WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION GONG PUJA - ALL NIGHT GONG - FEAST

21.12.2012 marked the beginning of a 30 year cycle ushering in the new golden age in 2032. This years solstice 21. 12.2022 marks the exact midpoint of this cycle, a period of intense change & transformation for humanity. Over the past 13 years we have been personally guided to give up our lives as we’ve known them, leave our careers, and do nothing but heal and serve. Now it is crystal clear to us why we have embarked on this journey, of sublimating the ego and surrendering to a spiritual life, and we cannot encourage you enough to do the same. We find these Puja’s (extended worship) of offering sacred sounds at these important points in the calendar prove invaluable times to transmute what ever it is we are facing at this time, clear it away with the extending healing sounds and fill us with light in this time at the DAWN OF A NEW ERA.

AN ALL-NIGHT GONG IMMERSION, A MID-WINTER FEAST AND A TIME TO COME INTO SACRED UNION WITH EACH OTHER.

The Ancients understood the power of astrology and cycles of nature, weather, and the Moons influence on our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual lives it is time for us to fully honour these cycles of nature and the cosmos. They utilized this time with ceremony, fasting, dancing, and mediation to commune with the divine and receive guidance, healing, and light energy. As shamanic sound healers, our devotion is sound and ceremony. In our devotional life, our offering is sound and here we offer celestial gong practice for 8 hours throughout the night for our community. PASTIE gongs are tuned to the vibrational resonance of the planets, recorded by NASA with such a powerful alignment of the star Sirius, The Sun, Uranus, and the Earth our gongs are singing high and sweetly helping us process all the light information flooding into us illuminating our shadow for our much-needed evolution.

SUN DRESS!!!!!!

We will wearing our best sunshine outfits please do join us in this fun dressing up experience for our feast.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The doors will be open from 7.45pm with time for you to arrive set up your camp for the night. We will be gathering for some brief stretches and shaking before gahering for our ‘brings a dish feast’ which you are welcome to join in, or not if you prefer to keep an empty stomach. Our ceremony begins around 10pm and continues through the night. During the night you can rest, sleep, sit with us as we play, find your own way to be with us as we hold this ceremonial space. From around 5am you will have silent time to process and absorb the sound. The cremony closes around 6-6.30am and we will need to be clear by 7am.

WHAT TO BRING?

Please bring whatever you need to be comfortable: pillows, cushions, blankets, duvets, eye-masks, slippers, pyjamas. The floor is hard so please feel comfortable to bring what you need (PLEASE NO AIRBEDS OR SLEEPING BAGS AS THIS MAKE INTRUSIVE NOISES) There are showers available in the morning if you’d like to freshen up before you leave.

If you who would like to join for our feast please bring a gluten free vegan dish to share ( these options are accessible to all )

Please bring something to offer to the shrine, as we call in healing so our offerings add to our group intention, bringing gratitude & humility.

WILL I SLEEP THROUGH?

Our experience of an all-night gong sleep over is that everyones experience of it is individual. From a practical perspective some people sleep through while others are more active/awake. From a healing perspective you will always receive exactly what you need. For example if you need deep subconscious healing and rest you will probably sleep through. I you need unblocking or to receive new energy you will be more conscious. Most of us drift in and out of sleep to the gentle and magical sound of the gong.

PARKING?

Free on-street parking in bays in the surrounding streets is available during your time here with us.

WHAT IS A CONCESSION?

Fully Abundant £75 - Willing to contribute £60 - Getting there £50. Concessions are offered for people how are truly stuggling, full time students, etc. If really cannot at all afford to come please contact us for a work exchange to be arranged. Matt and I only ever make enough money to cover these rentals so please do give generously and fully if you are able.

APOTHECARY LAST MINUET GIFTS FOR OTHERS OR YOURSELF - HAND MADE BY ME

GONG PUJA TESTIMONIAL

“We arrived just before 10pm with all our bedding and immediately felt super excited upon entering into such a stunning place; low lighting, warm, welcoming. All the gongs and bowls were set up in the middle and Matt and Petra were there to welcome us.

I was worried about being cold in the night but the room was all toasty warm. We could see the full moon outside the huge beautiful windows. I was excited!

We made up our bedding and got settled in. The ceremony was opened with some house-keeping and a warm welcome from Petra and Matt, explaining everything we might need to experience. It felt a very well held and safe space to be in. Everything was super comfortable and for us. If you wanted to have herbal teas or move around or meditate or anything throughout the night you could. We, however, just snuggled down and enjoyed listening to and feeling the power of the sound in the room; it was captivating.

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