There are places on this Earth that ignite remembrance.

 Where the veil feels thin and the land still whispers ancient stories.

Where souls are drawn for sacred journeys.

Where every step becomes prayer, and every breath a homecoming.

Glastonbury is one of these places... 

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For thousands of years, women have journeyed to Avalon - seeking connection, remembrance and transformation - often drawn for reasons beyond knowing...

until they arrive, and feel it. 

This is one of those journeys.

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Over five days together in the heart of Avalon, we will enter into a devotional relationship with the Spirit of Rose, allowing her gentle yet unwavering medicine to guide us home to one of the most sacred spaces within us - the womb.

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This is so much more than a retreat.

It is a pilgrimage. Both inner and outer.

Into the wild and beautiful internal landscape of our womb, and to sacred sites

that honour the Goddess.

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This is a sacred journey through the landscapes of both the Earth and your own body, remembering that they have never truly been separate.

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Together we will walk the ancient pathways of Glastonbury, greet the sunrise upon the Tor, embrace the waters of Chalice Well for a private ceremony with exclusive access, and wander the town with reverence, allowing the land itself to become part of our medicine journey.

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Throughout our time together, we will journey through the Eight Gates of the Womb, exploring each gateway through ceremony, ritual, movement, sound, meditation and elemental wisdom.​

Meeting the womb as an ancient temple of remembrance.

We will work with the archetypes of Maiden, Mother, Crone, alongside the elements of Earth, Fire, Air, Water and Spirit...

as we gently awaken the wisdom, gifts and memories each gate holds.

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The medicine of Rose will accompany us throughout... softening what has been armoured and opening what has been guarded. Gently and yet fiercely reminding us that true strength has never required hardness.

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We work intimately with the medicine of Rose through devotional dieta
and a rare spagyric quintessence.

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In the spagyric tradition,
the soul, body and spirit of the plant are gently separated and refined according to alchemical art -
creating a medicine of deep purity, potency and intelligence.

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To work with Rose in this way is to enter into relationship with her spirit.

To meet her through your body,
your heart,
your dreams,
your grief,
your softness,
your devotion.

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If you feel called to experience this most precious plant through your own lived and embodied journey -
welcoming Rose as an ally and teacher into your life...
then this pilgrimage may be calling you.

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We will also be supported by sacred tobacco, mapacho,
offered as a masculine protector and grounding support
as we deepen into intimacy with the feminine.

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This journey is an invitation to slow right down.

To soften, listen and remember.

To allow the land, the plants, the women beside you,

and your own body to become your teachers.

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For those who feel called, there will also be the opportunity to receive a ceremonial handpoke tattoo in devotion to your womb and-or the Spirit of Rose - a permanent prayer carried upon the skin, marking the pilgrimage long after we have returned home. 

Please note: There are only 6 spaces for this opportunity during retreat (though they can be arranged either side - please book ahead if you are feeling the call for this sacred marking.) 

If you would like a 1-2-1 but not a tattoo, Skye holds exquisite Elemental Body Blessings.