Samhain at Four Quarters
Friday October 27th - Sunday October 29th, 2023
The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien
The Stones stand tall, holding vigil as night falls.
The Ancestors' Crypt is open, lit by candles and steeped in memory.
We stand together, in Circle, and we remember...
It is now the time of Transition; the start of the Dark Time of the year when the veil is thin.
A traditional time of remembering All Those Who Have Gone Before and honoring their lives.
This is the time when we draw close to the hearth fires, standing with our brothers and sisters for warmth and companionship against the gathering cold.
Join us as we observe Samhain in unity, and find ways to connect with Those Who Have Gone Before as we also celebrate Life, Fellowship, and Community with one another. Making room for reunion with the past, we find peace for the present and hope for the future.
Join us in our Samhain Observance which includes...
- Funerary offerings of flower petals, milk, and honey to our furthest ancestors whose Names have been Lost in Oceans of Time.
- A Journey by Firelight under the Stars to commune with our Ancient Ancestors, builders of megalithic structures the world over.
- A Ceremony of Song and Communion with our Unremembered Dead, that, though their names be lost, their deeds and works live on in our hands and the paths we walk.
- A Feast of nourishment to the Living and the Dead that the Harvest of the Good Earth be shared in its abundance.
- A place to Scry the Future with diviners from many paths as we share this time of the Thinnest Veil.
- A Roundtable discussion about the Stone Circle on this Land, its impact on our lives, and Why We Do It.
- Stone Peoples Ceremonial Sweats
- A combined Ancestors Altar for our community, with Places for Pictures of your Honored Dead.
Friday evening light Dinner, Saturday and Sunday Continental Brunch, and Saturday evening Feast are all a part of your registration.
Register On-Line
$55 for Members
$65 for Non-Members
To Register, visit our Shopping Cart above or call the Office: 814-784-3080
Sharing food is sharing Community
All meals are included in your registration!
But your donation is apprediated! $10 a meal about covers costs.
Dinner: Friday; Brunch / Feast of the Dead: Saturday; Brunch: Sunday
We can accommodate vegetarian and gluten free, let us know when you register.
Our meals are hearty and all-you-can-eat, but... do bring high energy snacks for in-between times!
Call the office at 814-784-3080 with your questions or to RSVP / register.
Late Registrations, CALL US!
Handicapped, Special Circumstances? CALL US!
You are welcome to arrive before Wednesday and stay later than Monday.
Early In and Late Out camping is $10 a night for Members and $15 a night for non-members.
In-Camp Car Camping Permits are $15 each. (your vehicle must remain stationary)
In-Camp Car Parking Passes are $25 and very limited. (you may enter and leave camp with your vehicle.
Unlimited free Main Parking. RV hook-ups, contact our office.
Handicapped? Please contact us for your free In-Camp parking pass.
Lodging at Four Quarters - Call the office to inquire.
Rooms have double-beds, blankets and pillows; Bunks have fitted sheets.
Must call the Office to reserve. 814-784-3080.
2022 Schedule(Updated 10/24/22)
Friday, October 28th
4:00 pm Community Altar Building with Chris Engdahl - South Altar, Stone Circle
Bring your photos and mementos of your Beloved Departed to create an altar to those who have passed behind the veil. Feel free to also bring altar pieces from home to beautify this altar.
6:00 pm Light Supper with Holly Smucker - Farmhouse
Join us as we Break Bread together: the Hearth is the Heart of our Community.
7:30 pm Ceremony: “Seeking the Unremembered Dead” - Gather on the Green by the Stone Circle
A journey by firelight under the stars to commune with our Ancient Ancestors, builders of megalithic structures the world over. We strongly suggest brining a chair.
Saturday, October 29th
9:00 am Continental Breakfast with Holly Smucker “mmmm...Danish!” - Farmhouse
10:00 am Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families Meeting with Mary M. and Chris E.- Office
ACA focuses on the “self” – specifically reaching and healing the child within. Meetings offer a safe place to share adult and childhood experiences without criticism or judgment. In ACA you will find gentleness, humor, love, and respect. ACA is a spiritual program based on action coming from love; all are welcome.
11:00 am Community Altar Building with Chris Engdahl- South Altar, Stone Circle
Bring your photos and mementos of your beloved departed to create an altar to those who have passed behind the veil. Feel free to also bring altar pieces from home to beautify this altar.
12:00 pm Pinata Time! with Holland Hook- Dining Pavilion
Don’t worry about safety – it’s a pull-apart pinata! Nobody will get hit with a stick! Come watch the Kids Tribe have fun!
12:00 pm Sweat Lodge Ceremony - Kurt Talking Stone & Sweat Team - Sweat Lodge
Join us for ceremony of song, prayer, healing and purification. Sobriety is required for this ceremony. Please remenber to hydrate!
1:00 pm Round Table Discussion: Stone Circles with Carrie Krystek - Bardic Circle
A round table discussion about the Stone Circle on this Land, its impact on our lives, and Why We Do It. “Why Raise Stones?”
2:00 pm Flying Skeletons Craft with Beth Thomas- Dining Pavilion
Come create a fun, whimsical flying skeleton craft. "Children" of all ages welcome, wtih kids under 10 accompanied by their adult.
3:00 pm Afternoon Ceremony: “A Stone for the Lost” - Stone Circle
Funerary offerings of flower petals, milk, and honey to our furthest ancestors whose names have been lost in oceans of Time.
4:00 pm Pumpkin Carving with Holland Hook - Dining Pavilion
Children and Inner Children welcome! Carve a pumpkin to decorate the Stone Circle, and then take home with you. (Pumpkin painting is available for the very little ones!)
6:00 pm Reflective Supper with Holly Smucker - Farmhouse
A supper of silent communion with our beloved dead as the veils thin. Come break bread with us.
7:30 pm Main Ceremony: “May the Circle Be Unbroken” - Stone Circle
A Ceremony to the Unremembered Dead – We gather together, a group of People joined in devout Communion of Song and Spirit as we cast our dearest hopes deep into the past, reaching for the hearts and souls of our ancestors whose words and deeds have been lost to us...but we know their spirits by our Very Existence...
8:30 pm Scrying the Future with Mary Murphy, Chris Engdahl, Pamela Alexander- Coffee Dragon
Embraced by the Past, we scry the future as many paths offer their traditions of Divination. Please feel free to share your own divinatory arts as we share our skills under the Waxing Moon.
Sunday, October 30th
9:00 am Continental Breakfast with Holly Smucker - Farmhouse
Let us take a final meal together before we go our separate ways
10:00 am Sweat Lodge Tear Down & Clean Up – Sweat Lodge Team - Sweat Lodge
Many hands make light work! This activity will go on most of the day. We’ll be Organizing at 10am, with a break for Closing Ceremony at 11am - more people, sooner done!.
11:00 am Closing Ceremony: As Above, So Below - Stone Circle
As we depart the Hearth Fires of our Ancestors, let us gather the sparks of their Wisdom to guide us, as we move from past, to present, unto the Seventh Generation.
We realize that we each have a limited lifetime, and that your time is precious. Every effort will be made to keep everything on schedule inasmuch as possible, but circumstances can and do sometimes intervene. Listen for the tolling of the Great Bell to announce times for activities and Ceremony.
Read or Download the 2022 Samhain Program (PDF file, 930K)
As always, everything is subject to change, due to the needs of ceremony, the whims of weather,
and the antics of mischievous gods. Updates will be posted as they occur.
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“Let us make future generations remember us as proud ancestors – Roh Moo-hyun |
The Labyrinth
To walk our labyrinth is to walk a purposeful path – no obstacles, no puzzles – inward to the center, then outward into the world.
The Labyrinth, showing the most recent pathway stones.
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