Our Story

The Land

SweetWood is located in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin (also called the Paleozoic Plateau). Around 85% of the Driftless Area lies within Wisconsin, with some parts in Iowa and Minnesota. The area is an elevated region of Paleozoic sedimentary rock, with limestone & sandstone outcrops, and deeply carved river valleys. ‘Drift’ is a generic term for any sediment or stones left by glaciation. 

The Vision

The idea for SweetWood Temenos sprang from its early members’ experience of Neo-Paganism in the late twentieth century. There was a feeling that dedicated pieces of land set aside for Neo-Pagans were needed to celebrate their beliefs & values, and also to express the freedom and beauty inherent in this sacred way of life. ​

The People

We are growing a togetherness that is soulful, a cultural and spiritual legacy to pass down to future generations - our descendants. The way I see Sweetwood Temenos is as a clan. Like the folk of old, we are a clan of kissing cousins bound by a set of common values, along with the civility of freedom and friendship. It is not necessary that we love all of our cousins in this clan. (Hopefully, we like and do not hate one another!) We are committed to the togetherness that is Sweetwood Temenos.​