Autumn Equinox with Reclaiming LA

“The purpose of human beings is to pour blessings on the earth from cradle to grave.”

– Norma Meyers

The Autumn Equinox marks a balancing point between summer and winter, when day and night are of equal length. While many may celebrate this as a season of harvest and autumnal beauty, here in Southern California, we are near the end of the dry season, when the waters of the Los Angeles basin rest at their low point, when fires and desert winds are common, and when the land thirsts for the rains that come with winter. In this season, we gather in community to work an experimental, multi-year spell intended to deepen our relationship with the land we call home, to work to align our magical practices with the land we are on, and to pour out blessings for the place that sustains us.

Ritual Intention: Caterpillar, Oak, Mountain Lion : pour blessings on the land.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

4:00 PM: Gather and prepare the space

4:30 PM: Ritual begins

Suggested Donation: $5-$15 per person (No one turned away for lack of funds. Online and cash donations accepted!)

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LOCATION

Griffith Park, Los Angeles

Park at: Merry Go Round Lot One, Los Angeles, CA 90027

We’ll be gathering on the grassy part visible from the road as one drives up from Griffith Park Road to Lot One. For mapping, the geo coordinates are: 34.132157, -118.281742, and the Plus Code is: 4PJ9+V8 Los Angeles, California.

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INFO

• Please bring a small amount of soil from a place near your home that is special to you (this might be a favorite park, your own backyard, etc.).
• Optional: Bring something you can wrap yourself in, such as a lightweight blanket or cloak, for a portion of the ritual.
• There are no seats at the ritual location. Please bring a chair or blanket that will allow you to be comfortable during the ritual. (We especially recommend a blanket so that you can spread out on the ground and connect with the earth during the ritual.)
• Bring percussion instruments for the drum jam if you are called!
• Wear comfortable shoes for walking, and clothes you feel comfortable wearing in a public park (e.g. this may mean shorts and a t-shirt instead of your usual ritual wear)
• All genders welcome!
• Children are welcome with adult supervision.
• To support those in recovery, this ritual is drug and alcohol free.

ACCESSIBILITY

The ritual space is approximately 100-120 yards from the parking lot, with a shallow downhill grade. There is a well-packed dirt trail leading from the lot, as well as a fully-paved street. There is a curb-cut near the ritual site. Street parking may be available directly across from, and level with the ritual space, but can be limited. Organizers are happy to help folks get to the site as best we can. The ritual will be held on a grassy area that is relatively level, but does have small dips and divots. There are very few sound reflective elements near the ritual space that would reflect sound back to attendees. We are likely to complete the ritual around dusk, and there is no street lighting.

We have written this to be as inclusive as possible so that people with accessibility concerns do not have to do the labor of asking. If we have overlooked some aspect, please email us at [email protected].

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