Courses
Awakening to Goddess - Path of the Maiden
This is course is for young women aged 16-23 year olds. It will be a nourishing space where women will have the chance to connect to themselves, Goddess and to help them feel empowered in their lives.
Each weekend will be a beautiful weaving of nature connection, ceremonies, sharing circles, meditation, and movement practices. We will be working with the themes of healing, self-love, empowerment and embodiment. Everyone will receive an individual Astrological Birth Chart reading where they will be able to see the many gifts they have to offer to the world.
The intention for this course is for it to be a rich and inspiring experience where young women can be held and supported as they step more fully into who they are. We hope that they will leave the course with more confidence, courage and passion to be who they are and to shine their light in the world.
What they will get from this course:
- A nourishing and supportive space where they can explore who they are, where they are in their lives and where they are heading.
- Practices and tools to help move emotions and energies
- Sharing Circles
- A deeper connection to Goddess and her nature
- Healing Ceremonies
- Learning about Blood Mysteries, Menstruation and Moonblood.
- Learning about the faces of Goddess and the Path of a Priestess
- An individual Astrological Birth Chart Reading (in person or online)
- Online sharing circle between weekends
- Online one-to-one support between weekends
Weekend One
Working with the healing energies of Brigit, Goddess of Healing and Poetry, and Maiden Nolava
Learning about the different faces of Goddess that we will work with during the year – Maiden, Lover, Mother and Crone
Sharing Circle, Healing Circle, Sound Journey and Intention Ceremony
Weekend Two
Working with the energies of Rhiannon, Goddess of Love and Nolava the Lover
Exploring the Blood Mysteries, Self-love and Soul Gifts
Sharing Circle, Movement and dance, Menarchy Ceremony
Weekend Three
Working with the energies of Ker the Grain Mother and Great Mother Nolava
Stepping into our power/moving through the blocks that hold us back
Sharing Circle, Empowerment practices, Fire Ceremony
Weekend Four
Working with the energies of Dark Goddess Cerridwen and Crone Nolava
Exploring our inner wisdom / where we are heading next / what we are calling in
Sharing Circle, Movement practices, Embodiment Ceremo
Dates TBC - Enquire for more information
Remembering the Great Mother:
Exploration of Her Sacred Sites
This is a journey of remembering and connecting to the Great Mother. She who is the source of all creation - the air, the fire, the water, and the earth we walk upon. We know that the Great Mother was worshipped for thousands of years throughout the world, through the remains of beautiful Goddess statues, carvings, pottery and jewellery we have found. In ancient times our ancestors were devoted to Goddess and they built many earth temples, wood and stone monuments to honour Her. Life was a sacred journey and these temples and spaces were powerful ceremonial places where they could feel her presence.
This is a four-part exploration where we will visit Stone Circles, Long Barrows, Henges, Burial Mounds, Standing Stones and Sacred Waters. We will walk the pathways of our ancestors, connecting to their energies and to the Great Mother. This aims to be a deep journey of remembering and connecting to our ancient selves. It will be a space where we can open the portal to other timelines, bringing in visions and inspiration for our lives and purpose.
Spring Equinox - Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 March
Stoney Littleton and Stanton Drew Pilgrimage
We will journey to the ancient sites of Stoney Littleton and Stanton Drew. Stoney Little is a beautiful neolithic long barrow on a hillside at Wellow near Bath. The long barrow dates back to 3500BCE. It is aligned with the rising of the sun at winter solstice and was a place when the dead were honoured and buried. Stanton Drew is the third largest complex of standing stones in Britain with three circles and a three-stone cove. The Great Circle is 113 metres in diameter and has 26 surviving upright stones. Inside this circle were nine concentric rings of wooden posts, each standing several metres tall. This wonderful ancestral site dates back to 2500 BCE.
Beltane - Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May
Stonehenge Pilgrimage
Stonehenge is the most famous megalithic structure in the world where the ancient stones are aligned to the rising and setting of the sun and moon at the solstices and equinoxes. Stonehenge is a place of deep mystery and wonder and is believed to be a Solar Temple, Earth Temple, Lunar Temple, and a place where Fertility and Death practices took place. The earliest structures were totem posts, erected between 8,500and 7000BCE, and the stones we see today were raised in 2,500BCE. Stonehenge circle is a part of a much wider sacred landscape that stretches over many miles. The wide open spaces allow us to breathe Her air.
Solstice - Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June
Dartmoor Pilgrimage
Dartmoor is an incredible place to visit, covered with many sacred sites, including stone circles, stone rows, hut circles and kistvaens. Dartmoor contains the largest concentration of Bronze Age remains in Britain. In the wild landscape there is ancient woodland, beautiful high tors and sacred waters. Here there are many birds, fish in the rivers, butterflies and bees, free-roaming Dartmoor ponies and sheep. Dartmoor is known for its myths and legends. It is reputedly the haunt of pixies, a headless horseman, a mysterious pack of spectral hounds and a large black dog, among others. You can really feel the presence of the ancestors and the Great Mother.
Lammas - Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August
Avebury Pilgrimage
The sacred landscape of Avebury is one of the most magnificent ancient sacred sites found in England. Here there is a huge complex of neolithic structures: the world’s largest stone circle, the 5000 year old burial chamber of West Kennet Long Barrow, Silbury Hill, the Sanctuary and two stone avenues! Visiting Avebury transports you to another time and place when our native ancestors honoured the Great Goddess in Her sacred landscape.
Each weekend we will have one day in Glastonbury and one day visiting the sacred site. The day in Glastonbury will vary but they will involve learning about sacred sites, sharing, ceremonies and meditations. We may go out onto the land in Avalon, if the weather is nice.
Cost
£720 for four weekends or £180 per weekend.
This will include transport to the sacred sites. We will be sharing cars. Please let us know if you are able to drive (we will cover petrol costs).
Visit Goddess Temple Teachings website to book.