Celtic & Earth Wisdom
Around the Fire
An online gathering of songs & stories to transition us into the dark time of year
75 Minutes
During this liminal time in the wheel of the year we are being beckoned to connect more deeply with our inner worlds and the ancestral realms.
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This is a significant time of year in the Celtic wheel of the year, called by different names throughout these lands, such as: Samhain, All Hallow’s Eve, and Calan Gaeaf.
Join us for this FREE gathering around the virtual fire, where we have gathered a lively bunch of teachers sharing ancestral wisdom, songs, stories and poems from the lands of Ireland, Scotland, Wales & England.
This gathering is a sneak peak into our upcoming 4-month course,"Voices of Celtic Wisdom."
Returning for its second season, Voices of Celtic Wisdom is a rich gathering of 20+ guest teachers, and includes access to an online community space, PLUS a crafting package shipped to your door.
May this bring nourishment and inspiration to carry with you into your Winter dreaming.
What’s Included
We know that song and story have the power to awaken ancient memory, and be a balm for our human challenges.
Our prayer is that this call will do just that.
- 75-minute recording with 4 guest teachers from the upcoming 4-month course, "Voices of Celtic Wisdom"
- Songs & stories from the Celtic isles to connect us to our roots
- Collaborative Samhain ritual to usher us into the Celtic new year
Our Guest Teachers
CELTIC CHRISTIANITY & IONA
Simon De Voil
Reverend Simon Ruth de Voil is an ordained interfaith/interspiritual minister, trained to be a sacred presence outside the conventions of traditional religion. As a sacred musician, spiritual mentor and worship leader he incorporates chant, ritual, storytelling and mindful practice to create a space for profound connection and sacred witness. Simon provides music for worship, ceremony, and prayer in a wide variety of churches and non-religious spiritual communities. He particularly loves to create music for meditation, healing services, and rites of passage.
Simon is also an experienced workshop and retreat leader, drawing on 15 years of study, training, and practice that grew from his time living and working in Iona Abbey. Although influenced by many traditions, Simon’s spiritual path and teaching is deeply rooted in Celtic Christianity, the wisdom of the earth, and in the Scottish land where he’s spent most of his life.
ORIGINS OF SAMHAIN IN IRELAND
Rita O'Loughlin
Rita O’Loughlin is passionate about Irish heritage and local communities. Originally from Dublin, she moved to Portarlington, Co. Laois, 20 years ago, calling it “a small town with a huge heart.”
With support from the Port Art Collective, Rita founded the award-winning @mybratbhride, inspired by the Brat Bhride tradition passed down from her mother. Together, they upcycled scarves into Brigid healing shawls, a practice once common in rural Ireland.
After her mother’s passing, Rita launched a voluntary initiative to teach people of all ages how to create their own brat bhride from preloved scarves. The project has thrived, promoting the tradition in schools, women’s sheds, rehab centers, libraries, and festivals across Ireland.
DRUID FOLKLORE
Chris Park
Chris Park is a Druid and artist immersed and versed in the lore and wisdom traditions of the Isles of Britain and Europe.
He lives in a luxurious hedge with a wayward family surrounded by beehives on organic farmland in the Vale of the White Horse, U.K. There he researches and teaches old ways and new, incorporating experimental archaeology, woodland crafts and organic architecture.
A prolific beekeeper, he teaches skep making, skep-beekeeping, mead making and apitherapy, lecturing to beekeeping associations and other societies upon related subjects. Often seen extolling the virtues of honeybee medicines.
He is of Welsh, English and Scottish heritage, with over twenty five years experience of druidry, cunning-folk and craft practices, and has been an active member of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids since 1997. He hosts ceremonies and gatherings in a sacred grove at home. With different hats on he is a professional storyteller, a musician, celebrant and ceremonial piper.
WEAVING THE RED THREADED PATH
Rosemary Riedel O'Brien
Rosemary Riedel O’Brien is a multi disciplinary Artist specialising in hand spinning, weaving and natural dye techniques.
Rosemary’s work is inspired by the Earth and her elements. She works with heritage slow craft processes to combine ethical materials, spirituality and raw creativity- an alchemical combination that forms the foundations of her bespoke textiles and workshops that are rooted in reverence and authenticity.
Her practice is one of engaged spirituality. The loom, spindle, carder and materials are alchemical tools. Their presence is ancient, holy and a vital root that she believes can aid in our re-connection to the Earth and the sacredness of our lives.
Rosemary has been weaving and spinning for over 6 years and regards the practice to be an integral part to how she shows up in the world.
In 2019 Rosemary completed a 6 month Hand Spinning and Weaving apprenticeship at the Bright Moon studio with Artist Maker Imogen Bright Moon, in South-Eastern England.
She has since gone on to create a number of seasonal collections and offer weaving tuition and weekend craft rituals.
She lives near Dartmoor, England and continues to deepen her practice.
Meet Your Guide
FOUNDER, WEAVING REMEMBRANCE
Greetings, I'm Hanna Leigh
This organization, Weaving Remembrance, was birthed through my own passion to to reclaim ancestral wisdom and connect with the indigenous spirit of the “Great Sacred Motherland of Europe” – a term I first heard from activist Lyla June.
It is an honor to sit with wisdom keepers, song carriers and storytellers from around Europe, and we invite you to come along for the journey!
Frequently Asked Questions
This offering is happening online through Zoom, with teachers joining us from different countires.
Yes. The live call will be recorded, and a recording will be shared with all who have pre-registered. Only those who come to the live call on October 31st will be entered into the giveaway.
The giveaway winner will be announced shortly after the live call when the recording is sent to those who have pre-registered.
