The Route. Great Mother March
We are walking alongside the Appalachian Mountains, the oldest mountain chain in the United States, weaving the mutual respect, unconditional love, reciprocity, and radiant self-expression of the Great Mother through rural communities in NC and VA.
Perhaps the march along the “spine” of the U.S. is symbolic of the awakening to the natural balance of feminine and masculine?
Perhaps, just like our own spines, the healing and transformation will ripple out from this pathway.
We are intentionally walking through communities, not mountain pathways, to make the Great Mother, her frequency, visible. We intend to BE the change we desire, one step, one community, at a time.
We kick off The Great Mother March with a music & arts event at Pack Square in Asheville, NC on March 21st and begin our pilgrimage of devotion and celebration on March 22nd.
Nights one through six, take us to Black Mountain, Old Fort, Marion, Linville, Spruce Pine, and Boone.
Then, we make our way to Independence, VA via Todd, West Jefferson, a campground along the New River.
We walk into Galax, VA on April 1st, then Hillsville, Floyd, Ferrum and Rocky Mount, arriving in Rocky Mount on April 5th.
Then, we make our way to Lynchburg, arriving on 4/9, up Hwy 29 to Waynesboro, arriving 4/12. We arrive in Charlottesville on 4/13 and spend the day of 4/14 at IX Art Park, resting and preparing for our final leg to D.C. There, you will be invited to learn our fun & simple dance moves for the FLASH MOB we will be expressing as we enter into D.C. SO exciting!
From Charlottesville, we plan to spend nights in Barboursville, Orange, Culpeper and Warrenton. We arrive in Manasass on 4/19, then Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, and arriving in D.C. on April 22nd, Earth Day!
It is an aggressive time frame and there is zero pressure or expectation that everyone will feel called to walk every step of the way. TOGETHER, as a community, we will allow our steps to kiss the ground, our voices to bless the waters, our hearts to create connection and understanding, compassion and a softening, everywhere we go.
If you are familiar with any of these towns, have contacts, suggestions for sponsors, etc, please comment below or email us info@greatmothermarch.com
Please consider end of year donations to The Great Mother March. Tax deductible donations can be made from our home page at GreatMotherMarch.com or mailed to our 501c3 sponsor. Click HERE to access the Sponsorship Deck in our Google Drive.
There is no charge to join the March. It is purely volunteer led. Monies go to ensuring safety and health along the way, basics like port-a-potties, our HQ tents, drinking water (ZERO plastic water bottles on the March), signage, costs around our stopovers (campgrounds, event venues), sound equipment for our Flash Mob, and all the miscellaneous support items that are required to facilitate the best possible pilgrimage for ALL!