the months of June through November – a place for summer and autumn gatherings, reflection, connection, and shared ritual beneath the turning leaves and cool northern air.
The Key West Grove
A seasonal gathering space during the months of December through May – a place for winter and spring gatherings surrounded by warmth, ocean air, renewal, and light.
When the time comes, you may join the Grove that feels most like home to your spirit. And even while I travel between seasons myself, I hope online gatherings may continue to foster the heart of the circle so that the spirit of community remains alive year-round.
Until then, during this in-between season of planting, I will continue sharing monthly reflections, seasonal rituals, and small sacred practices here on the blog for those walking alongside me.
The pathways to the Groves are not fully open yet.
But they are coming.
And I hope when they do, they feel like coming home.
Many blessings until then,
Mikaela
at A House Witch
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