WOODLAND VIGIL: Autumn Equinox

Name: WOODLAND VIGIL: Autumn Equinox
Start: 2024-09-29T01:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-09-29T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Bath, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sun Sep 29 2024 at 01:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Bath, United Kingdom | Bath, EN

An invitation to spend a ceremonial night in wilderness, giving the land an opportunity to become both your guide and ally.
In this quiet communion with nature, we may find clarity or insights on various aspects of our life, leading us back to our true essence and reigniting the ancient bond that connects us with all that surrounds.
Do you feel a song in your heart, an invitation from the earth, or whispers from the ancestors urging you to come back into relationship with yourself and the more than human world?
Indigenous initiations across the world involve sacred solitude within the wilderness, but these journeys now only sparsely exist in modern culture. But at any stage of life, embarking on a ceremonial journey into the untamed wild can offer us profound insights and revelations.
When we seek out solitude in nature without the distractions from the everyday, we discover companionship with our true essence, Mother Earth and the spirit of all life. Spending a night in the wilderness allows us to rediscover our interconnectedness with everything around us, acknowledging our primal ties with the wild and remember what we’ve always belonged to.
Amidst the veiled darkness of this woodland vigil, we are enveloped by the nurturing feminine energy of the beech trees that surround, providing a sacred space to witness, listen, and surrender. The land serves as a perfect ally, offering guidance, leading us back to our nature, and inviting us to listen to our soul’s song.
Each sit out is aligned with a celebration from the Wheel of the Year and so we will also have an opportunity to dive into what this means for us, and connect with the herbs and plants of the season.
While the nighttime vigil is undertaken in solitude, it will be open and closed in group ceremony. Together, we cultivate a network of support, intertwining our individual intentions and insights to create collective magic. The medicine we receive in this experience can be nurtured and amplified when shared, so that we can integrate the lessons into our paths beyond the vigil.
This vigil in the woods isn't just a night under the stars; the night’s sky can be a canvas for us to discover our true selves, a doorway to return to what is primal, to reconnect with the land and reignite our inner knowing.