Katja Esser presents at America’s Stonehenge

Autumnal Equinox, Sat. Sept. 25th at 7:00 pm, America’s Stonehenge (weather permitting)

We are approaching the autumnal equinox when night and day are in balance.  As we honor the beginning of the fall we become aware of the rapid change this season brings, when the flora comes to its culmination and then lets it all go. Taking in the harvest is natures sacrifice so life can renew itself and return.  Nature is radical and trusting.  It transforms, it changes and it is magical.

We have come into this life time with original instructions, with gifts, dreams and visions we came to set out to do.  And as nature faces its challenges to bring that flower to seed, so is our path strewn with curveballs, fears and teachings which many times confuses and distracts us.  The memory of what we came to bring begins to fade, dreams get put off to a future time and inside we lose a sense of fulfillment. 

We are now living in an Earth year in which the nourishing of our authentic self and that what we came to do in this life time is called for.  Like nature we have to be radical and look at the obstacles and the attachments that prevent our gifts from flowing.  We have to renew our sense of the magical and see nature as our ally and the restorative aspect of our authentic self and the dreams we carry.

Katja Esser guides you through this very participatory ritual.  What is the thing you are most attached to that holds you back from bringing your dreams into the world? 

Come with a bundle in which you itemize the obstructions and attachments that have taken you on a detour from your original vision, purpose or fulfillment.  Assemble the bundle with things from nature or things that burn.

We love drummers and singers to help to keep the energy up. 

Gathering time for the ritual is 7:00 PM; please come early:  Be aware that it takes time to hike up to the site.  Please arrive in the parking lot by 2.15 PM, so you may hike to the site.  At the site at 2.30 PM you will get a layout of the event and your part in it.  It is a collective experience.                                                                                                                                 Location and cost:  America’s Stonehenge is privately owned but is open to the public.  The entry fee is $10.00 for adults, $9.00 for seniors (65+), and $7.00 for children age 6-12.  In addition there is a small donation per adult at the ritual site to cover expenses.

This is an open ritual.  We encourage children to come, as long as they are accompanied by adults.  Bring a friend and please pass this information on.

What to bring: Your bundle, drums, and bells if you have them. Bring your own water and a snack to share for after the ritual and a flashlight.

Who to call: Please contact Katja at (617) 365-4024, Email: katjacreates@ritualexpressions.com. Check out Katja's web site www.ritualexpressions.com.

Directions:  From I 93, take exit 3 in NH, take Rte 111 East (approximately 5 miles, crossing Route 28) to Island Pond Rd. and Haverhill Rd. (there will be a sign here for America’s Stonehenge on your right).  Follow Haverhill Rd. south to the entrance on your right.

Winter Solstice, Sat. Dec. 19th at 5 pm (weather permitting, details will be posted closer to the event)

Katja Esser is an inspirational artist, mask and costume designer, ritualist, photographer and performer. She has exhibited her work in the Netherlands, New York and Boston. Katja has studied different forms of movement and voice. She has created sacred ceremonies for the seasons since 1992 for small and large groups of people of which the summer solstice at America’s Stonehenge is most well known. She is very involved in african based spirituality with Malidoma Some and the East Coast Village which has brought her to Africa a few times. She creates rituals and gives talks on colleges and universities. Katja has sung with Bonesong, an improvisational sacred singing quartet that sings in a cave. She performs with the Theater Behind The Mask in schools through Young Audiences and at First Night. She created a performance around ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’ with Ricardo Frota in which she appears in a full tree costume that took her a year and half to make. Katja has an extensive website www.ritualexpressions.com at which her work can be viewed.

Ann Sousa is a Shamanic Practitioner and Diviner, currently studying with Malidoma Somé, a West African Shaman and is in community with the East Coast Village. Ann is a Certified Fire Walk Instructor Ann utilizes the element of fire to connect to the ancestor world. She has visited and traveled with Peruvian Shamans. She is a Shamballa and Reiki Master. She holds a degree in Mental Health and Science. Ann has done extensive work in the process of death and dying for the past 25 years and is an intuitive healer, channeling EN+R+GY with the ancestors and the universe. She practices daily sacred ritual with the ancestors through the gateways of fire. Ann utilizes her deep and abiding connection with the depths of Water for reconciliation and healing. She loves to dance in the magic and mystery of Nature while traveling through the womb of the Earth Mother. Ann grounds in the ancient remembrance of who we are from within the Mineral of our bones and DNA. At Shamanic Pathways Healing Center, Ann’s goal is to assist you in bringing harmonic balance to all levels of your DNA being. Ann will track and reset patterns and behaviors from your own lineage as you release what no longer serve you. Being in alignment with the Ancestors, The Law of Attraction and the Elements can brings you to your inner joy. www.shamanicpathwayshealingcenter.com  

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