Story and Theme (2024)

The Dark Forest and the Eternal Ritual

Our 2024 Theme

Hearts thrumming - red, blue, and green,
Dancing the web with those unseen.
Witches gather in the forest night,
spinning threads of mycelium bright.
Come feather, fur, scale, and horn,
Weaving our fates with worlds reborn.

Our 2024 Story

The Dark Forest and the Eternal Ritual

The Dark Forest calls. A call so strong that it turns our guts. We accept the Call because we simply cannot help it — it is stronger than the fear in the world outside; it holds wonders sweeter than any honey. We are called by the Unseen, the Other World, and the Spirits that dance eternally in the great Dark Forest. There, in the heart of the night, where the stars shine in the sky and earth, and the sun and moon meet each other at the same time like divine twins, Mystery awaits us.

In times of urgency and crisis, when the Earth tells us that something is wrong, and poison runs through Hir veins, we are called to act. We are called to remember our place in the Dark Forest and the Eternal Ritual. The Witches rise from the unknown to perform the Nameless Act - WitchCraft.

We arrive at the Eternal Ritual, the never-ending gathering of witches. There, we claim ourselves as sacred, sharing kinship with the land, and we are welcomed as weavers and Witches. We find our place among human, non-human, and more-than-human beings. We meet Fate-Weavers, and we remember ourselves as Fates. 

The Eternal Ritual is where dance awakens ecstasy, an endless feast where food and drink are enchanted, where danger is worth living, where we feed our Beloved and Mighty Dead.

We return. Once the thread is caught there is no turning back — the Great Circle is always part of us. We return with our tools, we remember our collective power, and weave our fates with worlds reborn. 

The Dark Forest calls us, and the Great Feast approaches.

Do you dare answer this Call?