Free SAMHAIN CALL
Celtic & Earth Wisdom
Around the Fire
Part 1
An online gathering of songs & stories to transition us into the dark time of year
Monday, 2nd November
10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT
60 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.
Honouring the Darkening Days
At Samhain (the Irish term for this agricultural festival), we gather in reverence for the wheel’s turning and cross the threshold into the sacred dark.
This is a significant time of year in the wheel of the year, also called by different names throughout the Celtic lands, such as: All Hallow’s Eve, Oie Houney, and Calan Gaeaf.
In this online gathering, you’ll receive songs, lore, and teachings to inspire your winter dreaming.
Our time together is a taste of the goodness that’s to come in our upcoming 4-month course, Voices of Celtic Wisdom.
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.
- 60-minute live online gathering with 4 guest teachers from our upcoming course
- Songs & stories from the Celtic isles to connect us to our roots
- Recording emailed to you within 24 hours
- Entry into our GIVEAWAY ($845+ VALUE!) — Attend live for a chance to win a spot in our 4-month "Voices of Celtic Wisdom" course
Our Guest Teachers
SCOTTISH STORYTELLING
Dougie Mackay
Dougie is a native Highland storyteller with a passion for tracking key aspects of ancestral cultures through mythology, lore and story. A professional storyteller for over 12 years, he has been mentored by some of Scotland’s finest seanachies, seeking modern applications for these timeless tales.
His recent show “Animate Lands” allowed a deep dive into the Fianna cycle, gleaning aspects of the older animistic culture once thriving on these islands. It was described as “a fresh and joyful take on Celtic lore and Scotland’s landscape.” On his Myth as Medicine course, he explores a cycle of northern myths with a group of students, tracking the treasure within each tale and offering exercises to journey with each story and touch the medicine within.
RECIPROCITY & CULTURAL REVIVAL
Àdhamh Ó Broin
Àdhamh Ó Broin is a Gaelic tradition bearer and activist of Irish and Highland Caithness heritage who has spent 15 years documenting and revitalising the native language and lore of Central Argyll where he grew up, embodying its value system and bringing his children up as first language Argyll dialect speakers.
Àdhamh joins us on behalf of Dòrlach, a Scottish micro-charity which seeks to encourage intercultural solidarity across minoritised peoples worldwide and a return to indigenous practice in Gaelic Scotland. Through his work with Dòrlach, Àdhamh has visited dozens of Gaelic elders across the Highlands and Islands, recording Gaelic lore and vocabulary which would otherwise have been lost to time.
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 creativity- an alchemical combination that forms the foundations of her bespoke textiles and workshops that are rooted in reverence.
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.
CRAFT AS LAND CONNECTION
Jules Varnedoe
Meet Your Hostesses
COURSE CO-CREATOR & FOUNDERESS
Hanna Leigh
Hanna Leigh is a Singer-Songwriter, Voice Doula, Weaver, and Devotee of this precious, living Earth. She was raised in California (Chumash territory) though in recent years has spent extensive time residing on ancestral lands in the Celtic isles. Her people migrated to the U.S. several generations ago from England, Scotland, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands.
This organization, Weaving Remembrance, was birthed through her own passion to reclaim ancestral wisdom and grow in intimate reciprocity with this miraculous earth that sustains us.
COURSE CO-WEAVER
Lana Lanaia
Lana is a daughter of the earth and stars. She is a musician, guides retreats, ritual and pilgrimages, and has been studying and working with earth wisdom traditions for over 25 years.
Lana lives in the Scottish Highlands, and her lineage is woven through many lands. She has a deep love for the holy Isles of Albion, her ancient places & wisdom. For many years she has been journeying to sacred sites, living in wild places, questing and communing with the land.
She is passionate about re-awakening the ancient, living wisdom within our hearts and lands; weaving remembrance that we are all children of the Earth.
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 November 2nd will be entered into the giveaway.
The giveaway winner will be announced near the end of the live call on November 2nd.
