A CEREMONIAL APPRENTICESHIP FOR THESE
TRANSFORMATIONAL TIMES.

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For at least 130,000 years, we humans have created sacred space in which to commune with the ineffable, mark the thresholds of life and death, and attune ourselves to the tides of the turning year. Ceremony has long been central to the ways our communities have metabolised grief and gratitude, honoured growth and transformation, and marked the rites of initiation that carry us through the many thresholds of a life.

 

As we stand at the precipice of polycrisis, many are turning back to these old ways: exploring their medicine and seeking reverence and spiritual connection with all life —  as a form of sacred activism, a way of gathering community and of rooting deeply in these uncertain times. Increasingly, we are reaching for one of humanity’s oldest technologies: ceremony. Here in the Western world, we are like children trying to re-member our own traditions and ceremonial customs; few have teachers and mentors to guide them along this tentative and often challenging path.

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THE INVITATION

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Spend a year and a day exploring and creating ceremony: building strong foundations, deepening vital relationships with guides and allies, working with each of the elements, learning ceremonial forms, practising skills across lunar and solar cycles, threshold tending, prayer and process circles, and creating your own meaningful rituals appropriate to your ancestral lineage and the land upon which you stand.

 

This programme offers a safe container through which to explore your relationship with ceremony, guidance and mentoring through a series of personal ceremonies and preparation for the next step of holding connected ceremonial space for others, competently and safely.

 

 

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN

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• A deep exploration of what ceremony is, why and how we create special or sacred space and time for meeting with spirit.

• Foundational principles and practices for holding sacred space with integrity and ceremonial space safely.

• Guidance for gathering and creating your own ceremonial toolkit.

• Support and practices for developing a trusting bond with guides and allies.

• An exploration of your lineage, place in the world and cosmology, and how these anchors your ceremonies.

• A strong foundation in personal ceremonial practice and support to explore holding space and ceremony in your local community.

• Learning about different approaches to ceremony around the world and the core principles that unite ceremonial practice across traditions and nations.

• Direct experience of ancestor, grief, prayer and vigil ceremonies.

• Guidance on creating your own solar, lunar and elemental ceremonial forms.

• A safe, friendly space for discussion and mentoring.

• A ceremonial group to share the journey and learn from each other’s experiences.

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ABOUT YOUR TUTORS

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Fiona Shaw

 

Fiona Shaw is a medicine woman, ritual facilitator in group work and ceremonial gatherings, 1-1 therapist and healer. She works in deep connection with the spirit world, plant teachers and wild elemental energies of the land.

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Angharad Wynne

 

Angharad carries the Brythonic, indigenous wisdom tradition of the British Isles, weaving it with ecology, philosophy, creativity and contemporary animism practice.

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GUEST TEACHERS

 

Kurikindi – Kitchua People, Ecuadorian Rainforest, South America

Kurikindi is a shaman from the rainforests of Ecuador, born into a long lineage of shamans and recognised as having a natural gift from childhood. His training began early through time spent with elders, participation in ceremony, meditation and the study of traditional plant medicines.

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Helene Lindmark – Sami People, Nordic lands, Europe

Helene Lindmark is a Sámi wisdom keeper and trauma specialist from Liikavaara, Sweden, above the Arctic Circle. Her work centres on connecting Indigenous knowledge with contemporary approaches to healing, leadership and sustainable practice.

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Dr. Tyson Yunkaporta – Apalech Clan, North Queensland, Australia

Aboriginal scholar, author, and senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland and founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab.