Course · Virtual
A Year of Seasonal Ceremony
Join Megan Sheldon & Alyssa Rose for a year of ceremony that loosely follows the wheel of the year, moving through eight seasonal thresholds together.
This is an invitation to mark these seasonal shifts with ritual and community. Eight times across 2027 we gather on a Saturday ~ at the solstices and equinoxes, and the four cross-quarter days that sit between them. Together, we acknowledge what is turning in the natural world and what is turning in us. Each gathering follows the same shape and flow, and yet our stories and experiences make each circle unique and meaningful.
- When
- Eight Gatherings Across 2027 · Held on Saturdays 10am–12pm PT
- Format
- Virtual
- Price
- $525.00 USD
Who is this for?
This year is for anyone who wants more ritual in their life and would rather not build it alone. You don't need to have a practice already, and you don't need to hold any particular belief or connection to the wheel of the year. What we ask is a willingness to show up for all eight, to be seen on camera, and to help make this an intentional community of care. We connect with each applicant before the year begins to make sure it's a good fit.
What to expect
Every gathering follows the same arc, so the flow itself becomes a ritual. We open the space together and settle in. We connect and share what we're holding and experiencing. We then share the symbols, metaphors and archetypes of the threshold we are standing at, guiding you through a ceremony. Finally, we close with intention and offer you something to carry into the weeks ahead. Our community forum connects us in the in between moments and invites deeper reflection.
What you'll learn
In a year measured in quarters and deadlines, it's easy to lose track of the rhythms that actually shape us. The wheel of the year is a way back to ourselves. Over eight gatherings you'll learn the story, symbolism and history behind each turning point, and, more importantly, how to build your own rituals from them, in language that fits your life. By December you'll have turned a full wheel and have a seasonal practice you can keep turning on your own or with us the following year!
Schedule
Eight two-hour ceremonies, held over Zoom on Saturdays from 10am to 12pm PT: 30 January, 20 March, 1 May, 19 June, 31 July, 18 September, 30 October and 18 December 2027. Every gathering is recorded and shared afterwards, so if you have to miss a gathering, you can still experience the magic on your own time.
What's included
- Eight two-hour virtual ceremonies, one at every turn of the wheel
- A recording of each gathering, shared afterwards
- Access to a private community forum for the full year
- Seasonal reflection prompts and ritual guides
- A community of care to hold us all through a year of thresholds
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- Seasonal Ceremony · Sat, Jan 30, 2027, 10:00 a.m. PDT
Mid-Winter: Tending
Imbolc is the festival of the first flame, when the light begins to return but not much has bloomed yet. The theme of tending is about keeping something small alive before there is evidence it will grow. We spend time connecting with one another, name what is stirring but unseen, learn about this time of year, and mark the opening of the wheel with a simple ritual to carry forward.
- Seasonal Ceremony · Sat, Mar 20, 2027, 10:00 a.m. PDT
Spring: Possibility
Ostara is the spring equinox, and we gather on the day itself, hours before light and dark come into balance. Its symbols all point toward something that hasn't happened yet. The theme of possibility is about naming what we are making room for, without needing to know how it turns out. We explore the stories of this season and leave with an intention for the months ahead.
Seasonal Ceremony · Sat, May 1, 2027, 10:00 a.m. PDTMid-Spring: Aliveness
Beltane is the fire festival at the height of spring, when the hawthorn blooms and everything is growing at once. The fire acts as a threshold between what was and what is. The theme of aliveness is about a feeling we rarely ritualize in modern life. We learn about the traditions of this season, ask what deserves our heat this year, and what we are ready to let cool.
Seasonal Ceremony · Sat, Jun 19, 2027, 10:00 a.m. PDTSummer: Radiance
Litha is the summer solstice, the longest day, when the sun sits at the very top of its arc. The theme of radiance is about being seen, which can feel as exposing as it is bright. We come to understand what this season has meant across time, practice rituals of witness and of being witnessed, and mark the turn by naming what we are present with and what we are moving toward.
Seasonal Ceremony · Sat, Jul 31, 2027, 10:00 a.m. PDTMid-Summer: Gratitude
Lammas is the first harvest, when the earliest grain is cut and a community learns what the year has yielded. The theme of gratitude for us is about naming what actually came to be, and acknowledging what didn't. We look at where this festival comes from, hold up what we have been given, and share what we are grateful for.
Seasonal Ceremony · Sat, Sep 18, 2027, 10:00 a.m. PDTFall: Balance
Mabon is the autumn equinox and the second harvest, when day and night stand equal a second time and the dark begins to outweigh the light. The theme of balance is the moment at the top of the scales, when light and dark are held side by side. We study what this turning point has meant to those before us, take stock of the year, and set down what belongs to the season that is ending.
Seasonal Ceremony · Sat, Oct 30, 2027, 10:00 a.m. PDTMid-Fall: Grief
Samhain marks the old Celtic new year, when the fires are relit and the veil between worlds is said to be thin. It is the one festival that sets a place at the table for the dead. The theme of grief is about making room for those we have lost, together rather than alone. We learn how this night has been kept across generations, hold space for those we are missing, and keep vigil for one another.
Seasonal Ceremony · Sat, Dec 18, 2027, 11:00 a.m. PDTWinter: Stillness
Yule is the winter solstice, and we close the wheel near the longest night, when the dark is deepest and the sun has just begun to return. It reminds us of what stayed alive and what has been laid dormant. The theme of stillness is not emptiness but the fertile ground where the next year takes shape. We reflect on the meaning of this season, look back across the eight turns we have made, and send each other onward into a new calendar year.
Facilitators
Megan Sheldon
Megan Sheldon (she/her) is a cultural mythologist, humanist celebrant, end-of-life doula, and co-founder of Be Ceremonial, the world's first guided ritual and ceremony platform. She is the author of Ritual Without Religion: A Humanist Guide to Creating Secular Ceremonies, and has spent years crafting ceremonies across the life cycle, with a focus on grief and loss. Her passion is helping people cross the silent thresholds and mark those seemingly invisible moments of change with meaning. She offers workshops, courses and in-person retreats near her home in North Vancouver, BC.
Alyssa Rose
Alyssa Rose is a grief guide and death doula in Portland, Oregon. She works with individuals and small groups navigating deep change and loss, tending to the body, mind, and spirit, and co-creating beautiful ritual spaces for the deep soul work of grieving. She hosts monthly grief rituals and annual retreats, works with clients one-to-one, and trains practitioners in becoming grief literate. With a background in Eastern and Western healing modalities, end-of-life work, trauma-informed coaching, animist psychology, and integrative coaching, Alyssa is committed to creating a grief-literate culture and developing resilient modern villages.
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