In tribute to the famous movie, "Holiday Inn", we will offer a weekend package and/or Retreat, every month,  crafted around a holiday theme, with bonus prices and extra attractions.

January--New Year's Eve: A great way to kick off the Best Year of Your Life. Join us in magical Boothbay, Maine and jumpstart your best year yet!  At this special time of new beginnings, create the tone of your new year with abundance and grace, with inspirational energy and dynamic vision.

Meditation for a Happy New You A five-minute guided meditation.

By Rev. Vic Fuhrman & Barbara Biziou

You can say goodbye to the hostilities and grudges of the past that fester inside you, and keep you from surrendering to all that is life-affirming and new. You can embrace lightness and freedom. You can begin again. And what better time to start than now? Begin by dimming the lights or lighting a candle. Sit in a favorite spot or get cozy in your chair, and take a few deep breaths. Let us begin. Listen to the meditation. Meditation transcript

 
February--Valentine's Day: Far away from the bustling crowds, find this perfect place to wander with your loved one.  
Walk down our view-way, holding hands as you make your way to our cliff-side bench, secluded from above and below. Look out at the water, watch the seals play in the cove, share your dreams and make plans.  Beat the rest of the guests to the knoll over the water at sunrise and look for the first signs of spring. Hike our snow-covered trails and gardens, relax on the natural stone benches, while watching birds dip through the birches and apple trees. Snuggle into the leather sofa in the Great Room and watch the sun set over the water. Enjoy nature at its finest and then escape to your lovely room with an afternoon snack...or with a special order Sampler Package from one of our local shops.
For spiritual preparation, cleanse your body with salt (Earth), your thoughts with incense (Air), your will with a candle flame (Fire), your emotions with water (Water), and your spiritual body with a healing crystal (Spirit). Invoke your creative inspiration.  Reflect upon/reaffirm spiritual vows and commitments you have made.

March--St. Patrick's Day and the Spring Equinox: the celebration of the 'GREEN', the return of life and growth to the thawing earth.  For the first time since the Fall Equinox, the time of light and dark in a single day are equal, so we celebrate the Spring Equinox in the middle of March. From this day forth, Spring will arrive, and with her, a wild spurt of growth begins. Shoots of young grass appear, leaves sprout on trees, birds and their songs return. The Spring Equinox is the celebration of the return of the Maiden Goddess, and the young life energy she brings with her. Winter and the dark time have finally been put behind us, and the season of growth has begun. This holiday is truly a celebration of life and nature.
The Goddess in all of us manifests as Ostara or Eostre with her basket of eggs. She is accompanied by the Hare or Rabbit, a manifestation of the God. Green has been sacred to this Sabbat since ancient times, because it represents the greening of the land with vegetation. This is a festival of new growth.

Prepare egg dishes and share them with friends. Organize egg games, such as egg hunts. Decorate your home with spring flowers and sprouting greens. Wear green clothing as an affirmation of new growth within yourself and Nature. Bless any seeds you plan to plant in your garden. Begin a new project. Make a growth charm out of a hard-boiled egg -- decorate it with symbols, write on it the quality you would like to manifest more fully within yourself, energize it, and then eat it.

April--Passover and Easter: The Christian festival of Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The spring festival has its roots in the Jewish Passover, which commemorates Israel's deliverance from the bondage of Egypt, and in the Christian reinterpretation of its meaning after the crucifixion of Jesus during the Passover of AD c.30 and the proclamation of his resurrection three days later.
Come and be liberated from whatever feels like it's holding you back. April is the month of new beginnings.

May--May Day and Memorial Day: For May Day, prepare a May basket by filling it with flowers and goodwill and then give it to someone in need of healing and caring, such as a shut-in or elderly friend. Form a wreath of freshly picked flowers, wear it in your hair, and feel yourself radiating joy and beauty. Dress in bright colors. Dance the Maypole and feel yourself balancing the Divine Female and Male within. On May Eve, wander our gardens with your lover. Make a wish as you jump a bonfire or candle flame for good luck. Welcome in the May at dawn with singing and dancing.
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed in 2008 on May 26). It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. It is also traditionally viewed as the beginning of summer. Thanks to these brave men and women that we may be here to welcome summer. Come and begin your summer here at the Bold Colorful Life Inn!

June--Summer Solstice:  Summer Solstice, sometimes known as Midsummer, Litha, or St. John's Day, occurs in the middle of June. It is a celebration of the longest day of the year. It has been a grand tribal gathering time since ancient times. The Goddess manifests as Mother Earth and the God as the Sun King. Colors are Yellow, Green, and Blue. It is a festival of community sharing and planetary service.

Celebrate Solstice time with others at the Bold Colorful Life Inn -- take part in the Spirit Gathering or some other nature-based festival happening during June. Keep a Sacred Fire burning throughout the gathering. Stay up all night on Solstice Eve and welcome the rising Sun at dawn. Make a pledge to Mother Earth of something that you will do to improve the environment and then begin carrying it out. Have a magical gift exchange with friends. Burn your Yule wreath in a Summer Solstice bonfire. Exchange songs, chants, and stories with others in person or through the mail. Do ecstatic dancing to drums around a blazing bonfire.

July 4--Independence Day:  (known as the Fourth of July) is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. John Adams, credited by Thomas Jefferson as the unofficial, tireless whip of the independence-minded, wrote to his wife Abigail on July 3, 1776:
"The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more."
Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, baseball games, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.

August 3--Lammas and National Watermelon Day: Lammas, or Lughnassad, occurs in late July and early August. It is marks the middle of Summer and the beginning of the harvest. It is the first of three harvest festivals and is usually associated with ripening grain. It heralds the coming of Autumn. The Goddess manifests as Demeter, Ceres, Corn Mother, and other agricultural Goddesses. The God manifests as Lugh, John Barleycorn, and vegetation Gods. Colors are Golden Yellow, Orange, Green, and Light Brown. It is a festival of plenty and prosperity.

Come join us at the Bold Colorful Life Inn and have a magical picnic and break bread with friends. Do a meditation in which you visualize yourself completing a project you have already begun. Make a corn dolly charm out of the first grain you harvest or acquire. Bake a sacred loaf bread and give a portion of it to Mother Earth with a prayer of appreciation. Make prayers for a good harvest season. Do prosperity magic. Harvest herbs in a sacred way for use in charms and rituals. Kindle a Lammas fire with sacred wood and dried herbs and join us for a sweat lodge gathering. If you live in or near a farming region, attend a public harvest festival, such as a corn or apple festival.

September--Labor Day and Fall Equinox: Fall Equinox, also known as Mabon, occurs in the middle of September. It is time for the Maine harvest festival and marks the beginning of Autumn. The Goddess in all of us manifests in Her Bountiful Mother aspects. The God emerges as the Corn King and Harvest Lord. Colors are Orange, Dark Red, Yellow, Indigo, and Brown. It is the festival of thanksgiving.

Select the best of each vegetable, herb, fruit, nut, and other food you have harvested or purchased and give it back to Mother Earth with prayers of thanksgiving. Hang dried ears of corn around your home in appreciation of the harvest season. Do meditations and chanting as you store away food for the Winter. Join us at the Bold Colorful Life Inn where we will do a thanksgiving circle and a sweat lodge gathering, offering thanks as you face each direction -- for home, finances, and physical health (North); for gifts of knowledge (East); for accomplishments in career and hobbies (South); for relationships (West); and for spiritual insights and messages (Center).

October--Halloween:  Halloween is a time for letting go of the old and looking ahead to the new. It marks the end of the harvest season. Since ancient times, Pagans have paid their respects to departed loved ones, ancestors, and guides in the Spirit World at Halloween. It is time for the festival of endings and transformation; a time to honor departed loved ones and ancestors. As done in ancient times, set a place at your table for your spirit friends and relatives, and serve them some of the food and drink you share at your Halloween feast.  Set lighted carved pumpkins around your home to bless it. Magically make a resolution to break out of a negative habit pattern and begin a healthier way of being.
Preparation for Halloween starts in mid-October, taking meditative walks in the hardwood forest surrounding the Bold Colorful Inn. As we walk, we notice areas where the vegetation has already died back, and we reflect on nature's cycle of life, death, and rebirth. We watch trees shed their leaves with each gust of chill autumn wind.We gather some of the fallen leaves, plus acorns and dried mullein stalks, carrying them into our home to use as decorations and reminders of the season. We also gather in the last of the harvest from the Inn herb gardens. We bid farewell to the growing season as we mulch around perennials, and pray that our plants will survive the winter cold to sprout new growth again in spring.

November--Thanksgiving: This is the perfect place to gather your family for the celebration of the bountiful harvest and to share gratitude for a year full of abundance.

December--Winter Solstice: The winter solstice celebrates the heavens, masculinity and yang forces. Winter Solstice, also known as Yule, Christmas, and Saturnalia, occurs in mid December. It celebrates the birth of the new Solar year and the beginning of Winter. The Goddess in all of us manifests as the Great Mother and the God as the Sun Child. The God also appears as Santa Claus and Old Man Winter. Colors are Red, Green, and White. This is a festival of inner renewal.

Strengthen bonds with family and friends by visiting and/or exchanging gifts and greetings. Decorate your home with lights, greens, and holiday colors. Bless your home with a Yule wreath on your front door and sprigs of mistletoe inside. If you are part of a group, take up a collection of food and/or clothing at your Yule gathering and give what you collected to a social service agency to distribute to the needy. Place sunflower seeds outside for wild birds to feast upon. Greet the Sun at dawn on Solstice morning by ringing bells. Do magical things for a more peaceful planet.

December--Hanukkah and Christmas and Kwanzaa: December in Boothbay most often brings a white blanket of snow to set off all the colors of the seasonal celebrations.

Come join us for a day, a weekend, a special weekend package, one of our Retreats, a romantic getaway, a life adventure!

Imagine a weekend package during any of these seasons:  Spring  Summer  Autumn  Winter

While you're here, find your loved ones perfect gifts at the Bold Colorful Life Gallery, on-site. Give a memory of an exquisite experience.  
The Gallery holds all kinds of bold and colorful artwork and gifts...something for everyone who visits and memorable gifts for their loved ones.

         colorful, elegant jewelry.... There is nothing that says more about who you are and how you're feeling about life than the colorful, elegant jewelry you choose to wear!

         stunning natural photographs....Are you ready to surround yourself with things you love, that bring you joy, that state who you are, that add color to every corner of your life? There is nothing like a stunning natural photograph to add color and beauty to your home or office.
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  dramatic works of art to bring landscape beauty into your personal environment. 
 

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