– Beneath the Veil –
October 30th – November 3rd 2024
Aldermarsh, Whidbey Island, WA
Samhain, also known as Sawin in Scotland and Nos Galan Gaeaf in Wales translation: Summers End.
As we move into a time where we are honing our understanding of appropriation, I am offering this gathering so that we may journey together into the ancient roots of this festival. Samhain is a part of the eight-quarter festivals that correspond to the cycle of the sun and moon honoured and celebrated throughout Western Europe. The origins are deeper than trick-or-treat, costumes, masks, and general revelry.
This gathering is about honouring death. There will be sweat ceremonies (evidence of sweat lodges are apparent in Scotland and Ireland) Storytelling, Journeying to meet Mananaan and Donn (the guardians of the portal to the Summerlands) and to meet with Enbha (the foam horse). We will learn about mushroom medicine and its connection to being a death ally and its use in ancient Europe and Britain. The death rites will be shared and full ceremony and celebration will occur.
What we will explore, learn and cover:
- Our connection to grief & death
- Healing in community
- Reciprocity and Right Order
- Plant allys & our relationship to them
- Strengthening our connection to self
- Meditation & Journeying
- Deepening your personal practices
- Grief & death rituals
- Live Music by Instrumentalist Anna-May
