The Ancestors
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Those Who Return – Alas Que Regresan
Each winter, millions of monarch butterflies make the long journey south from the United States and Canada, to escape the coming winter. Catching air currents, they soar thousands of miles to the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The butterflies find… Continue reading
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Honouring your Ancestors
If you were present in the audience watching Takam at the Dark Gathering last year (2024), you will remember how spell binding their rituals and performances were. So it is with much pleasure that we can announce that Takam… Continue reading
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Night is drawing nigh – Dark Gathering 2024 Part Two
As I stood with Laetitia by the gate waiting with our lanterns, I noticed the beauty of the changing colours of advancing twilight that was falling upon Tintagel, and recalled a much repeated verse from my childhood: Now the day… Continue reading
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Remember your Loved Ones at the Dark Gathering
This year’s Dark Gathering will be so special and magical. A group of Mexican friends have come together under the name of Takam and they will be sharing their rituals from the Dia de los Muertos, aka Day of the… Continue reading
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Communion with the Ancestors
Why do so many indigenous people revere and go to such lengths to commune with their ancestors? There are countless examples of this all over the world and within most cultures. Modern man may scoff and call these practices archaic,… Continue reading
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Outstanding Line Up for the Anniversary Celebration
Since we are fast approaching another ticket release in a few hours time, I thought it would be a good idea to share a little more detail on the exciting performers we have in place to entertain you on the… Continue reading
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Ancestral Awakening – Dark Gathering 2023 – Part Three
As the full moon shone down over the event, the energy shifted, and became liminal. This was the time for singing the Traveller’s Prayer – a lament for Summer’s End if you like. This has now become a tradition… Continue reading
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Mari Lwyds, Mayhem and Moonshine – Dark Gathering 2023 – Part Two
This year we were determined to have a Parade since our last year in Boscastle we were unable to have one. In the past we had a parade in order to escort the Mari Lwyds to the Gathering, this… Continue reading
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Dark Gathering 2020 – The Unexpected
So here we are at Samhain and our thoughts gravitate towards the turning of the year – from Summer’s End and into the Dark of the Year. We look inward, we honour our ancestors, and traditionally we would attend the… Continue reading
