The Elder Grove - Louisville, Ky

05/10/2026

Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers, grandmothers, chosen mothers, earth mothers, spirit mothers, and every woman who nurtures life in seen and unseen ways 🌿

Today is a beautiful reminder that motherhood is sacred. It is not only found in raising children, but in the way we care for our homes, our communities, our dreams, our healing, and ourselves. The divine feminine lives in every act of compassion, protection, creation, and love.

As pagan women, we honor the cycles. We know that mothers are not meant to pour endlessly from an empty cup. So today, may we also mother ourselves with tenderness and intention.

Rest when your body asks for stillness. Feed your spirit something beautiful. Step outside and let the sun warm your face. Light a candle for the woman you are becoming. Speak kindly to yourself. Celebrate how far you have come.

You deserve the same nurturing energy that you so freely give to others.

May today feel joyful, grounding, abundant, and full of love. May you feel held by the Earth beneath your feet and reminded that you are powerful, worthy, and deeply cherished 🌸

04/05/2026

04/05/2026

Hello friends!
It has been a long while since we have held space. Unfortunately, life has circumstances occur that must take precedence and leads us down different paths.

Just the same as this is true, sometimes those paths are able to come full circle and the destination remains the same ✨

I am pleased, blessed and thankful to announce that we are working towards rejuvenating this sacred space yet again - with a few changes to reflect the current needs of our lives and the community around us. We are planning rituals, study groups, wellness circles and the like through the The Elder Grove Seed Group so please - if you wish to attend and be present in the community feel free to join 💫

It is wonderful to reconnect and pick up with new life, new purpose, and a sense of direction again. I hope to see you all soon!

10/30/2022

Thank you to everyone who came out to Samhain Ritual at The Elder Grove! Yesterday! We had an amazing time and amazing ritual, and we cannot wait to see you all again! 🤗

10/23/2022

OOOOH this has got to be one of my favorite editions of Cauldron Curve! One of the main articles walks us through the Devas/Divinities of different cultures that are similar to the Sídhe of the Irish Tradition. We visit the Yumboes of Senegal all the way to the Mimih of the Indigenous Australians, and coming back around to the Makiawisug of Indigenous Americans.

We unfortunately won't have the time to visit them all, but this has been a real treat to work on for all of you. I did make a big change, and we let go of the moon articles for this month. I was called spiritually to make lots of information on how to find ourselves and reconnect with your paths. It is chock full of information.

The new edition releases this week! Pick up your digital copy at the BuyMeACoffee!

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saolbandia

10/22/2022

✨Stop giving other people your authenticity.
✨Release those who wish to dull your sparkle.
✨Live your truth, and be proud of that truth.
✨Follow your spirit with that truth and authenticity.

We very often give ourselves over to other people, other paths, and to much that does not serve us. As we end this week, and we look to begin our self care for tomorrow, let's add taking back our personal control to list of goals for the week.

I love you all my lovelies!
Blessed Moons to all of you.
🖤

10/21/2022

As we move forward and take accountability for what we're doing both positive and negative - I was able to stick to my guns and ideas of connecting with and rekindling my devotional work the last two days.

I do need to keep my head more clear and work more on maintaining that stable connection and ritual throughout the day. Remember, your path will probably not look like mine. This is all about us holding ourselves accountable. So today I will work more on that.

What have you done the last few days? What are you holding yourself accountable for?

Blessed moons my loves!
🖤

10/21/2022

Good morning my sweet lovelies!
The more we pace ourselves, the more we can stop and smell the roses within our life and practices.

✨Look at how delicious your coffee/tea is today and why you love your favorite cup
✨Experience the temperature today, and really take in your day.
✨Be present. In one moment today. Not wondering about something in the future on its way to come. Without looking at the past. Just then, and only then.

Today is about us and doing what we need to do to fulfill our own energy and replenish ourselves while we work on our paths.

I love you all my fellow brethren/themren!
Blessed Moons to all of you!
🖤

10/18/2022

Hello everyone! Some events and information has come to my attention and I'd like to go ahead and address these words that have been spoken about myself and this group.

1. Yes, we had to cancel the ball twice. If you'd like proof of this and why from the parties involved, please let us know! We don't want to share that here on open public posts as there is contact information for government agencies in them and we would rather avoid any issues occuring.

2. Yes, Hallie is the one person running The Elder Grove! No, we are not a 501c3 YET as we still have to meet certain qualifications for the particular kind that we are which can be very difficult. If you'd like more information on this I am happy to provide it including the application and why we have not been approved yet and the steps we are taking to fit their requirements so we can better serve our community.

3. The affiliated shop website has been down for about a year now because of personal life happenings with Hallie and her family that required her attention. Without being able to provide 100% of the attention needed to maintain and upkeep, she moved to take care of her family first.

4. Yes! Everyone is being refunded for the Ball! Lots have already - and because of the short notice cancel from the venue the first time, some of the third parties paid for the first time could not refund us so most of the funds are currently coming directly out of Hallie's pocket to refund people with.

5. No, none of the money sent to The Grove pays for anything personally related to Hallie or her life. If you've ever been to one of our events, you'd know 99% of them are free! Not only do we provide food, crafts, fires, etc. Sometimes we may add other features that take money to pay for. These are why we host these fundraisers, so that way we can continue to provide these free events throughout the year.
This year we had two paid events, one in March and the unfortunately cancelled ball. As a total we have hosted 10 events this year totally free. We want to continue providing these for people. Even our metaphysical faire was free to attend and included yoga, meditation, and vendors to shop from 🤗 and done so in support of another beautiful group who also is trying to provide free events to our community.

If you have any questions, want the paper trails, or anything else - let me know! I am happy to provide it to you on all accounts and terms. Remember folks, what you hear on the internet isn't always the truth - and we aim to keep and hold all evidence so that way we are able to provide it in these times where misinformation and nasty words can be spread so freely.

We love all of you and thank so many of you for your support and continued understanding during all of this these last two months.
If you really want to experience The Elder Grove and what we do without the internet, come out to our Samhain Ritual that's totally free on 10/29. 🤗

Blessed Moons to all of you!

09/27/2022

Small part of a harvest! Today we roll smoke wands with rosemary, basil and sage all grown organically here in town. 🤗 They'll hang dry and be available for purchase, pick up or shipping.

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